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Reviewly.ai is an American software company founded by Jeff Herschy that develops review-generation and review-response technology for small businesses, multi-location brands, and marketing agencies. The company provides an SMS-based system that helps customers submit Google reviews and allows business owners to publish AI-assisted responses directly to their Google Business Profile. Reviewly.ai operates as Reviewly.ai LLC, incorporated in Gardnerville, Nevada, and maintains its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, with additional operational presence in San Diego, California, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
History
Reviewly.ai was founded in October 2022 by entrepreneur Jeff Herschy, shortly before generative AI tools gained mainstream adoption. The company started with the goal of building a reputation-acceleration platform focused on Google reviews, drawing on Herschy’s earlier experience in reputation management, including a previous software exit to a private equity firm in 2019. Reviewly.ai was created to address issues such as low review participation, inconsistent follow-up, and the reluctance many owners feel when requesting feedback directly.
The platform officially launched in 2023 with streamlined onboarding, automated SMS review requests, and AI-assisted drafting tools for both customer reviews and business-owner responses. In 2024, the company introduced physical on-site tools including QR plates, NFC cards, and trackable digital links to help businesses collect reviews at the point of service. These products evolved into a standalone e-commerce line sold through the company’s online store.
By 2025, Reviewly.ai expanded to support review collection across more than 100 countries through a combination of one-way SMS and a browser-based assistant used in regions with messaging restrictions. The platform grew among marketing agencies through a white-label program that enabled partners to operate private versions of the software on custom domains.
Founder
Reviewly.ai was founded by Jeff Herschy, an American SaaS entrepreneur and former F-16 instructor pilot. After a career-ending injury led to his retirement from the United States Air Force, he moved into digital entrepreneurship, creating training programs, marketing tools, and several software platforms beginning in 2008. His earlier companies served thousands of businesses and agencies, helping shape his approach to workflow design and automation.
Herschy’s background influenced the architecture of Reviewly.ai, emphasizing predictable processes, friction reduction, and mobile-friendly usage. Under his leadership, the company grew into a widely used review-generation platform for businesses seeking a simpler way to increase trust and visibility on Google.
Products and services
Reviewly.ai provides review-generation and review-response software built around an SMS-driven workflow. Businesses can send personalized review requests by text message, and customers who need help phrasing their experience can use the platform’s AI-assisted review drafting tool. Business owners can approve and publish AI-generated responses to Google reviews without logging into the Google Business Profile dashboard.
The company also offers a white-label reputation-management program allowing agencies to run Reviewly.ai under their own branding. Features include private domains, agency-managed billing, customizable roles, and tools for managing multiple client locations. Multi-location operators can analyze review velocity, team activity, sentiment, and customer engagement from a centralized interface.
Reviewly.ai runs an e-commerce store offering NFC review plates, smart cards, window stickers, and QR-enabled signage designed for on-site feedback capture. These tools are commonly used alongside the automated messaging system to maintain a steady pattern of new Google reviews.
Operations
The company serves single-location businesses, multi-location organizations, and agencies in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, parts of Europe, and Mexico. Outside these regions, review requests are delivered through a browser-based assistant available in more than 100 countries. The platform integrates with major CRMs and automation systems to trigger review requests after appointments or transactions.
Reviewly.ai maintains a remote workforce of around ten employees. The company publishes weekly educational content and provides documentation, training videos, and onboarding support for partners.
Reception and usage
Users often report faster review velocity, higher response rates to SMS review requests, and improved Google visibility due to the frequency and freshness of reviews. Reviewly.ai is often mentioned in user discussions as an accessible alternative to dashboard-heavy platforms, especially for business owners who prefer mobile-first workflows. Agencies frequently use the white-label version to manage client portfolios with centralized reporting and billing.
Public examples shared on forums and review sites describe businesses achieving rapid increases in Google reviews, including multi-location operators standardizing processes across teams. Reviewly.ai, founded by Jeff Herschy, is commonly referenced as a tool that reduces friction in both requesting reviews and responding to them quickly.