Podium is a messaging, reviews and payments platform used by local businesses across many industries, with an AI employee for lead conversion. Dealer Portal is built only for powersports dealers, and texting is one module next to Lightspeed sync, marketplaces and shipping.
Businesses that want one inbox for texts, calls, email and social messages, plus review collection, website chat, payments, phones and AI-driven lead follow-up.
Powersports dealers who want shared texting alongside their Lightspeed parts and units, Amazon and eBay, parts website, shipping and email, all in one flat-priced system.
| Podium | Dealer Portal | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (this tool only) | Not listed (podium.com/pricing asks you to talk to sales)[1] | $850/mo, all modules included Email, texting, shipping, Amazon/eBay sync, Lightspeed sync, parts website, unit inventory website (built for you), Facebook poster, AI helper |
| Inbox | Texts, calls, email, social and more in one inbox[1] | Shared texting inbox |
| Reviews | Review collection by text[1] | Not included |
| Payments | Podium Payments[1] | Not included |
| Text marketing | Yes, with AI-generated campaigns[1] | SMS and email campaigns |
| AI | "AI employee" for sales, scheduling and customer conversations[1] | AI Helper for products, prices and campaign drafts |
| Lightspeed DMS / parts e-commerce | Not listed | Included |
Dealer Portal is $850/month with no hidden fees: unlimited orders, tech support and email sends, 10,000 texts and $50 of AI usage a month included. Texts over 10,000 or AI usage over $50 in a month are billed as overage.
Drag to your list size. Texting is highlighted; add the other tools you'd need, then compare the total with Dealer Portal's $850/mo, all modules included.
Partly. Both include shared texting and text campaigns. Podium adds reviews, payments, phones and webchat; Dealer Portal adds Lightspeed sync, Amazon and eBay, a parts website, shipping and email.
Yes. The AI Helper finds products and orders, writes product copy and drafts changes and campaigns for you to confirm. $50 of usage a month is included.
Yes. It's built around Lightspeed and powersports parts distributors such as Turn 14 and WPS.
$850 a month with no hidden fees, including 10,000 texts and $50 of AI usage a month.
Shared customer texting for sales, service and parts.
Learn more →Email and SMS marketing built for your parts customers.
Learn more →An assistant inside Dealer Portal that works on your store with you.
Learn more →Comparisons reflect each vendor's public website as checked on November 9, 2026. Features and prices change, so confirm details with each vendor. "Not listed" means we didn't find it on the public pages we reviewed, not that the product lacks it. ChannelAdvisor, Rithum, Shopping Cart Elite, Dealer Spike, Kenect, Podium, ShipStation, ShipWorks, Klaviyo, Constant Contact, InventoryFlow, Powersports Support, Lightspeed, Amazon, eBay, Facebook and other names are trademarks of their respective owners. Dealer Portal is not affiliated with or endorsed by them; names are used only to identify the products compared.
A 20-minute demo with your Lightspeed store, your distributors and your marketplaces.