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Compare BrightLocal and Social Places

At a Glance
BrightLocal
BrightLocal
Star Rating
(228)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $39.00 Per Month
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Social Places
Social Places
Star Rating
(96)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $17.00 Per Month
Learn more about Social Places

BrightLocal vs Social Places

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Social Places easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Social Places overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Social Places meets the needs of their business better than BrightLocal.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Social Places is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Social Places over BrightLocal.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BrightLocal
Track
Starting at $39.00
Per Month
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Social Places
Growth Package
Starting at $17.00
Per Month
Learn more about Social Places
Free Trial
BrightLocal
Free Trial is available
Social Places
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
170
9.4
73
Ease of Use
8.7
172
9.3
72
Ease of Setup
8.7
125
8.9
30
Ease of Admin
8.8
116
9.2
33
Quality of Support
9.2
164
9.7
72
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
112
9.7
34
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
152
9.6
66
Features by Category
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Tools
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Customer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Local Listing ManagementHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.7
62
9.0
40
Listing Management
8.9
44
|
Verified
9.0
29
8.7
47
|
Verified
8.8
28
8.8
48
|
Verified
8.6
24
8.7
40
9.1
32
Performance
8.4
45
|
Verified
9.1
35
8.7
50
|
Verified
9.1
37
Local Search Optimization
9.3
58
|
Verified
9.5
16
9.3
56
9.5
18
9.3
49
9.2
17
9.1
48
|
Verified
9.4
16
8.0
35
9.7
15
9.2
58
|
Verified
9.5
18
Social Media ManagementHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
Not enough data
9.3
38
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.5
27
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.5
32
Not enough data
9.5
29
Not enough data
9.4
28
Social Management
Not enough data
9.4
32
Not enough data
9.2
31
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.6
30
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.7
5
Agentic AI - Social Media 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Online Reputation ManagementHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
8.8
39
9.3
42
Consumer Intelligence
9.6
21
|
Verified
9.5
38
9.5
25
|
Verified
9.1
33
9.3
20
|
Verified
9.0
35
Reporting
7.1
13
|
Verified
9.1
29
7.9
20
|
Verified
9.2
32
9.3
32
|
Verified
9.4
41
Media Monitoring
8.6
20
9.2
35
8.7
14
9.5
33
9.0
13
9.2
32
In-House Management
Feature Not Available
9.7
28
Feature Not Available
9.7
29
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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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
BrightLocal
Social Places
Social Places
Unique Categories
BrightLocal
BrightLocal has no unique categories
Social Places
Social Places is categorized as Social Media Management and Store Locator
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BrightLocal
BrightLocal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
86.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
11.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
2.3%
Social Places
Social Places
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
47.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
15.7%
Reviewers' Industry
BrightLocal
BrightLocal
Marketing and Advertising
55.8%
Internet
5.5%
Consumer Services
3.2%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
2.8%
Construction
2.3%
Other
30.4%
Social Places
Social Places
Marketing and Advertising
16.9%
Retail
13.5%
Food & Beverages
13.5%
Consumer Services
13.5%
Restaurants
11.2%
Other
31.5%
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Discussions
BrightLocal
BrightLocal Discussions
How soon will the Review Widget be available to show reviews on websites?
2 Comments
Roger L. G.
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
Myles A.
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
Myles A.
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
Social Places
Social Places Discussions
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