GatherUp

gatherup.com
Social Media Management
Weekend Project

Build trust and turn browsers into buyers. Triple client review volume, improve rankings, and boost retention without cobbling tools together.

How to Replace GatherUp

Overview

GatherUp is an online reputation management and review software platform purpose-built to help agencies and businesses build, manage, and defend their online reputation. It enables review collection across 100+ sites, AI-powered response management, and performance analytics in a single unified dashboard.

Features

33 features across 19 categories

Analytics(3)

AI-Generated InsightsAI

Turn review and feedback data into insights using AI to analyze customer feedback and uncover what delivers 5-star experiences

Auto-TaggingAI

Automatically applies custom tags to selected keywords in 1st- and 3rd-party review content and identifies 10 most common themes

Sentiment & Keyword AnalysisAI

Surface deep insights with sentiment, keyword, and trend analysis across all reviews

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Competitive Intelligence(2)

Competitive Reporting

Track performance over time and against competitors with powerful reporting to stay ahead and win in search

Competitor MonitoringPremium

Keep an eye on competitors so you can stay ahead and win in search

Conversion Optimization(1)

Review Widgets & Social Sharing

Turn website visits into conversations and leads with review widgets and social sharing capabilities

Customer Engagement(1)

Web-to-Text Chat WidgetPremium

Convert web conversations into 2-way SMS conversations with a pop-up widget to keep leads engaged and build organic connections

Feedback Collection(1)

NPS & Survey Collection

Capture direct feedback and Net Promoter Score to uncover insights that improve marketing, customer experience, and operations

Integration(3)

API & Zapier Integration

Connect via API, Zapier and Webhooks for custom integrations and automation

CRM & POS Integration

Integrate seamlessly with CRMs, POS systems, and APIs to request reviews without manual work

Customer Upload Integrations

Upload customer data to automatically trigger review requests

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Local SEO(2)

Business Listings Management

Keep business listings and citations accurate everywhere automatically across online directories

Listings HubPremium

Manage and sync business information across 125 online directories including Google, Apple Maps, Yelp, Facebook with real-time visibility insights

Also in: Rank Math, Semrush, Moz

Management(1)

Centralized Dashboard

Monitor every review from every site in one centralized dashboard with suggested, on-brand replies

Marketing(1)

Campaigns & Promotional SMSPremium

Send exclusive offers and information to loyal, happy customers using 1st party review data to drive loyalty and retention

Messaging(1)

2-Way SMS MessagingPremium

Drive engagement with 2-way SMS conversations using Web-to-Text Chat widget with team member assignment capabilities

Notifications(1)

Custom Notifications

Set custom alerts for review notifications with customizable attributes like rating, NPS, source, and summary schedule

Reporting(1)

Performance Reporting

Receive real-time summary reports of NPS metrics, survey questions, reviews and requests for single locations on weekly or monthly basis

Review Collection(3)

Email Review Requests

Set up automatic review requests and reminders via email with customizable branding and messaging

QR Codes & Custom Feedback Links

Generate QR codes and custom feedback links for easy review request distribution

SMS Review Requests

Leverage SMS to engage customers and increase retention with personalized communication, segmentation, testing and scheduling

Review Defense(3)

Fake Review DefenseAIPremium

AI-powered monitoring to flag and filter suspicious or fraudulent reviews, automate competitor monitoring and dispute fake reviews

Fake Review DetectionAIPremium

Identify and flag suspicious or fake reviews before they damage trust using AI-powered monitoring

Review Dispute AutomationPremium

Automatically dispute harmful reviews to protect your brand from damage

Review Management(1)

Review Monitoring

Monitor over 100 review sites including Google, Facebook, Yelp, Glassdoor, OpenTable, Indeed, and Google Q&A to manage and respond to customer feedback

Review Response(3)

AutoReplyAI

AI feature that automatically crafts and sends personalized responses to positive reviews to drive stronger customer connections

SmartReplyAI

AI-powered feature that analyzes reviews and generates customized, human-sounding responses that reference the review and match sentiment

Suggested Replies (BETA)AI

AI-powered feature that generates tailored suggestions for addressing negative feedback with one-click approval and sending

Social Media(2)

Automated Social Sharing

Automatically share reviews to social media channels to boost SEO and conversion

Social Sharing

Turn reviews into social media content with image generator to easily create custom graphics for Facebook, Google Posts, and Instagram

Website Integration(2)

Conversion Pop-Up

Display conversion-focused pop-ups on website to capture feedback and drive reviews

Review Widgets

Display 1st- and 3rd-party reviews on website with multiple customizable layouts to build trust, drive conversions and boost SEO

White-Label(1)

White-Label SolutionPremium

White-labeled reputation management platform for agencies to resell to their clients with agency branding

Pricing

Small Business

$99/month
  • Up to 300 SMS + 3,000 email credits per month
  • Online review monitoring (100+ sites)
  • Net Promoter Score and surveys
  • Multiple feedback and review options
  • QR codes and custom feedback links
  • Customer upload integrations
  • API, Zapier and Webhooks
  • Full reporting suite
  • Custom notifications
  • Unique AI-crafted replies
  • In-app review responding
  • Review widgets and badge
  • AI-driven topic and keyword tagging
  • Conversion Pop-Up
  • Automated social sharing

Multi-Location (2-10 locations)

$60/month per location
  • Up to 300 SMS + 3,000 email credits per location per month
  • Online review monitoring (100+ sites)
  • Net Promoter Score and surveys
  • Multiple feedback and review options
  • QR codes and custom feedback links
  • Customer upload integrations
  • API, Zapier and Webhooks
  • Full reporting suite
  • Custom notifications
  • Unique AI-crafted replies
  • In-app review responding
  • Review widgets and badge
  • AI-driven topic and keyword tagging
  • Conversion Pop-Up
  • Automated social sharing

Agency (White-Label)

Custom
  • White label reputation management software
  • Review acquisition
  • Customer experience management
  • Custom pricing based on client base

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying GatherUp

Monthly$60/mo
Yearly$720/yr
5-Year Total$3.6k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~2 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $480
SaaS
$720
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $1.4k
SaaS
$2.2k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $2.4k
SaaS
$3.6k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 33 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a GatherUp alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 33 features.

Buy GatherUp

Better Value
Monthly cost$600/mo
3-year total$21,600
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying GatherUp saves ~$15,360 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 33 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

5 known integrations

APICRM SystemsPOS SystemsWebhooksZapier