Trustpilot is a Danish company that was founded in 2007 and primarily serves the European and North American markets. With over 500 employees, they are one of the biggest and most established consumer-facing review sites in the world. Their license agreement with Google allows reviews generated on Trustpilot to be listed as Google Seller Ratings.

It's free to create a business profile on Trustpilot, but as per their terms, once created it will never be removed. The company takes a strong stance on the authenticity of the reviews on their platform, which includes a process by which companies can report reviews for further investigation. The final decision always lies with Trustpilot (not the company), and their terms dictate that they are not obliged to offer any explanation for these decisions.

TrustedCompany is a review collection and management platform, similar to the likes of Trustpilot and TrustedShops. Their main differentiation is that they focus on emerging markets such as Indonesia, Brazil and India; other than this they have a very similar offering to other review platforms.

TrustedCompany was recently acquired by the French company Net Reviews, which work with large French enterprise clients like Fnac, Lacoste and Air France. Though little has been published about the acquisition, it was likely strategic in nature to bolster their presence in emerging markets.