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Judge.me vs Stamped
Judge.me is the cheap, focused, search-friendly reviews app. Stamped is a mid-market reviews-and-loyalty platform. The deciding question is whether you want loyalty in the same tool.
Verdict
Choose Judge.me if you want focused reviews at a flat price, a free plan, and the most crawlable markup. Choose Stamped if you want reviews and loyalty together and can commit to a paid plan. Since Stamped removed its free tier, Judge.me is the clear pick for stores starting out.
- Judge.me: Stores that want affordable, indexable reviews with a free plan.
- Stamped: Mid-market brands wanting reviews and loyalty in one tool.
Which is right for you?
Do you want loyalty in the same tool?
If yes, Stamped bundles reviews and loyalty. If you only need reviews, Judge.me is cheaper, lighter, and has a free plan that Stamped no longer offers.
Which is cheaper to start?
Judge.me. It is free to start and $15 a month flat for the paid plan. Stamped removed its free plan and trial in 2025, so you commit to a paid plan from $23 a month on the App Store.
Which is better for SEO and AI search?
Judge.me. Its server-readable markup and JSON-LD make review content easy for crawlers and AI to read. Stamped supports rich snippets but renders through a widget noted for slower loading.
Each tool in detail
Judge.me
The cheap, focused, search-friendly choice, with the largest review base in the category.
Judge.me · Strengths
- Free plan with unlimited reviews and requests
- Flat $15 a month, no volume caps
- Server-readable HTML plus JSON-LD
- 5.0 stars across 46,417 App Store reviews
Judge.me · Trade-offs
- Reviews only, no native loyalty
- Default widgets are functional rather than premium
Stamped
A mid-market reviews-and-loyalty platform, lighter than Yotpo but no longer free to try.
Stamped · Strengths
- Reviews and loyalty in one platform
- Strong in-email review collection
- 4.7 stars across 3,756 App Store reviews
Stamped · Trade-offs
- No free plan and no free trial since 2025
- Starts at $23 a month, video reviews from the $199 tier
- Widgets noted as slower-loading than Judge.me
BeyondReviews
This page is a choice between the cheapest serious all-rounder and a retention platform. We are neither: one job, the reply, taken to the end of the page a crawler reads.
BeyondReviews · Strengths
- Every review answered in a voice learned from your own writing, carrying real phrases from your own Search Console data, rather than a suggestion box you still have to staff
- The reply is published into the same server-rendered page as the review, so the answer is readable by a crawler and not just by a shopper
- Product schema and aggregateRating on every product page, so your stars are eligible in the result itself
- Every price on the page: free plan, $29 to $249 by volume, Enterprise from $750. No demo required to find out what it costs
BeyondReviews · Trade-offs
- No loyalty, subscriptions or retail syndication. Reviews and replies only, on purpose
- Judge.me already serves review text in the HTML, so against it the difference here is the reply and not the rendering
By the numbers
- $0 vs $23
- Judge.me free plan against Stamped entry priceVendor pricing, June 2026
- 46,417 vs 3,756
- Shopify App Store review countsShopify App Store, checked September 2026
- 5.0 vs 4.7
- Shopify App Store ratingsShopify App Store, checked September 2026
Frequently asked questions
Does Stamped still have a free plan?
No. Stamped removed both its free plan and its free trial in a 2025 restructure. You now commit to a paid plan, starting at $23 a month on the App Store.
Is Judge.me good enough without loyalty?
For reviews, yes. Judge.me is one of the strongest review apps in the category. If you want a loyalty program too, you would pair it with a dedicated loyalty app or choose a suite like Stamped.
Which is better for search visibility?
Judge.me, because its review content is server-readable and structured. BeyondReviews goes a step further, building reviews specifically to be cited by AI answer engines.