Podium is an important tool for every business
Updated July 22, 2021

Podium is an important tool for every business

Joshua Christopherson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Podium

At Achieve Today, we use Podium as a tool to help our customers write a review of their experience with their education easily. Our students love our solution and education, but sometimes sharing that experience with others can be daunting. Podium makes it easy.

Pros

  • Makes reviews easy
  • Manage reviews and respond
  • Track reviews across multiple sources easily

Cons

  • I really would love the ability to show all review sites for the customer to choose from as the first option, rather than taking them through the flow. Podium allows you to push customers to specific sites, which is valuable. But I would also like the option to switch to display all sites so the customer can choose.
  • Fortunately, our business has a lot of raving fans. Podium has made it easier for them to have a voice.
I haven't seen a comparable product to Podium. They do the best job at this.

Do you think Podium delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Podium's feature set?

Yes

Did Podium live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Podium go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Podium again?

Yes

I think every business needs to spend time managing their online presence in regards to customer reviews. No matter how great of a business you are, every once in a while, some customers will come along and try to damage your brand. Podium is the best resource to help the overwhelming majority of good customers voice their approval for what you do.

Using Podium

5 - Support
Coaching
Marketing
2 - Minimal. Podium is easy to use and learn. A small technical knowledge is useful.
  • Review Collection and Public Review Sites
  • Payment Collection for some clients
  • Payment collection for clients who don't want to share personal information with a sales rep over the phone.
It makes sense as an ongoing tool for our organization.

Podium Support

I've only needed to contact support a couple of times over the years. They have always been very responsive and helpful. Generally speaking, the product is very user-friendly and easy to use, so it doesn't require a lot of support. But on the occasion I need a little help, they are absolutely rock stars and quick to resolve questions.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
No, there is no need to purchase premium support. I feel like that would be a bad sign if regular support and help wasn't part of the product. These guys do their job for what you pay for and they get things handled.
There isnt one specific time. I have needed some help and support a couple of times over the last two years we have used the product. Each time the support is prompt and well handled. I leave the shat with clear solutions every time and I am happy with the product.

Using Podium

Podium is easy to use and very clear. It works and I like that. Rarely does my team get confused about how to use it and the few times that has happened its a simple solution or small direction needed.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Review collection is my favorite
  • payment collection via text is a great tool
Yes - Excellent! Its simple and easy to use.

Podium Reliability

Its easy to scale to different departments as needed. We initially began using it to solve one problem and as new features became available it was easy to scale this and include other departments who could benefit from its tools.
We haven't had any outages or issues whenever we need it over the last few years of use.
It moves quickly and has no issues with delays. Performance is good as it is a web-based tool.

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