Reviewshake vs Vendasta (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Reviewshake and Vendasta share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Reviewshake starts cheaper, at $23 a month against $99 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Reviewshake grades higher on value for money. Vendasta grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Reviewshake
Review collection, replies and monitoring for businesses and agencies
Vendasta
White-label local marketing platform for agencies to resell
Which one is for you
Pick Reviewshake if
- Fits if you have one location and want more Google reviews
- Works for agencies that want to resell it under their own brand
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on Starter: 3 review profiles and 250 email invites a month
- Watch out: SMS invites work in the US and selected countries and are not in Starter
- Pricey if you add locations, at $30 a month each on the business plans
- Watch out: competitor tracking and API access need Ultimate at $79
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as there isn't one
Pick Vendasta if
- Fits if you're an agency selling listings and reviews to local clients under your own brand
- Works for franchises managing listings and reviews for many locations
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you own one business and want a tool for yourself, as it's sold to resellers
- Watch out: wholesale prices for Local SEO and the other products aren't on the pricing page
- Watch out: unused minimum doesn't roll over, Marketplace products don't count toward it, and a shortfall is billed
- Tight if you want your own branding, as Starter is co-branded and white label starts at $499 on a 1-year contract
- Watch out: extra seats are $30 to $65 a month, and payments through it cost 2.9% plus $0.30 each
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAReviewshakeFair | 2.2GPAVendastaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$23 a month on annual billing for 1 location, inside this category's range of $16 to $59. Every extra location on the business plans costs $30 a month. | DStarter is a $99 a month minimum spend, where this category's dearest tenth starts ($99), and the wholesale prices of what it's spent on aren't published. The white-label portal needs Professional at $499 a month on a 1-year contract. |
| Free plan and trial | C14 days free with no card, and no free plan after. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card needed. Starter after it is month to month, with no contract. |
| Features | CReview inbox, requests by email, SMS and QR, AI reply drafts, widgets. Replies post only to Google and Facebook, and SMS, competitors and the API are not on Starter. | BListing sync to 125+ sites and data aggregators, a map-grid rank tracker, review monitoring, requests and AI replies, a client portal and prospect audit reports. It covers the whole job, though the AI search tracker is still in beta. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect profiles and set up request campaigns. | CNo rating on record. It's a reseller platform: you set up seats, client accounts and the products you deploy for each business before anything reaches a client. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Google Business Profile, Facebook and a list of integrations, plus an API on Ultimate. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Business Profile, Facebook, Instagram, Zapier, Stripe, WordPress and Data Axle, and has an API. |
| Best for | collecting and showing customer reviews for one location | agencies reselling local marketing under their brand |
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: Reviewshake and Vendasta. How we grade
Price against what you get
Reviewshake starts at $23 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Vendasta starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7.
Vendasta scores higher, and starts $76 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other local SEO tools on the chart, 4 score higher than Reviewshake for less, and none scores higher than Vendasta 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
- Vendasta also covers AI agents, rank tracking, AI search visibility and local listings.
At a glance
| Reviewshake | Vendasta | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $23 per month for 1 location, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) | $99 per month minimum spend, billed monthly, no contract |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Reviewshake, Inc. | Vendasta |
| Price read from | reviewshake.com | vendasta.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Reviewshake
- There is no free plan; every plan starts with a 14-day trial.
- Every extra location on the business plans costs $30 per month; Starter has 1 location and 3 review profiles.
- SMS invites work only in the US and selected countries and are not in Starter; email invites work everywhere.
- Replies post from the tool only to Google Business Profile and Facebook; competitor tracking and API access need Ultimate.
Vendasta
- It is sold to resellers, not to single businesses; per-product wholesale prices for Local SEO and the rest are not on the pricing page.
- Unused minimum does not roll over, third-party Marketplace products do not count toward it, and any shortfall is billed.
- Professional and Premium need a one-year contract; only Starter is month to month.
- Payments taken through the platform cost 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.
Key features
Reviewshake
- Review inbox
- Pulls reviews from Google Business Profile, Facebook and more than 100 other sites into one place. New reviews are imported every 12 to 24 hours depending on the source.
- Review requests
- Sends requests by email, SMS and QR code, with reminders and drip timing. A review funnel can route private feedback away from public sites.
- AI reply drafts
- Drafts replies and tags sentiment. Replies can be posted from inside the tool for Google Business Profile and Facebook; on other sites you post the draft yourself.
- Widgets
- Website, email and social widgets display collected reviews. Video reviews from customers are available from the Growth plan.
- Competitor tracking
- On the Ultimate and Agency plans, it follows competitors' review ratings alongside your own.
- White label for agencies
- The Agency plan runs the app on the reseller's own domain with its logo and sender email addresses, plus branded client dashboards and scheduled reports.
Vendasta
- Local SEO and listings
- Syncs name, address and phone details to 125+ sites, submits to data aggregators such as Data Axle and Foursquare, and audits listings for errors.
- Local search grid
- Tracks a client's rankings at points across a map, with keyword suggestions and Google Business Profile performance data.
- Reputation AI
- Monitors and requests reviews and drafts replies, and can manage reviews for one, some or all of a multi-location client's sites.
- AI employees
- AI agents for answering calls and chats, social posting, blogging and reviews; an AI Search Specialist that tracks ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity is in beta.
- White-label client portal
- Business App gives each client a login to see results and reviews; Professional and up remove Vendasta's branding.
- Snapshot Reports
- Automated audits of a prospect's listings, reviews, SEO and social presence for sales teams, with a monthly allowance per plan and $2 per extra report.
Plans
Reviewshake
Starter$23
per month for 1 location, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
1 user, up to 3 review profiles and 250 email invites per month, with AI reply drafts, sentiment and scheduled reports.
Growth$47
per month for 1 location, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
3 users, unlimited review profiles, 1,000 email and 500 SMS invites per month, widgets and video reviews.
Ultimate$79
per month for 1 location, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
5 users, 2,000 email and 1,000 SMS invites per month, two-way SMS chat, competitor tracking and API access.
Agency$159
per month for 25 locations, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
10 client accounts, 15 users, white-label domain, logo and sender emails, 30,000 email and 1,000 SMS invites per month. Extra client seats cost $8 to $15 per month.
Vendasta
Starter$99
per month minimum spend, billed monthly, no contract
1 team seat, 10 Snapshot Reports a month and co-branding with Vendasta. Suits 1 to 2 client businesses; extra seats $30 a month.
Professional$499
per month minimum spend, billed monthly, 1-year contract
5 seats, 25 Snapshot Reports, a white-label client portal and lower wholesale prices. Suits 3 or more clients; extra seats $35 a month.
Premium$999
per month minimum spend, billed monthly, 1-year contract
10 seats, 50 Snapshot Reports, a multi-location client portal and lower wholesale prices again. Extra seats $65 a month.
Custom EnterpriseCustom
For franchise networks, multi-location systems and software companies: volume pricing, priority support and invoiced billing.
Ways to pay less
Reviewshake
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The pricing page shows each plan about 20% cheaper when billed annually, for example Starter at $23 a month instead of $29.
Vendasta
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Reviewshake or Vendasta?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Reviewshake is cheaper to start with: $23 a month, against $99 a month for Vendasta. Reviewshake starts at $23 per month for 1 location, billed annually ($29 billed monthly), and Vendasta starts at $99 per month minimum spend, billed monthly, no contract.
Which has a free plan, Reviewshake or Vendasta?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Reviewshake nor Vendasta has a free plan. Both have 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.