SE Ranking's local SEO lives inside its Local Marketing Tool, an add-on that needs a paid base plan to activate. Here's what changes if you're specifically looking for a local SEO tool, with pricing verified in 2026.
Try Ranku for free →SE Ranking doesn't sell its local SEO as an independent product: the Local Marketing Tool activates on top of a base plan — Core from €87.20/mo or Growth from €188/mo — and includes 3 locations. Each additional location costs $23/mo more, with 500 extra keywords per location. Ranku doesn't split this into a base plan plus add-on: everything lives in a single subscription from $25/mo, with no need to buy a general SEO suite first.
| Feature | recommendedRanku | SE Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| RankTracker Desktop + Mobile | ✓ | Partial |
| RankTracker Map Pack | ✓ | ✓ |
| Geolocalized RankMap point-to-point | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Review Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| NAP Audit / Consistency | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Overview Tracker | ✓ | Partial |
| Built-in AI Copilot | ✓ | Partial |
| All-in-one plan (no add-ons) | ✓ | — |
| IT Freelancer Marketplace | ✓ | — |
| Starting price | $25/mo | €87.20/mo + add-on |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days, no credit card |
✓ Included · Partial Limited or requires add-on / higher plan · — Not available
SE Ranking requires Core or Growth before you can even add the Local Marketing Tool. Ranku doesn't split local SEO into two purchases.
Every extra location on SE Ranking costs $23/mo more. Ranku scales with your plan's search volume, not the number of locations.
SE Ranking has AI visibility tracking (ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews), but as a separate product in its ecosystem, not confirmed inside the Local Marketing Tool. Ranku includes it in the same plan.
Its review management includes AI-based semantic analysis of customer feedback — a genuinely well-built feature worth acknowledging.
If you need large-scale keyword research, backlink analysis, or technical site auditing, its general suite is more complete than Ranku there.
Hire a verified freelancer to execute what you find, without leaving the platform. SE Ranking doesn't offer this.
Not exactly: it's an add-on activated on top of one of SE Ranking's base plans (Core from €87.20/mo or Growth from €188/mo). The add-on includes 3 local locations; each additional location costs $23/mo more (with 500 extra keywords included). Ranku doesn't require a separate base plan: everything lives in a single subscription from $25/mo.
Local and map rank tracking, listing management across 100+ directories with a focus on NAP consistency, and review management with AI-based insights. Google Business Profile post scheduling is marked "coming soon" on their own site, so it isn't available yet. Ranku includes these features, plus AI Overview Tracker and Copilot, in a single plan with no separate base product required.
It has an AI visibility tracking product (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews), but it's a separate tool within its ecosystem, not confirmed as part of the Local Marketing Tool specifically. In Ranku, AI Overview Tracker comes in the same plan as the rest of your local SEO tools.
If you also need large-scale keyword research, backlink analysis, or technical site auditing at the general-suite level, SE Ranking covers that ground better than Ranku — in exchange for paying the base plan plus the local add-on.