Chekkit
Quick answer
Chekkit is a unified inbox and review-management platform for local businesses, combining calls, texts, website chat and social messages. The Starter plan is free forever for one user. Business costs $149 a month for unlimited users ($127 a month on annual billing), and Business AI costs $249 a month and adds an AI Employee that answers, qualifies and books 24/7. Other features include missed-call text-back and automated review collection, with webhooks and APIs for custom connections.
Best for
A local business that wants a free starting plan for review collection and a unified inbox, with an AI booking upgrade.
Not for
A company tracking brand mentions across news, blogs, communities or AI answers, since Chekkit's listed sources are calls, texts, website chat and social messages.
Facts
Pricing
- Starter: $0/mo
- Business: $149/mo
- Business AI: $249/mo
From Chekkit's website, checked Oct 2026.
Free plan or trial
Free forever Starter plan (one user)
From Chekkit's website, checked Oct 2026.
Sources covered
Calls, SMS/texts, Website chat, Social messages
API / MCP
Supports custom connections via webhooks and APIs, plus native integrations
How MarketHQ compares
| Feature | MarketHQ | Chekkit |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Free (paid from $29/mo) | $0/mo |
| Free plan or trial | Free tier, no card required | Free forever Starter plan (one user) |
| Sources covered | Hacker News, GitHub, RSS, Stack Overflow, Dev.to, Lobsters, Reddit, LinkedIn, YouTube, X, Perplexity, Product Hunt, Broader web crawl, Bluesky | Calls, SMS/texts, Website chat, Social messages |
| AI engines tracked | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, DeepSeek | Not published |
| API / MCP | Yes, on every paid plan | Supports custom connections via webhooks and APIs, plus native integrations |
Alternatives
- MarketHQ: tracks brand mentions across communities, news, blogs, social and AI answers, with gap analysis and action plans.
- Birdeye: Multi-location businesses that want reviews, listings and AI visibility under one reputation platform.
- BrandBastion: A brand that wants social comments moderated around the clock with crisis sentiment flagged.
- Broadly: Local service businesses that want an AI receptionist and review management bundled with directory listings.
- GatherUp: Local or multi-location businesses that want review monitoring and defense, and agencies that want white-label.
- Grade.us: Marketing agencies that want to resell white-labeled review monitoring and reporting to local-business clients.
- Khoros: Enterprises that run branded communities and want social management and care in one suite.
- Podium: A local business that wants review requests bundled with lead texting, calls and payments.
- Reputation.com: Multi-location brands that want review, listings and survey management in one platform.
- SocialPilot: A social scheduling team that also wants Facebook and Google Business review monitoring.
- Synup: Multi-location businesses that want listings management bundled with review monitoring.
- Trustpilot: A business that wants to collect customer reviews and show them in widgets, starting on a free plan.
- Yext (Reviews): A multi-location brand that wants review generation, responses and reporting across many platforms.
- Yotpo: An online store that wants reviews, loyalty and AI shopping visibility in one e-commerce platform.
Related
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- Glossary: definitions of the terms that come up when comparing tools like this one.
Sources
- Chekkit: https://chekkit.io (checked Oct 2026)