⭐ Star Stack
Show the five stars you already earned, on your own site.
Star Stack at a glance
| Price | $29, once — no renewal |
| Replaces | Trustpilot Business at $199+/mo — roughly $2,388 a year, every year |
| Type | Self-hosted web app |
| Platforms | Your own server (VPS / Docker), any browser |
| Category | Marketing & SEO |
Star Stack features
🔌 Multiple sources
Google Business Profile, Facebook Page reviews, and manual or CSV import for everything else.
🔑 BYO API keys
You plug in your own free-tier Google and Facebook credentials, so there is no proxy service to bill you monthly.
🛡️ Moderation first
Synced and imported reviews arrive hidden — approve, hide or feature from the dashboard, so nothing goes public without your click.
🧩 Embeddable widget
One script tag, shadow-DOM isolated, in grid or carousel with light, dark or auto theme and a custom accent color.
🔒 XSS-safe by construction
Review text renders as text nodes only; the widget never assigns innerHTML.
⭐ Aggregate star badge
Average and count in the widget header, plus a badge.json endpoint for custom integrations.
🔎 Filters
Minimum rating and per-source, set in the saved config or per-page via data attributes.
🔄 Auto-refresh
Scheduled re-pull of Google and Facebook sources, every 6 hours by default, so the widget stays current.
$29 once — that's the whole pricing page
Trustpilot Business charges $199+/mo — roughly $2,388 a year, every year. Star Stack is a single payment, and it keeps working whether or not we ever sell another copy.
Or get Star Stack inside the full suite — every app in the catalog, currently $97 for the bundle. See the bundle →
Star Stack guides & pages
Honest answers
Is it really free on GitHub?
Yes — the source is MIT, forever, at github.com/bensblueprints/review-aggregator-widget-mvp. The $29 buys a packaged Windows installer with updates; building from source is free.
Where does my review data live?
On your server. Star Stack is one Node process and one SQLite file, and because you bring your own free-tier API keys there is no proxy service to bill you monthly.
Does it replace Trustpilot?
No. Trustpilot sells a review platform with invitations, TrustBoxes and an SEO snippet network. If you just need the five stars you already earned displayed on your homepage, that is Star Stack.