Judge.me vs Opinew (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Judge.me: it is first in our ranking of customer review tools, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.4.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Judge.me grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Opinew grades higher on features. They get the same grade on 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
Opinew
Product review collection and display app for Shopify stores
Which one is for you
Pick Judge.me if
- Fits if you're on Shopify and want unlimited reviews without paying per order
- Works for stores leaving Yotpo, Loox or Stamped that need their reviews imported
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your store runs on WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Squarespace or anything but Shopify
- Not for you if you'd rather pay yearly, as Awesome is billed monthly only
- Tight if you need Klaviyo, Gorgias, Q&A, coupons, reminders or Google Shopping free, as all need Awesome
- Watch out: downgrading to Free takes effect at once and resets Awesome-only settings such as product groups
Pick Opinew if
- Fits if you run a Shopify store and want review emails sent for you
- Works for shops that have reviews to import from other platforms
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only a 14-day trial
- Tight if you send many requests, because extra email credits are sold separately
- Pricey if you want Q&A or SMS credits, which start on Growth at $89 a month
- Watch out: the Smart Reviews add-on starts at $9 a month
- Watch out: the page showed monthly prices only, as the Annually toggle's could not be read
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAJudge.meVery good | 2.4GPAOpinewFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 lowest price of them by a long way. Awesome is billed monthly only, with no yearly plan. | BStarter is $19 a month for 200 request emails, at the edge of the cheaper quarter of review tools. Growth is $89, Advanced $199 and Enterprise $499 and up. |
| 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, star snippets in search results and an importer. Q&A, coupons and reminders need Awesome. | DThere is no free plan, only a 14-day trial, and the page does not say whether it needs a card. |
| 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. | BReview requests, imports, widgets, rich snippets, photo and video reviews and coupon incentives. Q&A starts on Growth, and Starter caps imports at 500 reviews. |
| 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 is a Shopify app you install and configure. |
| 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, with Shopify, Klaviyo, Omnisend, Gorgias, Zendesk and Aftership. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | unlimited product reviews on Shopify | review requests and widgets for Shopify stores |
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 Opinew. 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. Opinew starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7.
Opinew scores higher, and starts $4 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other customer review tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Judge.me for less, and none scores higher than Opinew 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
- Opinew also covers sMS marketing, online store and schema markup.
At a glance
| Judge.me | Opinew | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $15 per month | $19 per month (Starter, billed monthly) |
| 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. | None |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial of the Awesome plan | 14-day free trial on every plan |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Judge.me | Opinew |
| Price read from | apps.shopify.com | opinew.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
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.
Opinew
- There is no free plan; every plan starts with a 14-day trial.
- Extra email credits are sold separately, and the Smart Reviews add-on starts at $9 a month.
- Personal review migration and a customer success manager come only with Advanced and Enterprise.
- The page read showed monthly prices; the Annually toggle's prices could not be read.
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.
Opinew
- Automated review requests
- Sends invitation emails after purchase. One credit sends one email, and requests can be timed after delivery through an Aftership integration on Growth and up.
- Review imports
- Imports reviews from AliExpress, eBay and other platforms, with a cap per plan: 500, 5,000 or 30,000 on the three entry plans.
- Widgets and rich snippets
- Standard widgets plus an all-reviews page, floating widget and footer badge on Growth and up; rich snippets show review stars in search results.
- Smart Reviews
- An AI add-on that ranks and pins the highest-quality reviews on top. It is available on Growth and Advanced, and is included in Enterprise.
- Coupon incentives and SMS
- Offer coupons inside review requests on any plan; SMS requests come with free SMS credits from Growth.
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.
Opinew
Starter$19
per month for 200 email credits, billed monthly
200 request emails a month, a 500-review import limit, photo and video reviews, coupon incentives and SEO rich snippets.
Growth$89
per month for 1,000 email credits, billed monthly
Adds 50 free SMS credits, a 5,000-review import limit, Q&A, Google Shopping and Aftership integrations, and all widgets.
Advanced$199
per month for 2,000 email credits, billed monthly
Adds 100 SMS credits, a 30,000-review import limit, headless support, priority support, onboarding and a customer success manager.
Enterprise$499
per month and up, billed monthly
Unlimited email credits and imports, 300 SMS credits, Smart Reviews, dedicated server, custom reports and multi-country requests.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Judge.me or Opinew?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Judge.me is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $19 a month for Opinew. Judge.me starts at $15 per month, and Opinew starts at $19 per month (Starter, billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Judge.me or Opinew?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Judge.me has a free plan. Opinew 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.