Strong Testimonials vs WP Customer Reviews
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| Feature | Strong Testimonials v3.3.15 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Customer Reviews v3.8.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 80,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | June 17, 2026 |
| Editions | Strong Testimonials · Strong Testimonials Pro ($) | WP Customer Reviews · WP Customer Reviews Pro ($) |
| Pros | Front-end submission form with moderation; Views, slideshows, widget, block and shortcodes; Average rating and count shortcodes | Reviews are moderated before they appear on the site; Schema.org markup with aggregate star ratings; Shortcodes place the review list and form on any page; Custom review fields can be added and changed in settings |
| Cons | Video testimonials, extra templates and imports need the paid version; Pulls remote notices and upsells from a vendor feed; Multiple overlapping views and templates to learn | Advanced options depend on a separate Pro add-on plugin; Sends an admin email for each new submission unless mail is disabled |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Front-end testimonial submission form, View shortcode to display testimonials, Gutenberg block for testimonial views, Testimonial view widget, Average rating and count shortcodes, Email notifications sent through a mail queue, Privacy hooks for stored testimonial data, Pro extensions unlocked with a licence key ($) | Review form shortcode, Reviews wait for approval (pending status), Schema.org review and rating markup, Aggregate star ratings, Custom review fields, Admin email on new review, Input spam and XSS filtering, Paginated review list |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Polylang, WPML | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | license.wpchill.com, wp-modula.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |