# Local Glyph review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Local SEO platform for map grids, AI visibility and Google profiles Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA. Local Glyph puts local SEO work for a business or an agency's clients in one account: Google Maps grid scans, local keyword tracking, AI answer tracking on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overview, citation checks and Google Business Profile management. It also pulls in Search Console and Analytics data and drafts local pages with an AI content agent. It is in beta, and its plans are early-bird prices paid in shared credits. - **Category:** Local SEO Tools - **Made by:** Inventige, LLC - **Website:** https://localglyph.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you're outside the US or search in another language, as only English queries and US locations work for now. - **Facts last checked:** Oct 23, 2026 ## Pricing As of Oct 23, 2026, Local Glyph has a free plan, and paid plans start at $45 per month for 30 credits. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 30 one-time credits for scans, plus the GBP suite, analytics dashboard and citation finder, which use no credits. Unlimited projects; no white-label reports. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 30 one-time credits, unlimited projects, and the GBP suite, analytics and citation finder at no credit cost. | | Starter Pack | $45 per month for 30 credits | Every tool, white-label reports and credits that roll over for one month. Listed as an early-bird price. | | Growth Pack | $175 per month for 120 credits | The same tools as Starter with four times the credits. Listed as an early-bird price. | | Pro Pack | $500 per month for 350 credits | The same tools with 350 credits a month for agencies running many scans. Listed as an early-bird price. | Read from https://localglyph.com/#pricing on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Local Glyph before buying. ## Key features - **AI visibility tracking:** Checks whether Google AI Overview, ChatGPT and Perplexity name the business for prompts written from its own website and profile. Each scan costs 3 credits. - **Google Maps grid tracking:** Grid scans of 3×3, 5×5, 7×7 and other sizes with an adjustable radius, showing competitors at each point. A scan costs about 0.3 credits. - **Local SERP tracking:** Tracks keywords, service pages and blog posts in Google Search with matched URLs and competing domains, at 0.02 credits per keyword. - **GBP suite:** Edit Google Business Profile details, schedule posts, reply to reviews and accept or reject changes Google makes to the profile. In beta. - **Citations and analytics:** Checks listings on 40+ directories and map platforms, and joins Search Console, Analytics and Business Profile data in one dashboard. - **Content agent and reports:** Drafts local service pages and blog posts for a human to edit, and builds shareable dashboards and PDF reports, white-labeled on paid plans. ## Good for - Local SEO agencies tracking map, search and AI visibility for many clients - Small businesses that want profile management and rankings in one place - Agencies pitching clients on how they appear in ChatGPT answers ## Worth knowing - Its FAQ says it supports only English queries and US locations for now, with other countries added on request. - Local Glyph is in beta, and the citations, GBP suite and content agent are marked beta. - Credits are shared across tools and extra credits cannot be bought on your own; the FAQ says to contact the team. - AI visibility covers only Google AI Overview, ChatGPT and Perplexity. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Oct 23, 2026. Local Glyph puts Maps grid scans, local keyword tracking, AI answer checks, citation checks and Google profile tools in one account, with a free plan and paid packs from $45 a month. It's in beta, and its FAQ says it handles only English queries and US locations for now. - **Value for money: C.** The Starter Pack is $45 a month for 30 credits, between this category's middle ($31) and dearer quarter ($59), and is listed as an early-bird price. 30 credits is 10 AI visibility scans at 3 each, and the next step is $175 for 120. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free plan with 30 one-time credits, unlimited projects, and the profile tools, analytics and citation finder at no credit cost. The scans stop when the 30 credits are gone. - **Features: C.** Grid scans, local keyword tracking, AI answer checks, citation checks on 40+ directories, profile editing and an AI content agent. The gaps are in the listing: US locations and English only, and the citation, profile and content tools are in beta. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You connect Search Console, Analytics and your Google profile, then split one credit pool across scans of different costs. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with no desktop or phone app. It joins Google Search Console, Google Analytics and Google Business Profile data in one dashboard. No API is on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Local Glyph'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 - Local Glyph's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 28 of the 61 other local SEO tools we grade, and level with 14. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 13 of 61) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $45 a month, against a middle price of $30.50 for the category: 32 of the 47 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 8 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 Local Glyph 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 costs $540 a year. - You could make: Reports and long-form writing: 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: Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services. 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 Search Console, Google Analytics, Google Business Profile **Tags:** Local listings, Rank tracking, AI search visibility, Reports, Dashboards, Long-form writing ## Alternatives - [Local Falcon](https://toolgpa.com/tools/local-falcon): Geogrid rank tracker for Google, Apple Maps and AI answers. 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[Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/geogrid-vs-local-glyph) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026: - https://localglyph.com/#pricing - https://localglyph.com/ - https://localglyph.com/about - https://localglyph.com/terms Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/local-glyph Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).