# Grid My Business review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Geo-grid map rank tracker with AI search checks and GBP tools Checked Oct 23, 2026 ยท graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA. Grid My Business shows where a business ranks on Google Maps at each point of a grid laid over its area, and tracks those rankings over time. It also checks whether AI answers from ChatGPT, Gemini and Google recommend the business, manages Google Business Profiles with AI review replies and posts, and makes white-label reports for agencies. - **Category:** Local SEO Tools - **Made by:** Plentisoft Sdn Bhd - **Website:** https://gridmybusiness.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you're staying free: 250 credits cover about 10 scans, with no movable pins and no word on renewal. - **Facts last checked:** Oct 23, 2026 ## Pricing As of Oct 23, 2026, Grid My Business has a free plan, and paid plans start at $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Starter plan: 250 scan credits (about 10 scans), 2 business profiles, 5 competitors, 20 citation checks, weekly rank updates and 30 days of scan history. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | $0 | 250 scan credits, 2 business profiles, weekly updates and 30 days of history; no movable pins or service-area support. | | Growth | $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) | 1 user, 7,500 credits a month (about 300 scans on a 5x5 grid), 100 profiles, 200 competitors, updates every 3 days. | | Scale | $58 per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly) | 20,000 credits a month (about 800 scans), 300 profiles, daily updates, 20 workspaces with 3 seats each and the lead gen widget. | | Dominate | $74 per month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly) | 30,000 credits a month (about 1,200 scans), unlimited profiles, 1,000 competitors, 45 workspaces with 7 seats each, lifetime history. | | Enterprise | Custom | Built around the number of locations, with dedicated scan capacity, API and MCP access, a pilot on your own locations and named support. | Read from https://gridmybusiness.com/ on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Grid My Business before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Two months free with annual billing** (Annual discount): The pricing section gives two months free on annual plans: Growth is $290 a year instead of $29 a month, Scale $690 and Dominate $890. Source: https://gridmybusiness.com/ ## Key features - **Geo-grid rank checks and tracking:** Checks Google Maps rankings at each pin of a grid, with 7 grid sizes and a custom scan distance; tracked keywords update weekly, every 3 days or daily by plan. - **AI search visibility:** Asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews your customers' questions across the grid, with a score out of 100, rival businesses and the sites cited. - **Google Business Profile tools:** Edit profile details from one screen, get alerts when someone changes the profile, and see a profile score with suggested fixes. - **Citations and NAP distribution:** Checks name, address and phone listings across 1,000+ directories and sends the details out to more of them, with a citation report. - **AI review replies and posts:** A review inbox with an AI agent that replies, a review link and QR code maker, and AI-written posts, scheduled posts and scheduled photos for the profile. - **White-label reports and MCP server:** Branded ranking, competitor, citation and profile reports with password-protected share links, plus an MCP server for Claude, Codex and Cursor. ## Good for - Agencies tracking map rankings for dozens of client profiles - Service-area businesses checking rankings across the places they serve - Local businesses curious whether AI chat answers recommend them ## Worth knowing - The free plan lacks movable pins and service-area support, and the page does not say whether its 250 credits renew. - Growth has one user and one workspace; team seats and extra workspaces start with Scale at $58 a month billed annually. - Scans spend credits and bigger grids cost more: the plan scan counts assume a 5x5 grid. - Refunds cover only the first payment, within 30 days and once per user; renewal payments are not refunded. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Oct 23, 2026. Grid My Business shows where you rank on Google Maps at each point of a grid, checks whether ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI answers recommend you, and handles profile edits, citations, review replies and posts, from $24 a month on yearly billing. The free plan's 250 credits cover about ten scans, and team seats only start at Scale. - **Value for money: C.** Growth is $24 a month on yearly billing ($290 a year), $29 monthly, for 7,500 credits and 100 profiles, under this category's middle ($31). Team seats and daily updates need Scale at $58. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free Starter plan: 250 scan credits, about 10 scans, 2 profiles, weekly updates and 30 days of history. You'll hit that fast, and the page doesn't say whether the credits renew. - **Features: B.** Geogrids in 7 sizes, AI answer checks across the grid, profile edits with change alerts, citation checks and NAP distribution across 1,000+ directories, AI review replies, scheduled posts and photos, and white-label reports. It covers the whole job. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You connect profiles, set grid sizes and keywords and budget credits, where bigger grids cost more than the 5x5 the plan counts assume. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Business Profile and has an MCP server for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Antigravity; the API is Enterprise only. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Grid My Business'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 - Grid My Business's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 43 of the 61 other local SEO tools we grade, and level with 11. - It stands best on features (B, above 48 of 61) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $24 a month, against a middle price of $30.50 for the category: 17 of the 47 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/local-seo ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Grid My Business 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. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 43 of the 61 other local SEO tools we grade. It costs $288 a year. - You could make: Review collection and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Listings sent to dozens of directories and map apps, which takes an agreement with each. - 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, Claude Desktop and Claude Code among them. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. 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, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity **Tags:** Rank tracking, Local listings, AI search visibility, Review collection, 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/grid-my-business-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/grid-my-business-vs-local-viking) - [Local Dominator](https://toolgpa.com/tools/local-dominator): Geogrid, SERP and AI visibility tracking for local SEO agencies. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/grid-my-business-vs-local-dominator) - [BrightLocal](https://toolgpa.com/tools/brightlocal): Local SEO platform for rankings, listings, reviews and AI visibility. 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