ProvenExpert vs REVIEWS.io (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, REVIEWS.io grades higher than ProvenExpert: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
REVIEWS.io 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.
ProvenExpert
Review profiles, surveys and Google star ratings for businesses
REVIEWS.io
Product and company reviews for online stores, priced by invites
Which one is for you
Pick ProvenExpert if
- Fits if you run a service business that wants a public review page
- Works for businesses that collect reviews in several languages
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: 10 reviews displayed and only 1 review a month
- Pricey if you go beyond Basic: $79.99 on Plus, $149.99 on Premium, on a one-year term
- Watch out: annual contracts run one year, with notice due two weeks before it ends
- Watch out: prices exclude sales tax, and the Enterprise Suite has no price listed
Pick REVIEWS.io if
- Fits if you want product stars and Google Seller Ratings from one tool
- Works for stores moving off Yotpo, Okendo or Trustpilot that need reviews imported
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan to start on, as there's only a 14-day trial
- Pricey if you sell in several countries, as each domain is its own subscription
- Tight if you need the API or AI replies, as both are on Plus at $400 a month billed yearly, booked through a demo
- Watch out: Google Seller Ratings and review snippets aren't on Essentials; they start at Start-Up, $63 billed yearly
- Watch out: every email or text invite counts, and sending more moves you up a price step
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAProvenExpertFair | 2.6GPAREVIEWS.ioGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $39.99 a month on a one-year term, or $49.99 monthly. The category's middle is $29 and the dearer quarter starts at $95. | 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 low end. Review snippets and Seller Ratings start at Start-Up, $63 yearly ($79 monthly), and each country domain is billed apart. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree displays 10 reviews and 5 active surveys, with 1 review a month. Extra reviews are billed per review. A 30-day Premium trial is also offered. | 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 | BProfile, surveys, Google stars, platform integrations, fake-review protection and an API on Plus. Video and photo reviews are paid options. | BThe whole job: 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 rating on record, and surveys and profiles take some setting up. | 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, with Google and Yelp connections and an API on Plus and above. | 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 | a public review profile with star ratings in Google | 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: ProvenExpert and REVIEWS.io. How we grade
Price against what you get
ProvenExpert starts at $39.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. REVIEWS.io starts at $23 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and REVIEWS.io starts $16.99 a month lower. Of the other customer review tools on the chart, none scores higher than ProvenExpert 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
- ProvenExpert also covers qR codes.
At a glance
| ProvenExpert | REVIEWS.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39.99 per month on a one-year term ($49.99 on a monthly plan) | $23 per month for up to 300 invites, billed annually ($29 monthly) |
| Free plan | 10 ProvenExpert reviews displayed, 5 active surveys and 1 profile language. | None |
| Free trial | 30-day trial of the Premium plan | 14-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Expert Systems AG | REVIEWS.io |
| Price read from | provenexpert.com | reviews.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ProvenExpert
- Prices exclude sales tax. Annual contracts run a one-year minimum term, with notice due two weeks before it ends.
- The free plan displays 10 reviews and includes 1 review a month; extra reviews cost $2, $1 or $0.50 each by volume.
- Video and photo reviews and AI review insights are paid options on Basic and Plus, priced in euros.
- The page also names an Enterprise Suite, which has no price listed on it.
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
ProvenExpert
- Public review profile
- Each account gets a ProvenExpert profile that collects its reviews, can be indexed by Google and shows a rating seal.
- Surveys and invitations
- Surveys can be sent by email, personal link, access code, invitation card, QR code or an NFC and QR review stand.
- Google star ratings
- A Google stars code for the website, and stars on the ProvenExpert profile, are listed in the feature table.
- Review platform integrations
- Reviews from other platforms, such as Yelp, can be bundled into the one profile; the number allowed rises with the plan.
- Video and photo reviews, AI insights
- Included on Premium and offered as paid options on Basic and Plus, at 199.99 and 299.99 euros a year.
- Fake-review protection and API
- The feature table lists protection against fake reviews and a ProvenExpert API.
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
ProvenExpert
Free$0
10 reviews displayed, 5 active surveys, 1 profile language and 1 review a month; extra reviews are billed per review.
Basic$39.99
per month on a 1-year term ($49.99 on a monthly plan)
50 reviews displayed, 25 surveys, 2 languages and 3 review-platform integrations. $359.88 if paid a year ahead.
Plus$79.99
per month on a 1-year term ($99.99 on a monthly plan)
250 reviews displayed, 50 surveys, 3 languages, 5 platform integrations and the API. $599.88 if paid a year ahead.
Premium$149.99
per month on a 1-year term ($199.99 on a monthly plan)
Unlimited reviews, surveys, languages and integrations, with video and photo reviews and AI review insights. $1,199.88 if paid a year ahead.
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
ProvenExpert
- Annual discount
Save up to 50% when paying a year ahead
Paying a year in advance costs $359.88 for Basic, $599.88 for Plus and $1,199.88 for Premium, against the monthly-plan rate over twelve months.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ProvenExpert or REVIEWS.io?
As of Nov 13, 2026, REVIEWS.io is cheaper to start with: $23 a month, against $39.99 a month for ProvenExpert. ProvenExpert starts at $39.99 per month on a one-year term ($49.99 on a monthly plan), and REVIEWS.io starts at $23 per month for up to 300 invites, billed annually ($29 monthly).
Which has a free plan, ProvenExpert or REVIEWS.io?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only ProvenExpert has a free plan. REVIEWS.io 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.