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Judge.me review and real cost

Collects and displays product reviews, photos and videos; the free plan has no order cap.

Easy pick8/8 checks passed#1 of 4 in product reviewsBy Judge.me5.0 from 48,170 App Store reviews

Verdict

Any Shopify store that wants reviews without a bill that grows with orders should start here, on the free plan or the flat $15 Awesome plan1,2. The catch is setup: several recent low ratings say simple changes take too long and need support's help5.

Install it if

  • New stores that want unlimited reviews for $0
  • Growing stores that want a flat $15 bill at any order volume
  • Stores moving from Yotpo, Loox, Amazon or Etsy reviews

Skip it if

  • Teams that want to automate review management through a writable API
  • Merchants who want a hands-off setup with no tuning

Good

  • The Forever Free plan includes unlimited reviews, photo and video reviews and Google rich snippets2.
  • Awesome is a flat $15 a month; Judge.me says that is the most you can ever pay2.
  • SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certified3.
  • Rated 5.0 from 48,170 reviews, with the Built for Shopify badge1.

Not so good

  • Automatic reminders, Google Shopping, AI tools and most integrations need Awesome1,2.
  • Several recent 1- and 2-star reviews call setup complex and time-consuming5.
  • A recent reviewer says the API is read-only, which limits automation1.
  • Each CSV export holds at most 100,000 reviews4.
Judge.me
Monthly bill by store size

  • 300 orders$0
    Forever Free
  • 2,000 orders$0
    Forever Free
  • 10,000 orders$0
    Forever Free

Nothing on the bill grows with orders: you pay $0, or a flat $15 for Awesome2.

Public prices, billed monthly, checked October 8, 2026.

The eight checks

Judge.me passes 8: easy pick. What each check means.

  • Free to start: passedA Forever Free plan, plus a 15-day free trial of Awesome1.
  • Prices public at every size: passedBoth plans are public and flat, so the cost is known at every store size2.
  • Built for Shopify: passedThe listing shows the Built for Shopify badge1.
  • Rated 4.7 or higher: passedRated 5.0 on the Shopify App Store1.
  • 500+ merchant reviews: passed48,170 reviews on the Shopify App Store1.
  • Works with Shopify Flow: passedShopify Flow is listed under Works with1 and on the pricing page2.
  • You can take your data: passedJudge.me documents CSV export of published, hidden and archived reviews, and offers an API4.
  • Security report named: passedJudge.me states it is SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certified3.

Pricing

PlanPriceIncludesLimits
Forever FreeFree1,2Unlimited product and store reviews, photo and video reviews, review widget and star badge, carousels, Google rich snippets, review importer—
Awesome$15/month1,2AI replies, summaries and translations; 130+ integrations incl. Klaviyo and Gorgias; 16 widgets; reminders; coupons and referrals; Google Shopping; Meta and TikTok Shop sync; CSS—

There are two plans: Forever Free and Awesome at $15 a month1. Neither price changes with orders, so a store doing 10,000 orders pays the same as one doing 3002. Stores that want reminder emails or a Klaviyo link will need Awesome, which is still $152. There are no usage charges2.

Usage charges: None listed. Judge.me says $15 a month is the most you can pay2.. Free trial: 15 days on Awesome1.

How we worked out the bill

Store sizePer monthArithmetic
Small, 300 orders$0Forever Free covers review requests, photo and video reviews and rich snippets with no order limit2. Add $15 for Awesome if you want reminders and integrations.
Growing, 2,000 orders$0Same Forever Free plan; there is no order limit to outgrow2. Awesome stays a flat $15.
Large, 10,000 orders$0Same Forever Free plan at 10,000 orders2. Awesome stays a flat $15; nothing scales with orders.

What it does

Judge.me collects product and store reviews after an order is fulfilled or delivered, then shows them in widgets, carousels and star badges on your store1. Reviews can include photos and videos, and they sync to Google, Meta and the Shop app1.

The free plan has no review or order limit2. The $15 Awesome plan adds reminders, AI tools, Google Shopping and integrations such as Klaviyo and Gorgias1,2.

  • Unlimited product and store reviews with photos and videos on every plan2.
  • Review requests after fulfillment or delivery, by email, SMS, push and QR code1.
  • Imports from Yotpo, Loox, Amazon, Etsy and AliExpress1.
  • Syncs reviews to Google, Meta, TikTok Shop and the Shop app1.
  • AI replies, summaries and review translations on Awesome1.
  • 16 widgets on Awesome, including Q&A and an all-reviews page1.

What merchants say

Judge.me is rated 5.0 from 48,170 reviews1. Merchants praise quick setup, the strong free plan and fast live-chat support1. Recent low ratings centre on setup that feels complex, reminder emails that did not go out, and a Google Shopping change that affected imported reviews5.

Complaints worth knowing

  • Several 1- and 2-star reviews from August and September 2026 say routine setup changes need support's help5.
  • In a September 2026 reply, Judge.me confirmed a technical issue that stopped some reminder emails from being scheduled5.
  • A merchant reports that many imported reviews stopped counting for Google Shopping after a 2026 integration change5.

What the developer claims

Numbers the developer publishes about itself. We have not verified them.

  • Support replies in 40 seconds on average and resolves most queries in 15 minutes2.
  • Holds an A-grade security rating from SecurityScorecard3.

Your data

You can export published, hidden or archived reviews as CSV. Files with more than 25 reviews arrive by email, and each file holds up to 100,000 reviews4. An API is also available4. Judge.me states it is SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certified, runs on AWS and encrypts data at rest and in transit3. The hosting region is not published.

App languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), German, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Turkish, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Romanian. Works with: Checkout, Customer accounts, Shopify Flow, Shopify Admin, AfterShip: Order Tracking, Gorgias: Chat/Support, Klaviyo: Email Marketing, LoyaltyLion: Loyalty & Rewards, PageFly Landing Page Builder, PushOwl: Push Notifications. On the App Store since: June 25, 2015.

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Sources

  1. Judge.me Product Reviews App - Shopify App Store, Shopify App Store. Accessed October 8, 2026.
  2. Judge.me Pricing | Flat, Fair, Transparent, Judge.me. Accessed October 8, 2026.
  3. Security and compliance, Judge.me. Accessed October 8, 2026.
  4. Exporting reviews, Judge.me Help Center. Accessed October 8, 2026.
  5. Judge.me Product Reviews App: 1- and 2-star reviews, newest first, Shopify App Store. Accessed October 8, 2026.

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