Shopeye vs Trustpilot: Reviews or a comprehensive webshop check?
Trustpilot is strongest when you want to read what other customers have experienced. Shopeye is a Danish browser extension that helps you investigate the webshop while you shop, and gathers multiple facts and risk signals in one place. They do not replace each other — they answer different questions before a purchase.
Check the webshop with Shopeye before you pay
In brief
- Use Trustpilot when you want to read customer experiences.
- Use Shopeye when you want multiple facts and risk signals about the webshop gathered in one place.
- Use both when you want the broadest foundation for your decision.
Side by side
| Trustpilot | Shopeye | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Collect and display customer reviews | Gather information and risk signals about the webshop |
| Customer experiences | Yes — that is the core | Reviews are included in the assessment |
| Company and VAT | Not a systematic VAT check | Yes, when information can be found and matched |
| Address and return conditions | May appear in company profile or reviews, but not verified as terms of trade | Yes, when policy and return address can be found |
| Domain information | Not part of the main purpose | Yes — including domain age |
| Dropshipping indicators | Only indirectly via reviews | Yes, as signals in the analysis |
| Access | Website and app – requires no browser extension | Browser extension via App Store (iPhone/iPad) |
| What the result can/cannot say | Can show patterns in customer experiences — not necessarily who is behind it or what the return conditions are | Can provide a risk assessment from completed checks — not a guarantee of a good purchase |
| Best for | "What have other customers experienced?" | "What can I see about the webshop before I buy?" |
What Trustpilot is strongest at
Trustpilot is a review platform where customers share experiences with companies. On a profile you typically see a TrustScore, number of reviews, and comments about delivery, service, and products.
According to Trustpilot's own explanation of TrustScore, the score is not a simple average: newer reviews carry more weight. Trustpilot is therefore particularly useful when the webshop is established and has many recent reviews. Then you get a better picture of how customers are experiencing the shop right now — without installing anything extra.
What Trustpilot is not designed for
Trustpilot is built for customer experiences — not for a full background check of the webshop as a trading place.
New and smaller webshops may have few or no reviews. Then the experience base is limited, without that meaning in itself that the webshop is unreliable.
A high TrustScore also does not necessarily tell you who is legally behind the shop, where goods are shipped from, where returns should go, whether return terms are clear, or whether the business model resembles dropshipping more than a traditional retailer.
Reviews can also be few, old, or influenced by collection campaigns. Trustpilot describes how reviews get on the platform; as a consumer you still need to read critically.
What Shopeye investigates
Shopeye investigates the webshop while you are on it and collects multiple signals in one assessment. According to What we check, this includes known digital threats, domain age, company information and CVR/VAT, e-mærket when it can be verified, return policy and return address, payment methods, independent reviews, and signs of problematic trading or dropshipping patterns.
Reviews are included as one signal among several — not as the final answer.
Shopeye's limitations
- Shopeye provides a risk assessment, not a guarantee.
- Information may be missing, outdated, or interpreted incorrectly.
- A low risk result does not guarantee a good buying experience.
- You should read the individual findings and make your own decision.
- A check that could not be completed is not automatically negative — the assessment is just based on less information.
When should you use what?
Trustpilot is best for: "What have other customers experienced?"
Shopeye is best for: "What can I see about this webshop before I buy?"
- Established webshop with many recent reviews: Start with Trustpilot. Use Shopeye if you also want to see company, returns, and other signals together.
- New or unknown webshop with few reviews: Trustpilot is often not enough. Here a comprehensive check is more relevant.
- You want to hear both from customers and see behind the webshop: Use both.
Conclusion
Trustpilot shows customer experiences. Shopeye collects more information and risk signals about the webshop. Neither replaces the other — and neither removes the need for your own assessment before you pay.
Check the webshop with Shopeye before you pay
Method, sources, and independence
Last checked: September 24, 2026.
The text is based on publicly available information from Trustpilot's help centre (including TrustScore and how reviews get on Trustpilot) as well as Shopeye's own pages and current product description (What we check, download).
Shopeye is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Trustpilot. The comparison is based on publicly available information from the services' official pages. Features may change.
Frequently asked questions
Can Shopeye and Trustpilot replace each other?
No. Trustpilot goes in depth with customer experiences, while Shopeye combines reviews with other information and risk signals about the webshop.
What if the webshop has almost no reviews?
Then Trustpilot is often not enough. A comprehensive check of the webshop can still help — with the limitations that missing data brings.
Is "low risk" in Shopeye a safe purchase?
No. It is an assessment of completed checks, not a guarantee.
Should I use both?
That can be relevant for unknown webshops, larger purchases, or when information points in different directions.