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Review and reputation management · September 2026 Edition

Birdeye vs Reputation

Five of twelve models named Birdeye first on the direct prompt; zero named Reputation. Both were named by all twelve models and Birdeye carries 49 labels and Reputation 37, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Birdeye

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

Reputation

criticized challenger

By Reputation.com, Redwood City, United States, founded 2006. Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share26%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate22%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels4937A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Birdeye reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Birdeye vs Reviewflowz · Birdeye vs ReviewTrackers · Birdeye vs ReviewGrower

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the review and reputation management page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
BirdeyeFirst choices, of twelve modelsReputation
Direct50
Paraphrase511 against Birdeye · 1 against Reputation
Comparative102
Budget-constrained005 against Birdeye · 2 against Reputation
Scale-constrained21
Negative005 against Birdeye · 6 against Reputation
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Birdeye and Reputation were named in the same answer 100 times, of the 186 answers naming Birdeye and the 108 naming Reputation. In those answers Reputation took the first choice nine times and Birdeye thirty-two.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Birdeye and Reputation stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
Birdeye Reputation first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Birdeye on the left and Reputation on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Birdeye and Reputation stood in it.

Birdeye first, Reputation not the choice

5 of 12 modelsReputation was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Alchemer, Birdeye alternatives: Trustpilot
Perplexity SonarBirdeye alternatives: Okendo, Podium, REVIEWS.io
Llama 4 MaverickBirdeye
Kimi K2Birdeye alternatives: Influitive
MiniMax M2.5Birdeye alternatives: Podium

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniReviewTrackers alternatives: Birdeye, Yext
Gemini 3.5 FlashReviewflowz alternatives: Birdeye, Chattermill, Enterpret, Trustmary
Grok 4.1 FastReviewTrackers alternatives: Birdeye, Reviewflowz
DeepSeek V4 FlashReviewflowz alternatives: Birdeye, Reputation
Qwen 3.7 FlashOrderBoosts, ReviewJet alternatives: Bazaarvoice, Birdeye, Reputation, Trustpilot

Neither was named

2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Mistral SmallG2 Marketing Solutions alternatives: Reviows, Senja, Testimonial.to, UserEvidence
GLM 4.7 FlashXBazaarvoice alternatives: Experience.com, ReviewTrackers, Trustpilot

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Birdeye leads by eight points.
Birdeye8%#3 of 11
Reputation0%#10 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Birdeye leads by twenty-two points.
Birdeye26%#1 of 14
Reputation4%#4 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Birdeye leads by twelve points.
Birdeye31%#1 of 8
Reputation18%#2 of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Birdeye

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“What to Avoid on a Budget - Birdeye ($299+/month) ... overkill for limited budgets” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Birdeye and Reputation.com unless you have many physical locations” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“This is perhaps the most consistently flagged platform for predatory practices.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“I'd recommend Birdeye if you want the strongest all-around platform for reviews, listings, and automated reputation workflows” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Choose Birdeye if you need a broad platform for many locations and want reviews, listings, and response workflows together.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“1. Birdeye - Best for Multi-Location Businesses ... Strengths: All-in-one platform for local business reputation management” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Reputation

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Frequent Trustpilot accusations of scams, undelivered services ... Users report it as "flawed" for reputation tracking.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Birdeye and Reputation.com unless you have many physical locations” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Avoid if budget is tight: Podium, Birdeye, Weave, and Reputation.com” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“2. Reputation.com - Best for Enterprise Multi-Location ... Deep analytics and enterprise capabilities” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Birdeye or Reputation.com as top reputation management tools.” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Need everything in one place? → Birdeye or Reputation.com.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.