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Lumière Agents
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Podium

An alternative to Podium that does all your follow-up.

Podium is a customer messaging platform for local businesses, bringing texting, webchat, review invitations and payments into one inbox. Lumière Agents takes a different approach: six follow-up agents on one subscription, run from an app on your phone.

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Lumière Agents vs Podium

Follow-up
Podium
Lumière Agents
Invoice chaser
PodiumCheck podium.com
Lumière AgentsIncluded
Quote follow-up
PodiumCheck podium.com
Lumière AgentsIncluded
Missed-call text-back
PodiumYes, part of what Podium is known for
Lumière AgentsIncluded
Paperwork chaser
PodiumCheck podium.com
Lumière AgentsIncluded
Receipt chaser
PodiumCheck podium.com
Lumière AgentsIncluded
Review requests
PodiumYes, part of what Podium is known for
Lumière AgentsIncluded
Phone app
PodiumCheck podium.com
Lumière AgentsYes, install it from the website
Price
PodiumSee podium.com
Lumière Agents$500/month for all six, or $200/month for one

Podium details are from its website, checked October 2026, and may have changed. "Check podium.com" means we haven't confirmed it either way, not that it's missing.

Where Lumière Agents is different

All six follow-ups in oneLate invoices, quiet quotes, missed calls, insurance certificates, missing receipts and review requests, on one subscription ($500/month for all six, or $200/month for one).
Run it from your phoneInstall the app on your phone and approve, edit or skip messages between jobs. Every page also works in a browser.
Sends as youEmails go from your own business address or your Gmail or Outlook, in your words, so customers reply to you.
You approve firstEvery message starts as a draft you approve until you switch an agent to automatic.
Works with your toolsReads from QuickBooks, Jobber, FreshBooks, Housecall Pro, spreadsheets and more, so you keep working where you do today.
AI is optionalBuilt-in rules read clear replies. Add AI with prepaid credits or your own Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or other key.

When Podium may be the better fit

Choose Podium if you want a shared texting inbox for your whole team, webchat on your website and text-to-pay, all in one tool.

See the missed-call text-back →   See the review requests →

Questions

Is Lumière Agents a replacement for Podium?

It can be if what you need from Podium is missed-call text-back and review requests. Lumière Agents also covers the other follow-ups a small business does, on one subscription. If you rely on features specific to Podium, check them on podium.com first.

How much does Lumière Agents cost?

$200/month plus $750 setup for one agent, $100/month for each extra agent, or $500/month plus $2,000 setup for all six. Cancel any time.

Is there an app?

Yes. Install it on your phone or computer from the website and handle approvals from anywhere.

Is Lumière Agents affiliated with Podium?

No. Podium is a trademark of its owner. This page describes Podium in general terms from its own website, checked October 2026.

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Try it on your own follow-up

Start with one agent or all six. You approve every message until you switch an agent to automatic.

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