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Rivyo vs Judge.me
Rivyo is the budget app strong on Amazon and AliExpress review import. Judge.me is a dependable, good-value all-rounder with a generous free plan and search-friendly markup.
Verdict
Both are established and well rated. Judge.me is the all-round choice: a generous free plan, $15 a month flat and search-friendly markup. Rivyo is the choice for cheap marketplace import from Amazon and AliExpress, from $9 a month and free up to 100 orders. If you want your reviews to display well and also grow your traffic, BeyondReviews is the newer option: every review answered in your voice, the phrases your customers repeat put where Google and AI answers read them, and free to start.
- BeyondReviews: Stores that want reviews to bring in traffic, not only to reassure the shopper already there.
- Rivyo: Budget and dropshipping stores importing reviews from Amazon and AliExpress.
- Judge.me: Stores wanting dependable, good-value reviews at a flat price.
Which is right for you?
Which is better for a budget or dropshipping store?
Rivyo, if your main need is cheap marketplace import. It starts at $9 a month, is free up to 100 orders a month, and is built to pull reviews from Amazon and AliExpress, which is what a dropshipping catalogue needs to look credible on day one.
Which is better on a tight budget overall?
All three start free. Rivyo has the lowest paid entry at $9 a month. Judge.me has a generous free plan, with unlimited reviews and requests, photo and video, and rich snippets, then $15 a month flat. BeyondReviews is free up to 100 orders a month with unlimited review requests, photo and video, Google stars and 10 AI replies a month, and Studio at $29 adds Chorus and phrases on your page.
Which gets my reviews into Google and AI answers?
Judge.me has long set a good standard here, with server-readable review markup plus JSON-LD. Rivyo outputs rich snippets and loads reviews in a JavaScript widget, which crawlers that do not run scripts do not read. BeyondReviews keeps Judge.me’s standard, with reviews in the page HTML and schema on every plan, then adds what gives Google and AI answers something to quote: replies and phrases written from your customers’ own words.
Which has the larger review base?
Judge.me. It carries 5.0 stars across 47,402 Shopify App Store reviews, against Rivyo at 4.9 stars across 929 reviews. Both ratings are high.
Each tool in detail
Judge.me
A dependable, good-value all-rounder. Flat $15-a-month pricing, a generous free tier and search-friendly markup.
Judge.me · Strengths
- Free plan: unlimited reviews and requests, photo and video, rich snippets
- Flat $15 a month with no order-volume caps
- Server-readable review HTML plus JSON-LD
- 5.0 stars across 47,402 Shopify App Store reviews
Judge.me · Trade-offs
- Default widgets are functional rather than design-led out of the box
- Some advanced features (AI, referrals, deeper customisation) are on the paid plan
Rivyo
The budget marketplace-import pick. A low entry price and strong Amazon and AliExpress import, aimed at dropshippers who need credible reviews cheaply.
Rivyo · Strengths
- Lowest paid entry price in this pairing, at $9 a month
- Free up to 100 orders a month
- Strong Amazon and AliExpress review import for dropshipping catalogues
- 4.9 stars across 929 Shopify App Store reviews
Rivyo · Trade-offs
- Video reviews start on the $19 tier
- Reviews load in a JavaScript widget, which crawlers that do not run scripts do not read
- Request channels are email and QR codes
BeyondReviews
The new way of running reviews. It collects and displays them like Rivyo and Judge.me, then puts them to work bringing the next buyer in.
BeyondReviews · Strengths
- Photo and video reviews, Google stars (Review and Product schema) and every widget on every plan, including the free one
- Chorus counts the phrases your customers repeat on each product; a phrase counts once three customers use it
- A reply desk drafts an answer to every review in your voice and works one of those phrases in where it fits. Nothing publishes until you approve it
- Approved phrases are printed into the product page’s own HTML, where Google and AI answer engines read them
- Issues, Copy gaps and Pulse show what customers complain about, what your page never says, and whether the reason they bought held up
- Every price published: free up to 100 orders a month, then $29 to $249 by volume, Enterprise from $750
BeyondReviews · Trade-offs
- Focused on reviews and the traffic they bring: no loyalty programme or subscriptions
- Newer than Rivyo and Judge.me, so without their years of App Store reviews
By the numbers
- $9 vs $15
- Rivyo paid entry against Judge.me flat priceVendor pricing, checked June 2026
- 47,402 vs 929
- Shopify App Store review countsShopify App Store, checked September 2026
- 15%
- Of Google searches every day have never been searched before. No keyword list covers them; your customers’ own words doGoogle, Search Central Live, March 2025
- +12%
- More reviews once a business starts replying to them, and ratings rise tooProserpio and Zervas, Marketing Science 36(5), 2017
Frequently asked questions
Is Rivyo cheaper than Judge.me?
On paid plans, yes: Rivyo starts at $9 a month against Judge.me at $15 a month flat. Judge.me’s free plan has no order cap, while Rivyo is free up to 100 orders a month, so for many stores the free tiers are the fairer comparison.
Does Judge.me really have a free plan?
Yes. Judge.me has a free plan with unlimited reviews and review requests, photo and video reviews, and rich snippets. The paid plan, at $15 a month, adds features rather than lifting a volume cap.
Which is better for importing Amazon and AliExpress reviews?
Rivyo. It is built around marketplace import and is strong on pulling reviews from Amazon and AliExpress, which is the core reason budget and dropshipping stores choose it.
Which is better for SEO?
BeyondReviews. Judge.me is better than Rivyo for crawlable markup, since Rivyo loads its reviews in a JavaScript widget. BeyondReviews keeps Judge.me’s standard, with reviews in the page HTML and schema on every plan, and adds replies and phrases written from your customers’ own words, so Google and AI answers have more to quote.
Can I switch without losing reviews?
Yes. Rivyo and Judge.me both support exporting and importing reviews. Moving to BeyondReviews, your reviews import as part of setup and count toward your rating from day one, and keeping your Google stars through the move is treated as our problem, not yours.