The honest table.
What each actually costs.
1 property, 100 contacts, 50 emails/mo, 10 SMS/mo — no video testimonials.
~500 contacts, 10 video testimonials at 480p with a 2-min cap; SMS billed per segment. ($29/mo annually.)
3 properties, 25 videos at 1080p, 5-min cap; Wall of Love and branding removal start here. ($59/mo annually.)
5 properties, unlimited video at 4K, 1,000 SMS/mo, up to 25,000+ contacts. ($262/mo annually.)
The structural thing to know: pricing scales on usage — roughly +$50/month per extra 10,000 contacts and 100,000 monthly visitors, SMS per segment, and video metered by count, minutes, and resolution. Budget for the bill you'll have after growth, not the one you start with.
10 text + 2 video testimonials, 2 widgets, 1 wall — no card required.
Unlimited text testimonials, every widget type & style, branding removal, widget analytics + GA4/GTM.
Unlimited video testimonials, Smart Invites (500/mo), Contextual Proof Match, Proof Impact, 3 seats.
API + webhooks, custom domains, 33-language translations, multi-clip reels, 8-platform auto-sync.
Yearly billing gets 2 months free. Full plan comparison →
Endorsal facts last verified 2026-07-17 from public pricing pages. Always confirm current pricing with the vendor.
Requests on autopilot are the first half.
These three are why teams switch — and, per the table above, where the comparison ends.
When Endorsal is the right call.
Endorsal's automation pedigree is real, and a few of its capabilities are ones we deliberately don't offer. If these decide it for you, that's a fair outcome.
Move the library. Retire the meter.
Export your testimonials from Endorsal as CSV and drop the file on our importer — columns are auto-matched with suggestions you confirm, duplicates are caught by content hashing, and on Pro and up one click rolls the job back. Reviews that came from Google or Facebook can be re-synced directly from the source instead.
Heads-up on video: download your video testimonial files from Endorsal while your account is active — their published guidance encourages saving files locally, and switching guides report videos stop being served after cancellation. Upload the originals to ReTestimonial and we host them with adaptive streaming and automatic transcripts.
ReTestimonial vs Endorsal, answered.
Is ReTestimonial a good Endorsal alternative?
If you came to Endorsal for automated review requests, yes — that's the part we match head-on, at a flat price. Smart Invites send a 3-email sequence triggered by webhooks from Stripe, Shopify, or your own stack, with permanent suppression lists and 90-day re-invite cooldowns, at $49/month for 500 invites — no per-contact or per-visitor scaling. What we don't match: SMS sequences and FOMO popups, which stay Endorsal wins.
Does ReTestimonial send SMS review requests?
No — Smart Invites are email-only. Endorsal sends both email and SMS (SMS billed per segment, with monthly caps by tier). If your customers only respond to texts, weigh that seriously; it's the clearest thing Endorsal does that we don't.
How does video compare between the two?
As of July 2026, Endorsal's Starter tier records up to 10 videos at 480p with a 2-minute cap, 1080p arrives at $79, and unlimited 4K at $349. ReTestimonial streams HD video on every plan that includes video, with unlimited video testimonials from Premium at $49 — recording caps are 2–5 minutes by plan, and transcripts are automatic.
What happens to my videos if I leave either tool?
Download your files from Endorsal while your account is active — their guidance encourages saving local copies, and switching guides report hosted videos stop being served after cancellation. On ReTestimonial, data export is available from Pro up, and video files you upload remain yours to download.
Can I import my Endorsal testimonials?
Yes. Export a CSV, confirm the auto-matched columns, and run the import — duplicates are caught by content hash, and from Pro up every job rolls back in one click. Platform reviews (Google, Facebook) can be re-synced from the source instead, so they stay fresh automatically.
Keep the autopilot. Lose the meter.
Import your Endorsal export this afternoon — the free tier needs no card, and paid plans can roll the import back in one click. No hard feelings either way.