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Ovation

SMS 2-question survey that drives reviews and guest recovery.

$79–259/mo/loc

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What it costs

Quote-only (existing public estimates put it around $79-$259/mo per location; confirm on a live quote). Custom quotes typically returned within 24 hours; multi-location and ghost-kitchen pricing available.

Best for

Restaurants that want to catch unhappy guests privately before they post and steer happy ones to public reviews.

Pros

  • Two-question SMS survey drives very high response rates
  • Routes unhappy guests to private recovery, happy ones to public reviews
  • AI insights and (as of late 2025) built-in reputation/listings management
  • Integrates with 50+ POS, ordering, and loyalty systems

Cons

  • Pricing is quote-only, so you need a sales conversation
  • Lower tiers historically gate review-response and deeper insights
  • Best value when you actively work the guest-recovery flow

Integrations

Connects to 50+ POS, online-ordering, and loyalty platforms; recently added reviews, listings, and social into one ecosystem.

Alternatives

Tattle · Marqii · GatherUp

Our take: A strong guest-recovery and review-generation tool, especially the two-question SMS approach. The main friction is having to get a quote, but it pays back when you actually use the recovery loop.

Pricing is the public list rate or a research estimate as of June 2026 — always confirm on a live quote. We take no commission from any vendor; this is for reference.

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