Moz Local vs Yext (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Moz Local and Yext share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about value for money, where Moz Local grades higher, or features, where Yext does.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on 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.
Moz Local
Listings, reviews and local rank grids from Moz, priced per location
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 Yext if
- Fits if you run a brand or franchise with hundreds of locations and a sales-led budget
- Works for regulated teams, such as healthcare, that need approvals and audit trails on every edit
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're one small business, as there's no self-serve plan
- Not for you if you want a price or a trial first, since every product is quoted after a demo with sales
- Watch out: reviews, social, local pages and site search are separate Yext products on top of Listings
- Watch out: the phone apps are for Scout only, and the main platform runs in a browser
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAMoz LocalFair | 2.0GPAYextFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CNo price is published. Every Yext product is quoted only on a sales call after a demo, so there's nothing to set against the $29.99 a month this category's middle charges. |
| 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. | FNothing free. There's no free plan and no trial on record, only a demo with the sales team. |
| 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. | BDirect listings to 200+ publishers without an aggregator, automatic fixes for errors and duplicates, 50+ profile fields, analytics by publisher, and Scout tracking Google, Maps and AI answers against 20 competitors. Reviews, social and local pages are separate Yext products. |
| 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. It's an enterprise platform set up with sales, with approval roles, audit trails and bulk updates to configure across locations. |
| 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, plus iPhone and Android apps for Scout, with no desktop app. It connects to Google Business Profile, Apple Business, Bing, Facebook, Yelp, Tripadvisor, Uber Eats and OpenAI, with an API and MCP. |
| Best for | keeping one location's listings in sync | listings for brands with hundreds of locations |
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 Yext. How we grade
Where they differ
- Moz Local also covers reports, rank tracking and review collection.
- Yext also covers AI agents and AI search visibility.
At a glance
| Moz Local | Yext | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $16 per location / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | SEOMoz, Inc. | Yext |
| Price read from | moz.com | Not confirmed |
| 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.
Yext
- No prices are published: every product is sold after a demo with the sales team.
- Built for enterprise brands; the site offers no self-serve plan for a single small business.
- Reviews, social, local pages and site search are separate Yext products alongside Listings.
- The mobile apps listed are for Scout, the AI visibility agent; the main platform runs in a browser.
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.
Yext
- Listings distribution
- Pushes business data straight to 200+ publishers, including Google, Apple, Yelp and Bing, and structures it for AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Gemini.
- Listings Verifier
- Checks live publisher data against the Knowledge Graph and fixes errors, duplicates and publisher overwrites automatically.
- Scout AI visibility agent
- Tracks visibility in Google Search, Maps and AI Overviews plus ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity, with win rates against 20 local competitors.
- Rich profiles and analytics
- Manages 50+ listing fields, from categories to menus and FAQs, and reports impressions, clicks, calls and directions by publisher and location.
- Enterprise controls
- Role-based approvals, audit trails and bulk updates across 10,000+ locations in several languages and regions.
- MCP and APIs
- Brands can plug their own agents into Yext's Knowledge Graph and publisher network through MCP and the API, or build workflows on its developer platform.
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.
Yext
Pricing could not be confirmed. See yext.com.
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.
Yext
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Moz Local or Yext?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Moz Local starts at $16 per location / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly), and Yext has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Moz Local or Yext?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Moz Local nor Yext has a free plan.
Which platforms do Moz Local and Yext run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Yext lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.