Judge.me vs Yotpo
We give Judge.me a 3.0 GPA and Yotpo a 2.4, out of 4.0. Judge.me grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Yotpo 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
Yotpo
Product reviews, photo UGC and loyalty for online stores
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAJudge.meVery good | 2.4GPAYotpoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CA 300-order shop lands on Starter at $89 a month, billed monthly. Set against its listed rivals at that size, that's toward the dear end without being the dearest. Google Seller Ratings, AI summaries and Q&A start at Pro, from $119 at the smallest size, and loyalty 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. | CFree up to 50 orders a month, with automatic requests, the reviews widget and profanity checks. But there are no photo or video reviews, you can't remove Yotpo's branding, and a shop doing 300 orders is well past it. |
| 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: automatic requests with email and text reminders, photo and video reviews, rich snippets, Google Shopping, Seller Ratings, AI summaries and sorting, Q&A, moderation and coupons for reviewers. Retail syndication and a loyalty product sit on top. |
| 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. Requests go out automatically once it's connected, but you pick a plan by order volume, set up the emails and widgets, and the bigger tiers come through sales. |
| 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, on Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Adobe Commerce and Salesforce Commerce Cloud, with Klaviyo, Attentive and Gorgias and a public API. That's wider than most rivals here. No phone or desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | cheap, unlimited product reviews on Shopify | product reviews for stores beyond Shopify |
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 Yotpo. 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. Yotpo starts at $15 a month and scores 2.7.
Yotpo scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other customer review tools on the chart, none scores higher than Judge.me for less, and none scores higher than Yotpo 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. Yotpo starts at $15 per month for up to 99 orders, billed monthly.
At a glance
| Judge.me | Yotpo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month | $15 per month for up to 99 orders, 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. | Free plan for up to 50 orders a month: automatic review requests, email templates, profanity checks, the on-site reviews widget and AI chat support. |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial of the Awesome plan | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Judge.me | Yotpo |
| Price read from | apps.shopify.com | yotpo.com |
| 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
Yotpo
- Growing Shopify stores that expect to add loyalty later
- Large brands on Salesforce Commerce Cloud or Adobe Commerce
- Stores that want Google Seller Ratings from their own reviews
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.
Yotpo
- The free plan stops at 50 orders a month and leaves out photo and video reviews and removing Yotpo branding.
- Prices rise with monthly orders: Starter only goes to 999 orders, Pro to 5,999, and above that Premium and Enterprise are quoted by sales.
- Google Seller Ratings, AI summaries, custom questions and Q&A start at Pro, from $119 a month.
- Loyalty & Referrals is billed separately; a Reviews and Loyalty bundle starts at $199 a month.
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.
Yotpo
- Automatic review requests
- Sends review requests after each order with email and SMS reminders on every plan; paid plans add manual requests to past shoppers and a drag-and-drop email editor.
- Photo and video reviews
- Starter and up collect photos and videos with reviews and can reward reviewers with coupons. Visual UGC galleries from Instagram are an annual add-on on Pro.
- Google ratings
- Sends reviews to Google as rich snippets and Shopping ad ratings; Pro adds Google Seller Ratings for the whole store.
- AI display features
- Pro summarizes reviews with AI, sorts the most useful first and lets shoppers filter by product attributes, alongside community Q&A.
- Moderation and replies
- Every plan filters profanity, can publish reviews automatically above a chosen star rating and lets you comment on reviews.
- Loyalty & Referrals
- A separate product for points, referrals and VIP tiers, free up to 4,999 orders a month with Pro from $199 a month; it can be bundled with reviews.
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.
Yotpo
Free$0
Up to 50 orders a month, with automatic review requests and the reviews widget, but no photo or video reviews.
Starter$15
per month for up to 99 orders, billed monthly
Photo and video reviews, rich snippets, Google Shopping and a carousel. Price rises with orders: $89 a month at 300 to 599, $129 at 600 to 999.
Pro$119
per month for up to 299 orders, billed monthly
Adds Google Seller Ratings, custom questions, AI summaries and sorting, Q&A and email support. Rises to $379 a month at 4,000 to 5,999 orders.
PremiumCustom
Roles, translations, syndication across domains and to retailers, AI analytics and a dedicated success manager. Sold through sales.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom API setup, syndication across brands and markets, security and compliance support and priority professional services. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Judge.me
No public discounts listed.
Yotpo
- Annual discount
Save 20% to 25% with yearly billing
Yotpo's Shopify App Store listing shows Starter at $144 a year against $15 a month (save 20%) and Pro at $1,068 a year against $119 a month (save 25%).
