ShowTrust vs Tagembed
Tagembed is a social-wall aggregator — Instagram, TikTok, Google Reviews, and 10+ other sources rolled into a single feed widget. ShowTrust is purpose-built for testimonials: collect, curate, and embed, with Pro at $4.99/mo. Different tools for different jobs — here's the honest comparison.
Tagembed is a social-media wall: aggregate posts from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Google Reviews, YouTube, and a dozen-plus other sources into one feed and embed it on your site. Its free plan caps at 500 page views/mo with 1 feed; paid plans run $19/mo (Standard), $40/mo (Pro Plus), and $80/mo (Premium), with page views, feeds, and moderation features scaling by tier.
ShowTrust isn't trying to aggregate social feeds. It's a dedicated testimonial tool — a hosted collection page, curation, and a lightweight, no-iframe wall of love widget styled to match your brand, with Pro at $4.99/mo and an uncapped free tier. If you want one tool that pulls in tweets, IG posts, and Google reviews side by side, that's Tagembed's job. If you want testimonials your customers wrote for you, displayed as a wall of love on your own terms, that's ShowTrust.
| Feature | ShowTrust | Tagembed |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Unlimited testimonials, no page-view cap | 500 page views/mo, 1 feed |
| Entry paid plan | $4.99/mo | $19/mo (Standard) |
| Top paid plan | $4.99/mo | $80/mo (Premium) |
| Purpose | Testimonial collection & display | Social-feed aggregator |
| Hosted testimonial collection page | — | |
| Text testimonials | via Google Reviews / X import | |
| Star ratings | via review sources | |
| Embeddable wall of love | via social wall | |
| Lightweight widget (no iframe) | ~5kb script | embeds |
| Page-view metering | — | |
| Curate (pin / hide / edit) | moderation | |
| Impression & CTA analytics | partial | |
| Install via AI agent (Claude skill) | — | |
| REST API | limited | |
| Aggregate from 10+ social sources | — | |
| Video testimonials | Coming soon | via source platform |
Pick ShowTrust when
Purpose-built for testimonials: hosted collection page, curation, branded wall of love
Flat $4.99/mo with an uncapped free tier — no page-view metering
Lightweight (~5kb) widget with no iframe, styled to match your brand
REST API and AI-agent install (Claude skill) for developer-first installs
Built-in impression & CTA analytics tied to your testimonials
Pick Tagembed when
Aggregates 10+ social sources (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Google Reviews, etc.)
Better fit if your social proof lives on third-party platforms rather than direct testimonials
Moderation tooling tailored to high-volume social streams
Established product with a wider library of widget templates and feed types
Pricing
ShowTrust Pro is $4.99/mo ($49.99/yr) with an uncapped free tier and no page-view metering. Tagembed is free up to 500 page views/mo and 1 feed, then $19/mo (Standard), $40/mo (Pro Plus), and $80/mo (Premium), with page views, feeds, and moderation scaling by tier. Pricing verified May 2026 — check tagembed.com for current plans.
Only if what you actually want is a testimonial wall, not a social-feed aggregator. ShowTrust collects testimonials directly from your customers and displays them as a branded wall of love for $4.99/mo. Tagembed pulls in posts from Instagram, TikTok, Google Reviews, and other social sources — that's a different job.
Yes. ShowTrust Pro is $4.99/mo versus Tagembed's $19/mo Standard, $40/mo Pro Plus, and $80/mo Premium. ShowTrust's free tier is also uncapped on testimonials and not metered on page views.
No, that isn't ShowTrust's job. ShowTrust collects and displays direct testimonials — text, ratings, and verified X submissions today, with video coming soon. If you need to embed Instagram or TikTok feeds, Tagembed is the right tool.
No. ShowTrust doesn't cap page views on any plan, including the free tier. Tagembed scales pricing by monthly page views and feed count.
Hosted submission page + embeddable wall of love. Free while in early access — no card to start.
A focused wall of love versus Senja's full platform. Lower price and an uncapped free tier, without the imports and AI tooling.
An even leaner wall of love at roughly a third the price. Uncapped free tier and built-in analytics — Shoutout still wins on mature tweet imports and A/B testing.
An even leaner, lower-cost wall of love with unlimited free testimonials and an API — Famewall still wins on video and audio today.