GMB Radar vs Local Dominator (2026): which should you pick?

Pick GMB Radar if

• Fits if you want to check map rankings across your service area on a small budget
• Works for freelancers sending branded ranking reports to a handful of clients

Look elsewhere if

• Too light for managing listings or reviews, as it only tracks rankings
• Watch out: credits expire at the end of each billing cycle, and extra ones are sold as top-ups
• Watch out: the homepage puts white-label reports on every plan, but the pricing FAQ ties them to Professional and Premium
• Watch out: the terms say scan data may be kept for only 6 months, so export what you want to keep

Pick Local Dominator if

• Fits if you want map, Google search and AI answer rankings for a business in one tool
• Works for agencies reporting geogrid rankings for up to 200 client profiles

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: geogrid and AI scans spend credits, and once they run out you pay an extra subscription charge
• Tight if you need the API or white-label reports, which start at Pro, $81 a month billed annually
• Skip it if you need listings managed beyond Google Business Profile, which costs extra
• Watch out: plan cards promise credit rollover only from Pro and Enterprise, while the FAQ says credits roll over monthly
• Tight if you're on Lite, with 1 team member, as listing management and review velocity start at Advanced ($49)

GMB Radar

• Credits expire at the end of each billing cycle, and the 300 sign-up credits are a one-time grant; extra credits are sold as top-ups.
• Yearly plans cost the same as twelve months; the difference is that all credits arrive upfront.
• The terms say scan data may be kept for only 6 months, so older results should be exported.
• The homepage says white-label reports are on every plan, but the pricing FAQ ties them to the Pro and Premium plans.

Local Dominator

• AI tracking and geogrid scans are credit-based, or need an extra subscription charge once credits run out.
• API access and white-label reports start at Pro, $81 a month billed annually.
• Listing management beyond Google Business Profile is an extra charge, as a one-time service or an ongoing subscription.
• Plan cards promise rollover only from Pro (2 months) and Enterprise (3 months), though the FAQ says unused credits roll over monthly.

GMB Radar

Geogrid scans

Scan Google Maps rankings for a keyword across a grid of any size or from chosen pins, run on demand or on a schedule.

Organic rank tracking

Tracks where the business's website ranks in regular Google results alongside its map pack positions.

Competitor and history reports

Compare local competitors' rankings and see how a scan area has changed over time.

White-label reports

Branded reports with your logo, colors and contact details, exported as PDFs or shared as links.

Google review poster

Creates a branded poster with a QR code that takes customers straight to the business's Google review page.

API in beta

A beta API with its own reference documentation for pulling ranking data into other tools.

Local Dominator

Geogrid heatmaps

Maps Google Maps rankings point by point across a target area, with local pack visibility and competitor comparison side by side.

AI Tracker

Tracks set prompts in ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity, Claude and Grok, with a visibility score, share of voice and the sources AI cites.

SERP Tracker

Follows keyword rankings in Google's regular search results over time, next to the map rankings.

Google Business Profile management

Edit hours, categories, posts and Q&A for each managed profile; Advanced and up add listing management and review velocity tracking.

Site audit and AI Assist

An automated technical SEO audit of the website, plus AI-written recommendations from scan results.

White-label reports and API

Branded, shareable reports with heatmaps and trends from Pro up, and a public API that includes AI Tracker data.

GMB Radar

• Standard$15

  per month for 5,000 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 10 businesses. 1 credit = 1 ranking check from one point, so a 5x5 grid uses 25. Or $180 a year with 60,000 credits upfront.

• Professional$30

  per month for 12,000 credits, billed monthly

  Up to 20 businesses, with the same features. Or $360 a year with 144,000 credits upfront.

• Premium$100

  per month for 50,000 credits, billed monthly

  Unlimited businesses and priority support. Or $1,200 a year with 600,000 credits upfront.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom pricing for larger volumes, on request.

Local Dominator

• Lite$33

  per month for 1 profile, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  AI Tracker, geogrid and SERP tracking, management of 1 Google Business Profile, 5,000 monthly credits and 1 team member.

• Advanced$49

  per month for 5 profiles, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)

  10,000 monthly credits, 3 team members, listing management and the review velocity tool.

• Pro$81

  per month for 20 profiles, billed annually ($97 billed monthly)

  30,000 monthly credits with 2 months of rollover, 10 team members, API access and white-label reports.

• Powerhouse$164

  per month for 45 profiles, billed annually ($197 billed monthly)

  65,000 monthly credits, 15 team members and priority support.

• Enterprise$333

  per month for 100 profiles, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)

  140,000 credits and 25 team members. Enterprise+ ($466, 150 profiles) and Enterprise Ultra ($804, 200 profiles) sit above it.

• CustomCustom

  Volume-based pricing with custom limits, SLAs and dedicated onboarding, through sales.

GMB Radar

No public discounts listed.

Local Dominator

• Annual discount

  Two months free with annual billing

  Annual billing costs ten months of the monthly price: Lite is $33 a month billed annually against $39 monthly, saving $78 a year.