Local Viking vs Localith (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Local Viking if

• Fits if you're an agency posting to dozens of Google Business Profiles every week
• Works for spotting unwanted edits to client listings, including Google's own

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to try it first, as no free plan or trial is listed
• Watch out: rank checks and geogrid scans spend credits, and keyword credits don't roll over
• Tight if you want white-label reports or the geogrid widget, which start at Pro ($99)
• Skip it if you need listings kept right beyond Google, as it manages Google Business Profiles
• Watch out: the site still says Local Viking, but sign-up, pricing and help run under the LocalOptics name

Pick Localith if

• Fits if you run a chain or franchise and update many Google profiles together
• Works for agencies that want to query profile data from Claude or ChatGPT

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: no AI credits come with a plan, so every reply, audit and grid report costs $0.15 a credit
• Not for you if you want a free plan, as there's only the 7-day trial
• Tight if you track rankings, as a grid report covers up to 5 keywords and costs 10 credits a run
• Watch out: white-label is set up on request with no published price, and over 50 locations needs a quote
• Skip it if you need Bing, Apple Maps or directory listings, as it manages Google profiles only

Local Viking

• No free trial or free plan is listed on the pricing page.
• Rank checks and geogrid scans spend credits: 1 keyword credit per rank type per check, 1 geogrid credit per grid point. Keyword credits do not roll over.
• White-label reporting and the geogrid widget start at the Pro plan.
• The marketing site still says Local Viking, but sign-up, pricing and the help center use the LocalOptics name.

Localith

• There is no free plan, only the 7-day trial.
• No AI credits come with a plan: review replies, audits and grid reports use credits at $0.15 each, and yearly billing does not discount them.
• White-label branding is an add-on set up by Localith's team on request, with no published price.
• More than 50 locations needs a custom quote.

Local Viking

Post scheduling

Schedules standard, offer, event and alert posts to many profiles at once, with recurring posts, Spintax and location variables, and CSV bulk upload.

Listing management and protection

Edits profile details in one place, keeps a change log that includes Google's own edits, and alerts by email or SMS when anything changes.

Rank tracking and geogrids

Tracks keywords in the local pack, organic desktop and organic mobile, and runs live or scheduled geogrid scans with competitors at every point.

Photo scheduling

A media library that drip-schedules photos to profiles over weeks, with control over image metadata and file names.

Reviews, audits and reports

Reply to Google reviews across locations, run competitive audits against up to five rivals and send scheduled white-label reports.

API, webhooks and MCP

A public API, webhooks for new reviews and finished scans, a Looker Studio connector, and MCP connections for ChatGPT and Claude.

Localith

Bulk profile management

Updates business details, hours and holiday hours across many locations at once, with team roles that limit each manager to their own locations.

AI Reply Agent

Drafts review replies in more than 10 languages, with rules to thank 5-star reviews automatically and send 1-star replies for approval.

Bulk post publishing

Schedules offers, events and updates to hundreds of profiles at once, with per-location parameters filled in for each post.

AI SEO Agent and audits

Scores each profile, finds missing, duplicate and outdated content, and suggests fixes. Map-grid ranking reports track up to 5 keywords and cost 10 credits per run.

Analytics and reports

Per-location performance analytics, scheduled review and performance reports, and PDF and CSV exports.

AI connectors and API

Read-only connectors for Claude (MCP) and ChatGPT, an n8n community node and a REST API covering listings, reviews, metrics and publishing.

Local Viking

• Single$39

  per month for 1 listing

  Unlimited posts and Google accounts, 1,600 keyword credits and 7,500 geogrid credits a month.

• Starter$59

  per month for up to 10 listings

  3,200 keyword credits and 8,100 geogrid credits a month.

• Pro$99

  per month for up to 20 listings

  5,600 keyword credits and 16,200 geogrid credits a month, white-label reporting and the geogrid widget.

• Agency$149

  per month for up to 40 listings

  17,700 keyword credits and 24,300 geogrid credits a month, white-label reporting and the geogrid widget.

• Enterprise$200

  per month for up to 70 listings

  26,600 keyword credits and 32,400 geogrid credits a month. Custom pricing for more than 70 locations.

Localith

• Up to 2 locations$7.20

  per month for up to 2 locations, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly)

  Full dashboard, bulk updates, AI Review Reply Agent, Google posts scheduler, analytics and priority support. AI credits are extra.

• 3 to 50 locations$6.60

  per location / month, billed monthly

  Every location costs $6.60 once there are 3 or more: 3 cost $19.80 and 10 cost $66 a month. Yearly billing takes 20% off.

• CustomCustom

  More than 50 locations, with volume pricing, dedicated support and custom onboarding.

Local Viking

No public discounts listed.

Localith

• Annual discount

  Save 20% on locations with yearly billing

  Localith's pricing page says yearly billing saves 20% on location fees: 2 locations cost $7.20 a month instead of $9. AI credits are not discounted.