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Drive eCommerce growth with Yotpo. Build loyalty programs, collect reviews, and boost AI visibility to get found, earn trust, and turn shoppers into advocates. - yotpo.com

· 1 month ago

Buy if you're a scaling ecommerce brand that wants reviews and loyalty in one suite and can absorb negotiated per-module pricing. Skip if you're a small store wanting just a cheap reviews widget or email/SMS — those are overkill or being retired.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 50+ public sources; pricing figures are third-party reported and some snippets truncated, hence medium confidence.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo consistent evidence either way
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

From $199/mo (reported)

Reviews & UGC

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Loyalty & ReferralsSeparate module pricing
EnterpriseCustom, negotiated

Best for

  • Scaling D2C Shopify brands
  • Teams bundling reviews + loyalty + retention
  • Big catalogs needing UGC and AI review summaries

Not for

  • Small stores that just need a cheap reviews widget
  • Anyone relying on email/SMS — Yotpo is retiring it
  • Budget-constrained startups; per-module costs stack fast
  • Simple loyalty needs — Reddit calls it way more than you need

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Each module bills separately — reviews, loyalty, SMS costs stack quickly

high

Email/SMS retirement means buying and migrating to another tool like Klaviyo

medium

Full pricing not published; final cost negotiated with sales

medium

Migration off Yotpo is an active pain point for users

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Users consistently praise the review collection and UGC features
  • One platform for reviews, loyalty, referrals, and AI visibility
  • AI-powered review summaries and personalized review requests
  • Named customers include Dr. Martens and Perry Ellis
  • Well-capitalized vendor: $230M raise at $1.4B valuation

Cons

  • Reviewers flag steep pricing on G2
  • Email and SMS product being retired, forcing customer migration
  • WooCommerce plugin has published XSS and CSRF CVEs
  • Some G2 users report constant issues
  • Loyalty module called overkill by Shopify developers

Sources & method

- 12 sources - CVEs found in Yotpo's WooCommerce plugin (reflected XSS 2024, CSRF 2022); core platform publishes a security program and trust center.

official x3review x6security x2news x1
  • CVE-2024-9356 — Reflected XSS in WooCommerce plugin, Reflected cross-site scripting in Yotpo Product & Photo Reviews for WooCommerce versions up to 1.7.9.
  • CVE-2022-2555 — CSRF in Reviews for WooCommerce, Cross-site request forgery vulnerability disclosed in the Yotpo Reviews for WooCommerce plugin.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • From $199/mo (reported)

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. G2 reviewers flag steep pricing
  • Ease of use. No consistent evidence either way
  • Feature depth: 5/5. Reviews, loyalty, referrals, SMS, AI visibility in one suite
  • Support quality: 2/5. Users report constant issues
  • Security posture: 3/5. Plugin CVEs exist; published security program and trust center
  • 4.3/5 G2 rating G2 seller rating across 265 reviews
  • From $199/mo Starting price Reported entry rate; each module billed separately
  • $230M Funding Series F at $1.4B valuation (2021)
  • 66,479 Stores using it Companies tracked by Enlyft

Pricing

Reviews & UGC

From $199/mo (reported)

  • Review collection and UGC
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Entry-level order volumes

Loyalty & Referrals

Separate module pricing

  • Points, VIP tiers, referrals
  • Billed independently of reviews

Enterprise

Not disclosed

  • Higher volumes
  • Sales-negotiated contracts

Security

CVEs found in Yotpo's WooCommerce plugin (reflected XSS 2024, CSRF 2022); core platform publishes a security program and trust center.

  • CVE-2024-9356 — Reflected XSS in WooCommerce pluginReflected cross-site scripting in Yotpo Product & Photo Reviews for WooCommerce versions up to 1.7.9.⁸
  • CVE-2022-2555 — CSRF in Reviews for WooCommerceCross-site request forgery vulnerability disclosed in the Yotpo Reviews for WooCommerce plugin.⁹

What users say

Users like the reviews and loyalty features but complain about steep pricing, recurring issues, and the email/SMS shutdown.

“Run away from Yotpo for product reviews”
Reddit, r/ecommerce
“Anyone else feel like Yotpo Loyalty is way more than you need?”
Reddit, r/shopifyDev
“Anyone else stressed about Yotpo shutting down email + SMS?”
Reddit, r/SaaS

Companies that use it

  • Dr. Martens11
  • Perry Ellis
  • Pace Athletic
  • Naked Harvest
Full analysis

Based on 50+ public sources; pricing figures are third-party reported and some snippets truncated, hence medium confidence.

Solid reviews + loyalty suite for scaling D2C brands; pricey per module, overkill for small stores, email/SMS being retired.

Methodology

Based on 50+ public sources; pricing figures are third-party reported and some snippets truncated, hence medium confidence.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Yotpo homepageyotpo.com
    official
  2. Yotpo Pricingyotpo.com
    official
  3. Yotpo Reviews | G2g2.com
    review
  4. Yotpo Pricing 2026 | Capterracapterra.com
    review
  5. Run away from Yotpo for product reviews — Redditreddit.com
    review
  6. Yotpo Loyalty more than you need — Redditreddit.com
    review
  7. Yotpo shutting down email + SMS — Redditreddit.com
    review
  8. Yotpo WooCommerce Reflected XSS — Wordfencewordfence.com
    security
  9. CVE-2022-2555 Yotpo WooCommerce CSRFclouddefense.ai
    security
  10. Yotpo raises $230M at $1.4B valuation — TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
    news
  11. Yotpo Case Studiesyotpo.com
    official
  12. Yotpo Reviews 2026 — CheckThat.aicheckthat.ai
    review

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