Pick Thryv if
you run a small service business and want listings, social posts, a website, a CRM, booking and invoicing in one platform, with review replies as one part of it.
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Grades.com vs Thryv
Thryv sells a marketing and sales platform for small, service-based businesses: listings, reviews, social media, a website builder, a CRM, booking, invoices and payments. It describes itself as “AI-powered marketing software built for small, service-based businesses.”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.
Facts about Thryv come from its own website, read on October 30, 2026. Each one links to its source below.
The short version
Pick Grades.com if
reviews are the job: reviews from every site in one inbox, replies drafted in your voice, what AI assistants say about you, and a public grade, at 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. Thryv’s side is what its own pages say, with a source for each fact.
| Feature | Grades.com | Thryv |
|---|---|---|
| Published prices | YesYes. Starter $29 a month per location, Pro $149 and Premium $399 a month per business. | YesStarter $99 per month and Signature $399 per month (billed $4,068 annually). A Custom plan has “tailored pricing.” A billing toggle is labeled “Annual Save 15%.”1 |
| Billing and contract | YesMonthly, no contract. Yearly billing is optional and gives two months free. | A 6-month initial subscription that then renews month to month, per its pricing FAQ. Paying semi-annually “offers a 5% discount.”1 |
| Free trial | Yes14 days of Pro, no card needed. | YesStarter and Signature have a “Start free trial” button; its information page says “Free 30-Day Trial.”15 |
| Review sites monitored | Yes54 sites. Google on Starter, all 54 on Pro and Premium. | AI Review Response covers “Yelp, YP.com, Trustpilot, and 20 other popular review sites.”4 |
| AI reply drafts | YesEvery plan. 10 a month on Starter, up to 50 per location on Pro. Unlimited AI drafts on Premium. | Yes“AI Review Response instantly generates three responses to choose from.”4 |
| Replies posted for you | PartlyPremium, where a site allows it. Hard reviews wait for you. | Not foundNot stated. Signature lists “Review acknowledgment”; the pages we read do not say what it does.1 |
| Review generation | PartlyA review page and QR code that show every site, on every plan. Email campaigns on Premium (text messages coming soon). | YesEmail campaigns that “automatically send review requests after each sale.”3 |
| What AI assistants say about you | YesChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude. Monthly on Starter, weekly on Pro, daily with alerts on Premium. | Sells “SEO/AEO services” to help a business show up in AI-generated answers. We found no report of what assistants say.4 |
| Competitor tracking | PartlyCompetitor Map on Premium. Who AI names next to you, ranked. | PartlySignature lists “Competitive insights & heatmap.”1 |
| Public grade, awards and badges | YesA Grades.com Score from A+ to F on reviews.grades.com, seasonal awards and badges for your website. | Not foundNot found on the pages we read. |
| API and MCP server | YesREST API and MCP server on every plan. | Not foundNot found on the pages we read. |
| Texting, web chat, phones or payments | NoNot offered. | PartlyEstimates, invoices and payments, and Facebook and Instagram Messenger and website chat integrations. Texting and phones not found on the pages we read.5 |
| Listings management | NoNot offered. | YesYes. Its pricing page says “Your business info updates across 60+ sites automatically.”1 |
| Customer surveys | NoNot offered. | Not foundNot found on the pages we read. |
Not found means the Thryv pages we read on October 30, 2026 did not describe it. It may still be offered: ask Thryv. 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.
Compare Grades.com plans →Thryv
The pricing page lists Starter at $99 per month and Signature at $399 per month (billed $4,068 annually), with a Custom plan at “tailored pricing and solutions.” A billing toggle is labeled “Annual Save 15%.”1
Its pricing FAQ says “Thryv software is available for an initial subscription period of 6-months and auto-renews month to month thereafter.” It also asks about an onboarding fee, and Signature lists “$250 onboarding fee waived.”1
Starter and Signature each have a “Start free trial” button. Thryv’s information page says “Free 30-Day Trial.” The same page says entry-level plans “start around $99–$299/month,” which differs from the pricing page.15
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
Thryv
Thryv sells “SEO/AEO services” to help a business appear in AI-generated answers. We found no feature on the Thryv pages we read that reports what AI assistants say about a business.4
Frequently asked questions
Is Grades.com an alternative to Thryv?
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. Grades.com does not do listings, social posting, websites, a CRM, booking or payments, so if you rely on those, Thryv covers more.
How much does Thryv cost?
Thryv’s pricing page lists Starter at $99 per month and Signature at $399 per month, billed $4,068 annually, plus a Custom plan with tailored pricing (read on October 30, 2026). Grades.com costs $29 a month per location on Starter, $149 a month on Pro and $399 a month on Premium.
Does Thryv have a contract?
Thryv’s pricing FAQ says its software has an initial subscription period of 6 months that then auto-renews month to month. Grades.com bills monthly with no contract.
Where do the facts about Thryv come from?
From Thryv’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
- Thryv pricing www.thryv.com/pricing, read October 30, 2026
- Thryv reputation management www.thryv.com/features/reputation-management, read October 30, 2026
- Thryv automated reviews www.thryv.com/features/automated-reviews, read October 30, 2026
- Thryv AI-powered solutions www.thryv.com/features/ai-for-small-businesses, read October 30, 2026
- Thryv official information page www.thryv.com/ai-info-page, read October 30, 2026
Grades.com facts come from our pricing page and the product as of October 30, 2026. Thryv is a trademark of its owner. Grades.com is not affiliated with Thryv. Compare Grades.com with other review tools.
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