Rosette Reviews vs CusRev
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce runs self-hosted by default with no account. A free key turns on an optional cloud mode where CusRev verifies reviews and sends invitations from its own mailer. Every CusRev fact on this page links to a numbered source, checked on 9 October 2026 against version 5.124.0.
Side-by-side comparison
| Rosette Reviews | CusRev | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | Free | Pro | Free | Professional |
| Account with the vendor | Not needed | Licence key from your purchase (Freemius) | Not needed in self-hosted mode. A free key turns on the optional cloud mode. [6] | Licence key, one domain per key [3] |
| Where store data goes | Stays in your WordPress database. An optional captcha (reCAPTCHA, Turnstile or hCaptcha) is the only outside call. | Same, plus licence and update checks with Freemius. AI, Google/Facebook sync and email connectors call out only when you switch them on. | Same choice of modes [6] | |
| Review reminder emails | Unlimited, plus one follow-up, sent by your site’s own mail | Unlimited, up to two reminders, list campaigns, plus Klaviyo, Mailchimp or Brevo | Unlimited [3] | Unlimited, plus follow-up reminders and send-time controls [3] |
| Unsubscribe link in reminders sent by your site | Yes, with a one-click List-Unsubscribe header | Yes | ||
| Rating criteria | Unlimited, plus unlimited review questions | Unlimited, per category, plus unlimited review questions | Up to 3, plus 2 custom questions [7] | Unlimited [3] |
| Video reviews | No | Yes, uploads or links | Yes [3] | Yes [3] |
| Product Q&A | No | Yes, with QAPage markup | Yes [2] | Yes [2] |
| Coupons for reviews | No | Yes, never tied to the star rating | Yes, with discount tiers [3] | Yes [3] |
| Google Shopping review feed | No | Yes | Yes, product and review feeds [2] | Yes [2] |
| Import from other review plugins | WooCommerce reviews and CSV | Plus Judge.me, Yotpo and ReviewX files | CSV, including media and Q&A [2] | Same [2] |
| Elementor | Native widgets and 2 dynamic tags | Same | Shortcodes render in Elementor; no native widgets in the readme [2] | Same [2] |
| Gutenberg blocks | 5 blocks | 5 blocks plus Pro widgets | 4 blocks [1] | 4 blocks [1] |
| GDPR personal data export and erasure | Yes: reviews, photos, request log, tokens and unsubscribe list | Yes | Reviews are WordPress comments, so core tools cover them. No plugin-specific exporter or eraser. [2] | Same [2] |
| Price | $0 | 1, 5 or unlimited sites, yearly. Price announced at launch. | $0 [3] | $59.99 a year or $7.99 a month, plus VAT, per domain [3] |
CusRev pricing: Professional costs $59.99 a year or $7.99 a month, plus VAT, for one domain per key. [3]
Differences and switching
Where Rosette Reviews differs
- Rosette Reviews adds a one-click unsubscribe to every reminder on the free plan.
- Native Elementor widgets and dynamic tags, plus 5 Gutenberg blocks.
- WordPress’s privacy tools export and erase the request log, link tokens and unsubscribe list as well as the reviews.
Switching from CusRev
CusRev saves reviews as standard WooCommerce reviews, so the free Rosette Reviews importer can read their star ratings into the summary and filters. Generic CSV import is free as well.
Sources and method
We read CusRev’s pricing page, documentation, WordPress.org listing and the 5.124.0 plugin code on 9 October 2026. Where CusRev’s own pages disagree, the table says so. Plugins change often, so check the current version before you decide.
This comparison is written and published by Nowdigiverse, the maker of Rosette Reviews, so read it as a vendor’s own comparison. Customer Reviews for WooCommerce (CusRev) is a trademark of its owner. Rosette Reviews has no affiliation with CusRev. If any fact here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will correct it.