PlePer review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Google Business Profile monitoring, analysis and local SEO tools
PlePer report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for low-cost alerts on Google profile changes
PlePer is a set of web tools for Google Business Profiles: it watches listings for changes, new reviews, Q&A and duplicates, compares profiles with competitors and runs map-grid rank checks, from $18 a year for one listing. It doesn't post or reply for you, every tool has daily limits, and the rank tracker isn't meant for service-area businesses.
Who PlePer is for
- Fits if you want low-priced alerts when someone changes your Google profile or a duplicate appears
- Works for local SEOs studying competitors' profiles field by field
Who PlePer is not for
- Too light for running a profile, as it monitors and analyzes but doesn't post or answer reviews
- Skip it if you serve customers at their address, as PlePer says its rank tracker doesn't suit service-area businesses
- Tight if you check rankings often, as every tool has daily limits and the rank tracker allows 3 to 40 runs a day
- Watch out: Scrape API credits are sold apart, from $25 for 5,000, and don't include the tools
- Watch out: Single Business Owner is billed yearly only, and the prepay discounts don't apply to it
Why PlePer gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneySingle Business Owner is $18 a year for one monitored listing, $1.50 a month, well under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter ($9.60). Ten listings are $10 a month and 50 are $25. It's monitoring and analysis, though, not management.
- CFree plan and trialMost tools work without an account under small daily limits, and the free rank tracker runs smaller grids. Monitoring and profile analysis need a plan, and the card-free trial's length isn't stated.
- CFeaturesChange, review, Q&A and duplicate monitoring, competitor profile analysis, map-grid rank checks over up to 600 square kilometers, category and ID tools and a Chrome extension. Gaps: it doesn't post or reply, and the rank tracker doesn't suit service-area businesses.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. It's a collection of separate tools, each with its own daily limit by plan, rather than one dashboard that walks you through.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb, plus a Chrome extension for Google Maps, with no desktop or phone app and no integrations on record. The scrape API is a separate paid data service.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PlePer'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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PlePer'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 value for money (A, above 56 of 61) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $1.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $30.50 for the category: 1 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 3 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. PlePer’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 56 of 61, level with 5
- 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
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 61, level with 12
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 PlePer, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace PlePer 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 $18 a year.
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.
- An API that other software can build on.
What this rests on. PlePer’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 PlePer?
PlePer is a set of web tools for local SEO work on Google Business Profiles. It monitors listings for changes, new reviews, Q&A and duplicates, analyzes profiles against competitors, runs map-grid rank checks and offers category lists, ID converters and a Chrome extension. A separate scrape API sells profile data by the credit.
Worth knowing
- Every tool has daily limits that depend on the plan; the rank tracker allows 3 to 40 runs a day.
- The vendor says its rank tracker is not suited to service-area businesses.
- Scrape API credits are sold separately, from $25 for 5,000, and do not include access to the tools.
- Single Business Owner is billed yearly only, and the prepay discounts do not apply to it.
Key features
- Profile monitoring
- Archives and alerts on changes to a profile's name, address, phone, website, categories and hours, plus new reviews, Q&A and possible duplicates.
- Profile analysis
- Compares a profile with competitors on review and post frequency, Q&A, services, attributes, hours, categories, review topics and landing-page schema.
- Local Rank Tracker
- Checks Google Maps positions for a keyword from a grid of points covering up to 600 square kilometers, with competitor positions and a share link.
- Category and ID tools
- Full Google Business Profile and Apple Maps category lists, a category helper, duplicate listing search, a CID converter and a review link generator.
- Chrome extension
- Shows categories, IDs, attributes and verification status for listings on Google Maps, and sums up categories, reviews and hours across a search.
- Scrape API
- Returns profile details, reviews, images, posts, products, Q&A, services and menus at $0.005 a credit, one credit per successful retrieval.
PlePer pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, PlePer has a free plan, and paid plans start at $18 per year for 1 monitored listing.
- Starts at
- $18 per year for 1 monitored listing
- Free plan
- Most tools can be used without an account under small daily limits, and the free rank tracker runs smaller grids; monitoring and profile analysis need a plan.
- Free trial
- Free trial with no credit card; its length is not stated
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Single Business Owner | $18per year for 1 monitored listing | 40 listings to analyze, duplicate search every 5 days, change checks every 2 days, and daily review and Q&A monitoring. |
| Local pros | $10per month for 10 monitored listings | 300 listings to analyze, the same check intervals and higher daily tool limits, including 5 rank tracker runs a day. |
| Local Agencies | $25per month for 50 monitored listings | 1,000 listings to analyze, duplicate search every 4 days and 10 rank tracker runs a day. |
| The Big Guys | $150per month for 500 monitored listings | 10,000 listings to analyze, daily change checks, review and Q&A checks twice a day and 40 rank tracker runs a day. |
Read from pleper.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PlePer before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountUp to 20% off for paying ahead
The prices page gives 10% off for 3 months, 15% for 6 months and 20% for 12 months paid at once; Single Business Owner is excluded.
Stated on pleper.com
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Common questions
Does PlePer have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. PlePer is listed for Web.
Does PlePer have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. PlePer is listed for Web.
Is PlePer open source?
PlePer is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does PlePer have an API?
Yes. PlePer 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.