Judge.me vs REVIEWS.io
We give Judge.me a 3.0 GPA and REVIEWS.io a 2.6, out of 4.0. Judge.me grades higher on value for money and the free plan. REVIEWS.io 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
REVIEWS.io
Product and company reviews for online stores, priced by invites
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAJudge.meVery good | 2.6GPAREVIEWS.ioGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BEssentials covers up to 300 invites, so a 300-order shop pays $23 a month billed yearly, or $29 monthly. Set against its listed rivals at that size, that's the cheap end. Rich snippets and Seller Ratings start at Start-Up, $63 yearly ($79 monthly), and each country domain is billed apart. |
| 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. | CNo free plan. There's a 14-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say whether it wants a card. Fine for watching a few invites go out, not for living on. |
| 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. | BThe whole job and a bit more: product and company reviews in one request, photo and video, 15+ widgets, email and text invites, Google Seller Ratings, imports, surveys, and on Grow a reputation manager with competitor analysis. AI replies and translation wait for Plus. |
| 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. You connect your store, set up invites and pick widgets, and the yearly plan is chosen in the dashboard after signing up. Moving up the plans means watching how many invites you send. |
| 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, BigCommerce, Klaviyo, Gorgias, Attentive, Dotdigital, Bazaarvoice and Google. The API is only on Plus. No phone or desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | cheap, unlimited product reviews on Shopify | product and company reviews with Google stars |
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 REVIEWS.io. 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. REVIEWS.io starts at $23 a month and scores 2.7.
REVIEWS.io scores higher, and starts $8 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 Judge.me for less, and none scores higher than REVIEWS.io 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. REVIEWS.io starts at $23 per month for up to 300 invites, billed annually ($29 monthly).
- Judge.me has a free plan. REVIEWS.io does not, though it has a free trial.
- REVIEWS.io also covers surveys.
At a glance
| Judge.me | REVIEWS.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $15 per month | $23 per month for up to 300 invites, billed annually ($29 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 |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Judge.me | REVIEWS.io |
| Price read from | apps.shopify.com | reviews.io |
| 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
REVIEWS.io
- Online stores that want product reviews and Google Seller Ratings together
- Brands running email and SMS through Klaviyo or Attentive
- Stores moving from Yotpo, Okendo or Trustpilot that need reviews imported
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.
REVIEWS.io
- There is no free plan on the pricing page; Essentials, from $23 a month on yearly billing, is the entry point.
- Price follows review invites sent: each email or SMS request counts once, and more invites move you up a price step.
- Each top-level domain is a separate subscription, so stores in several countries pay for each one.
- Google Seller Ratings start at Start-Up; AI replies, translation and API access need Plus.
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.
REVIEWS.io
- Review invites by email and SMS
- Sends review requests and reminders after a purchase by email, with SMS invites from Start-Up up, and a Review Booster to ask past customers.
- Product and company reviews
- Collects reviews of each product and of the business in one request, with photos and videos, and shows them in 15+ widgets.
- Google Seller Ratings
- From Start-Up, feeds company reviews to Google Seller Ratings, the stars shown on Google ads, and adds rich snippets for ratings in search.
- Surveys
- Post-purchase, post-review, abandoned-cart and on-site surveys with a survey builder; Grow and Plus include 100 survey replies a month.
- Reputation manager
- Grow and Plus add a reputation manager, competitor analysis and an AI summary of reviews; Plus adds AI-written replies and translation.
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.
REVIEWS.io
Essentials$23
per month for up to 300 invites, billed annually ($29 monthly)
Product and company reviews, photo and video collection, automated review requests and 15+ on-site widgets.
Start-Up$63
per month for 1,000 invites, billed annually ($79 monthly)
Adds Google Seller Ratings, rich snippets, imports, third-party reviews, Klaviyo and 100 SMS invites. $130 a month at 5,000 invites, billed monthly.
Grow$140
per month for 1,000 invites, billed annually ($175 monthly)
Adds a reputation manager, AI review summary, competitor analysis and 100 survey replies. Rises with invites: $399 a month at 10,000, billed monthly.
Plus$400
per month for 7,500 invites, billed annually ($500 monthly)
Adds AI review replies, translation, shoppable UGC galleries, Bazaarvoice syndication, API access and a success manager. Booked through a demo.
Ways to pay less
Judge.me
No public discounts listed.
REVIEWS.io
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
REVIEWS.io gives 20% off for paying yearly: Essentials is $23 a month billed annually against $29 billed monthly. The yearly plan is chosen in the dashboard after signing up.
