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Compare BrightLocal and Social Places 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $39.00 Per Month
Starting at $17.00 Per Month
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 plansSocial Places
Star Rating
(96)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $17.00 Per Month
Learn more about Social PlacesBrightLocal 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
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
Social Places
Growth Package
Starting at $17.00
Per Month
The most important local marketing platforms to get your location found, understand your customers & improve your online reputation.
Platforms:
Google, FB, Bing, Apple, Garmin, TomTom
- Unlimited Users
- Custom User Permissions
- Multiple Social Profiles Per Location
- Brand & Location Reporting
- Report Scheduler
- Notifications
- Local Listings Optimization and Reporting
- Customer Review Management and AI Suggested Responses
- Social Media Publishing & Content Approval Workflows
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
Business 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
Not enough data
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
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
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
27
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
28
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
27
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
32
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
29
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
28
Social Management
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
32
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
31
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
27
Not enough data
9.6(won by default)
30
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
30
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
26
Not enough data
9.7(won by default)
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
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
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 Social Places are categorized as Local Listing Management, Local SEO, Online Reputation Management, and Multi-Location Marketing Platforms
Unique Categories
BrightLocal has no unique categories
Social Places is categorized as Social Media Management and Store Locator
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BrightLocal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Social Places
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
16.9%
Retail
13.5%
Food & Beverages
13.5%
Consumer Services
13.5%
Restaurants
11.2%
Other
31.5%
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
Social Places has no discussions with answers
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