Fakespot Is Gone — Here's What to Use Instead in 2026

Updated September 2026 · 6 min read

If you're searching for Fakespot and landing on a dead link or a Mozilla support page, you're not imagining it — Fakespot really did shut down. Here's what happened, and what still works today.

What actually happened to Fakespot

Fakespot was a free tool (later a Firefox-integrated feature) that analyzed Amazon listings and flagged likely-fake reviews. Mozilla acquired it in 2023 and folded it into Firefox. In 2025, Mozilla announced it was winding down several side projects to refocus its resources, and Fakespot was shut down alongside Pocket. It's no longer available as a standalone site or a maintained browser feature.

If you had it installed, it may still show up in your browser, but it's no longer receiving updates or analyzing anything reliably — which is why so many people are searching for what to use in its place.

Quick answer: if you just want the one-click "is this review real" check Fakespot used to do, SmartBuy AI is a free Chrome extension built to do exactly that — it runs right on the Amazon product page, no signup, no copy-pasting a URL into another site.

What to actually look for when a review checker is gone

Whatever tool you pick next, it should cover the basics Fakespot got right:

Works directly on the product page — not a separate site where you have to copy the Amazon URL over.
No account required — a review checker that wants your email before it'll check a $15 phone case isn't worth the friction.
Explains its reasoning — a trust score with no explanation is just a number. Look for tools that point to the actual pattern (review count vs. real feedback, generic language, timing clusters).
Still maintained — Fakespot's problem at the end wasn't accuracy, it was that a big company simply stopped funding it. A smaller, actively updated tool can be more reliable long-term than a bigger name that's been abandoned.

A free alternative that's still actively maintained

SmartBuy AI is a small, independently-run Chrome extension that does the same core job: it reads the reviews on the Amazon product page you're already looking at, and gives you a plain-language verdict.

	What it does
🕵️ Fake review detection	Flags suspicious patterns — review-count-to-feedback mismatches, generic language, inflated ratings
💬 Smart summary	Condenses real customer feedback into plain-language pros and cons
✅ Buy / Avoid verdict	One clear recommendation instead of a raw score you have to interpret yourself

How to use it

Add the free extension from the Chrome Web Store (no account, no signup).
Open any product page on Amazon.
Scroll to the reviews section — the SmartBuy AI panel appears automatically.
Click "Analyze This Product" for an instant trust score and verdict.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Fakespot coming back?

Mozilla hasn't announced any plans to relaunch it. If you're still seeing it in your browser, treat any results it gives as outdated rather than live analysis.

Do I need to uninstall Fakespot first?

No — you can simply add a different extension alongside it, or remove Fakespot from your browser's extensions page if it's no longer doing anything useful.

Is SmartBuy AI affiliated with Amazon or Mozilla?

No. It's an independent tool. It participates in the Amazon Associates affiliate programme, which is disclosed in the extension itself — that has no effect on the analysis it gives you.