Customer Reviews for WooCommerce vs Google Reviews Widget
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| Feature | Customer Reviews for WooCommerce v5.125.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Google Reviews Widget v7.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 80,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Customer Reviews for WooCommerce · Customer Reviews for WooCommerce Pro ($) | Rich Showcase for Google Reviews |
| Pros | Automatic review request emails after orders; Product Q and A tab and review photos; Review reward coupons and a trust badge | Slider, grid, list and rating layouts; Widget, shortcode and block options; Daily review refresh once an API key is set |
| Cons | Some features need a Pro licence and the vendor's service; Email verification and review feeds run on vendor servers | Daily updates depend on a Google API key; Calls go to third-party hosts such as the theme CDN and an IP check; Support debug and feedback forms send data when used |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Automatic review reminder emails after orders, Product question and answer tab, Captcha on review and question forms, Trust badge shortcode and block, Review grid, slider and rating blocks, Email verification through the vendor service, Licence key check against the vendor API ($) | Slider, grid, list and rating layouts, Reviews widget, Reviews block, Scheduled review refresh, Connect to Google Places for reviews, Layout themes loaded from the vendor CDN |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, Polylang | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, hCaptcha | Google Places API, Google Maps, Rich Plugins theme CDN |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | z4jhozi8lc.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, www.google.com, api.cusrev.com | maps.googleapis.com, places.googleapis.com, app.richplugins.com, ip6.me, cdn.reviewsplugin.com, admin.richplugins.com |
| Blocks | 4 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 7 | 1 |