Comparison

SmartThoughts LLC vs G2

SmartThoughts LLC and G2 both land on Depends.

SmartThoughts LLC

Depends

Confidence: Low

Worth using if you're an association running a DIY AMS search and want free, vendor-neutral reviews and assessments.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buyers shortlisting B2B software should use G2 free as one input, cross-checked against Capterra or TrustRadius.

SmartThoughts LLC versus G2
Compare	SmartThoughts LLC	G2
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Associations with $500K-$7.5M budgets	B2B software buyers shortlisting tools
Who it's not for	Non-association businesses buying general software	Vendors without five-figure budgets
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁶	No public security page found; UpGuard reports no phishing; G2's own DPA references a past data breach.¹¹
Support quality	Engagements closed; no support evidence	Trustpilot and BBB complaints about G2's service
Public sentiment	No verified user reviews of SmartThoughts itself; review sites surfaced similarly named but unrelated companies.^⁵	Buyers find G2 useful for breadth, but sentiment on G2's own service skews negative on Trustpilot and Redditors weigh it against Capterra and Trustpilot.¹³
Biggest gotcha	Site states it no longer takes AMS selection or assessment engagements . DIY content only.^²	Vendor contracts are negotiated and opaque; budget five figures annually before committing.¹²