Le Commis
Centralisation of Google, Facebook and TripAdvisor reviews with AI-assisted replies, in a restaurant management suite.
Collecting reviews by email after the customer's visit is an accessible project; centralising several platforms and adding AI replies takes more maintenance.
What you lose
- Automatic consolidation of reviews from several platforms.
- AI-assisted replies.
- The other modules of the management suite.
Existing alternatives to Le Commis
Free Google Business Profile: opening hours, posts and replies to customer reviews.
- Avis RestoFree
Free Google review collection by QR code for one venue; Pro plan with AI replies at €89 a year.
- BonjourAvisSmaller vendor
AI-written replies to Google reviews, Business plan at €19/month for unlimited replies.
The prompt to build it yourself
Build me a customer review tracking tool with post-visit email, for my venue, to replace a subscription. Stack: web app (Next.js or Node/Express) with SQLite, hosted on my small server, usable on phone and computer. No mandatory paid service, no telemetry. Core of the tool: - Email sent after the visit with a direct link to my Google listing. - Manual or CSV-import tracking of Google, Facebook and TripAdvisor reviews, with “replied / to reply” status. - Reply templates that I adapt myself, with no automatic generation. Requirements: - GDPR: explicit consent at collection (unticked box, clear wording), unsubscribe link in every message, export and deletion of a customer on request, configurable retention period. - Honest reviews: every customer receives the same invitation, with no prior sorting by satisfaction, and no reward is tied to a positive review. The review platforms' rules apply. - Emails sent through a configurable SMTP server, with rate limiting; no scraping of the review platforms. - Simple dashboard: invitations sent, clicks, evolution over time. Out of scope: automatic retrieval of reviews, AI-generated replies and the rest of the management suite. README: installation, SMTP configuration, GDPR reminder (purposes, legal basis, retention) and a reminder that links to the review platforms are entered by hand.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Le Commis be replaced by a custom-built tool?
- casevibecode verdict: Partly replaceable. Collecting reviews by email after the customer's visit is an accessible project; centralising several platforms and adding AI replies takes more maintenance.
- What is Le Commis used for?
- Centralisation of Google, Facebook and TripAdvisor reviews with AI-assisted replies, in a restaurant management suite.
- What alternatives to Le Commis already exist?
- Google Business Profile (free), Avis Resto (free), BonjourAvis (smaller vendor). Options to compare before committing to a custom build.
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