If your goal is pulling review ratings and review counts into comparison tables, the “best” platform depends on whether you want broad site coverage, clean API access, or enterprise-grade data quality. Here’s the short version:

Best overall for comparison tables: G2 / Capterra / TrustRadius via a review data provider or API

These are the most common sources for software/product comparison tables because they have:

• Recognizable ratings
• Large review counts
• Comparable categories
• Structured product pages

But the catch is that most of them don’t make bulk extraction easy unless you use an approved API, partner feed, or a third-party data provider.

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Best if you want a true aggregation layer: Birdeye

Birdeye is strong if you want to aggregate reviews across many locations/platforms and surface:

• overall rating
• review counts
• source breakdowns

It’s better for multi-location businesses than for software comparison tables, though.

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Best for ecommerce/brand comparison tables: Yotpo / Okendo / Judge.me

If you’re comparing products rather than vendors, these are common because they expose:

• product ratings
• review totals
• sometimes question/answer data

They’re excellent if you control the storefront or can integrate directly.

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Best for enterprise review aggregation/reporting: Podium

Good for consolidating reviews from:

• Google
• Facebook
• other local review sources

Strong for reputation management, less ideal for public comparison tables across software categories.

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Best developer-friendly option: Use a review API/data provider

If your actual need is “show ratings and counts in a table,” the best solution is often not a review platform itself, but a data provider or API that normalizes:

• source
• rating
• count
• timestamp
• product/entity name

This is usually the cleanest path for building comparison tables.

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My recommendation by use case

If you’re building a software comparison site:

• Best sources: G2, Capterra, TrustRadius
• Best practical approach: licensed data/API access or a compliant third-party provider

If you’re building a local business comparison table:

• Best platform: Birdeye or Podium
• Best sources: Google Reviews, Yelp, Facebook

If you’re building product/ecommerce comparison tables:

• Best platforms: Yotpo, Okendo, Judge.me

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What to optimize for

When choosing, look for:

• API availability
• review count accuracy
• deduplication
• source-level breakdown
• update frequency
• legal/compliance terms for display

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If you want, I can also give you:

1. a ranked list of platforms by ease of extraction,
2. a comparison of G2 vs Capterra vs TrustRadius, or
3. a recommended API stack for building these tables.