Podium

Texting inbox, review requests, payments and an 'AI Employee' that answers leads.

Ranking score: 4.4 average across 5 review sites

Fits
Local service businesses, single to multi-location
Starting price

Pricing not public (talk to sales)

Price status: Not public

Price checked: October 23, 2026

Pricing source
podium.com/pricing (opens in a new tab)

Research notes

These notes summarize the vendor's own pricing pages, help docs and site, read on October 23–24, 2026. Prices and plans change, so check the source link before you buy.

Strengths

  • An AI Employee add-on ("Jerry") can be added to any plan to sell, schedule and message customers. (source)
  • Says it connects to 200+ integrations for automations. (source)

Limitations

  • No public price. Plans are quoted by the sales team. (source)
  • The FAQ mentions Bulk Message limits, Bulk Message credits and a base 10DLC fee. Ask what these cost. (source)

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