Moz Local vs Synup (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Synup grades higher than Moz Local: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Moz Local grades higher on value for money. Synup grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Moz Local
Listings, reviews and local rank grids from Moz, priced per location
Synup
Local marketing platform with an AI agent, priced by location band
Which one is for you
Pick Moz Local if
- Fits if you run one location in the US, UK or Canada and want your listings kept in sync
- Works for agencies handling listings for a handful of client locations
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your business is outside the US, UK and Canada, as listings aren't supported there
- Not for you if you want to try it first, since there's no free plan or trial for Moz Local
- Tight if you're on Lite, which can't reply to reviews; replies, requests and posting start at Preferred ($24)
- Pricey if you have many locations, as each is a separate subscription and 50 or more go through sales
- Watch out: the AI add-ons cost extra, $14 a month for Listings AI (in Elite) and $10 for Reviews AI
Pick Synup if
- Fits if you're an agency running listings, reviews and posts for up to 50 client locations
- Works for teams willing to hand routine local tasks to an AI agent under approval rules
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: agent work, posts, review replies and listing updates spend credits, and work pauses when they run out
- Watch out: the listed credits are quadrupled for launch, and the page doesn't say what accounts opened after September 30 get
- Pricey if you have two locations, as the next band is Premium at $239 a month yearly, and above 50 it's a sales quote
- Tight if you need white labeling, which starts at Premium, while the free trial covers only Solo
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAMoz LocalFair | 2.4GPASynupFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLite is $16 a location a month on yearly billing ($199 a year), $20 monthly, right at this category's cheaper quarter ($16). It's per location, though, so three shops are three subscriptions, and review replies need Preferred at $24. | CSolo is $39 a month for one location on yearly billing, $49 monthly, between this category's middle ($31) and dearer quarter ($59). Every feature is included, but a second location moves you to Premium at $239 a month for up to 10. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free. Moz Local has no free plan, and the pricing page shows no trial for it; the trial Moz advertises is for Moz Pro. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial of the Solo plan with $50 in AI credits. The trial doesn't cover the bigger plans or white labeling. |
| Features | CListings on 90+ directories, a Local Grid of map pack rankings, review monitoring and data health reports. The gaps are in the listing: rankings come only from the grid, listings work in just three countries, and Lite can't reply to reviews. | BListings sync to Google, Apple, Bing, Facebook and 100+ publishers and aggregators, review replies and requests, social posting, geogrid rank tracking, location pages and AI answer scores. It covers the whole job, with the agent's work metered in credits. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You enter each location's details and connect Google and Facebook before listings and reviews start flowing in. | CNo rating on record. You set approval rules, skills and playbooks for the agent and keep an eye on the credit balance, on top of connecting each location's profiles. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Business Profile, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok for listings, reviews and posting. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Business Profile, Apple Business Connect, Bing Places, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Slack and HubSpot, with APIs and MCP. |
| Best for | keeping one location's listings in sync | agencies handing local tasks to an AI agent |
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: Moz Local and Synup. How we grade
Price against what you get
Moz Local starts at $16 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Synup starts at $39 a month and scores 2.7.
Synup scores higher, and starts $23 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other local SEO tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Moz Local for less, and none scores higher than Synup 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
- Moz Local also covers reports.
- Synup also covers AI agents and AI search visibility.
At a glance
| Moz Local | Synup | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $16 per location / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly) | $39 per month for 1 location, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of the Solo plan with $50 in AI credits |
| Web | ||
| Made by | SEOMoz, Inc. | Synup |
| Price read from | moz.com | synup.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Moz Local
- Each physical location needs its own subscription; 50 or more locations go through sales.
- Listings are supported only for businesses in the US, UK and Canada, and the directories differ by country.
- Lite cannot reply to reviews; review replies, review requests and social posting start at Preferred.
- The pricing page shows no free trial for Moz Local; the trial it advertises is for Moz Pro.
Synup
- Agent work, posts, review replies and listing updates spend credits; when they run out, agent work pauses until you buy more.
- The listed credits are quadrupled for launch; accounts opened by September 30 keep them, and the page does not say what later accounts get.
- White labeling needs Premium or above, and the free trial covers only the Solo plan.
- Above 50 locations the price is a contract quote from sales.
Key features
Moz Local
- Listings sync
- Sends business details to search engines, directories, apps and data aggregators, keeps them updated and shows which listings are missing fields.
- Local Grid
- A heatmap of map pack rankings for target keywords at points around a business, included on every plan.
- Review management
- Monitors reviews on several networks with alerts; from Preferred up you can reply on Google and Facebook, request reviews and see sentiment trends.
- Social posting
- Preferred posts to Google and Facebook with content libraries; Elite adds Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, ad boosting and inbox replies.
- Listings AI and Reviews AI
- Two paid AI add-ons: Listings AI at $14 a month, included in Elite, and Reviews AI at $10 a month. Review replies can also start from templates and AI suggestions.
- Reports
- Data health and Google Business Profile insights on every plan; Elite adds a reporting suite for leads, reviews and social with custom reports.
Synup
- Sydekick agent
- Takes requests in plain language, runs repeatable skills and multi-step playbooks across locations, and logs every action in an approvals inbox and audit trail.
- Listings sync
- Pushes names, hours, categories and attributes to Google Business Profile, Apple Business Connect, Bing, Facebook and 100+ publishers and data aggregators.
- Reviews
- Collects reviews per location with drafted replies for approval, and sends review request campaigns to customers.
- Local rank grid and visibility score
- Geogrid rank tracking block by block for each keyword, plus one findability score per location with the competitors ranking where you do not.
- AI answer visibility
- Scores each location in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, shows whether it is cited and suggests what to fix.
- Agency tools
- A multi-client command center, a branded client portal, white labeling from Premium, scoped team access, APIs and native MCP support.
Plans
Moz Local
Lite$16
per location / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)
Listings on 90+ directories, Local Grid map pack ranking, review monitoring and data health analytics. $199 a year.
Preferred$24
per location / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)
Adds review replies on Google and Facebook, review requests, sentiment analysis, Google and Facebook posting and competitor analysis.
Elite$33
per location / month, billed yearly ($40 billed monthly)
Adds Listings AI, posting to Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, Facebook ad boosting, social inbox replies and a reporting suite.
EnterpriseCustom
For 50 or more locations, with an account manager, extra directories and flexible billing.
Synup
Solo$39
per month for 1 location, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
All features for one location, 20,000 monthly credits and 1 agent chat at a time on shared infrastructure. No white labeling.
Premium$239
per month for up to 10 locations, billed annually ($299 monthly)
200,000 monthly credits, 3 parallel agent chats and white labeling.
Pro$399
per month for up to 25 locations, billed annually ($499 monthly)
600,000 monthly credits, 5 parallel agent chats and a dedicated agent environment.
Scale$719
per month for up to 50 locations, billed annually ($899 monthly)
1,200,000 monthly credits, 10 parallel agent chats and a dedicated agent environment.
EnterpriseCustom
Contract pricing for more than 50 locations, with custom credits, bring-your-own AI keys or models, and custom compute.
Ways to pay less
Moz Local
- Annual discount
Save 20% by paying yearly
Moz Local's pricing page lists a 20% saving on yearly billing: Lite is $199 a year ($16 a month) against $20 a month paid monthly.
Synup
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Synup's pricing page lists 20% off for annual terms: Solo is $39 a month billed annually against $49 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Moz Local or Synup?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Moz Local is cheaper to start with: $16 a month, against $39 a month for Synup. Moz Local starts at $16 per location / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly), and Synup starts at $39 per month for 1 location, billed annually ($49 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Moz Local or Synup?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Moz Local nor Synup has a free plan. Synup 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.