Judge.me vs Junip
We give Judge.me a 3.0 GPA and Junip a 2.8, out of 4.0. Judge.me grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Judge.me
Product reviews for Shopify stores with a free plan and one paid tier
Junip
Product reviews for Shopify brands at flat prices with no order caps
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAJudge.meVery good | 2.8GPAJunipGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AA 300-order shop pays $15 a month for Awesome, the same flat price at any order count, or nothing at all on Forever Free. Set against its listed rivals at that size, that's the cheapest of them by a long way. Awesome is billed monthly only, but at $15 that hardly matters. | BCore is $29 a month at any order count, so that's what a 300-order shop pays, monthly only with no yearly discount. Set against its listed rivals at that size, it's among the cheapest. Syndication and Klaviyo wait for Growth at $79, though. |
| Free plan and trial | AForever Free has no cap on reviews or orders: unlimited product and store reviews with photos and videos, the review widget, star badges, Google sync, rich snippets and an importer. Plenty of small shops won't need more. Q&A, coupons and reminders wait for Awesome. | AThe free plan has no cap on orders or review requests: automated request emails, on-site displays, replies, analytics and 2 users. A small shop could stay on it for good. Google review snippets and review incentives wait for Core. |
| Features | CThe review job is all there: requests, photo and video, Q&A, 16 widgets, Google Shopping, Meta and TikTok Shop sync, AI replies and summaries, coupons and referrals. The gap is the platform: it's Shopify only, having ended support for WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Squarespace and others. | CPhoto and video reviews, product page and star widgets, carousels, a reviews page, syndication to Google Shopping, Meta, TikTok Shop and the Shop app, and AI on Premium. The gaps: it's a Shopify app only, and Q&A isn't on record. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It installs from the Shopify App Store and imports reviews from other apps, but you still set when requests go out and place the widgets. Dropping back to Free resets Awesome-only settings, too. | CNo store rating on record. It installs on Shopify and there's no order count to watch, but you still set up the request emails, place the widgets and work out which plan holds the bits you need. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, inside Shopify, with 130+ integrations on Awesome such as Klaviyo, Gorgias, AfterShip and LoyaltyLion, plus sync to Google, the Shop app, Meta and TikTok Shop. No phone or desktop app is listed. | BWeb, inside Shopify, with Klaviyo, Attentive, Postscript, Gorgias, Shopify Flow, Bazaarvoice and Google Shopping. The API is Premium only. No phone or desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | cheap, unlimited product reviews on Shopify | flat-price Shopify reviews with no order caps |
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: Judge.me and Junip. How we grade
Price against what you get
Judge.me starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Junip starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Judge.me starts $14 a month lower. Of the other customer review tools on the chart, none scores higher than Judge.me for less, and 3 score higher than Junip 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
- Judge.me starts at $15 per month. Junip starts at $29 per month.
At a glance
| Judge.me | Junip | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month | $29 per month |
| Free plan | Forever Free: unlimited product and store reviews with photos and videos, the review widget, star badges, carousels, Google reviews sync, rich snippets and a reviews importer. | Unlimited orders and review requests, automated request emails, on-site displays, review replies, analytics and 2 user accounts. |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial of the Awesome plan | 7-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Judge.me | Junip |
| Price read from | apps.shopify.com | junip.co |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Judge.me
- Shopify stores that want unlimited reviews without paying per order
- New stores that can start on the free plan
- Stores moving from Yotpo, Loox or Stamped that need their reviews imported
Junip
- Shopify stores with high order volume that want a fixed monthly price
- Brands that send reviews to Klaviyo or Postscript flows
- Small stores that want a free plan without an order cap
Worth knowing
Judge.me
- It works on Shopify only: Judge.me has ended support for WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Squarespace, Square, Duda and PrestaShop.
- Integrations such as Klaviyo and Gorgias, Q&A, coupons, reminders and Google Shopping need the paid Awesome plan.
- Awesome is billed monthly only; the help center says there is no yearly plan.
- Downgrading to Free takes effect at once and resets Awesome-only settings such as product groups and custom forms.
Junip
- It is a Shopify app; the site names no other store platform.
- Google Shopping, Meta and TikTok syndication and the Klaviyo and Postscript integrations start at Growth, $79 a month.
- AI summaries, the API and multi-store syndication are only on Premium, $299 a month; each store past three costs $99 a month.
- Plans are shown with monthly prices only; the pricing page gives no yearly discount.
Key features
Judge.me
- Unlimited reviews on every plan
- Both plans collect and show unlimited product and store reviews, including photo and video reviews, with no cap on orders or requests.
- Widgets and star badges
- A review widget and star rating badge on the free plan; Awesome adds 16 widgets including Q&A, an all-reviews page and testimonial carousels.
- Google and social syndication
- Syncs reviews to Google with rich snippets on both plans; Awesome adds Google Shopping, Meta and TikTok Shop sync and posting to social media.
- Imports from other apps
- Imports reviews from a CSV file or from apps and marketplaces such as Yotpo, Loox, Amazon, Etsy and AliExpress.
- AI replies and summaries
- Awesome writes replies to reviews, summarizes them and translates them for shoppers in other languages.
- Coupons and referrals
- Awesome can reward reviewers with coupons, send automatic reminders and run referral offers to bring buyers back.
Junip
- Unlimited orders on every plan
- No plan limits monthly orders or review requests, so the monthly price stays the same as the store grows.
- Photo and video reviews
- Collects photo and video reviews with follow-up requests; Core adds incentives for reviews and Growth adds rewards for adding media.
- Widgets and reviews page
- Product page and star rating widgets, homepage carousels and media grids, rating badges and a dedicated reviews page.
- Syndication
- Growth sends reviews to Google Shopping, Meta, TikTok Shop and the Shop app; Premium shares reviews across stores in one organization.
- Messaging and support integrations
- Growth adds messaging integrations with Klaviyo, Attentive and Postscript; Junip also lists Gorgias for support and Shopify Flow.
- Junip AI
- Premium adds Junip AI, review tagging, multi-store management and an API for custom apps.
Plans
Judge.me
Forever Free$0
Unlimited reviews and review requests, the main widgets, rich snippets, and sync with the Shop app, Etsy and Amazon.
Awesome$15
per month
Adds AI replies, summaries and translations, 130+ integrations, Q&A and a reviews page, reminders, coupons, referrals, Google Shopping and custom CSS.
Junip
Free$0
Unlimited orders and review requests, automated request emails, on-site displays, replies and analytics, with 2 users.
Core$29
per month
Adds review incentives, product groups and bundles, Google review snippets, media galleries on product pages and 3 users.
Growth$79
per month
Adds Google Shopping, Meta, TikTok Shop and Shop app syndication, Klaviyo and Postscript, translations, search and 7 users.
Premium$299
per month
Adds Junip AI summaries, review tagging, the API, 25 users and 3 storefronts, then $99 a month for each extra store.
