The Whitespark alternative that also moves your ranking.
Whitespark: long-standing local SEO specialist known for citation building, the Local Rank Tracker and GBP services. RapidLocal runs the review engine and the profile work that decides map-pack position — categories, services, weekly posts, photos, Q&A — with a geo-grid rank report every month. $297 setup, $99/mo, no contract.
What changes when you switch
Whitespark measures how many reviews you collect. We measure where you actually rank across your service area — with a geo-grid report in your inbox every month, so you can watch the position move.
No dashboard to learn, no templates to write. Requests, replies, weekly Google posts, categories, photos and Q&A — handled for you on one flat price.
Every review lives on your Google profile — not inside Whitespark. Switching tools never costs you a single review, and we pick up requests from day one.
$297 setup, $99/mo. No per-request caps, no seat fees, no price jump because you had a busy month.
How switching works
- 1Get the free audit
We map where you rank today, what your profile is missing, and how your review velocity compares to the businesses outranking you. Same-day, no strings.
- 2Approve the plan
You see exactly what we'll do each month — requests, replies, posts, profile tuning — before anything touches your account. Nothing is published without your sign-off.
- 3Cancel Whitespark on your schedule
We run alongside Whitespark until you're confident, then you cancel whenever. No migration project, no downtime, no lost reviews.
Questions people ask before switching
Yes. Your reviews live on your Google Business Profile, not inside Whitespark. Canceling a review tool never removes a single review. We take over requests, replies, and profile work from the day you start — your history stays exactly where it is.
The audit is same-day. Once you approve the plan, we typically have review requests, reply handling, and weekly Google posts running within one business week. There is no migration project — we work on your live profile, not in a portal you have to rebuild.
À la carte. Citation building is publicly priced per campaign, rank tracking is a monthly subscription, and managed local SEO is quoted separately. RapidLocal is one flat price — $297 setup, $99/mo, month to month, no contract — and it includes the profile optimization and rank tracking that per-request review tools don't do at any tier.
We can run just the review engine — requests, smart timing, and replies. Most owners keep the full plan because the posts, categories, and rank grid are what turn reviews into a higher map-pack position, but the scope is your call.