Scorpion vs Review Wheel

Scorpion is a full-service marketing platform and agency for home services — websites, SEO, paid ads, lead generation, with reviews bundled in as one module. You're paying agency rates, and the review piece is one line on a much bigger invoice you don't fully own or control. Review Wheel is the focused Google review engine you own outright, starting at a published $89. This page is the honest comparison.

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Pricing and features verified on May 26, 2026. We update these pages monthly.

THE QUICK VERDICT

SCORPION

Best for: larger or multi-location brands that want a hands-off, full-service marketing partner

Scorpion is the right call if you want to outsource your entire marketing department — website, SEO, paid ads, lead generation, and reputation — to one agency-managed platform, and you have the budget for an agency retainer. For a large or national operation that wants its marketing run for it, Scorpion does far more than reviews.

REVIEW WHEEL

Best for: contractors losing jobs to competitors with more reviews, not better work

The best work doesn't win the next job. The best-known work does. We do one thing: get your business as many five-star Google reviews as possible, from as many past and current customers as possible, faster than they're stacking up for your competitor.

For 9 out of 10 home service contractors, the second column is the actual job-winning motion. Homeowners search "[trade] near me," scan reviews, and call. Your website is downstream of that decision. They might glance at it after they've already decided to call you.

SIDE BY SIDE

Scorpion vs Review Wheel: at a glance

Feature	Scorpion	Review Wheel
What it is	A full-service marketing platform and agency (websites, SEO, ads, lead gen, reputation)	A dedicated Google review engine for home service contractors
Starting price	Not published — sales-led agency retainer, typically well above standalone software	From $89/mo, published
Pricing model	Agency retainer, sales-led, often with contract terms	Two published plans, month-to-month, 2 months free annual
Primary focus	A full marketing program — reviews are one module among many	One job: more Google reviews for home service contractors
Personalized review request images	Requests reviews, but the personalized image with the customer's name isn't its defining mechanic	Included on every plan — branded image with the customer's name
Customer-base reactivation campaign	Not a defined standalone offering	Included — a free reactivation campaign runs before you pay a cent
AI-written review replies	Yes — Reputation AI responds to reviews	Yes — contextual replies written for you
Setup	Agency onboarding, managed by their team	Yourself in about 7 minutes, or live with the founder — free on every plan
Money-back guarantee	None published	30 days
Full marketing services (website, SEO, paid ads, lead gen)	Yes — that's the core of what Scorpion does	Not offered — Review Wheel is focused on Google reviews and plugs into the rest of your stack

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THE SWITCH STORY

What happens when you switch to Review Wheel

Scorpion is a full-service marketing platform and agency for home services. Websites, SEO, paid ads, lead generation — and reputation bundled in as one module. For a large or national brand that wants to hand its entire marketing department to one partner, that’s a real offering. But that’s also the catch: reviews are one line inside a much bigger, agency-priced program, and you don’t own that piece — Scorpion runs it.

Most contractors we talk to didn’t come looking for an agency. They came looking for more Google reviews. They signed a Scorpion retainer for the marketing, and the review side — the part that decides whether they show up in the map pack — is a module they can’t see the price of and can’t take with them.

Review Wheel does one thing and does it completely. Every request goes out as a personalized image with your customer’s name on it. The paced reactivation campaign covers up to 2,000 past customers per location before you pay a cent. Replies get written for you. Five-star reviews get posted to social automatically. And you set it up your way — yourself in about seven minutes, or live with the founder, free on every plan — so the first request fires either way.

The price is published: from $89/mo, month-to-month, no contract, 30-day money-back. You own the review engine outright, and it plugs into the field software you already run. Keep Scorpion for the ads and the website if those are working for you. But the reviews? Own that piece yourself, for a price you can see, from a team that does nothing else.

CUSTOMER STORY

5,682+ new reviews. 13 locations. No new office staff.

See how Appliance EMT scaled to 7,024+ reviews across 13 locations using Review Wheel as their wedge for breaking into new markets.

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WHERE REVIEW WHEEL WINS

Where Review Wheel pulls ahead

Specific, named differentiators, not vague marketing claims. Each one is verifiable against the live product or our integrations list.

One job, done completely

Review Wheel does one thing — get home service contractors more Google reviews — and you can have it running in minutes. With Scorpion, reviews are one module inside a broad, agency-managed marketing program. Focus shows up in your review count.

A published price you own

Review Wheel starts at $89/mo, published, month-to-month, with a 30-day money-back guarantee — and the review engine is yours. Scorpion is a sales-led agency retainer where reviews are bundled in and priced as part of a larger program you don't control.

Personalized image requests and reactivation, included

Every Review Wheel request goes out as a branded image with your customer's name on it. The included reactivation campaign covers up to 2,000 contacts per location for free. That is a hard cap, and the campaign does not use the monthly allowance. These are the specific mechanics that move review volume, included on every plan.

A family business that picks up the phone

Review Wheel is a husband-and-wife team focused only on reviews for home service contractors, and we answer our own support emails. Scorpion is a large full-service agency where you're one managed account among many. Different scope, different priorities.

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WHERE SCORPION WINS

Where Scorpion edges out Review Wheel

Scorpion genuinely runs a full marketing department — websites, SEO, ads, lead gen — and reputation is one real part of it, worth naming honestly before the comparison.

It runs your entire marketing program

Scorpion is a full-service marketing platform and agency — websites, SEO, paid ads, lead generation, and reputation, managed for you. If you want to outsource your whole marketing department to one partner, that's a genuine offering, and Review Wheel doesn't replace the ads, SEO, or website work. Review Wheel is the focused review engine for when more reviews is the goal.

Built for larger, multi-location operations

Scorpion's platform and team are built to run marketing at scale across many locations, tying spend to revenue. If you're a large or national brand that wants that, it's purpose-built for it. Review Wheel is built for the 2–50-employee contractor who wants to own their reviews without an agency retainer.

Scorpion can run your whole marketing program, reputation included. But if the actual problem is more Google reviews, you're paying agency rates for a platform where reviews are one module you don't own. Review Wheel does the one thing completely — personalized-image requests, customer reactivation, done-with-you setup — starting at a published $89 you control, and plugs into the tools you already use for the rest.

PRICING

What you'll actually pay

Scorpion

Pricing not publicly listed on scorpion.co.

Pricing isn't published — Scorpion is sold as an agency engagement with a sales-led quote, typically a monthly retainer well above standalone review software, with reviews bundled into a broader marketing program rather than priced on their own. Ask what's included, how reviews are handled specifically, and what the term is before you sign.

Scorpion is a large, full-service marketing company whose platform and team are built for bigger and multi-location home service brands; its pricing is built for agency engagements, not online checkout.

Review Wheel

Starter $89/mo
Growth $149/mo Free website + hosting included

Setup included on every plan. 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Review Wheel is a family-run business with simple published pricing and no contract. Scorpion is a full-service agency platform with sales-led, retainer pricing built for larger operators. How each of us prices reflects who each of us is built for.

Questions about Scorpion vs Review Wheel

Is Review Wheel a replacement for Scorpion?

Not for the full marketing program. Review Wheel doesn't replace Scorpion's websites, SEO, or ad management. It replaces the reviews piece — and does it more completely, starting at a published $89 you own, instead of a bundled module inside an agency retainer. Many contractors keep their ad and SEO work and let Review Wheel own the reviews.

Does Scorpion do reviews?

Yes. Scorpion has a reputation product that requests reviews, replies to them, and monitors them across platforms. The difference is focus and ownership: with Scorpion, reviews are one module inside a larger agency-managed program; with Review Wheel, reviews are the whole product — personalized-image requests, a reactivation campaign, done-with-you setup — for a published price you control.

How much does Scorpion cost compared to Review Wheel?

Scorpion doesn't publish pricing; it's a sales-led agency retainer, typically well above standalone review software and built for larger operators. Review Wheel publishes Starter at $89/mo and Growth at $149/mo, with 2 months free on annual, no contract, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Should a smaller contractor use Scorpion or Review Wheel?

Scorpion is built for larger and multi-location operations that want a hands-off, full-service marketing partner. If you're a 2–50-employee contractor and the goal is more Google reviews without an agency retainer, Review Wheel is built for you.

Can I switch from Scorpion to Review Wheel easily?

For the reviews piece, yes. You can connect the field software you already use and fire your first personalized review request yourself in about 7 minutes — the wizard walks you through it. Prefer a hand? Set it up live with the founder, free on every plan, and watch the first request go out before you hang up. You keep whatever else you run for marketing.

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