ShowTrust vs Senja
Senja is a polished, feature-rich testimonial platform with deep imports and AI tooling — and Starter pricing at $29/mo. ShowTrust trades breadth for a fast, focused wall of love and Pro at $4.99/mo. Here's the honest comparison.
Senja is one of the most loved modern testimonial tools — it imports from 18+ sources, hosts video, has AI features, and ships 20+ widget templates. Its free plan caps at 15 testimonials and Starter is $29/mo (Pro $59/mo).
ShowTrust is deliberately smaller. It does the core loop — collect, curate, embed — with a lightweight, no-iframe widget styled to match your brand, an uncapped free tier, and Pro at $4.99/mo. If you want a focused tool rather than a platform, that's the trade.
| Feature | ShowTrust | Senja |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Unlimited testimonials | 15 testimonials |
| Entry paid plan | $4.99/mo | $29/mo (Starter) |
| Top paid plan | $4.99/mo | $59/mo (Pro) |
| Text testimonials | ||
| Star ratings | ||
| Hosted collection page | ||
| Embeddable wall of love | ||
| Lightweight widget (no iframe) | ~5kb script | embeds |
| Curate (pin / hide / edit) | ||
| Impression & CTA analytics | ||
| Install via AI agent (Claude skill) | — | |
| REST API | paid plans | |
| Video testimonials | Pro, unlimited | |
| Import from 18+ sources | X, App Store, CSV, paste | |
| AI / translation tooling | — |
Pick ShowTrust when
Price: $4.99/mo vs $29–$59/mo for Senja's paid tiers
Unlimited testimonials free — no 15-cap to bump into
A lightweight (~5kb) widget, no iframe, styled to match your brand
Install via REST API or an AI agent (Claude skill) — not just the dashboard
Pin, hide, and edit inline — full control over what ships
Pick Senja when
HD video exports and more video tooling
Direct imports from 18+ social and review platforms — ShowTrust covers X, App Store, CSV and pasted text
AI tooling and automatic translation into 20+ languages
20+ widget templates and a deeper feature surface overall
Team seats and multiple projects for larger organisations
Pricing
ShowTrust Pro is $4.99/mo ($49.99/yr) with an uncapped free tier. Senja is free up to 15 testimonials, then $29/mo (Starter, billed monthly) and $59/mo (Pro), with extra projects and seats as add-ons. Pricing verified May 2026 — check senja.io for current plans.
For founders who want a fast, affordable wall of love without Senja's broader platform, yes. ShowTrust covers collection (text and video), curation, and embedding for $4.99/mo with an uncapped free tier. If you rely on many direct import sources or AI translation, Senja is the more complete platform today.
Yes. ShowTrust Pro is $4.99/mo versus Senja's $29/mo Starter and $59/mo Pro. ShowTrust's free tier is also uncapped, while Senja's free plan stops at 15 testimonials.
Partly. ShowTrust imports X posts and App Store reviews by link, any CSV, and reviews pasted from sites like G2, Capterra or Trustpilot (AI splits them into testimonials). Senja connects to more sources directly.
Yes, on Pro — recorded in the browser or uploaded, with no cap on the number of videos. Senja also hosts video on its free plan.
Hosted submission page + embeddable wall of love. Free plan forever — no card to start.
The lightweight, $4.99/mo alternative to the category veteran — now with unlimited video on Pro. Honest about where Testimonial.to's AI and captions still lead.
An even leaner, lower-cost wall of love with unlimited free testimonials, video on Pro and an API — Famewall still wins on audio and free-plan video.
An even leaner wall of love at roughly a third the price. Uncapped free tier, tweet and CSV imports, and built-in analytics — Shoutout still wins on A/B testing.