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Grades.com vs EmbedSocial

EmbedSocial sells widgets that show reviews and social content on your website. Its review management page says it pulls reviews from fifteen review and social sources into one place.⁵ Grades.com brings your reviews from 54 sites into one inbox, drafts every reply in your voice, gives you a public grade and checks what ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude say about you.

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Facts about EmbedSocial come from its own website, read on October 30, 2026. Each one links to its source below.

The short version

Pick EmbedSocial if

you want review and social-media widgets on your website, starting from a free tier, with an MCP server for reports in Claude or ChatGPT.

Where EmbedSocial goes further

Widgets for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X and more, shown next to reviews¹
An MCP server with 50+ workflows for pulling reviews and analytics into Claude or ChatGPT²
Tagging reviews manually or with AI, and an AI reviews summary card for widgets⁵⁴
Social listening for mentions and hashtags on Pro Plus and above¹

Pick Grades.com if

reviews are the job: every review site in one inbox, replies drafted for you, what AI assistants say about you, and prices you can see before you sign up.

What Grades.com does not do

No texting inbox, web chat, phones, missed-call text-back or payments
No listings management or customer surveys
Review request campaigns are on Premium only

Feature by feature

Grades.com’s side is the product today. EmbedSocial’s side is what its own pages say, with a source for each fact.

Feature	Grades.com	EmbedSocial
Published prices	YesYes. Starter $29 a month per location, Pro $149 and Premium $399 a month per business.	YesFree; Pro $29, Pro Plus $49 and Premium $99 a month. Enterprise is custom. Yearly billing saves 20%.¹
Billing and contract	YesMonthly, no contract. Yearly billing is optional and gives two months free.	“No contracts, no hidden fees, and no minimum commitments.” You can cancel from your account at any time. Its Terms of Service say billing is monthly.¹⁶
Free trial	Yes14 days of Pro, no card needed.	YesA 7-day free trial of the paid plans. A card is verified but not charged during the trial.¹⁷
Review sites monitored	Yes54 sites. Google on Starter, all 54 on Pro and Premium.	15 review and social sources, including Google, Facebook, Trustpilot, Yelp and Shopify. Plans cap connected sources at 3, 6 or 15.⁵¹
AI reply drafts	YesEvery plan. 10 a month on Starter, up to 50 per location on Pro. Unlimited AI drafts on Premium.	PartlyAn AI Reviews Responder for Google reviews, priced on its own page at $9.00 “per month, starting with 2 locations.” That page also says its GBP management is now Localith.³
Replies posted for you	PartlyPremium, where a site allows it. Hard reviews wait for you.	PartlyAutoresponders for Google reviews by star rating and location. The responder page also describes an AI reply agent.³
Review generation	PartlyA review page and QR code that show every site, on every plan. Email campaigns on Premium (text messages coming soon).	PartlyReview forms, popovers and buttons for your own website. “Collect reviews with forms” is marked “Soon” on its review management page. No email or text requests found.⁸⁵
What AI assistants say about you	YesChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude. Monthly on Starter, weekly on Pro, daily with alerts on Premium.	Not foundNot found on the pages we read.
Competitor tracking	PartlyCompetitor Map on Premium. Who AI names next to you, ranked.	Not foundNot found on the pages we read.
Public grade, awards and badges	YesA Grades.com Score from A+ to F on reviews.grades.com, seasonal awards and badges for your website.	PartlyReview badges and widgets that show an average rating on your website. No public score found.³
API and MCP server	YesREST API and MCP server on every plan.	YesThe EmbedSocial API on Premium and Enterprise, and an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP tools.¹²
Texting, web chat, phones or payments	NoNot offered.	Not foundNot found on the pages we read.
Listings management	NoNot offered.	PartlyIts menu lists Google Business Profile tools such as “GBP Listings Reports.” The responder page says its GBP management is now Localith.³
Customer surveys	NoNot offered.	Not foundNot found on the pages we read.

Not found means the EmbedSocial pages we read on October 30, 2026 did not describe it. It may still be offered: ask EmbedSocial. Numbers point to the sources at the end of this page.

Pricing side by side

Prices as each company publishes them, on October 30, 2026.

Grades.com

Starter$29 a month per location
Pro$149 a month, first location included
Premium$399 a month, first location included

Pro and Premium add a charge per extra location, lower from location 21 and 101. Monthly with no contract, or yearly with two months free. 14-day free trial of Pro, no card needed.

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EmbedSocial

Free $0 a month. Pro $29, Pro Plus $49 and Premium $99 a month; Enterprise is custom. “Yearly billing saves 20%.” Plans are priced by sources (1, 3, 6 or 15) and monthly views, with no limit on widgets.¹

Premium and Enterprise list the “EmbedSocial API.” Free has 10 AI credits; Pro, Pro Plus and Premium have 100.¹

The AI Reviews Responder page lists $9.00 “per month, starting with 2 locations,” and a banner on that page says “EmbedSocial's GBP management is now Localith.”³

“There are no contracts, no hidden fees, and no minimum commitments.” The 7-day free trial applies to paid plans, and widgets stop displaying once a subscription ends.¹

AI answers

What AI says about you

More customers ask an AI assistant before they choose a business. Grades.com asks too, on every plan.

ChatGPT
Perplexity
Gemini
Claude

Whether each one mentions you, and in what tone
The ratings it quotes, checked against your real ones
The review sites its answers lean on
Monthly on Starter, weekly on Pro, daily with alerts on Premium

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EmbedSocial

We found no feature on the EmbedSocial pages we read that reports what AI assistants say about a business. Its MCP server lets AI tools read your own EmbedSocial data, which is a different thing.²

Frequently asked questions

Is Grades.com an alternative to EmbedSocial?

For reviews, yes: reviews from 54 sites in one inbox, reply drafts in your voice, a public grade and what four AI assistants say about you. EmbedSocial is built around widgets that show reviews and social posts on your website, so if that is the main job, it covers more of it.

How much does EmbedSocial cost?

EmbedSocial has a free tier and paid plans at $29, $49 and $99 a month, with yearly billing saving 20% (read on October 30, 2026). Its AI Reviews Responder page lists $9.00 a month starting with 2 locations. Grades.com costs $29 a month per location on Starter, $149 a month on Pro and $399 a month on Premium.

Does EmbedSocial have an MCP server?

Yes. Its automations page describes AI agents in Claude, ChatGPT and any MCP tool that work on your EmbedSocial widgets, reviews and analytics. Grades.com also has an MCP server and a REST API on every plan.

Where do the facts about EmbedSocial come from?

From EmbedSocial’s own website, read on October 30, 2026. Each fact links to its page in the sources below. Products and prices change, so check those pages before you decide.

What does Grades.com not do?

Grades.com does not offer a texting inbox, web chat, phones, missed-call text-back, payments, listings management or customer surveys.

Sources

EmbedSocial pricing embedsocial.com/pricing, read October 30, 2026
EmbedSocial MCP and automations embedsocial.com/automations, read October 30, 2026
EmbedSocial AI Reviews Responder embedsocial.com/gbp/ai-reviews-responder, read October 30, 2026
EmbedSocial AI reviews embedsocial.com/ai-reviews, read October 30, 2026
EmbedSocial review management embedsocial.com/review-management, read October 30, 2026
EmbedSocial Terms of Service embedsocial.com/terms-of-service, read October 30, 2026
EmbedSocial free trial help page embedsocial.com/docs/billing/trial, read October 30, 2026
EmbedSocial collect reviews embedsocial.com/products/reviews/collect-reviews, read October 30, 2026

Grades.com facts come from our pricing page and the product as of October 30, 2026. EmbedSocial is a trademark of its owner. Grades.com is not affiliated with EmbedSocial. Compare Grades.com with other review tools.

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