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At a Glance
Chekkit
Chekkit
Star Rating
(153)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$149.00 Per Month
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Podium
Podium
Star Rating
(1,845)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$399.00 Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Podium excels in its Live Chat feature, scoring 9.1, while Chekkit offers a slightly better score of 9.2, indicating that Chekkit may provide a more seamless chat experience.
  • Reviewers mention that Chekkit outperforms Podium in Two-Way Text Messaging, with a score of 9.6 compared to Podium's 9.3, suggesting that Chekkit offers more robust communication capabilities.
  • G2 users highlight that Podium's Bulk SMS feature scores 8.7, while Chekkit shines with a score of 9.4, indicating that Chekkit may be more effective for businesses needing to send mass messages.
  • Users on G2 note that Chekkit has a superior AI Text Generation capability, scoring 8.6, compared to Podium's 8.0, which may enhance content creation and customer engagement for Chekkit users.
  • Reviewers mention that Podium's Customization Interface scores 8.6, while Chekkit scores slightly lower at 8.3, indicating that Podium may offer a more user-friendly customization experience.
  • Users say that Chekkit excels in Feedback Collection with a score of 8.9, while Podium scores higher at 9.3, suggesting that Podium may provide better tools for gathering customer insights.
Featured Products
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Chekkit
Chekkit Pricing
$149.00
Per Month
Learn more about Chekkit
Podium
Core
$399.00
Per Month
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Free Trial
Chekkit
Free Trial is available
Podium
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
112
9.1
1,549
Ease of Use
9.7
112
9.3
1,568
Ease of Setup
9.6
61
9.2
917
Ease of Admin
9.6
61
9.3
803
Quality of Support
9.7
107
9.0
1,447
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.8
61
9.2
819
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
100
9.0
1,542
Features by Category
Conversational MarketingHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
9.1
263
8.5
2,061
Messenger
9.5
17
8.4
126
Feature Not Available
7.9
175
9.2
26
9.1
191
8.3
19
Feature Not Available
Channels
9.0
20
8.1
181
8.9
28
8.7
191
9.5
29
9.3
206
9.0
13
Feature Not Available
8.7
13
8.1
165
Customers
9.1
19
8.3
122
9.4
20
8.4
126
8.9
21
8.6
193
9.1
18
8.3
193
9.3
20
8.5
192
Automotive MarketingHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
9.0
392
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
9.2
44
Platform Data
Not enough data
9.4
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
42
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
9.4
44
Platform Content
Not enough data
9.1
43
9.2
156
8.5
2,064
Text Messaging
9.4
14
8.7
179
|
Verified
9.6
17
9.3
192
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
139
9.1
17
8.6
192
|
Verified
9.0
15
8.4
166
|
Verified
9.0
14
8.5
167
|
Verified
9.4
14
8.6
186
|
Verified
9.6
15
8.6
170
|
Verified
SMS Platform
9.0
15
8.5
177
|
Verified
8.6
15
8.6
178
|
Verified
9.5
10
Feature Not Available
8.8
10
7.7
157
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.3
161
|
Verified
Customer Communications ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
9.1
204
8.3
1,901
Channels
9.0
32
8.3
245
8.9
20
8.3
246
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Design
8.9
25
8.3
261
9.2
22
Feature Not Available
9.0
40
8.7
294
9.4
37
8.6
285
9.4
28
8.7
259
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.9
158
Feature Not Available
7.8
153
Not enough data
8.6
200
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.1
50
Analytics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Communication Platform as a ServiceHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
8.5
1,395
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
273
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
276
|
Verified
Support
Not enough data
8.5
280
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
182
Responses
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
18
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
9.0
18
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.3
17
Conversational SupportHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.4
1,616
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
8.5
217
Not enough data
8.3
132
Not enough data
8.6
146
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.7
221
Not enough data
8.4
131
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.2
140
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
119
Not enough data
7.7
119
Not enough data
8.6
324
Data
Not enough data
8.4
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Interaction
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
9.0
22
Learning
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.6
24
Content Generation
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
System
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.7
22
9.1
305
8.5
6,263
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
8.0
183
Feature Not Available
7.7
179
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Communication
9.1
42
9.2
624
|
Verified
9.0
45
9.1
649
|
Verified
9.0
20
8.2
438
9.2
36
9.0
592
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.3
225
Internal Use
8.8
33
8.3
545
|
Verified
9.1
41
9.0
605
|
Verified
9.4
29
8.7
577
|
Verified
9.0
29
8.6
555
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
562
|
Verified
9.0
30
8.5
529
|
Verified
Enterprise Feedback ManagementHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
9.3
65
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Survey Management
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Process Management
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
System Management
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Online Reputation ManagementHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
9.2
333
8.4
4,958
Consumer Intelligence
9.6
57
|
Verified
9.2
599
|
Verified
9.5
49
|
Verified
8.5
489
9.0
44
|
Verified
8.6
530
|
Verified
Reporting
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.1
40
|
Verified
8.4
497
|
Verified
9.4
59
9.0
619
|
Verified
Media Monitoring
8.8
42
|
Verified
8.6
490
8.8
42
|
Verified
7.2
173
Feature Not Available
8.3
485
In-House Management
Feature Not Available
8.6
479
Feature Not Available
8.6
478
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.6
119
Not enough data
7.9
97
Basic Communication
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
22
Access
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Advanced Features
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
25
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Chekkit
Chekkit
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
90.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
9.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Podium
Podium
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
59.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
4.9%
Reviewers' Industry
Chekkit
Chekkit
Retail
17.1%
Luxury Goods & Jewelry
9.9%
Furniture
5.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.3%
Consumer Services
5.3%
Other
56.6%
Podium
Podium
Automotive
20.3%
Retail
13.8%
Consumer Services
9.2%
Construction
8.2%
Furniture
6.4%
Other
42.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Chekkit
Chekkit
Most Helpful Favorable Review
WP
Will P.
Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism

I changed from Podium to Chekkit - and it was a great move for my company. Chekkit's phone app is more stable than Podium's phone app. The staff at Chekkit couldn't be more helpful. It's really incredible how they helped me move my data over, set up my...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Hardware

I find that the program runs fine, though I think the worst aspect of this program is its need to ask for a review in the first place. If the product is good, people will talk about it. There would be no need to ask for reviews

Podium
Podium
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Shelly H.
SH
Shelly H.
Verified User in Financial Services

Connecting instantly with Google, we had a hard time getting our reviews to actually be seen on Google in the past.

Most Helpful Critical Review
RR
Robert R.
Verified User in Automotive

Podium has the worst customer service I have ever experienced. The company employs a third party to contact dealers and try to sell them services one or twice a week. Even after being asked to be placed on a do not call list, they are still reaching out. I...

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Discussions
Chekkit
Chekkit Discussions
How to organize messages without losing information that may need to be referenced at a later time.
1 comment
Daniel F.
DF
Hi Teegan, to archive a message there is a "Close Message" feature that will put all messages in the closed tab. Thank you for your feedback on an...Read more
Can you please add a "Save All Attachments" feature for both PC and phone application?
1 comment
Daniel F.
DF
Hi Robin, Thanks for your feedback! Could you please clarify? Do you mean save all attachments that have been sent and received in the conversation? If...Read more
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Chekkit has no more discussions with answers
Podium
Podium Discussions
How can I make people interact with the chat feature better?
3 comments
Jeff J.
JJ
Let them know about how easy it is to connect to the company they are using. It's a direct connection between the customer and service techs.Read more
How can online reviews help my business?
2 comments
VL
In a day and age of online reviews, the majority of the people nowadays are choosing their services/companies based on their online popularity/reviews. Read more
How do I edit my templates ( If this is not a permissions issues )
2 comments
Jeffrey P.
JP
If it is not a permissions issue then to be honest I am not sure. You can create new templates. When I login to Podium on a computer it tells me that you...Read more