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What is Klanten Vertellen?

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Max Meegens
July 23, 2026
Klanten Vertellen is a Dutch review platform where businesses collect verified customer reviews, with each review tied to an actual purchase or service. That last part is the core, and immediately the difference with an open platform like Google: where anyone with an account can post a Google review, reviews on Klanten Vertellen are typically linked to a real transaction. A reader therefore knows the reviewer really was a customer. For businesses in sectors where trust weighs heavily, such as automotive, professional services and e-commerce, that is an attractive credibility signal. The platform is widely known in the Netherlands, and you can display the aggregated star rating outside the platform as well, for example on your own website.

How does Klanten Vertellen work exactly?

It revolves around verification. After a purchase or service you invite the customer to leave a review, and that invitation is linked to the transaction. The result is a review picture built on verifiable customers instead of random accounts. The reviews are collected on your Klanten Vertellen profile, which builds an average score across all your ratings. You can then display that score and the individual reviews on your website and, in some cases, in ads, so the trust you build on the platform becomes visible elsewhere too.

The difference with Google is not just the verification but also the goal: Google is about being found at the moment someone searches, Klanten Vertellen is about verifiable credibility you can use more broadly. The full comparison is in Google reviews vs Klanten Vertellen.

Which businesses benefit from Klanten Vertellen?

Mainly businesses where the purchase decision is big and trust is decisive. Automotive is the clearest example: a car is a major purchase, and dealers often use Klanten Vertellen alongside Google, partly because the industry and importers value verified reviews. Webshops and service providers with a longer customer relationship also benefit from the verified layer, because it makes the difference between "someone says it is good" and "a verifiable customer says it is good".

For small local businesses whose customers mainly arrive through Google Maps, Google is usually enough. A second platform adds little there and mostly costs extra time. The trade-off is not "more platforms is better" but "which platform fits how my customer chooses".

Does Klanten Vertellen replace my Google reviews?

No, and it should not try to. Google remains the platform that drives your local visibility and that most people see. Klanten Vertellen is an addition that adds credibility, not a replacement that delivers reach. Using Klanten Vertellen instead of Google trades visibility for verification, and that is almost never a good trade. The strongest setup uses Google for reach and visibility, and Klanten Vertellen as an extra trust layer where it fits. How reviews drive your visibility in Google is covered in how Google reviews determine your Google Maps performance.

How do you manage Klanten Vertellen alongside Google?

The tricky part of two platforms is collecting and answering reviews in two places. Sending invitations, posting responses and keeping an overview doubles, and across multiple locations it quickly becomes unworkable. With Repmanager, the reviews from Google and Klanten Vertellen come together in one environment, so you invite and respond from a single place without switching between platforms. You get the credibility layer of Klanten Vertellen without the double workload, and keep both your visibility and your verification in order. See our integrations here.

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