Grade.us vs Trustindex (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Trustindex grades higher than Grade.us: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Grade.us grades higher on features. Trustindex grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Grade.us
White-label review management for agencies and local businesses
Trustindex
Review widgets, review requests and rich snippets for sites
Which one is for you
Pick Grade.us if
- Fits if you're an agency reselling review management under your own brand
- Works for chains that want one price per location, falling from $60 to $25 with volume
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want the option of a refund, as Grade.us gives none
- Pricey if you want your logo on the dashboard, at $440 a year below 100 seats
- Skip it if you're one shop, as the floor is $99 a month billed yearly, or $124 monthly
- Watch out: texting, the API and the white-label dashboard aren't in the trial unless sales turns them on
- Tight if you want agency pricing up front, as it's by quote, with a calculator from $400 a month for 10+ seats
Pick Trustindex if
- Fits if you want Google reviews shown on your website for $65 a year
- Works for agencies, as Ultimate covers unlimited companies at $349 a year
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as the paid-only features are marked on the pricing page
- Pricey if you want automatic AI replies, an add-on at $29 per source a year
- Watch out: some listed features, such as video reviews and SMS collection, are marked as in progress
- Watch out: a Google Review Strategy Program with a success manager is sold separately at $299
- Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app, as only web is listed
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGrade.usFair | 2.6GPATrustindexGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CSmall Business is $99 a month billed yearly ($124 monthly) for one location. Set against its listed rivals, the local review tools, that's the middle. More locations get cheaper, from $60 each down to $25 at 101+, which suits agencies and chains more than one shop. | ASingle is $65 a year for 1 company, about $5.42 a month, which is under 60% of the $19 where review tools start. Pro is $125 for 5 companies and Ultimate $349 for unlimited. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial for 3 seats with no credit card. Texting, the API and the white-label dashboard aren't in it unless sales turns them on, and there are no refunds afterwards. | CA free package is usable forever and the paid plans have a 7-day trial. The page marks which features are paid only, but the caps are not on record. |
| Features | BThe whole local review job: review landing pages for hundreds of sites, email, text and MMS requests with follow-ups, monitoring with alerts, replies to Google and Facebook, review streams with schema, social sharing and branded reports. Agencies get reseller tools on top. | CReview widgets, collection, rich snippets, AI replies and tagging, social feeds and translation. Video reviews and SMS collection are marked as in progress. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. There's a fair bit to set up: campaigns, landing pages, integrations and reports, and the agency side adds client accounts and branding. Built for marketers more than shop owners. | CNo store rating on record. You connect each review source and set up the widget. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Google Business Profile, Facebook, Salesforce, HubSpot, QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp, Constant Contact and Zapier, plus an API. No phone or desktop app is listed. | BWeb, with Shopify, WooCommerce, HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Zapier and Make. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | agencies reselling review management | review widgets for your own website |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Grade.us and Trustindex. How we grade
Price against what you get
Grade.us starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Trustindex starts at $5.42 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
Grade.us scores higher, and starts $93.58 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other customer review tools on the chart, none scores higher than Grade.us for less, and none scores higher than Trustindex for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Grade.us also covers reports.
- Trustindex also covers email campaigns, qR codes and schema markup.
At a glance
| Grade.us | Trustindex | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $99 per month for 1 location, billed annually ($124 monthly) | $65 per year for 1 company (about $5.42 a month) |
| Free plan | None | A free package can be used forever; the pricing page marks which widget and collection features are paid-only. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with 3 seats, no credit card required | 7-day free trial of all paid features, then the free package |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Grade Us, Inc. | Trustindex Ltd. |
| Price read from | grade.us | trustindex.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Grade.us
- There is no free plan, and Grade.us says it does not give refunds; cancelling keeps access until the paid period ends.
- Text messaging, API access and the white-label dashboard are not in the free trial unless sales turns them on.
- Putting your own logo on the dashboard costs $440 a year, free at 100 seats.
- The free trial covers 3 seats; after it ends you choose a plan to keep using the account.
Trustindex
- Paid plans differ by number of companies (1, 5 or unlimited); other limits are the same.
- Automatic AI replies are an add-on at $29 per source per year.
- A Google Review Strategy Program with a customer success manager is sold separately at $299.
- Some listed features, such as video reviews and SMS collection, are marked as in progress.
Key features
Grade.us
- Review funnel landing pages
- Sends customers to a mobile review page with instructions for hundreds of review sites, plus widgets, buttons, QR codes and an on-site kiosk mode.
- Email and text campaigns
- Customizable email, SMS and MMS review request sequences with automatic follow-ups, de-duplication and bulk uploads of recipients.
- Review monitoring
- Watches major, local and industry review sites, sends alerts and lets you reply to Google and Facebook reviews from one dashboard.
- Review marketing
- Streams reviews to your website with schema markup, a floating carousel and a WordPress plugin, and auto-shares good reviews to social media.
- White-label reports
- Branded, scheduled review performance reports by web, PDF or CSV, with campaign open, click and conversion tracking.
- Reseller tools
- Agencies get prospect reports, a local client finder, pitch decks and custom domains, and can add their logo to the dashboard.
Trustindex
- Review widgets
- 36 widget layouts, including sliders, grids, badges and popups, show reviews from 133 platforms and refresh automatically.
- Review collection
- Send review requests by email campaign, QR code, NFC card or an integration, with a filter that routes negative feedback privately.
- Rich snippets
- Review markup that can make star ratings eligible to appear in Google results for the page.
- AI replies and tagging
- Draft replies to reviews with AI on any of the 133 platforms. Automatic replies are an add-on at $29 per source per year.
- Social feed widgets
- Show Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter/X and other feeds in slider, grid or masonry layouts.
- Translation
- Reviews can be translated by AI into 52 languages, and widgets are available in 59 languages.
Plans
Grade.us
Small Business$99
per month for 1 location, billed annually ($124 monthly)
One location with review request campaigns, review monitoring, review widgets and reports.
Multi Location$60
per location / month, billed annually ($75 monthly)
For 2 to 10 locations; the rate falls with volume, to $25 per location at 101+ on annual billing. Sold through a demo.
AgencyCustom
White-label review management to resell to clients, by quote; the page's calculator lists it from $400 a month for 10+ seats.
Trustindex
Single$65
per year for 1 company
Unlimited websites, widgets, views and reviews, 133 review platforms, AI-translated reviews and priority support.
Pro$125
per year for 5 companies
Same features as Single for up to 5 companies; the page shows $10.42 a month as the monthly equivalent.
Ultimate$349
per year for unlimited companies
Same features as Single for unlimited companies, aimed at organizations and agencies; $29.08 a month equivalent.
Ways to pay less
Grade.us
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Grade.us's plans page offers 20% off on annual billing: Small Business is $99 a month billed annually against $124 billed monthly.
Trustindex
- Other savings
30-day money-back guarantee
The pricing page says a refund is available if requested within 30 days of purchase.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Grade.us or Trustindex?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Trustindex is cheaper to start with: $5.42 a month when paid by the year, against $99 a month for Grade.us. Grade.us starts at $99 per month for 1 location, billed annually ($124 monthly), and Trustindex starts at $65 per year for 1 company (about $5.42 a month).
Which has a free plan, Grade.us or Trustindex?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Trustindex has a free plan. Grade.us does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.