More Google reviews on autopilot, owned forever.
Agencies pay per-seat and per-client fees that scale with their success. Self-hosted, pay-once tools replace per-seat pricing with a flat cost that margins actually survive.
The tool this job usually means renting is Podium, at $289+/mo — roughly $3,468 a year, every year. Askback does the job for a one-time $34 — running on infrastructure you control.
Bring your own Twilio and/or SMTP so you pay Twilio's roughly $0.008/SMS directly instead of a platform markup, on your own sender reputation.
For agencies, SMS + email review requests pays off across every client account, with no per-seat math — and it's covered by the same one-time $34, not metered per month.
4-5 star ratings go to your Google review page with click-through tracked, while 1-3 star ratings go to a private feedback form in your inbox.
For agencies, smart routing pays off across every client account, with no per-seat math — and it's covered by the same one-time $34, not metered per month.
Add customers manually or import a CSV from your booking or invoicing tool, with common header aliases accepted.
For agencies, customer import pays off across every client account, with no per-seat math — and it's covered by the same one-time $34, not metered per month.
One payment of $34 gets the packaged Windows installer, or clone the MIT source at github.com/bensblueprints/review-request-automator-mvp and run it yourself for free.
Docker-compose onto a $5 VPS to run it public, or run the desktop build locally with data in your user profile.
Set your Twilio and SMTP credentials, point your Twilio number's inbound webhook at the STOP handler, and import your customer CSV.
Askback is $34, once. Podium at $289+/mo — roughly $3,468 a year, every year. If you only need the review engine, Askback pays for itself in about four days versus Podium.
If you only need the review engine, Askback pays for itself in about four days versus Podium. Askback costs $34 once; Podium charges $289+/mo — about $3468 a year. For agencies, that fixed cost is the whole point: the tool is a one-time line item, not a monthly one.
Yes, Askback is MIT-licensed at github.com/bensblueprints/review-request-automator-mvp. The $34 buys the packaged Windows installer with everything wired up; building from source is free.
In a SQLite file on your own server. Every send is queued and logged locally, and secrets are masked in every API response.