Map Ranks review (2026): is it worth $250 a month?
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Map Ranks report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for paying someone to run your Google Business Profile
MapRanks is a done-for-you service that runs your Google Business Profile, from $250 a month with no contract. Citations sit in the $500 package, Google Ads management in the $1,000 one, and it is not software you run.
Who Map Ranks is for
- Fits if you run a local business and would rather pay than manage your listing
- Works for owners who want a no-contract monthly service
Who Map Ranks is not for
- Pricey if you are a one-site shop, as the cheapest package is $250 a month
- Skip it if you want software to do this yourself, as it is a managed service
- Watch out: citations and the name, address and phone check are not in Starter
- Watch out: Google Ads management is only in the $1,000 package, and the pages do not say if ad spend is extra
Why Map Ranks gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$250 a month for Starter is well above the $16 to $59 the category's subscriptions cost, though this is a managed service and the work is done by people.
- FFree plan and trialThe listing shows no free plan and no trial, so you pay before you can try it.
- CFeaturesProfile upkeep, weekly posts, review replies, geo-grid ranking and weekly reports. Citations and the NAP check are only in Pro and Super.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record. It is done for you, so there is little to set up beyond giving access.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with six listed integrations and reports. No apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Map Ranks's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Map Ranks's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 4 of the 63 other local SEO tools we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 61 of 63) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $250 a month, against a middle price of $30.50 for the category: 48 of the 49 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.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 64 local SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Map Ranks’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 63, level with 11
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 63, level with 14
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 63, level with 47
- BEase of useAbove 61 of 63, level with 2
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 13 of 63, level with 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 53 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 Map Ranks, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Map Ranks 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: 48 of the 63 other local SEO tools grade higher. It costs $3,000 a year.
What you could make
- Review collection and reports: an app builder makes these 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 Ads and Apple Maps among them.
What this rests on. Map Ranks’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 Map Ranks?
Map Ranks is a San Diego company that manages a business's Google Business Profile for it, rather than selling software to run yourself. Its team researches keywords, completes the profile, posts weekly, answers reviews and sends weekly reports. Packages are billed monthly with no contract, and a free listing scan shows where a business ranks on Google Maps.
Worth knowing
- It is a managed service, not self-serve software: the team works inside your Google Business Profile, and you keep ownership of the listing.
- The 100+ directory citations and the name, address and phone consistency check are in Pro and Super only; Starter does not list them.
- Google Ads management is only in the $1,000 Super package, and the vendor's pages do not say whether ad spend is extra.
- The pricing section lists three packages; multi-location and franchise pricing is not published.
Key features
- Google Business Profile setup and upkeep
- The team researches keywords and locations, brings the profile to a 100% completion score, lists products and services, and keeps it updated each week.
- Weekly posts and photos
- Each week it publishes a keyword-targeted post with an image and uploads photos with date stamps and EXIF keywords.
- Review replies and collection
- It replies to reviews by hand with keywords, flags negative ones, and supplies a QR code flyer and review tap cards for collecting new reviews.
- Geo-grid ranking reports
- On-demand geo-grid reports show where a listing ranks on Google Maps across an area, and a free listing scan checks a business's local ranking.
- Weekly performance reports
- Weekly emails report keyword rankings, phone calls, website clicks and direction requests, with monthly progress reports.
- Citations and suspension help
- Pro and Super add 100+ manually created directory listings. All packages include suspension and dispute resolution for the profile.
Map Ranks pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Map Ranks is a paid product, starting at $250 per month, no contract.
- Starts at
- $250 per month, no contract
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter Package | $250per month, no contract | Managed Google Business Profile: keyword research, profile completion, weekly posts and photos, review replies, QR code flyer and review tap cards, and weekly reports. |
| Pro Package | $500per month, no contract | Everything in Starter, plus a name, address and phone consistency check and 100+ manually created citations, including Apple Maps, Bing, Yahoo and Yellow Pages. |
| Super Package | $1,000per month, no contract | Everything in Pro, plus Google Ads setup and management, competitor research, budget optimization, conversion tracking and weekly campaign reviews. |
Read from mapranks.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Map Ranks before you buy.
Works with
- Google Business Profile
- Google Ads
- Apple Maps
- Bing
- Yahoo
- Yellow Pages
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Common questions
Does Map Ranks have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Map Ranks is listed for Web.
Does Map Ranks have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Map Ranks is listed for Web.
Is Map Ranks open source?
Map Ranks is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.