REVIEWS.io vs Swell
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| Figure | REVIEWS.io | Swell |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | A$29/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 3 |
| Spec score · Review Management Software | 9.2 (#5) | 8.3 (#41) |
| Spec score · Review Generation Software | 8.5 (#5) | 7.7 (#18) |
| Founded | A Leicester city entrepreneurship guide says REVIEWS.io launched in 2010 and was born in 2011 from Callum McKeefery and his wife’s kitchen-table business. | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Leicester, United Kingdom | Holladay, Utah, USA |
| Integrations | The integration catalogue covers Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Magento, Klaviyo, Gorgias, Zendesk, TikTok Shop, Shop, Firework, Boost Commerce and other ecommerce and marketing tools. | Swell lists integrations including Dentrix, OpenDental, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NexHealth, Zapier, HubSpot, and Salesforce. |
| Request channels | email_and_sms | email_and_sms |
| Monitoring alerts | Yes | Yes |
| AI response assistance | Yes | Yes |
| Review sources | REVIEWS.io,Google Local,Trustpilot,ReviewCentre,Houzz,Check-a-Trade,Yelp,Yell.com,Yellow Pages,Cargurus,Cars.com,BBB,Salesforce,Highya,Etsy,TripAdvisor,ProductReview.com.au,Shopify App Store,Sitejabber,Idealo,Billiger.de,Trusted Shops,and custom third-party sites | Google,Healthgrades,Facebook |
| Review display widgets | Yes | Yes |
Plans
REVIEWS.io
- FreeFree
- Free (Shopify only)Free
- EssentialsA$29 a month
- Start-UpA$99 a month
- GrowA$299 a month
- PlusA$499 a month
Swell
- Employee Experience InsightsPriced on request
- Online Reputation ManagementPriced on request
- Patient Experience InsightsPriced on request
In their own words
REVIEWS.io
REVIEWS.io is a web service for collecting and displaying customer reviews. Businesses can request reviews by email and SMS, monitor feedback with alerts, use AI assistance when responding, and display reviews in widgets. Listed sources include REVIEWS.io, Google Local, Trustpilot, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Etsy, the Shopify App Store, Salesforce and custom third-party sites, as well as ReviewCentre, Houzz, Check-a-Trade, Yell.com, Yellow Pages, Cargurus, Cars.com, BBB, Highya, ProductReview.com.au, Sitejabber, Idealo, Billiger.de and Trusted Shops. The Free plan includes 25 review invites per month. Essentials lists 300 invites; Start-Up lists 1,500 invites and 100 SMS invites per month; Grow lists 5,000 invites, 100 SMS invites and 100 survey replies per month; Plus lists 10,000 invites with the same monthly SMS and survey-reply allowances as Grow. Prices are listed only for Free. A 14-day trial is also listed. REVIEWS.io was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Leicester, United Kingdom.
Swell
Swell provides reputation management, patient experience insights and employee feedback tools for multi-location healthcare groups, including DSOs, MSOs and specialty care groups. It automates review invitations, monitors reviews from Google, Healthgrades and Facebook, and prepares on-brand response drafts for one-click approval. Teams can send automated patient surveys, including Net Promoter Score surveys, as well as anonymous employee surveys and employee Net Promoter Score prompts. Low scores, detractor surveys and high-risk mentions can become tickets assigned to clinic or regional managers. Swell lists integrations with healthcare systems and services including Dentrix, OpenDental, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NexHealth, Zapier, HubSpot and Salesforce. Its homepage says it connects to more than 100 EHR and practice management systems and monitors sync health in real time. The platform includes review widgets, monitoring alerts and AI response assistance. Swell says it is HIPAA compliant and SOC 2 Type II certified. Pricing is on request, with no free plan; a free trial follows a consultation, with no duration stated. Listed plans are priced per location and include 3,000 monthly text messages and unlimited users.