Shout About Us is an API-first review management platform. Marketplaces, SaaS platforms, and resellers use it to build review data, AI replies, review requests, review removal and verified reviews into their own product. A white-label dashboard is also available.
Podium serves local businesses such as auto dealers, home services, aesthetics and retail, with an AI Employee, a shared inbox for texts and webchat, phones, payments and reviews. A public REST API with OAuth and webhooks lets developers build apps for Podium customers.
Marketplaces, SaaS platforms, AI companies and resellers
Local businesses, including auto dealerships, home services, aesthetics and wellness, and retail; 60,000+ businesses (per Podium)
API-first review management. A white-label dashboard is also available.
Business-facing app for messaging, payments and reviews, led by an AI Employee, with a public API
Inside your own product, built on our API, or in a white-label dashboard under your brand
In the Podium web app and mobile app, through one inbox for reviews and customer conversations
Not offered. We focus on reviews but have trusted API-first partners for both social and listings.
Yes. AI services, text inbox, webchat, automations, phones, bulk messages and payment processing (per Podium terms)
80+ sites, including Google, Facebook, Yelp, Trustpilot and TripAdvisor
Not stated publicly as a count. Google and Facebook named; other review sites can be consolidated into one inbox
AI-drafted replies in 6 tones, with your own style and instructions. Post replies through the API. Google replies are posted through Google's official Business Profile API.
AI Reputation Specialist drafts personalized replies; replies managed from the Podium inbox
SMS and email review requests + QR codes
Text review invites with automated reminders; API endpoints to create and list review invites
AI reports on themes, praise, complaints and suggested fixes. Competitive reports compare a location against top competitors.
Reporting on reviews received with detailed attribution; API returns review summaries per location
Flag reviews and request removal on all supported review sites
Not stated publicly
Verified Reviews API: first-party reviews checked by a human team
Not stated publicly. Podium Feedback collects customer feedback
Everything is available through the REST API. The API is the core product, not an add-on.
Yes. REST API with OAuth 2 for reviews, review invites, messages, contacts and more; developer account by application
Partner > account > location structure, with your own IDs. Bulk import of up to 100,000 accounts and locations.
OAuth tokens act for the locations a Podium user authorizes; test accounts can have several locations
Yes. Events for new, changed and removed reviews, replies, removal requests and usage alerts. Immediate or batched delivery.
Yes. Events include review created and updated, response created and updated, and invite link events
Postman collection, interactive API console, MCP server for AI coding tools, llms.txt. Development environment for testing.
API reference, developer dashboard, changelog and test accounts (live Podium accounts in a restricted environment) created from the dashboard
Custom domain, logo, colors, branded connection pages and emails. SSO supported.
Podium's partner terms say resellers may not white label Podium services. SAML 2.0 SSO with Okta, Azure or Google (per Podium help center)
Public pricing: $0.50 to $3.00 per location per month, plus usage for the APIs you use
Custom plans by quote; AI Employee is an add-on to any plan. No public price list
Free 14-day trial
Free trial not listed on the pricing page; demo offered
Annual term, billed monthly based on the previous month's usage
12-month initial term that renews automatically unless cancelled 30 days before the end (per Podium terms)
99.9% uptime guarantee. Email, Slack and phone support
99.0% availability commitment in Podium's terms of service. Help center, in-app live chat and Podium Experts directory for one-on-one help
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Choose Shout About Us if you are a platform, marketplace or AI company that wants to own the UI/UX and integrate review data, AI replies, review requests and removal through an API.
Choose Podium if you are a local business that wants texting, webchat, phones, payments and reviews in one ready-made app.
The review management API
for marketplaces & platforms