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ReviewsData API
vs Birdeyevs Outscrapervs Trustpilot APIvs Yelp Fusion API

ReviewsData API vs Official Yelp Places / Fusion API ·

$0.08 vs $19.99
per 1K reviews / calls

Official Yelp Places (Fusion) API charges up to $19.99 per 1,000 calls while returning only 3 160-character review snippets. Unlock full-length Yelp reviews, 5-star histograms, and permanent analytics caching.

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Cost per 1,000 Verified Customer Reviews (Full Text, Star Histogram & Polarity)

ReviewsData API (Business $0.08 · Base $0.20)$0.08 – $0.20
Outscraper / Enterprise Review Suites$2.50+

$1.00 = 10,000 Credits (2 Credits / review). Empty search results (0 matches) cost 0 Credits. Crypto top-ups automatically include +5% Bonus Credits.

Side-by-side comparison.

ReviewsData API compared with Yelp Fusion API, SerpApi, and Outscraper
CapabilityReviewsData APIdocs.developer.yelp.comSerpApiOutscraper
Max Reviews per BusinessFull paginated streamHard-capped at 3 excerptsPaginated (10/call)Async batch
Review Body LengthComplete unedited textTruncated at 160 charsComplete textComplete text
Cost per 1,000 Units$0.08 – $0.20 / 1K reviews$7.99 – $19.99 / 1K calls$15.00 / 1K calls$2.50 / 1K
Drop-in /v3/businesses/* AliasSupported nativelyNativeCustom paramsAsync REST

Competitor pricing verified from public pricing pages as of November 2026. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ReviewsData API rates: $0.08 / 1K reviews (Business), $0.14 / 1K reviews (Growth), $0.20 / 1K reviews (Base PAYG).

ReviewsData API transparent per-endpoint rate card ($1 = 10,000 Credits).

ReviewsData API per-endpoint credit and USD rate card
CapabilityEndpointCredit RateEffective USD / 1K
Trustpilot Verified Customer Reviews + 5-Star Histogram & Aspect PolarityGET /v1/trustpilot/reviews2 Credits / review returned (0 Credits if empty)$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 reviews
Trustpilot Company TrustScore, Star Rating, Velocity & Verification ProfileGET /v1/trustpilot/company10 Credits / company profile (0 if not found)$0.40 – $1.00 / 1,000 profiles
Yelp Local Business Rating Discovery (Unrounded Stars, Review Counts, Address)GET /v1/yelp/search, GET /v3/businesses/search5 Credits / business returned (0 if empty)$0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 businesses
Yelp Full Customer Reviews & Owner Replies (No 3-Review Cap!)GET /v1/yelp/reviews, GET /v3/businesses/{id}/reviews2 Credits / review returned (0 if empty)$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 reviews
TripAdvisor Hospitality Geo Search & Ranked Restaurants (Travellers' Choice)GET /v1/tripadvisor/search, GET /v1/tripadvisor/restaurants5 Credits / location or restaurant returned$0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 records
Google Play Store Android App Reviews, Versions & Developer RepliesGET /v1/google-play/reviews2 Credits / review returned (0 if empty)$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 reviews
Apple App Store iOS Customer Reviews across 175+ Country StorefrontsGET /v1/app-store/reviews2 Credits / review returned (0 if empty)$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 reviews
Glassdoor Employer Discovery (Company ID, Overall Rating, CEO Approval, Sub-Scores)GET /v1/glassdoor/companies, GET /v1/glassdoor/search5 Credits / company returned (0 if empty)$0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 employers
Glassdoor Employee Reviews (Pros, Cons, Advice to Management & Polarity)GET /v1/glassdoor/reviews, GET /v1/glassdoor/company-reviews2 Credits / review returned (0 if empty)$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 reviews

Why engineering teams switch from Yelp Fusion API.

True Sentiment Analysis Requires Full Review Text

Three 160-character excerpts hide recurring service defects. Extract complete customer narratives, owner replies, and reaction counts.

30-Second Drop-In Compatibility

Keep your /v3/businesses/search queries or adopt /v1/yelp/search and /v1/yelp/reviews with built-in sentiment polarity.

Swap Base URL & Unlock Full Reviews

Query by readable Yelp alias or business_id.

Official Yelp Fusion (3 Truncated Excerpts)
curl "https://api.yelp.com/v3/businesses/houndstooth-coffee-austin/reviews" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YELP_KEY" # Returns 3 160-char snippets
ReviewsData API (Full Reviews + Sentiment Histogram)
curl "https://api.reviewsdataapi.com/v1/yelp/reviews?alias=houndstooth-coffee-austin&limit=20" \
  -H "x-api-key: rv_live_your_api_key"

1-Click Remote MCP Connector · Claude Web & ChatGPT

Connect live cross-platform review tools via OAuth 2.1.

Paste https://mcp.reviewsdataapi.com/v1/mcp into Claude.ai Settings → Connectors or ChatGPT Developer Mode for 1-click PKCE S256 login (or use https://api.reviewsdataapi.com/mcp with x-api-key in Cursor, Windsurf, and n8n).

Core Endpoints & Engineering Guides

Reputation Intelligence Lab · Benchmark vs Yelp Fusion API

Verify real-time latency, credit math & JSON schema

5,000 reviews/day
400 domains/day
1,000 merchants/day
HTTP Calls / Day
700
Multi-rail failover
Credit Unit
$1 = 10,000
Unified across 5 platforms
Empty Result Fee
0 Credits
$0.00 for 0 matches
Estimated Monthly Reputation Pipeline Cost (30 Days)
$22.80/ mo on Business ($39.33 on Growth)
Monthly consumption: 570,000 Credits (19,000 Credits/day)
ReviewsData API (Business $0.08/1K):$22.80 / mo
Outscraper / Yelp Fusion / Enterprise:$824.70 / mo
Empty search / upstream error fee:$0.00 (0 Credits)
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Frequently asked questions

Can I store Yelp review sentiment metrics in PostgreSQL or Snowflake?
Yes. Unlike Yelp Fusion's 24-hour display-only cache restriction, JSON payloads from ReviewsData API can be persisted in your analytics warehouse or RAG pipeline.

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