Grid My Business vs Local Falcon (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Grid My Business grades higher than Local Falcon: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Grid My Business grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Grid My Business
Geo-grid map rank tracker with AI search checks and GBP tools
Local Falcon
Geogrid rank tracker for Google, Apple Maps and AI answers
Which one is for you
Pick Grid My Business if
- Fits if you want map rank grids, citations and review replies for a Google profile in one tool
- Works for solo agency owners tracking map rankings for up to 100 client profiles
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: 250 credits cover about 10 scans, with no movable pins and no word on renewal
- Tight if you work in a team, as Growth has one user and seats start at Scale ($58 a month yearly)
- Watch out: scan counts assume a 5x5 grid, so bigger grids use up your credits faster
- Watch out: refunds cover only your first payment within 30 days, and renewals aren't refunded
- Skip it if you need the API, which comes only with the custom-priced Enterprise plan
Pick Local Falcon if
- Fits if you want to see street by street where a business ranks on Google and Apple Maps
- Works for agencies sending clients white-label map ranking reports
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: every scan spends credits, and monthly credits expire at the end of each month
- Tight if you're trying it free, as the 100 sign-up credits cover four 5x5 scans, once
- Pricey if you need the on-demand API, a separate $199 a month plus $0.0032 per request
- Skip it if you want Looker Studio or Zapier on monthly Starter, as they need Basic ($49.99) or yearly billing
- Too light for managing listings or replying to reviews, as it tracks rankings and compares reviews only
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGrid My BusinessFair | 2.2GPALocal FalconFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGrowth is $24 a month on yearly billing ($290 a year), $29 monthly, for 7,500 credits and 100 profiles, under this category's middle ($31). Team seats and daily updates need Scale at $58. | CStarter is $24.99 a month for 7,500 credits, about 300 scans of a 5x5 grid, under this category's middle ($31). Monthly credits expire, extras are $0.05 each, and each Falcon AI report costs 25 credits. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free Starter plan: 250 scan credits, about 10 scans, 2 profiles, weekly updates and 30 days of history. You'll hit that fast, and the page doesn't say whether the credits renew. | CNo free plan. You get 100 credits on sign-up with no card, but it's a one-time grant, enough for four 5x5 scans. |
| Features | BGeogrids in 7 sizes, AI answer checks across the grid, profile edits with change alerts, citation checks and NAP distribution across 1,000+ directories, AI review replies, scheduled posts and photos, and white-label reports. It covers the whole job. | CGrids from 3x3 to 21x21 points on Google and Apple Maps, AI answer checks, competitor and trend reports, white-label exports and review comparison. It does rank tracking fully, but that's a smaller job: no listing sync or review replies. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect profiles, set grid sizes and keywords and budget credits, where bigger grids cost more than the 5x5 the plan counts assume. | CNo rating on record. You pick grid sizes, keywords and schedules and budget credits for each scan, so there's some maths before you know what a month will cover. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Business Profile and has an MCP server for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Antigravity; the API is Enterprise only. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It links to Google Business Profile, Apple Business Connect, Looker Studio, Zapier and n8n, with an MCP server, a Claude connector and a ChatGPT plugin. |
| Best for | map rank grids with profile tools on one seat | map rank grids on Google, Apple Maps and AI answers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Grid My Business and Local Falcon. How we grade
Price against what you get
Grid My Business starts at $24 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Local Falcon starts at $24.99 a month and scores 2.3.
Grid My Business scores higher and starts $0.99 a month lower. Of the other local SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than Grid My Business for less, and 5 score higher than Local Falcon for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Grid My Business also covers review collection and local listings.
- Local Falcon also covers AI agents and keyword research.
At a glance
| Grid My Business | Local Falcon | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) | $24.99 per month for 7,500 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Starter plan: 250 scan credits (about 10 scans), 2 business profiles, 5 competitors, 20 citation checks, weekly rank updates and 30 days of scan history. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 100 free credits on sign-up, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Plentisoft Sdn Bhd | Local Falcon LLC |
| Price read from | gridmybusiness.com | localfalcon.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Grid My Business
- The free plan lacks movable pins and service-area support, and the page does not say whether its 250 credits renew.
- Growth has one user and one workspace; team seats and extra workspaces start with Scale at $58 a month billed annually.
- Scans spend credits and bigger grids cost more: the plan scan counts assume a 5x5 grid.
- Refunds cover only the first payment, within 30 days and once per user; renewal payments are not refunded.
Local Falcon
- Every scan spends credits, and monthly credits expire at the end of each month; extra pay-as-you-go credits cost $0.05 each and do not expire.
- The Looker Studio and Zapier integrations need more than the monthly Starter package: Basic at $49.99 or Starter billed yearly.
- The on-demand API is a separate $199 a month subscription plus $0.0032 per request.
- The 100 free credits are a one-time grant, enough for four 5x5 scans.
Key features
Grid My Business
- Geo-grid rank checks and tracking
- Checks Google Maps rankings at each pin of a grid, with 7 grid sizes and a custom scan distance; tracked keywords update weekly, every 3 days or daily by plan.
- AI search visibility
- Asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews your customers' questions across the grid, with a score out of 100, rival businesses and the sites cited.
- Google Business Profile tools
- Edit profile details from one screen, get alerts when someone changes the profile, and see a profile score with suggested fixes.
- Citations and NAP distribution
- Checks name, address and phone listings across 1,000+ directories and sends the details out to more of them, with a citation report.
- AI review replies and posts
- A review inbox with an AI agent that replies, a review link and QR code maker, and AI-written posts, scheduled posts and scheduled photos for the profile.
- White-label reports and MCP server
- Branded ranking, competitor, citation and profile reports with password-protected share links, plus an MCP server for Claude, Codex and Cursor.
Local Falcon
- Geogrid rank tracking
- Scans Google Business Profile and Apple Business Connect rankings on grids from 3x3 to 21x21 points, including service-area scans, scheduled scans and campaigns.
- AI visibility tracking
- Checks whether ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Grok recommend a business, using the same credits as map scans.
- Falcon AI and Falcon Agent
- Falcon AI writes an analysis with recommendations for a scan at 25 credits per report; the Falcon Agent assistant is included with every credit package.
- Reports
- Campaign, competitor, trend, keyword and location reports, with public report links, CSV and PDF exports and white-label reports.
- Reviews analysis
- Imports up to 1,000 Google reviews for a listing and compares them with the reviews of three top competitors.
- Integrations and AI connectors
- Looker Studio, Zapier and n8n integrations, an MCP server, a Claude connector and a ChatGPT plugin; scans started from an AI assistant use your credits.
Plans
Grid My Business
Starter$0
250 scan credits, 2 business profiles, weekly updates and 30 days of history; no movable pins or service-area support.
Growth$24
per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
1 user, 7,500 credits a month (about 300 scans on a 5x5 grid), 100 profiles, 200 competitors, updates every 3 days.
Scale$58
per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
20,000 credits a month (about 800 scans), 300 profiles, daily updates, 20 workspaces with 3 seats each and the lead gen widget.
Dominate$74
per month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)
30,000 credits a month (about 1,200 scans), unlimited profiles, 1,000 competitors, 45 workspaces with 7 seats each, lifetime history.
EnterpriseCustom
Built around the number of locations, with dedicated scan capacity, API and MCP access, a pilot on your own locations and named support.
Local Falcon
Starter$24.99
per month for 7,500 credits, billed monthly
1 credit = 1 grid point, so 7,500 credits cover 300 scans of a 5x5 grid. Unlimited keywords and locations. Yearly: $299.88 for 90,000 credits.
Basic$49.99
per month for 15,150 credits, billed monthly
Adds the Looker Studio and Zapier integrations, which monthly Starter lacks. Yearly: $599.88 for 183,000 credits.
Pro$99.99
per month for 31,250 credits, billed monthly
A larger credit allowance at a lower cost per credit. Yearly: $1,199.88 for 383,000 credits.
Premium$199.99
per month for 63,150 credits, billed monthly
The largest standard package. Yearly: $2,399.88 for 778,000 credits.
Enterprise$499
per month for 157,000 credits, billed monthly
Enterprise packages run from $499 to $4,999 a month for up to 1,570,000 credits, or $5,988 to $59,988 a year.
Ways to pay less
Grid My Business
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
The pricing section gives two months free on annual plans: Growth is $290 a year instead of $29 a month, Scale $690 and Dominate $890.
Local Falcon
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Grid My Business or Local Falcon?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Grid My Business is cheaper to start with: $24 a month, against $24.99 a month for Local Falcon. Grid My Business starts at $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly), and Local Falcon starts at $24.99 per month for 7,500 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Grid My Business or Local Falcon?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Grid My Business has a free plan. Local Falcon does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.