Trustpilot Business is $199+ a month, forever, to display the reviews you already earned. Star Stack is $29 once. Aggregate your Google, Facebook, and manually-imported reviews into one embeddable, themeable widget — with moderation, featured pins, and an aggregate star badge, from one Node process and one SQLite file. Your reviews are not a subscription.
If you've searched for a Trustpilot Business alternative, Star Stack is the pay-once option worth putting at the top of the list: Star Stack is $29, one time, and covers the same core job Trustpilot Business charges $199+/mo for.
What makes Star Stack the pick for 2026
- 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.
Star Stack vs Trustpilot Business, at a glance
| Star Stack | Trustpilot Business | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29 once | $199+/mo |
| Cost after 1 year | $29 | $2,388+ |
| Show your existing reviews on your site | Yes | Yes |
| Your data, your server | Yes | No |
| Moderation / curation | Yes, full control | Limited |
| Widget branding | Yours | Theirs |
| Review invitations / SEO snippet network | No | Yes |
| Source code | MIT, on GitHub | Closed |
Costs less than a single month of Trustpilot Business, then displays your stars for free.
Common questions
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.
The bottom line
Star Stack won't out-feature Trustpilot Business on every axis — no subscription tool with a bigger team and a bigger roadmap loses on everything. But for the core job, $29 once against $199+/mo forever is a trade most people should at least look at. Star Stack is part of OneTimeSuite, a catalog of pay-once apps that replace subscription SaaS.
Try Star Stack — $29, once
Self-hosted widget aggregating Google, Facebook and CSV reviews with moderation and a star badge.