# GMB Crush review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Google Business Profile toolkit with geogrids, audits and training Checked Oct 23, 2026 ยท graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Local SEO Tools - **Made by:** SEO Heroes Bangkok Co., Ltd. - **Website:** https://www.gmbcrush.com - **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want to try it free, as the 14-day trial costs $9.99. - **Facts last checked:** Oct 23, 2026 ## 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). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **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 | $30 per 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 | $70.83 per 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 | $116.67 per 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 https://www.gmbcrush.com/pricing/ on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with GMB Crush before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save up to 25% with annual billing** (Annual discount): 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%. Source: https://www.gmbcrush.com/pricing/ ## 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. ## Good for - Local SEO freelancers and agencies working mainly on Google Business Profiles - Agencies that prospect for clients from Maps rankings - People who want local SEO training alongside the software ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Oct 23, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: C.** Sidekick 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. - **Free plan and trial: D.** The 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. - **Features: C.** Geogrid 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. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. Every scan, audit and lookup spends credits split by feature, so you budget them across your connected Google accounts and profiles. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** A 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. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it stands among local SEO tools - 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/local-seo ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Listings sent to dozens of directories and map apps, which takes an agreement with each. - You could not: An index of the links between billions of web pages. - You could not: Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results. - You could not: The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Business Profile, Google Analytics and Google Search Console among them. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Business Profile, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Claude, Skool **Tags:** Rank tracking, Local listings, Backlink analysis, AI search visibility, Reports, AI features ## Alternatives - [Local Falcon](https://toolgpa.com/tools/local-falcon): Geogrid rank tracker for Google, Apple Maps and AI answers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gmb-crush-vs-local-falcon) - [Local Viking](https://toolgpa.com/tools/local-viking): Google Business Profile manager for agencies, with posts and geogrids. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gmb-crush-vs-local-viking) - [Grid My Business](https://toolgpa.com/tools/grid-my-business): Geo-grid map rank tracker with AI search checks and GBP tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gmb-crush-vs-grid-my-business) - [GMB Everywhere](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gmb-everywhere): Chrome extension for auditing Google Business Profiles on Maps. 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