Written for local businesses rather than national chains, so the ranking favours published prices, low minimums and the ability to leave.
Pricing checked September 2026 and taken from each vendor own page. Where a vendor publishes nothing, the row says so rather than carrying a guess.
A local business needs its name, address, hours and phone number to match everywhere a customer might check, and it needs that without an annual contract or a sales call. That rules out a good part of this category immediately. GBPPromote is first because it starts at $16 for one location, includes every tool on the plan, and can be cancelled any month.
How we ranked these
Ordered for this job specifically rather than reused from another list. Five things decided the order.
No location minimum
Several platforms will not sell to a single site business at all. That decides the list before features do.
A price on the page
If you have to book a call to learn the cost, the product is not built for a local business.
Accuracy over volume
Being right on Google, Apple and Bing beats being present on two hundred directories nobody visits.
Monthly terms
A local business should not sign a year for something it can test in a month.
Time to set up
If it takes a fortnight of admin before anything publishes, it will not get finished.
GBPPromote is our platform and Local SEO Tool is our own brand on it, which is why both sit at the top. Every other entry says plainly where it beats us.
The 11 compared
| Tool | Price | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| GBPPromote | $16 at 1 location, flat $37 for 2 to 7, $5.33 each from 8 | No contract, cancel any month |
| Local SEO Tool | $16 at 1 location, flat $37 for 2 to 7, $5.33 each from 8 | No contract, cancel any month |
| Moz Local | Lite $20, Preferred $30, Elite $40 per location per month | Monthly or annual, annual saves up to about 25 percent |
| BrightLocal | Track $39, Manage $49, Grow $59 per location per month | Monthly or annual, annual saves up to about 26 percent |
| Localo | Single Business $49 a month, or $39 billed annually. Pro $169, or $149 annually | Monthly or annual, no minimum term |
| Whitespark | Rank tracker from $25 a month. Reputation from $79. Managed GBP service $497 a month | Monthly |
| Synup | Solo $49 for one location, Premium $299 to 10, Pro $499 to 25, Scale $899 to 50 | Monthly, or annual at 20 percent off |
| Semrush Local | Local Base $30, Local Pro $60 per location per month, billed annually | No minimum term |
| GMBapi | $16 per location at one location, falling to $4.50 each at 201 and above | Monthly or annual. Cancelling takes effect at the end of the period |
| Yext | Self serve $199 to $999 per location per year. Larger deals quoted | Annual billing only, typically 12 or 24 month minimum commitments |
| Birdeye | Not published. Reported at $299 to $449 per location per month | Annual, and it auto renews unless you give 90 days written notice |
The 11, in order
GBPPromote
Best overallOne location is $16 a month with every tool included and no contract, which makes it a sensible first purchase rather than a commitment.
- Price
- $16 at 1 location, flat $37 for 2 to 7, $5.33 each from 8
- Terms
- No contract, cancel any month
- Trial
- Three day free trial
Local SEO Tool
Also oursThe same platform under our own brand, aimed at the job this site focuses on.
- Price
- $16 at 1 location, flat $37 for 2 to 7, $5.33 each from 8
- Terms
- No contract, cancel any month
- Trial
- Three day free trial
Moz Local
Simple, cheap and published at $20 per location per month, with no minimum and no sales call. Listings only.
- Price
- Lite $20, Preferred $30, Elite $40 per location per month
- Terms
- Monthly or annual, annual saves up to about 25 percent
- Trial
- No open ended free tier
BrightLocal
Prices on the page, a 14 day trial with no card, and audits and citations alongside the listings work.
- Price
- Track $39, Manage $49, Grow $59 per location per month
- Terms
- Monthly or annual, annual saves up to about 26 percent
- Trial
- 14 day free trial, no card required
Localo
Built around one business and easy to get going, with a 14 day trial that needs no card. It gets expensive if you add locations.
- Price
- Single Business $49 a month, or $39 billed annually. Pro $169, or $149 annually
- Terms
- Monthly or annual, no minimum term
- Trial
- 14 days, no card
Whitespark
Manual citation building for categories where automated submission does badly. Sold as separate products rather than one plan.
- Price
- Rank tracker from $25 a month. Reputation from $79. Managed GBP service $497 a month
- Terms
- Monthly
- Trial
- Varies by product
Synup
Wide syndication with a no card trial. The $49 single location price jumps to $299 as soon as you add a second.
- Price
- Solo $49 for one location, Premium $299 to 10, Pro $499 to 25, Scale $899 to 50
- Terms
- Monthly, or annual at 20 percent off
- Trial
- 14 days, no card
Semrush Local
Reasonable at $30 for a single location if the rest of Semrush is already in use. The seven day trial wants a card.
- Price
- Local Base $30, Local Pro $60 per location per month, billed annually
- Terms
- No minimum term
- Trial
- Seven days, card required
GMBapi
Cheap profile management, priced for volume rather than for one shop.
- Price
- $16 per location at one location, falling to $4.50 each at 201 and above
- Terms
- Monthly or annual. Cancelling takes effect at the end of the period
- Trial
- 14 days, no card
Yext
Far more reach than a single location needs, sold annually with a minimum term.
- Price
- Self serve $199 to $999 per location per year. Larger deals quoted
- Terms
- Annual billing only, typically 12 or 24 month minimum commitments
- Trial
- No self serve trial on the enterprise path
Birdeye
A reputation platform first. The listings are there but you are paying enterprise prices for the rest.
- Price
- Not published. Reported at $299 to $449 per location per month
- Terms
- Annual, and it auto renews unless you give 90 days written notice
- Trial
- 30 days, but on single modules only, not the platform
Frequently asked questions
What is the best local listing management software?
GBPPromote at $16 for one location with every tool on the plan and no contract. Moz Local is the cheapest listings only option at a published $20 per location.
Is listing management worth paying for with one location?
Usually yes, but modestly. Pay for accuracy and monitoring, not for a directory count. The value is catching a wrong phone number before a customer does.
Which listings matter most?
Google Business Profile first, then Apple Business Connect, Bing Places and Facebook. The rest follow from the data aggregators.
How often should details be checked?
Quarterly for a stable business, and immediately after a move, a rebrand or a change of hours. Those three events cause most of the errors.
Do I need a contract?
No. Plenty of good options here bill monthly, so treat an annual commitment as something the vendor must earn with a discount.
GBPPromote: all 42 tools on one plan
$16 at one location, a flat $37 for two to seven, and $5.33 each from eight. Three day free trial, no contract.