Nearby Now review (2026): is it worth $155 a month?
Job check-ins and review requests that build local rankings
Nearby Now report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for job check-ins and reviews for trades
Nearby Now has field staff check in at each job from a phone with a photo, a note and a GPS pin, then publishes those check-ins and customer reviews on your own website and city pages, alongside review requests and call tracking. It starts at $155 a month, and grid rank tracking, the API and dispatch integrations all cost extra.
Who Nearby Now is for
- Fits if you run a plumbing, HVAC or roofing firm serving many towns
- Works for field teams that want reviews and job photos captured on site
Who Nearby Now is not for
- Pricey if you're a small firm, as it starts at $155 a month and the pages don't say if that's per location
- Watch out: GeoGrids, keyword rank tracking and AI visibility tracking are add-ons
- Tight if you're on SEO Pro, as video check-ins, AI, Spot-On routing, Zapier and Mailchimp need Master at $239
- Watch out: the Premium API is $99 a month and dispatch integrations $100 to $125 a month
- Skip it if you're outside the US, Canada, UK and Australia, where full support doesn't reach
Why Nearby Now gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneySEO Pro is $155 a month, month-to-month, in this category's dearest tenth ($99 and up), and the pages don't say whether that's per location. AI and Zapier need Master at $239, and GeoGrids, the $99 API and $100 to $125 dispatch links are add-ons.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with full product access and no setup fee. The pages read don't mention a card.
- CFeaturesJob check-ins with photos and location schema, review requests by text, email, QR code or call, city pages, call tracking and lead texting. The gaps are in the listing: grid and keyword rank tracking and AI visibility tracking are add-ons.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. Field staff use the phone app on every job, and the check-ins and city pages have to be built into your own website.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with no desktop app. It connects to ServiceTitan, FieldEdge, Jobber, Housecall Pro, Google Business Profile, Facebook, Zapier and Mailchimp, with an API as an add-on.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Nearby Now'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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Nearby Now'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 value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $155 a month, against a middle price of $30.50 for the category: 46 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 10 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. Nearby Now’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 61, level with 10
- CFree plan and trialAbove 24 of 61, level with 31
- 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 Nearby Now, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Nearby Now you would be making phone numbers that change for each visitor so every call is traced to its source. 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 $1,860 a year.
What you could make
- Review collection: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Phone numbers that change for each visitor so every call is traced to its source.
- Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results.
- Texts from a business number, registered with the carriers.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, ServiceTitan, FieldEdge and Google Business Profile among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
What this rests on. Nearby Now’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 Nearby Now?
Nearby Now is a local SEO and review platform for service-area and local businesses. Field staff check in at each job from a phone app with a photo, a note and a GPS pin, and the platform publishes these check-ins and customer reviews, with location schema, on the business's own website and city pages. It also sends review requests by text and email, routes reviewers to Google and 27+ other sites, and adds call tracking, lead texting and AI-written check-ins and review replies.
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan, only the 14-day trial; plans are month-to-month with no setup fee and unlimited users.
- GeoGrids, keyword rank tracking and AI visibility tracking are add-ons; the Premium API is $99 a month and dispatch-software integrations $100 to $125 a month.
- Video check-ins, Nearby Now AI, Spot-On routing, Zapier and Mailchimp need SEO Master at $239 a month.
- Full product support covers the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Key features
- Job check-ins
- A technician taps in on arrival to capture a photo, a short description and a GPS pin; each check-in carries location schema so it reads as local content.
- Review requests and routing
- Ask for reviews by text, email, QR code or voice call with automatic reminders; Spot-On on SEO Master sends reviewers to the nearest Google Business Profile.
- City pages
- Unlimited pages for each city and neighborhood served, hosted on the business's own domain and filled with its real reviews and job media.
- GeoGrids and rank tracking
- Grid-based Google Maps rank tracking across the whole service area and keyword rank tracking, both sold as add-ons.
- Call tracking and LeadSMS
- Dedicated phone numbers by source show which channel made the phone ring, and a website widget lets visitors start a text conversation with the team.
- Nearby Now AI
- On SEO Master, it rewrites short tech notes into fuller check-ins, tags photos, blurs faces and plates, scores review sentiment and drafts replies.
Nearby Now pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Nearby Now is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $155 per month, month-to-month.
- Starts at
- $155 per month, month-to-month
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial with full product access, no contract or setup fee
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Self-serve SEO Pro | $155per month, month-to-month; per-location basis not stated | Unlimited check-ins with photos and geo-schema, SMS and email review requests, 27+ review sites, unlimited city pages, call tracking and unlimited users. |
| Self-serve SEO Master | $239per month, month-to-month; per-location basis not stated | Adds video check-ins, audio reviews, custom SMS numbers, Spot-On routing to the nearest Google profile, Nearby Now AI, Zapier and Mailchimp. |
| Agency-supported | Custom | SEO Pro or Master delivered by a partner agency that handles setup, website integration and training, at a rate the agency sets. |
Read from nearbynow.co on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Nearby Now before you buy.
Works with
- ServiceTitan
- FieldEdge
- Google Business Profile
- Zapier
- Jobber
- Housecall Pro
- Mailchimp
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Common questions
Does Nearby Now have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Nearby Now is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Nearby Now have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Nearby Now is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Nearby Now open source?
Nearby Now is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Nearby Now have an API?
Yes. Nearby Now 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.