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Birdeye

#1 most trusted reputation and customer experience platform

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Birdeye Reviews

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4.7

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  • Likelihood to recommend9.17/10

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I find that very helpful in knowing peoples interest in reviewing us. The customer service has always been helpful and very responsive.
We have seen such an phenomenal growth with our company. We have tripled our sales and are able to have our amazing clients leave amazing stories on their experience.
Our agency has really enjoyed working with BirdEye. It's proved to be a very effective way to manage the review process for our clients - and has yielded some great results.
Finding the review request button is now difficult. My employees will no longer use the product due to difficulty to use and I am getting tired of emails and texts all day.
Getting to speak with someone or cancelling a contract that was done incorrectly the first time was a problem. They don't return phone calls.
Minor complaint - time frames for viewing reports don't have a simple "last month" option.
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David F.

CEO

Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Works well and good support

Reviewed 3 years ago

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David: Hi, my name is David. I'm the CEO and founder of a marketing agency, and we've been using BirdEye...

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Melisa D.

Owner

Marketing and Advertising, self-employed

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From a Marketing Agency Perspective

Reviewed 8 months ago

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Melisa: Hi, I am Melisa. I'm an owner. I rate BirdEye five out of five stars. For more reviews, click...

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Jessica D.

Building Materials, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Reviews=Revenue w/BirdEye as Your Guide

Reviewed 4 years ago

Prior to using BirdEye, I had the vaguest notion of what entailed the process of online reviewing, HOW people and companies and businesses were actually able to procure such a steady stream of tremendous numbers of reviews and so quickly, in terms of date of service. It was bananas to me! Then, I had the pleasure of having the job of "sending a bird eye" to every one of our customers, right after...

Pros

Absolutely EVERYTHING. For anyone who is tasked with being responsible for learning, implementing, and maintaining rigorous company reviews, quickly and with little to no instruction, the very reviews that Google proffer up upon searching either the respective company or simply the general industry, the reviews that are responsible for having an enormous impact on our first impression of a company...

Cons

Honestly, I found using BirdEye to be so fun, I realize I may be quite the outlier there, but as this is such a streamlined and easy set of steps, the same taken for each you send, doing the day's reviews is an almost therapeutic endeavor. I kid not. And I was so so grateful for how quickly I was able to understand and implement the process, having never been inconvenienced or plagued with ANY issues or problems or hiccups, I'd be remiss if I didn't say that may be there should be an appreciation show dedicated that we can call "BirdEye for the Queer AND Straight Guys." No cons.

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Wow! Music to our hears! Thank you for taking the time and providing thorough feedback. We are thrilled you're having a positive experience and enjoying the platform.

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Jacob N.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Good experience. Good customer support.

Reviewed 9 months ago

Good experience. Seems to have great customer support. Integration is not too difficult and features outweigh other platforms. Price was not bad. Would recommend to others.

Pros

HIPPA compliant messaging via text messaging and email. The ability to integrate reviews on different channels and listings management included. Customer support seems very good.

Cons

The review widget was difficult to implement onto our website due to Birdeye's code. Also, originally was told Facebook instant forms would auto populate in the Birdeye system but was later told it does not. No a big deal but would have loved to have that included. It also took longer to set everything up than expected.

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Hi Jacob! Thank you for choosing Birdeye! We are happy to hear about your great experience!

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Peter S.

Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Over charged over promised bait and switch, deceit, and non stop billing issues!

Reviewed 2 years ago

I lost money by using BirdEye and they still wont fix the issues!

Pros

The ability to get more reviews on google

Cons

Lots of issues with integrations and billing but most of all I purchased Yext through them and was given Synup! I was lied to and when I called them out on it they said oh we will give you Yext now, I asked for a refund and they said they were working on it, I found this out at the end of July or beginning of August then I told them I would not be renewing my 25 locations, they then said they would send me a new contract, tried to get me to sign a 3-year contract, I refused and said I wanted to drop down to 10 locations, they then sent me a new contract for one year, I didn't sign, then they auto renewed, I'm reporting them to the state attorney! Also everyone I dealt with was fired or left!

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Helene V.

Public Relations and Communications, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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Birdeye makes it easy to keep reviews in one place

Reviewed 3 months ago

Because it is complicated for field service specialists to constantly check checks, Birdeye's perspective is very valuable. The busier the group of guys is, the less likely they will be to be slow to ask for a check, because Birdeye makes it easier for the specialists as they deliver what is required. Also, remembering passwords and browsing several different websites is equally or more difficult than remembering reviews. If a review has a score of less than 5, I want you to be able to get started immediately. Birdeye brings everything together in one accessible place plus it tells me about new releases. We have recently become registered with Birdeye, however, we can already see a distinction.

Pros

This program is really easy to learn and has provided a knowledge base, plus contact with the user if you want further assistance. It is hygienic, clear and easy to use. It brings all your notes together in one easy to find place. In addition to integrating with our field program for requesting repairs, it can be linked to the company's website and can be fully customized with company branding to match the look and feel of the website. It happens automatically every day and they will ask the customer a question twice more, waiting two days between requests. Repetition increases the percentage of the customer making the critique, however, they do not aggravate the customer.

Cons

Perhaps because we are novices at Birdeye, I don't care about their software problems. Everything works as it should.

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Thank for leaving Birdeye a review.We appreciate your business and support!

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Dacelin S.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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Review of Birdeye

Reviewed 2 months ago
Pros

we can maintain great google reviews more easily

Cons

i cant really think of anything that we dont like

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Scott C.

Construction, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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Reviews make it all happen

Reviewed 2 months ago
Pros

The review request automations are great for us. As we complete jobs, we send out review requests to our customers and vendors. Great to hear what went well...and what needs some attention.

Cons

There really aren't too many things that I don't like. The software didn't easily integrate with our project management software but customer support helped us overcome that!

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David R.

Construction, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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Best review management

Reviewed a month ago
Pros

I like being able to quickly send a review request to my subcontractors after they finish their work on a project. I know it helps our company and it let's me know how things went in their eyes.

Cons

I really don't have any complaints. It'd be great if it integrated with our project management software but hopefully soon.

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Nicholas G.

Construction, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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Slick Customer Interaction

Reviewed 2 months ago

Incredible!

Pros

The website chatbot has been a great addition to our website and helped our customer and employee communication. The intuitive answers are a huge benefit.

Cons

Nothing is too major but the dashboard can be a little difficult to navigate initially. The customer service team was a great help though.

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Sandra F.

Construction, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Increased reviews

Reviewed 2 months ago
Pros

Product was easy to use. The ease of navigating the website and app was friendly.

Cons

Initially overwhelming, but customer service was helpful.

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Gary T.

Construction, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Birdeye is Tops!

Reviewed 2 months ago
Pros

Birdeye has helped us increase our online reviews which will eventually move us up the page on Google. Really good for our industry.

Cons

All the features were a little overwhelming at first, but the training and customer support helped us out.

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Thad S.

Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Good product, but flawed

Reviewed a year ago

The support team really wants to do a good job and can make up for the product's shortcomings. Issues pop up, naturally, as we come across unique instances, etc., and our Account Manager is great about working with us on finding resolutions.

Pros

Birdeye's ability to integrate with a wide variety of patient management systems (PMS) for review generation is exceptional and sets this product apart from anything else we can find. Our clients use a wide variety of PMSs, and Birdeye integrates with nearly all of them. If they don't they'll work on finding a solution to bring automation to the system.

Cons

We have a large number of clients that use this system and during the sales process we were told that all we needed to do was provide a CSV of their names & locations, and the onboarding team would handle it. Unfortunately, that was not the case. We had to manually configure a profile for each of our clients. Also, the continually cross market to existing clients. For example, we have a client that...

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Amazing, thorough feedback, Thad! We are looking into your feedback and our team will be on top of enhancing the features for our customer's continued success. Thank you for the awareness and for being a wonderful Birdeye partner!

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Amy S.

Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Automated Reviews Made Easy!

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall I am very pleased with the product. It is a huge improvement from who we previously used. They continue to innovate their product and are open to suggestions. They find solutions and are dedicated to customer satisfaction.

Pros

I like how I can customize reviews to brand them for each of my clients' needs. Automation is a huge benefit as I can now offer this product to a wider variety of my clients.

Cons

There are some platforms such as FieldEdge that they offer to integrate with but it is not a true integration. They have a dedicated team to pull contacts to send customer review requests through cloud based access, but it lacks a seamless effort at times. More platforms to fully integrate on would be beneficial, Such platforms would be: Successware, Payzer, FieldEdge, dESCO.

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Christopher B.

Medical Practice, 11-50 employees

Used other for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend3/10

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BirdEye is Perfect At One Thing, Bad Pricing

Reviewed 4 years ago

As stated above, my office selected BirdEye to boost our online reviews and online presence, in which, BirdEye perfectly pulled that off. Our office reviews skyrocketed thanks to BirdEye. My office stopped using BirdEye when we discovered another product for a much lower price point with more features.

Pros

BirdEye integrates with your dental software and helped our office boost our reviews on Facebook, Google, and all other social media sites. At the end of the business day, BirdEye texts all of our patients and gives them a route to easily post reviews about their office visit, which absolutely helped us gain reviews and online presence. The best part about this software is the dashboard that allows users to see review statistics. The customer service for this company is excellent.

Cons

The pricing. The pricing for BirdEye is way too expensive for the features provided.

Vendor response

Hi Christopher, We're happy to hear your office skyrocked with BirdEye! And thanks for the compliment to the customer service! There is no software that has more features to cost than BirdEye. We're sorry you left us. We'd love to reconnect to start getting you more Google reviews and also get the reviews back on your website and social media.

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Samantha M.

Marketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Birdeye: The Obvious Choice

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who was looking to grow their business online. 10/10

Pros

My favorite part about this software is how user-friendly it is. We work with small businesses and help them gain reviews, and it is so easy walking them through the system. Not only is it user-friendly but it is visually appealing when you are using the software, or even receiving a request from the system.

Cons

I would like to see more opportunities with integration, and more hands-on help with solving issues when it comes to integrating.

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Hi Samantha! Thank you for your recommendation! If you ever need assistance, you can contact our support team at support@birdeye.com. So happy the platform has been easy to use and that you find it visually appealing!

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Conor F.

Automotive, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Terrible Review Company

Reviewed 8 months ago

Worst review service on the market right now. Before moving to Birdeye I would get between two to three 5 Star reviews a week just from my team texting customers. After moving to Birdeye I got one review in a month. Then when I asked to cancel, they refused to because I signed a contract for a year. The fact they make customers sign year contracts proves that they know their system does not work well. DO NOT USE!!

Pros

Nothing, the system does not work, and I hope people don't get stuck in the contact like me.

Cons

Bait and switch, lock you into a contract, does not generate new reviews, terrible onboard, hard to use.

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Hi Conor, I apologize for this experience you have faced. I want to make things right and resolve this for you. Please email me at ciera.saldona@birdeye.com so I can further assist.

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Jessika H.

Consumer Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Birdeye is fast and efficient!

Reviewed 10 months ago
Pros

Birdeye has been a wonderful addition to our company! We previously used another desktop messaging app, and the switch to Birdeye has improved workflow greatly. It auto-refreshes, so we don't miss messages anymore. I love the desktop notifications feature for this reason as well. It transcribes voicemails most of the time (if the caller speaks clearly/had a good signal when they called.) Customers can also send us photos of where they would like their delivery placed. The company sends out review requests for us, instead of us having to individually send them every day. When a review comes in, it is automatically responded to through Birdeye.

Cons

I have not experienced any cons yet, as this is a newer software to our company.

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Thank you so much for being a a Birdeye customer! We are happy to hear about your success story! :)

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Verified reviewer

Computer Software, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Experience Management through BirdEye is an awesome experience

Reviewed 4 years ago

Decision making is now done with data. The data tells us what needs to change. That makes things easy.

Pros

BirdEye has made experience management a wonderful experience. We manage thousands of locations and this tool gives us the transparency and scale that we need to manage an ever changing technology landscape. It also gives us the flexibility to create and execute campaigns to gather different types of feedback across various channels. The data we receive from our customers is amazing and it allows us to make better business decisions. This software has also made it really easy to identify who needs more customer service training, or changes we need to make to our facilities etc... Love the reporting, two way messaging, review gathering, monitoring and surveys. NPS is also easy to serve.

Cons

Switching from setup to campaigns could be easier.

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Orlando L.

Renewables & Environment, 11-50 employees

Used monthly for 1-2 years

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Good, until you contact customer service

Reviewed 5 months ago

Their platform has its uses, but there are other options with much better customer support and that don't just see you as money.

Pros

It provides a single page to see various messaging platforms (Facebook, Instagram, SMS, etc.). So, we can see all in one page, instead of having to go to different platforms.The Reviews page is nice. You can link your third-party review pages (Facebook, Google, BBB, etc.) and have one single link that provides the customer the opportunity to review your business in the platform of their choosing. You can also see the amount of reviews you achieved in certain periods (months, quarters, years), and provides you the ability to establish a goal of number of reviews (ex. 25 reviews in a month).

Cons

The messaging page becomes a cluttering mess if you have multiple users working the messages. You can assign chats to a certain user, but in the main page (where you see all messages) you still get the mess of every chat even if it's already assigned. So, it becomes messy, enough to uninspire you to work with the platform.The mass text messages feature creates a total chaos in the messages window when...

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Hi Orlando, We appreciate your feedback. If you are ever needing assistance with cancellation, please reach out to me directly at ciera.saldona@birdeye.com.

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Jennifer H.

Sporting Goods, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Where have you been???

Reviewed a year ago

Our [SENSITIVE CONTENT] would have to log in to all the different social media/review outlets to respond to customers directly. This would mean it was all on him. With Birdeye, we can create users with varying permissions (customer service team/storefront associates) to increase the response time to reviews/direct feedback/inquiries. This, in turn, also boosted our review stats!

Pros

Having a brick & mortar store, plus a website means potential customers will base their decision to visit a location or a website based on other customers' experiences. Birdeye allows us to thank those who leave positive reviews as well as see areas where we could improve. Being able to see reviews and direct feedback all in one place means we can respond to our customers quicker and more efficiently. Features like "Reports" lets us see which platforms (Google, Facebook, etc) we have the strongest following and where we could amp up marketing. All in all, Birdeye was our "missing puzzle piece"

Cons

We have been using Birdeye for almost a year now; I haven't run into anything that would deter me from recommending them to another business. The only thing (not even a huge deal) is we are not able to fully utilize the "campaign" feature as we are in the firearms industry; it's a no-no for Birdeye.

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Thank you for the amazing thorough feedback, Jennifer! We look forward to your continued success with Birdeye!

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Jr P.

Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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"Best in the Land" for Reviews

Reviewed 2 years ago

The reps are very informative and most importantly the tech support is top notch and easy to reach

Pros

ease of use and they continue to offer more products

Cons

Nothing---they fix any issues along the way and that is all you can expect.

Vendor response

Hi! We appreciate the recommendation! Birdeye values our partners and always strives to provide the best support. Glad we are able to achieve that with you. Thanks for being a Birdeye partner!

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Camila A.

Real Estate, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Simple communication with customers

Reviewed 2 years ago

BirdEye is user-friendly, it integrates with Rent Manager to be able to identify specific triggers to send survey requests, all data can be managed in one dashboard in a very organized way, the support team is friendly and professional in every call/email I have received.

Pros

BirdEye has a lot of feature that help communicate with customers and manage all the reviews from different pages on one dashboard. The webchat/receptionist feature creates a simple way of communication via text that saves time answering questions for multiple people at a time.

Cons

We would love to have an automatic schedule setting to turn ON/OFF the webchat on the website to prevent having customers contacting us out of the business hours.

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Hi Camila! We are pleased to hear that you are enjoying our features and seamless integration with Rent Manager! Birdeye is completely customizable so feel free to always reach out to support at support@birdeye.coms o they can customize how you want. Thanks for your feedback!

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Fadia S.

Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Why walk if you can fly!!!! Use Birdeye

Reviewed 5 years ago

Our patients are walking advertisements for our office and Birdeye has been the best method to voice their opinions.

Pros

The benefits outweigh the cost. Using Birdeye has increased our presence socially and physically. One of the best investments I made in our office. Can't say enough about the benefits and the ease of using this product.

Cons

I was hesitant at first to do business with someone who is across the states and would only communicate by phone or email. Little did I know, the staff goes out of their way to answer any questions and if a problem arises and we need assistance, they are on top of the issues quick. I wish I knew about Birdeye sooner. The sky will be the limit

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Fadia, thanks so much for your great feedback. We love that you are benefiting so much from using BirdEye! Sky is definitely the limit for your practice! We're honored you consider BirdEye "one of hte best investments" for your practice! Thanks for being a BirdEye customer!

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Mary D.

Medical Practice, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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I love my BirdEye

Reviewed 5 years ago

We changed the software so that we control who gets a review - We pick them out in the AM. We manage a 5 star on Google and all our reviews are so positive and flattering to the office.

Pros

The ease that any of my staff can present the software and the patient is at ease seeing it isn't a big deal. Lots of patients are afraid the click here, click there platforms, or even before we had BirdEye, us telling them how to do it! This is easy breezy for all!

Cons

There isn't anything I don't not like about it - We were able to custom tailor the software to what we wanted and it's what I got!

Vendor response

Thanks Mary! We love your dental office is getting such great reviews. We do offer 300+ integrations, but I'm happy to hear you found a way that works specifically for your office! And it looks like you're really rocking it with the reviews. Glad to hear your patients find it "easy breezy"! Thanks for the feedback!

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Pia S.

Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Customizable As Per Our Needs And Great Customer Support

Reviewed 7 months ago

Birdeye completely instructed us on how to use the platform and automated my system. Using it is pretty simple. I love being able to generate original insights with competitor monitoring, which is a great feature.

Pros

The workload of a one-person marketing team is immediately reduced by automated service. The platform serves as your one-stop shop for all business correspondence. It has made it incredibly simple to interact with and keep in touch with our customers outside of our physical stores. Also, customer service responds quite quickly.

Cons

They need to expand the functionality accessible from each screen and reorganize their drop-down menus. A longer and occasionally confusing integration procedure.

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We are excited to hear how your loving Birdeye's competitive benchmarking feature!

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Jeff D.

Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Great Tool for Aggregating Reviews Across Various Platforms

Reviewed 5 years ago

Overall, very happy. Good value for the money.

Pros

This is a great tool that allows you to funnel reviews across the review sites where you need the the most. The greatest feature of this system is its ability to direct people with an inclination to provide negative sentiment to an internal response channel, while sending people likely to respond in a positive way to the site or sites where you most want or need reviews. The system directly integrates to well over 100 industry specific review platforms which makes it very convenient to push reviews to the platforms where your clients will most likely seek out reviews.

Cons

It is a bit quirky in that you have to be very exact in setting it up so it matches your title and description in Google My Business.