Local Viking review (2026): is it worth $39 a month?
Google Business Profile manager for agencies, with posts and geogrids
Local Viking report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for posting to many Google Business Profiles
Local Viking schedules posts and photos to many Google Business Profiles, logs every change to them, including Google's own edits, and tracks local rankings on geogrids, from $39 a month for one listing. There's no free plan or trial, scans spend credits that don't roll over, and the product now runs under the LocalOptics name.
Who Local Viking is for
- Fits if you're an agency posting to dozens of Google Business Profiles every week
- Works for spotting unwanted edits to client listings, including Google's own
Who Local Viking is not for
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as no free plan or trial is listed
- Watch out: rank checks and geogrid scans spend credits, and keyword credits don't roll over
- Tight if you want white-label reports or the geogrid widget, which start at Pro ($99)
- Skip it if you need listings kept right beyond Google, as it manages Google Business Profiles
- Watch out: the site still says Local Viking, but sign-up, pricing and help run under the LocalOptics name
Why Local Viking gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneySingle is $39 a month for one listing, with 1,600 keyword credits and 7,500 geogrid credits, between this category's middle ($31) and dearer quarter ($59). Up to 10 listings is $59, which is where agencies start.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free. The pricing page lists no free plan and no trial, so you pay before you see your own profiles in it.
- CFeaturesBulk post and photo scheduling, profile edits with a change log and alerts, local and organic rank tracking, geogrids, review replies and white-label reports. It does Google Business Profile work fully, but that's one platform: no other directories or review requests.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You connect Google accounts and budget keyword and geogrid credits, where each rank type and each grid point uses one.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It links to Google Business Profile, Search Console, GA4, Looker Studio, ServiceTitan, CompanyCam and Zapier, with a public API, webhooks and MCP.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Local Viking'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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Local Viking's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 4 of the 61 other local SEO tools we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 13 of 61) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $30.50 for the category: 26 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 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. Local Viking’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 61, level with 32
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 61, level with 13
- 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 Local Viking, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Local Viking 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: 47 of the 61 other local SEO tools grade higher. It costs $468 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.
- Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results.
- It plugs into other products, Google Business Profile, Google Search Console and Google Analytics 4 among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Local Viking’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 Local Viking?
Local Viking is a Google Business Profile management tool built by agency owners. It schedules posts and photos across many profiles, guards listing details against unwanted edits, tracks local and organic rankings and runs geogrid scans, with reviews and white-label reports in the same dashboard. Its app, help center and pricing now run under the LocalOptics name.
Worth knowing
- No free trial or free plan is listed on the pricing page.
- Rank checks and geogrid scans spend credits: 1 keyword credit per rank type per check, 1 geogrid credit per grid point. Keyword credits do not roll over.
- White-label reporting and the geogrid widget start at the Pro plan.
- The marketing site still says Local Viking, but sign-up, pricing and the help center use the LocalOptics name.
Key features
- Post scheduling
- Schedules standard, offer, event and alert posts to many profiles at once, with recurring posts, Spintax and location variables, and CSV bulk upload.
- Listing management and protection
- Edits profile details in one place, keeps a change log that includes Google's own edits, and alerts by email or SMS when anything changes.
- Rank tracking and geogrids
- Tracks keywords in the local pack, organic desktop and organic mobile, and runs live or scheduled geogrid scans with competitors at every point.
- Photo scheduling
- A media library that drip-schedules photos to profiles over weeks, with control over image metadata and file names.
- Reviews, audits and reports
- Reply to Google reviews across locations, run competitive audits against up to five rivals and send scheduled white-label reports.
- API, webhooks and MCP
- A public API, webhooks for new reviews and finished scans, a Looker Studio connector, and MCP connections for ChatGPT and Claude.
Local Viking pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Local Viking is a paid product, starting at $39 per month for 1 listing.
- Starts at
- $39 per month for 1 listing
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Single | $39per month for 1 listing | Unlimited posts and Google accounts, 1,600 keyword credits and 7,500 geogrid credits a month. |
| Starter | $59per month for up to 10 listings | 3,200 keyword credits and 8,100 geogrid credits a month. |
| Pro | $99per month for up to 20 listings | 5,600 keyword credits and 16,200 geogrid credits a month, white-label reporting and the geogrid widget. |
| Agency | $149per month for up to 40 listings | 17,700 keyword credits and 24,300 geogrid credits a month, white-label reporting and the geogrid widget. |
| Enterprise | $200per month for up to 70 listings | 26,600 keyword credits and 32,400 geogrid credits a month. Custom pricing for more than 70 locations. |
Read from app.localoptics.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Local Viking before you buy.
Works with
- Google Business Profile
- Google Search Console
- Google Analytics 4
- Looker Studio
- ServiceTitan
- CompanyCam
- Zapier
- OpenAI
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Common questions
Does Local Viking have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Local Viking is listed for Web.
Does Local Viking have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Local Viking is listed for Web.
Is Local Viking open source?
Local Viking is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Local Viking have an API?
Yes. Local Viking offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.