Growave vs. PowerReviews

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Growave
Score 9.7 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Growave (formerly SocialShopWave), a small company in Kyrgyzstan, offers a Social Login app for Shopify stores, and social product reviews and comments.N/A
PowerReviews
Score 7.8 out of 10
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PowerReviews helps companies gather ratings and reviews from customers, build Q&A content, syndicate reviews across retailers and search engines, and measure results from these endeavors. The company also offers managed services to help businesses improve customer engagement. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Chicago.N/A
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Growave
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I have not used any other before because this one was great from the get go.
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I selected Growave based on reviews and research from the web. I have not been disappointed with my choice.
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Yotpo seems to have more ways to integrate your reviews with other features on your site, but Growave is a simple solution for people who aren't actively focusing their attention on reviews. Yotpo also seems to have better filters for negative keywords and swear words …
PowerReviews
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My experience was with simple software like Google My Business, but for some Reviews & Ratings, it was good enough and supplied my demand. Once the Google world is one of the bests environments for initial and small businesses, I think using their tools someway we can sound …
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PowerReviews had the best price-to-value ratio and the most accessible sales team. We wanted an easy-to-integrate, out-of-the-box review solution with less maintenance. When comparing pricing and features, we saw no
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When I need to learn about other people's experiences with a product or service so that I can apply that learning to my own credit process, I think that's the best time to utilize them. Inside the finance and banking industries, in particular, knowledge is power, and it's …
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Most CMS softwares bring the basic tools. Solutions like this one bring it to the next level. There are automated features and much more flexibility involved with specialized tools like this one.

To us, it was quite simple. If you sell tshirts.. There not much UGC you need, but …
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PowerReviews provided the best balance of price and value. BazaarVoice is popular in the industry but when we compared pricing and features we did not see any compelling reason to spend more. PowerReviews also had the easiest team to work with in the sales process, and that has …
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We evaluated a lot of lower-end options within the Shopify app marketplace as options against PowerReviews. While their price tags may have been lower, the quality of product doesn't compare to what PowerReviews has to offer. It's important to note that this type of reviewing …
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Very similar service. I did not see much differentiation between the two, so most important factors would be price and network of partners.
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It was easier to read customer reviews on PowerReviews than on Bazaarvoice. I was not a part of the approving process for either programs. But in my opinion Bazaarvoice does a better job at filtering with their large variety of options that they can pull in a data sheet for you.
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PowerReview has the questions and answers as well as syndication network which helps user-generated-content. TrustPilot just provides reviews (at least that's what we used).
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We've stayed with PowerReviews over the years partially due to development priorities, but they offer a very good value for the product. TrustPilot has a good platform as well, but we haven't had a strong enough reason to change.
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PowerReviews was the most robust solution at competitive pricing compared to its next closest competitor, Bazaarvoice.
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Account Management is pretty comparable; pleased with both experiences. The Turn To interface seemed a bit more user-friendly but no real complaints with regard to PowerReviews.
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PowerReviews had a much simpler custom integration process, which was very helpful, as we use a lot of proprietary systems. With Bazaarvoice, it was a complicated process to make any changes to the reviews section without a lot of technical involvement. Additionally, …
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We are currently using BazaarVoice and while the platform is nice, the transition from PR has been very rough. Our account management seems spread too thin, and has outright acknowledged that they misplaced our notes. This has felt sloppy in comparison to PR.
Chose PowerReviews
PowerReviews has a good mix of popularity, user friendliness, high level customer service and value pricing that makes it stand out for my needs - I have used Bazaarvoice in the past, and it's a very good service as well, though their level of customer service was not as …
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User Ratings
GrowavePowerReviews
Likelihood to Recommend
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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Usability
10.0
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Support Rating
10.0
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9.0
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Implementation Rating
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User Testimonials
GrowavePowerReviews
Likelihood to Recommend
After an exhaustive search, I was excited to choose Growave for my biz rewards & loyalty program, the Smile High Club™. The app is very customizeable so has checked off every requirement as far as our branding style guide goes. The greatest thing about Growave is its people. They are so kind, patient & know their stuff!! They always have an answer for me
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PowerReviews is a great tool for outside customers to leave reviews, however, it is not very friendly for the team that is taking the information, analyzing it, and trying to learn from it. Their website can be much improved for ease of use, additionally, it may just be my server, but it takes a lot of time for information to load, even if the review volume is 0. Just all the baggage that comes with the page loading makes it slow
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Pros
  • Support - They respond to emails quickly and professionally.
  • Coding - They are Shopify experts and will also try to find a solution to a request.
  • They are also cost effective meaning we are able to progress with development of our site without the high cost some other agencies charge.
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  • Their flexibility with moderation options works well for our business. We can moderate immediately, or have PowerReviews handle the first round of moderation.
  • The back end reporting allows us to export and distribute review content on an automated schedule, helping our product managers get first hand feedback.
  • Easy for customers to leave reviews, with some customization by product type built in and configurable for our products.
  • Also relatively easy to drop visitors in to a review form for the exact product they've purchased.
  • Good value compared to the other major player in the consumer review space.
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Cons
  • Consider making some of the Enterprise only features available to Growth. Specifically, ability to offer products in exchange for points! I would like to give my best customer the opportunity to earn really cool corporate swag. For example, Collect 100 S'Miles (points) in exchange to WhiteBrights leather book bag. Also, Klaviyo integration. That should not be an Enterprise level feature?
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  • If you lack basic coding knowledge (or don't have someone on your team to set this up) it may be a bit of a challenge to get started.
  • The backend has a bit of a learning curve to it, but can be worked through easily with persistence.
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Likelihood to Renew
Because it has been a very useful app, easy to use, filled with great options and a terrific customer service.
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Usability
We're currently a small newly launched eCommerce business so our needs are pretty basic. This app is free and does what we need it to and Growave's customer support and their dev team are super patient, helpful and attentive.
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Support Rating
Customer support is excellent and sets Growave apart from other app developers and developers in general - You will always receive an email response within 24 hours and for larger projects we have had conversations with them on the phone.
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The team over at PowerReviews was always very helpful with us and our customer service team. They responded to any questions we had quickly.
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Implementation Rating
It was easy to do and their support team helped when needed.
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Alternatives Considered
Yotpo seems to have more ways to integrate your reviews with other features on your site, but Growave is a simple solution for people who aren't actively focusing their attention on reviews. Yotpo also seems to have better filters for negative keywords and swear words (important for children's toy company). However, Yotpo carries a much higher price tag.
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PowerReviews provided the best balance of price and value. bazaarvoice is popular in the industry but when we compared pricing and features we did not see any compelling reason to spend more. PowerReviews also had the easiest team to work with in the sales process, and that has continued into the engagement.
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Return on Investment
  • Consumers truly enjoy the loyalty point program.
  • The App makes it very fluid for easy log in's by the consumer.
  • E-mail Notifications and retention programs are effective.
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  • Custom components and PowerReviews API can display positive customer feedback from an element.
  • In return for honest reviews and answers to customer questions, we provide genuine and authentic feedback and let customers strain new products.
  • Syndicated reviews help customers see how products work in real life, which increases trust in our website/business and the products and boosts conversions.
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