Vendasta review (2026): is it worth $99 a month?
White-label local marketing platform for agencies to resell
Vendasta report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for agencies reselling local marketing under their brand
Vendasta is a white-label platform that agencies use to resell listing sync to 125+ sites, map-grid rank tracking, review tools and AI agents to local businesses. You commit to a monthly minimum from $99, the wholesale prices it's spent on aren't on the pricing page, and it isn't sold to a single business buying for itself.
Who Vendasta is for
- Fits if you're an agency selling listings and reviews to local clients under your own brand
- Works for franchises managing listings and reviews for many locations
Who Vendasta is not for
- Not for you if you own one business and want a tool for yourself, as it's sold to resellers
- Watch out: wholesale prices for Local SEO and the other products aren't on the pricing page
- Watch out: unused minimum doesn't roll over, Marketplace products don't count toward it, and a shortfall is billed
- Tight if you want your own branding, as Starter is co-branded and white label starts at $499 on a 1-year contract
- Watch out: extra seats are $30 to $65 a month, and payments through it cost 2.9% plus $0.30 each
Why Vendasta gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyStarter is a $99 a month minimum spend, where this category's dearest tenth starts ($99), and the wholesale prices of what it's spent on aren't published. The white-label portal needs Professional at $499 a month on a 1-year contract.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card needed. Starter after it is month to month, with no contract.
- BFeaturesListing sync to 125+ sites and data aggregators, a map-grid rank tracker, review monitoring, requests and AI replies, a client portal and prospect audit reports. It covers the whole job, though the AI search tracker is still in beta.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. It's a reseller platform: you set up seats, client accounts and the products you deploy for each business before anything reaches a client.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Business Profile, Facebook, Instagram, Zapier, Stripe, WordPress and Data Axle, and has an API.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Vendasta'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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Vendasta'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 features (B, above 48 of 61) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $99 a month, against a middle price of $30.50 for the category: 39 of the 47 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 62 local SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Vendasta’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 61, level with 10
- CFree plan and trialAbove 24 of 61, level with 31
- BFeaturesAbove 48 of 61, level with 13
- 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 Vendasta, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Vendasta 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 $1,188 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.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results.
- The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept.
- It plugs into other products, Google Business Profile, Facebook and Instagram among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Vendasta’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 Vendasta?
Vendasta is a white-label platform that agencies, franchises and software companies use to sell marketing software to local businesses under their own brand. Its products include Local SEO, which syncs listings to 125+ sites and tracks rankings on a map grid, Reputation AI for reviews, a client CRM and portal, and AI agents such as a receptionist. Partners commit to a monthly minimum that is spent on the products they deploy.
Worth knowing
- It is sold to resellers, not to single businesses; per-product wholesale prices for Local SEO and the rest are not on the pricing page.
- Unused minimum does not roll over, third-party Marketplace products do not count toward it, and any shortfall is billed.
- Professional and Premium need a one-year contract; only Starter is month to month.
- Payments taken through the platform cost 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.
Key features
- Local SEO and listings
- Syncs name, address and phone details to 125+ sites, submits to data aggregators such as Data Axle and Foursquare, and audits listings for errors.
- Local search grid
- Tracks a client's rankings at points across a map, with keyword suggestions and Google Business Profile performance data.
- Reputation AI
- Monitors and requests reviews and drafts replies, and can manage reviews for one, some or all of a multi-location client's sites.
- AI employees
- AI agents for answering calls and chats, social posting, blogging and reviews; an AI Search Specialist that tracks ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity is in beta.
- White-label client portal
- Business App gives each client a login to see results and reviews; Professional and up remove Vendasta's branding.
- Snapshot Reports
- Automated audits of a prospect's listings, reviews, SEO and social presence for sales teams, with a monthly allowance per plan and $2 per extra report.
Vendasta pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Vendasta is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99 per month minimum spend, billed monthly, no contract.
- Starts at
- $99 per month minimum spend, billed monthly, no contract
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $99per month minimum spend, billed monthly, no contract | 1 team seat, 10 Snapshot Reports a month and co-branding with Vendasta. Suits 1 to 2 client businesses; extra seats $30 a month. |
| Professional | $499per month minimum spend, billed monthly, 1-year contract | 5 seats, 25 Snapshot Reports, a white-label client portal and lower wholesale prices. Suits 3 or more clients; extra seats $35 a month. |
| Premium | $999per month minimum spend, billed monthly, 1-year contract | 10 seats, 50 Snapshot Reports, a multi-location client portal and lower wholesale prices again. Extra seats $65 a month. |
| Custom Enterprise | Custom | For franchise networks, multi-location systems and software companies: volume pricing, priority support and invoiced billing. |
Read from vendasta.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Vendasta before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Vendasta have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Vendasta is listed for Web.
Does Vendasta have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Vendasta is listed for Web.
Is Vendasta open source?
Vendasta is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Vendasta have an API?
Yes. Vendasta 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.