Updated Oct 2026

Datashake alternative: an owner-access reviews API with replies and a public price

Datashake and Prisma are both “one API, one schema” for reviews, and that is where the similarity ends. Datashake collects public review and social data from 150+ sources (100+ review sites) for data products and analytics, billed by credits and quoted per customer. Prisma connects to the platforms as the business, through official APIs where they exist, returns the full set with replies, can publish replies, and prices per location in public. If you need the market, Datashake’s model fits; if you need your own locations and the ability to answer, Prisma’s does. Facts below are from Datashake’s site in October 2026.

Datashake vs Prisma

Where Datashake is the better choice

• You need history and breadth: years of public reviews and social mentions across 150+ sources, for any business or brand.
• You build analytics or data products on the market, not on your own listings.
• You want social data (conversations, threads) in the same schema as reviews.
• Volume is high enough that a custom proposal beats a per-location price.

Where Prisma is the better choice

• You need replies by API: App Store, Google Play, Judge.me, eBay, Trusted Shops, eKomi, WooCommerce, Wix and others today; Google Business Profile and Trustpilot once each approves Prisma’s access.
• You want what the platform gives the owner, with the owner’s reply: App Store across territories, Google Play with history, Judge.me including unpublished states.
• Your customers connect their own accounts inside your product, one consent link each, and you want the tokens held and refreshed for you.
• You want a price you can put in a spreadsheet and a free tier to prototype today.

The honest caveat on both sides

Owner access depends on the platforms approving the integrator: Google and Trustpilot still have to approve Prisma’s (status), so Google reviews come from the Maps listing, read-only, until then. Public-data collection depends on what the pages show and on the platforms tolerating it, and can never post. The two combine well: Datashake for the market and the past, Prisma for your own locations and the replies.

FAQ

How much does Datashake cost?

Datashake uses a credit-based model where you pay for data consumed, with per-mention cost falling at volume and custom proposals on request; no public rate card as of October 2026. It offers a free benchmark test rather than a free tier.

Can Datashake reply to reviews?

No. Datashake collects publicly available data accessible without login, which rules out posting anything. Prisma publishes replies through each platform’s official API where it allows them.

Is Datashake a scraper?

Datashake describes archive search over 5+ years of history plus real-time collection of publicly available data from 150+ sources, delivered by API, webhooks or feeds. It doesn’t use the word scraper, but the model is public-data collection, not owner access.