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Compare BrightLocal and Rio SEO 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (60.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $39.00 Per Month
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BrightLocal
Star Rating
(228)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $39.00 Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansRio SEO
Star Rating
(25)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 3 pricing plansBrightLocal vs Rio SEO
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found BrightLocal easier to use. However, Rio SEO is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Rio SEO overall.
- Reviewers felt that Rio SEO meets the needs of their business better than BrightLocal.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Rio SEO is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Rio SEO over BrightLocal.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BrightLocal
Track
Starting at $39.00
Per Month
Essential local SEO tools to track, audit, and improve local search performance.
- Track local rankings
- Audit citations, GBP, and on-site SEO
- Monitor GBP and website performance
Rio SEO
Local Listings
Contact Us
Optimize and distribute accurate bulk local business data seamlessly across the entire search ecosystem, ensuring you’re reaching consumers during their time of need and bringing them from their device to your doorstep.
- Hundreds of Directories, Applications, and Platforms
- Expert Data Quality Monitoring
- Near Real-Time Google Updates
Free Trial
BrightLocal
Free Trial is available
Rio SEO
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
170
9.0
21
Ease of Use
8.7
172
8.3
22
Ease of Setup
8.7
125
8.9
19
Ease of Admin
8.8
116
9.0
12
Quality of Support
9.2
164
9.4
21
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
112
9.6
12
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
152
9.4
21
Features by Category
Business Tools
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Customer Tools
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Agentic AI - Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Listing Management
8.9
44
|
Verified
8.3
10
|
Verified
8.7
47
|
Verified
8.8
10
|
Verified
8.8
48
|
Verified
8.2
10
|
Verified
8.7
40
8.9
9
|
Verified
Performance
8.4
45
|
Verified
8.3
10
|
Verified
8.7
50
|
Verified
7.5
10
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
9.3
58
|
Verified
7.7
8
|
Verified
9.3
56
9.0
8
|
Verified
9.3
49
Feature Not Available
9.1
48
|
Verified
7.1
7
|
Verified
8.0
35
Feature Not Available
9.2
58
|
Verified
7.5
8
|
Verified
Consumer Intelligence
9.6
21
|
Verified
8.3
6
|
Verified
9.5
25
|
Verified
6.9
6
|
Verified
9.3
20
|
Verified
9.0
5
|
Verified
Reporting
7.1
13
|
Verified
8.0
5
7.9
20
|
Verified
7.5
6
|
Verified
9.3
32
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
Media Monitoring
8.6
20
8.3
5
|
Verified
8.7
14
Feature Not Available
9.0
13
8.0
5
In-House Management
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.9
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Reputation Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BrightLocal and Rio SEO are categorized as Local Listing Management, Local SEO, Online Reputation Management, and Multi-Location Marketing Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BrightLocal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Rio SEO
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
55.8%
Internet
5.5%
Consumer Services
3.2%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
2.8%
Construction
2.3%
Other
30.4%
Marketing and Advertising
20.0%
Retail
16.0%
Internet
12.0%
Hospital & Health Care
8.0%
Apparel & Fashion
8.0%
Other
36.0%
Discussions
How soon will the Review Widget be available to show reviews on websites?
2 Comments
RG
Thank You Myles. I appreciate your development to date. I am excited to have the Review Showcase feature. I know that you and your team will make the...Read more
How can more UK focused directories be added to Brightlocal?
1 Comment
MA
Hi Mark. Thanks for your question.
We have a team of citation researchers who constantly review the sites we work with, to ensure they are fully...Read more
Will you eventually offer or already have Sentiment feature under the Reputation Manager?
1 Comment
MA
Hi Khara, thanks for your question.
At this present time sentiment analysis is not something we offer in Reputation Manager, beyond the aggregation of...Read more
Rio SEO has no discussions with answers
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