GMB Crush review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Google Business Profile toolkit with geogrids, audits and training
GMB Crush report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for agencies working on Google Business Profiles
GMB Crush bundles geogrid scans, profile audits, competitor research, AI Overview checks, post scheduling and video training for people who work on Google Business Profiles, from $30 a month on annual billing. Every scan and audit spends monthly credits, the 14-day trial costs $9.99, and nothing here syncs your listing to other directories.
Who GMB Crush is for
- Fits if you're a freelancer or agency whose work is mostly Google Business Profiles
- Works for agencies that prospect for clients from Maps rankings
Who GMB Crush is not for
- Not for you if you want to try it free, as the 14-day trial costs $9.99
- Skip it if you need listings pushed to other directories, as it covers Google Business Profile only
- Tight if you scan a lot, as Sidekick has 50 GeoGrid and 25 general credits a month and a 9x9 grid costs 3
- Watch out: on monthly billing several training courses stay locked
- Watch out: GBP Guard, which locks profile fields against outside edits, is still in beta
Why GMB Crush gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneySidekick is $30 a month billed annually ($359.99 a year), $39.99 monthly, about this category's middle ($31), for 25 synced profiles. The bigger plans are $70.83 and $116.67 a month on annual billing.
- DFree plan and trialThe free account only gets you the Chrome extension for checking Maps results from any address. The app's tools need a plan or a 14-day trial that costs $9.99.
- CFeaturesGeogrid scans, profile and website audits, backlink and People Also Ask research, AI Overview and LLM checks, post scheduling, review replies and a lead finder. The gap is in the listing: it covers Google Business Profile only, with no sync to other directories.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. Every scan, audit and lookup spends credits split by feature, so you budget them across your connected Google accounts and profiles.
- BPlatforms and integrationsA web app and a Chrome extension, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Business Profile, Google Analytics, Search Console, Claude and Skool.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from GMB Crush's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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GMB Crush's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 15 of the 61 other local SEO tools we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 13 of 61) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 14).
Its paid plans start at $30 a month, against a middle price of $30.50 for the category: 23 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 62 local SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. GMB Crush’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 61, level with 32
- DFree plan and trialAbove 14 of 61, level with 9
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 61, level with 45
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 61, level with 58
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 13 of 61, level with 48
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 51 local SEO tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep GMB Crush, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace GMB Crush you would be making listings sent to dozens of directories and map apps, which takes an agreement with each. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 34 of the 61 other local SEO tools grade higher. It costs $360 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Listings sent to dozens of directories and map apps, which takes an agreement with each.
- An index of the links between billions of web pages.
- Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results.
- The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept.
- It plugs into other products, Google Business Profile, Google Analytics and Google Search Console among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. GMB Crush’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is GMB Crush?
GMB Crush is a local SEO platform for agencies and freelancers who work on Google Business Profiles. It combines geogrid rank scans, profile audits, competitor backlink and People Also Ask research, Google AI Overview and LLM keyword checks, post scheduling and a guard against unwanted profile edits. Plans differ by the number of profiles synced, monthly credits and how much of its video training is included.
Worth knowing
- Every scan, audit and lookup spends monthly credits, which are split by feature; general credits can be converted when one runs out.
- The trial is not free: 14 days cost $9.99, and the page shows a countdown saying that price will rise.
- On monthly billing several training courses stay locked; annual billing opens the full training library on every plan.
- It covers Google Business Profile only; there is no listing sync to other directories.
Key features
- GeoGrid Pro
- Scans Google Maps rankings across a grid, using Maps or Gemini data. A 5x5 grid costs 1 credit per keyword and a 9x9 grid 3 credits.
- GBP audits and pitch decks
- Audits a Google Business Profile and its website, at 1 general credit each, and turns the audit into a sales proposal for a prospect.
- Competitor research
- Backlink gap analysis, People Also Ask extraction from Maps and AI Overviews, and sitemap comparisons against competitors.
- AI search checks
- Shows which businesses Google AI Overviews name for a keyword, and how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity read your keywords.
- Posts, reviews and GBP Guard
- Schedule Google posts, reply to reviews, and lock chosen profile fields against third-party edits with GBP Guard, which is in beta.
- Lead finder and training
- Finds unclaimed profiles ranking in the local pack to pitch as clients, plus video courses and a Skool community.
GMB Crush pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, GMB Crush has a free plan, and paid plans start at $30 per month, billed annually ($39.99 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $30 per month, billed annually ($39.99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Free account with the free Chrome extension, which shows Google Maps results from any zip code or address; the web app's tools need a paid plan or the trial.
- Free trial
- 14 days of full access for $9.99; it does not turn into a paid plan by itself
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free Account | $0 | Sign-in and the Chrome extension for checking Maps rankings by location. The premium tools, reports and training are locked. |
| Sidekick | $30per month, billed annually ($39.99 billed monthly) | 25 synced profiles, 10 Google accounts, 50 GeoGrid and 25 general credits a month, and 750 Google posts. Yearly: $359.99. |
| Local Hero | $70.83per month, billed annually ($89.99 billed monthly) | 75 profiles, 25 Google accounts, 150 GeoGrid and 60 general credits a month, and 2,250 posts. Yearly: $849.99. |
| Superhero | $116.67per month, billed annually ($139.99 billed monthly) | Aimed at white-label and larger teams: 200 profiles, 40 Google accounts, 350 GeoGrid and 150 general credits, and 6,000 posts. Yearly: $1,399.99. |
Read from gmbcrush.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with GMB Crush before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave up to 25% with annual billing
The pricing page lists Sidekick at $359.99 a year instead of $39.99 a month, a 25% saving; Local Hero saves 21% and Superhero 17%.
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Common questions
Does GMB Crush have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. GMB Crush is listed for Web.
Does GMB Crush have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. GMB Crush is listed for Web.
Is GMB Crush open source?
GMB Crush is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
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