Clutch vs. Trustpilot

Clutch is well suited to a new company that is not very established. The site provides you with a way to be seen, a trusted backlink and a bit of traffic to your site. I think Clutch works well for larger companies who provide a very clear service, but not so well for more creative or custom companies.

Incentivized

Unfortunately, Trustpilot's disingenuous pricing habits and communication methods are the reason we ultimately ended our 3 year relationship with the company. In 2023, we signed a 1 year agreement for their basic plan (product reviews, Q&A, etc) at $3,800/year... Fair enough. In 2024, the price jumps to $5,040/year... Okay, steep - but we're still seeing good use of the tools, sort of justified? For 2025 it skyrockets to $8,976/year (+78% from prior)... But, after a month of haggling and threats to cancel, they 'graciously' drop it to $7,569/year. Now for 2026, Trustpilot is demanding $9,576/year for the EXACT SAME PLAN. That's a 152% increase since we started, with zero added value.

• Top of Google search results for important keywords
• Provides space for detailed information about your company for the viewer
• Allows you to gather reviews from clients in a public space

Incentivized

• Completing the review for the customer is a simple process which enables us to receive more feedback.
• The Trustpilot account management team is a true partner working with each department to help with adoption across the company.
• The Trustpilot development team is a trusted partner with our own internal development team, assisting them with implementation as well as integration with their API.

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• We have yet to win any new clients from our page on Clutch
• There is not much differentiation between companies, more categories would be better
• It would be nice to be able to customise our listing more to suit our brand and style

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• Allow you to highlight sections of the review and respond
• Stop reviews from unverified purchasers
• Searching for a review can sometimes be hit or miss

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It's expensive and customer service is not the best.

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Simple user interface - easy to understand with high level overviews, but also getting into the detail with questions for those who want it. The only issue I have is the connection with LinkedIn - sometimes it fails and makes you re-enter details again which can be a bit frustrating!

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I've rarely had issues and needed support. During the implementation phase we relied on their support heavily and they were very knowledgeable, responsive and helpful. Any questions I've had have been answered promptly by my account manager. They also have a great knowledgebase for self-service support.

Incentivized

Selected Trustpilot because of superior integration with the website and Google SERPS. Again, my only complaint would be Trustpilot was relatively more expensive than the other technologies.

Incentivized

• We have yet to win any business via Clutch
• We worry that our listing on Clutch may put off potential clients as they group us together with other companies that are not that similar
• We are helped by the trusted backlink and small amount of traffic to boost our web vitals

Incentivized

• Helps us to determine what our customers care about.
• We have been able to modify our marketing points based on what customers seemed confused about or the aspects of our business that they appreciate.

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