Head-to-head comparison

Podium vs Boast (2026)

How Podium and Boast.io stack up — plus where VideoTestimonials fits as a third option.

Option A

Podium

Podium is a customer interaction platform for local businesses combining messaging, reviews, and payments. It focuses on helping local businesses manage customer communications.

Contact sales · Starter

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VideoTestimonials

All-in-one platform

Video + text testimonial collection, 55 image studio templates, 10+ Wall of Love widgets, REST API, multi-space.

$24/mo · Starter

Option B

Boast

Boast.io focuses on video testimonial collection and customer feedback for mid-market companies. It offers video capture, NPS/CSAT surveys, and review collection with a focus on enterprise use cases.

$50/mo (billed yearly) · Starter

Pricing across all three plans

Each row is a tier — Starter, Pro, etc. — with real prices from each platform's pricing page.

Plan	Podium	VideoTestimonials	Boast
Free	No free tier	Free	14-day trial only
Starter	Contact sales	$24/mo	$50/mo (billed yearly)
Pro	Contact sales	$49/mo	$100/mo (billed yearly)

Our independent comparisons

Read the deep dive

We don’t maintain a direct Podium vs Boast blog post — but we’ve done detailed head-to-head comparisons of each against VideoTestimonials. Both posts give you a clear picture of how the platforms differ.

Deep comparison

VideoTestimonials vs Boast.io: Which Testimonial Platform Is Right for You?

An honest comparison of VideoTestimonials and Boast.io covering features, pricing, ease of use, video capabilities, and integrations to help you choose the right testimonial platform.

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