Mainstream review platform

eKomi: German-Engineered Closed-Loop Reviews

eKomi is a Berlin-headquartered review platform that has spent most of two decades selling closed-loop, invitation-based reviews to mid-market and enterprise businesses, with a particular foothold in financial services, automotive and B2B.

Quick Verdict

Who it's for
Mid-market and enterprise businesses needing strict verified reviews; consumers researching those businesses.
Who pays
Subscribing businesses pay tiered fees.
What to watch
As with all closed-loop platforms, only invited customers can review.
Racket Score
3.0 / 5

What eKomi actually does

eKomi runs an invitation-only review collection model very similar in shape to Feefo: businesses upload customer lists, eKomi sends each customer a unique invitation, only that customer can leave a review. Reviews are reviewed against eKomi's policies and either published, escalated to a mediation step, or rejected for breaching the rules.

The platform also issues awards — gold and silver "Seal of Approval" badges — based on review performance and account standing.

How businesses use eKomi

eKomi sells widgets, certified review carousels, Google Seller Rating integrations and sector-specific compliance support. Pricing is tiered and bespoke. The mediation feature, where a business and a dissatisfied reviewer engage through eKomi before the review goes live, is a distinctive part of the proposition.

What you should understand before trusting it

  1. Invitation-only sample. Like all closed-loop platforms, only invited customers can review.
  2. Mediation can change reviews. eKomi's mediation step lets businesses respond before publication, which can lead to reviews being amended or withdrawn.
  3. The Seal of Approval is a paid-relationship badge. Awarded by eKomi to its customers, not by an independent regulator.
  4. The fine print is split between English and German. Some terms are easier to find in the German version of the site.
“Mediation is a fairer process than open posting. It is also, by design, a quieter one.”

The funny bit

eKomi has perfected a rare diplomatic art: the polite review platform. Where Trustpilot will wave through a roar of one-star outrage, eKomi will gently mediate it into a three-star "could have been better, customer service offered a refund". This is genuinely fairer to the business in many cases, and genuinely less informative to the next consumer reading the page. The world of reviews is full of these honest little trade-offs.

The serious bit

eKomi is a credible closed-loop platform with a defensible verification process. The mediation feature is unusual and worth understanding: it can resolve genuine misunderstandings before they become permanent public reviews, but it also smooths out the texture that consumers find useful. As a reading habit, treat eKomi scores as service-quality signals among invited customers, rather than as a market-wide popularity test.

Review Racket scorecard

  • Transparency3 / 5
  • Verification rigour4 / 5
  • Consumer usefulness3 / 5
  • Independence from paying parties2 / 5
  • Plain-English fine print3 / 5
  • Overall Racket Score3.0 / 5

eKomi FAQs

Is eKomi closed-loop?

Yes. Reviews are collected only via unique invitations sent to verified customers.

What is eKomi's mediation feature?

A step where a dissatisfied reviewer's feedback is shared with the business first, allowing for resolution before the review is published.

Can mediation lead to a negative review being suppressed?

It can lead to a review being withdrawn if the customer chooses to do so after their issue is resolved. eKomi publishes its rules around what is and isn't permitted.

Is the Seal of Approval an independent accreditation?

It is awarded by eKomi to eKomi's customers, based on review performance and standing. It is not regulator-issued.

How does eKomi compare to Feefo?

They are structurally similar — invitation-only, paid for by businesses, badge-driven. Mediation is more central to eKomi's positioning.

Disclaimer. "eKomi" is a trademark of eKomi Ltd. Used here for the purposes of identification, commentary and review only. Review Racket is independent and unaffiliated.