Practice communications

Weave review

A phone system, texting and payments platform for dental, optometry and vet practices, with reviews attached.

Written by the team at FiveStariz, who sell a competing product. Every number here was read on getweave.com on 18 October 2026. We say where they beat us.

The short answer. A serious product if you are replacing your practice phone system. On reviews we have to be blunt, because their own words are blunt. They sell the ability to "intercept many of those reviews before they happen". That is review gating, and 2 of their own pages contradict each other about it.
PriceFrom $199 a month
Best forA practice replacing its phone system, which wants texting and reminders in the same tool.
Not forAnyone who wants every patient to be able to post a public review.

The only figure on their pricing page. The 3 plans themselves show "Get Pricing" instead of a price. Prices change, so check getweave.com before you decide.

What it is

What Weave actually does

  • A VoIP phone system with hardware, 2 way texting, reminders, scheduling and payments.
  • Review requests to Google, Facebook and Healthgrades, where you set the order of sites.
  • Bulk texting allowances of 15,000, 3,000 and 1,500 messages a month by plan.
  • Expert onboarding included with every plan, with no fee stated.

What Weave does well

  • Replacing the practice phone system is a real job, and reviews come free with it.
  • Deep integration with practice management software, which we do not match in healthcare.
  • The texting allowances are large.
  • Appointment reminders and scheduling are proper products, not add ons.

Where it falls short

  • They sell review interception. Their own page says sending an unhappy patient to a review site "can be a disaster". It then says "you have the option to give patients a choice to leave a Private Review".
  • Their review gating page claims they keep you compliant with Google and Yelp. Their review software page describes intercepting negative reviews. Both are on their own site.
  • No plan prices at all. The only number is "starting from $199 per month".
  • No trial is mentioned anywhere.
  • Only 3 review sites are named.
Side by side

Weave and FiveStariz

We make a competing product, so read this with that in mind. Our pricing page has our side of it, in full.

Questions

Weave, answered

How much does Weave cost?

Their pricing page shows 3 plans named Ultimate, Elite and Pro with no price on any of them. The only figure is "starting from $199 per month". We read this on 18 October 2026. Every plan has a "Get Pricing" button, so expect a sales call.

Does Weave do review gating?

By their own description, yes. Their customer review software page says you can "intercept many of those reviews before they happen" by offering a Private Review option. A separate page on the same site says they send non discriminatory requests. We are quoting them, not interpreting them.

What is a Weave alternative that does not gate reviews?

Ours, and that is the main reason to pick it over them. Every customer sees the review buttons, every time. We also cost $19 a month instead of $199 and up. We do not replace your phone system, which is what Weave is really for.

Want the asking done for less?

FiveStariz is $19 a month, the price is on the page, and there is no setup fee.