What Crowd Reviews, LLC does

Crowd Reviews, LLC operates CrowdReviews.com, a web-based review aggregation and ranking platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in Naples, Florida. The platform ranks over 60,000 software and service companies across more than 600 categories using a proprietary multi-factor algorithm that evaluates review strength, reviewer credentials (with LinkedIn verification emphasis), client-vs-employee review weighting, sentiment strength, engagement metrics, profile completeness, and verified-status certification. Companies cannot pay to improve their rankings, which is the company's central brand differentiator against pay-to-play competitors G2 and Capterra.

The platform serves two primary user groups: businesses researching software and service providers before purchase, and software vendors and service providers seeking to build credibility and generate organic leads. Vendors can self-serve register, claim profiles, respond to reviews, contribute blog content, and obtain Verified Status certification via CPA, CFP, CFA, CMA, or attorney attestation. A Rank Forecasting Tool allows vendors to project their potential rank based on algorithm factors.

Revenue is generated through subscription-based profile management and profile enhancement services, licensing of verified/featured company badges and embeddable widgets, and freemium tiered pricing for review submission and basic profile features. Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company operates with 11-50 employees, is privately held with no disclosed external funding, and is led by founder and CEO Jeev Trika. Distribution is global across 50+ countries via country-specific subdomains, with organic SEO and a 1,600+ blog contribution program serving as the primary top-of-funnel channels.

Name

Crowd Reviews, LLC

Legal name

Crowd Reviews, LLC

Website

https://www.crowdreviews.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CrowdReviews.com is a privately held review and ranking platform that ranks over 60,000 software and service companies across 600+ categories using a transparent, non-pay-to-play algorithm. It serves B2B buyers researching vendors and SMB software/service providers seeking organic lead generation and credibility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Review and Ranking Platform

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191), Directory and Mailing List Publishers (51314)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Creator/Influencer Discovery & Rankings Platforms (MPACAKAI)

Keywords

• Review platform
• Software rankings
• Vendor comparison
• Business reviews
• Review aggregation

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Business Registration and Profile Management: Companies can register their business on the platform and manage their company profile. The platform facilitates lead generation through profile visibility to thousands of daily visitors.
2. Profile Enhancement Services: Companies can claim and enhance their profiles with additional information, respond to reviews, and utilize profile engagement features to improve their ranking.
3. Badge and Widget Licensing: Platform provides downloadable badges for verified/featured companies to display on their own websites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CrowdReviews.com is a web-based review aggregation and ranking platform that ranks more than 60,000 software and service companies across 600+ categories based on user-submitted text and video reviews. Rankings are produced by a proprietary multi-factor algorithm that evaluates review strength, reviewer credibility (with emphasis on LinkedIn-verified client reviews), sentiment, engagement, profile completeness, and verified status. Companies cannot pay to improve their rankings, and the methodology is publicly disclosed. The platform also offers profile management, a rank forecasting tool, verified status certification, and downloadable badges for displayed on vendor websites.

Product overview

CrowdReviews.com is a review aggregation and ranking platform that ranks over 60,000 software and service companies across over 600 categories. The platform operates as a unified system where the core CrowdReviews.com ranking engine processes user reviews (both text and video) through a transparent algorithm that considers review strength, reviewer credibility (with emphasis on LinkedIn-verified client reviews), sentiment strength, engagement metrics, and verified status. The platform offers businesses profile management tools, a rank forecasting calculator, and a verified status certification program. Companies cannot pay to improve their rankings — positions are earned through genuine customer feedback and profile engagement. The platform also features a blog contribution program with over 1600 expert articles covering software and service categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CrowdReviews.com Platform
• Verified Status Certification
• Badge and Widget Licensing

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60,000 companies rated and ranked
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Capterra: Gartner-owned software review and comparison platform serving buyers across categories. Directly comparable to CrowdReviews as a competitor referenced by name on CrowdReviews' homepage as a pay-to-play incumbent.
• SourceForge: Long-standing software discovery and review platform covering enterprise, open source, and B2B software categories. Comparable to CrowdReviews in offering vendor rankings and user reviews across a broad software taxonomy.
• Software Advice: Gartner-owned platform helping businesses select software via reviews, advisor matching, and category listings. Directly comparable in serving the same SMB buyer research workflow as CrowdReviews.
• TrustRadius: B2B software review platform with a focus on in-depth, verified buyer reviews and transparent ranking methodology. Comparable to CrowdReviews in category coverage, verified-review emphasis, and buyer-research orientation.
• G2: The leading B2B software and services review platform; directly comparable to CrowdReviews in offering category-based vendor rankings, verified reviews, and buyer-side comparison tools. CrowdReviews explicitly positions against G2 as its anti-pay-to-play alternative.
• GetApp: Gartner-owned business software discovery and review platform with category rankings and vendor profiles. Comparable to CrowdReviews in software categorization, vendor reviews, and SMB buyer orientation.

Emerging players

• SoftwareSuggest: B2B software discovery platform offering reviews, listings, and buying guides across categories. Comparable to CrowdReviews in software categorization, vendor profiles, and buyer-research focus.
• Crozdesk: Smaller B2B software comparison and review platform with category-based rankings. Comparable to CrowdReviews as a similarly-sized, category-driven review aggregator competing for SEO and SMB buyer mindshare.
• SaaSworthy: SaaS marketplace and review platform with category listings and vendor profiles. Comparable to CrowdReviews in serving software buyers with comparison and ranking functionality.

Broad incumbents

• Gartner Peer Insights: Enterprise-focused software review platform operated by Gartner. Comparable as a verified-review platform for software buyers but serving a much more enterprise-leaning audience than CrowdReviews' SMB- and mid-market-skewed SMB vendor base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_crowdreviews_
• Facebookfacebook.com/crowdreviews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jeev-trika-b337aa6
• Instagraminstagram.com/crowdreviews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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