BrightLocal vs. Google Mobile-Friendly Test

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BrightLocal
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
BrightLocal is a search engine optimization tool that tracks search rankings, builds citations, and monitors online reviews and stresses local search performance.
$39
per month
Google Mobile-Friendly Test
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Google Mobile-Friendly Test is a search engine optimization software solution offered by Google.N/A
Pricing
BrightLocalGoogle Mobile-Friendly Test
Editions & Modules
Track Plan
$39
per month
Manage Plan
$49
per month
Grow Plan
$59
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrightLocalGoogle Mobile-Friendly Test
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBrightLocal offers custom enterprise plans for businesses with more than 50 locations.—
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Features
BrightLocalGoogle Mobile-Friendly Test
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
BrightLocal
6.7
12 Ratings
14% below category average
Google Mobile-Friendly Test
8.5
6 Ratings
9% above category average
Keyword analysis7.08 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Backlink management4.05 Ratings8.02 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking7.711 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Page grader7.52 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Competitive analysis7.611 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics9.98 Ratings9.66 Ratings
Site recommendations6.64 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Task management3.56 Ratings9.02 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
BrightLocal
8.6
13 Ratings
12% above category average
Google Mobile-Friendly Test
8.5
5 Ratings
11% above category average
Local SEO8.613 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Social SEO7.96 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Mobile SEO10.04 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Global SEO7.72 Ratings7.02 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
BrightLocal
9.2
11 Ratings
8% above category average
Google Mobile-Friendly Test
9.2
4 Ratings
8% above category average
Multi-domain support8.59 Ratings8.94 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools9.910 Ratings9.53 Ratings
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User Ratings
BrightLocalGoogle Mobile-Friendly Test
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(14 ratings)
9.2
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrightLocalGoogle Mobile-Friendly Test
Likelihood to Recommend
BrightLocal
If you are a local business owner or marketing agency catering to local businesses, BrightLocal is a must have software. It has everything you need to track your local marketing efforts and to identify opportunities to make improvements, all at a very reasonable price point. You can also create nice looking reports to send to clients which are simple to create.
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Google
I mean, it is a simple, no-frill test that gives your OK or NOT OK and highlights where it is. It is just a temperature check, this has to be used in conjunction with other tools for it to be useful. Since it is free I recommend running it as a check always.
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Pros
BrightLocal
  • When we use BrightLocal's citation building service, I know that we're getting quality citations done right. Their staff will email you with any questions and always double check the information before creating inaccurate citations.
  • I love that BrightLocal is very quick about making changes when requested. For example, if we can't find a city on the drop-down list, you can chat them and they'll add it. Or if a report is pulling incorrectly, they'll re-run it within a reasonable timeframe.
  • BrightLocal has a lot of different reports that are easy to send to your clients. You can even add them to a web-viewable dashboard so that your client can simply bookmark a link and view their reports when they please.
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Google
  • Google Mobile-Friendly Test is easy to use and works very fast.
  • Google also has its own search engine results in mind when using the tool. This is important, as Google has most of the online search market share.
  • Most modern devices are accounted for.
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Cons
BrightLocal
  • Up and down rankings were not always right on with the local search, but only off by one or two spots
  • It felt like it was only used for local SEO, and I know there are more features, just never got to them.
  • Didn't seem useful for every single client in the way Ahrefs or Spyfu did
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Google
  • Google's suggestions are sometimes vague or unhelpful.
  • The test doesn't offer multiple screen sizes or shapes. Though this isn't a huge issue, it would be nice to make sure a site using media queries stays mobile friendly throughout size changes
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Likelihood to Renew
BrightLocal
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Google
It is free, so I woule likely renew it.
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Support Rating
BrightLocal
Although their customer support has always contacted me, they have not always been helpful. Many times I've had reports or information disappear with them telling me they had no record of it, even when I had reports that the information was in there. There are times when their system did have bugs and the support was able to help me there. Overall, the support staff is there but they cannot always do much and need to wait for their development team to get back to them which often takes a long time.
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Google
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Alternatives Considered
BrightLocal
Thryv reached out to me about 3 weeks before signing up with BrightLocal. While all of their features were impressive, there were only about 3 features that I would have used. Thryv wanted $200 per month for their service, which I found to be way overpriced for what I was wanting to use it for. I selected BrightLocal because it had the features I wanted at a lower price and then add ons. After using BrightLocal for a week and speaking with Becki, a customer service executive, I have discovered more features that I would use on BrightLocal than on Thryv.
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Google
I think this is a great addition to other search tools and a really quick and easy way to check how your pages work on mobile to ensure your users have the best experience.
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Return on Investment
BrightLocal
  • BrightLocal's ranking reports have helped us better serve our clients' SEO needs, especially local SEO.
  • Reporting is nicely accomplished with their online client report dashboards.
  • Negative: some of their software defects are glaringly obvious take forever to fix, creating a number of awkward moments when we talk our clients through their reports.
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Google
  • Our websites pages are a hundred percent mobile friendly.
  • Detects almost all mobile usability issues.
  • Robust test tools extending up to detectors for incompatible plugins.
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ScreenShots

BrightLocal Screenshots

Screenshot of Location SummaryScreenshot of Local Search Rank CheckerScreenshot of Local Search GridScreenshot of Local Search AuditScreenshot of Google My Business AuditScreenshot of Citation Tracker