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Capterra vs Software Advice
You sign up once for both: Capterra and Software Advice each send you to G2's sign-up to get listed, and G2 says one account manages your profile on each. Capterra and Software Advice are both review sites. Capterra is among the 10,000 most visited sites, and Software Advice among the 100,000 most visited sites. More sites link to Capterra than to Software Advice: 67 out of 100 against 49 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026).
Choose Capterra if
- you want more people to see it: Capterra is among the 10,000 most visited sites, Software Advice among the 100,000 most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026).
- you care how often other sites link to it: 67 out of 100 for Capterra, 49 for Software Advice (Common Crawl, Oct 2026).
| What it is | Review site | Review site |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings | Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings |
| Price | Not known | Free |
| Link | A button, not a link: Capterra's listings open the product from a button with no link, so no SEO value (3 listings checked) | Not known |
| Review time | Not known | Over six weeks |
| What it lists | Business software, HR and payroll software, Marketing and sales software, IT and security software, Finance and accounting software, Healthcare software | Business software, Medical software, Legal software, Construction management software, CMMS software, Project management software |
| How often other sites link to it, differs | 67 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026) | 49 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026) |
| Traffic, differs | Among the 10,000 most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026) | Among the 100,000 most visited sites (Tranco, Oct 2026) |
| Domain registered, differs | Oct 1999 (27 years ago) | May 2005 (21 years ago) |
Not yet confirmed for either: newest listing, account needed, takes pre-launch, badge required, first seen online.
How to submit
Capterra
Open the For Vendors page, choose Get Your Product Listed to create a product listing, then use the vendor account to manage listings, performance, reviews and badges.
From capterra.com/vendors
Software Advice
Visit the vendor information page and provide product information so Software Advice can judge fit. If the product fits the HQL program, Software Advice sends sample leads and getting-started information. A vendor can instead request a free listing. Pricing information must be submitted.
Who each is for
Capterra
Capterra's vendor page says it connects millions of in-market software buyers with vendors.
- Business software
- HR and payroll software
- Marketing and sales software
- IT and security software
- Finance and accounting software
- Healthcare software
Software Advice
Companies looking for software, who can get free one-on-one recommendations from Software Advice advisors.
- Business software
- Medical software
- Legal software
- Construction management software
- CMMS software
- Project management software
Screenshots
What changed
- : Capterra: link set to A button, not a link (no SEO value)
- : Capterra: submit page set to capterra.com/submit
- : Capterra: status changed from Live, blocks checks to Online
- : Software Advice: price set to Free
- : Software Advice: status changed from Live, blocks checks to Online
Questions
- Do I sign up separately for Capterra and Software Advice?
- No. Capterra and Software Advice each send you to G2's sign-up to get listed, and G2 says one account manages your profile on each. Checked Oct 29, 2026.
- Which gets more visitors, Capterra or Software Advice?
- Capterra is among the 10,000 most visited sites, and Software Advice among the 100,000 most visited sites, in the Tranco list of the most visited sites (Oct 2026).
We checked Capterra on Oct 29, 2026 and Software Advice on Oct 28, 2026: whether each answers, whether its listings pass SEO value and its newest listing. The price and the rules come from each site's own pages, and a fact we have not confirmed is left out. Written from Capterra's and Software Advice's own pages on Oct 28 to 29, 2026. How we check