Google Business Profile vs. Signpost

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Business Profile
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) is a free tool that allows users to promote a Business Profile and business website on Google Search and Maps. With an account, users can see and connect with customers, post updates to the Business Profile, and see how customers are interacting with a business on Google.N/A
Signpost
Score 1.8 out of 10
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Signpost is an automated marketing solution that helps local businesses to get more customers, reviews, and referrals. The software builds customer profiles by capturing email, call and credit card transactions. Signpost's automated marketing engine then uses this data to drive new customer conversion and loyalty, reviews and referrals from existing customers.N/A
Pricing
Google Business ProfileSignpost
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google Business ProfileSignpost
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Google Business ProfileSignpost
Top Pros
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Best Alternatives
Google Business ProfileSignpost
Small Businesses
BrightLocal
BrightLocal
Score 7.7 out of 10
Google Business Profile
Google Business Profile
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Semrush
Semrush
Score 8.6 out of 10
Google Business Profile
Google Business Profile
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises

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User Ratings
Google Business ProfileSignpost
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(46 ratings)
1.4
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google Business ProfileSignpost
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
The great advantage of Google My Business is that any business that complies with the privacy and authentication policy requirements can access all the functionality tools that help promote the business website through the referral system, exchange of opinions with other users and search engine optimization (SEO).
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Signpost
I would NEVER recommend Signposts! Signpost's fee is very expensive for a small company like ours, so I had to cancel the service - or at least TRY to. I contacted them the day after they billed our card for another $2,000, and I was told that we were automatically on the hook for another year, with no exceptions and no recourse. Very greedy and desperate; this doesn't seem like the way to keep happy clients.
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Pros
Google
  • Google My Business offers us an alert system in our work email, where we receive notifications when there is a new comment or review of our company. This alert system helps us to be aware of each of the opinions written by each client who has received our services, in order to be able to respond to each of them in record time.
  • Google My Business gives me a complete visualization of the clicks, location of the searches of my company and the visits that my business file has received. This visualization allows me to control access and measure the traffic that my business listing is generating in conjunction with the Google Maps service.
  • The update of my company file is done in real time and immediately. I don't have to wait several minutes for my company file to update. When I make a change to my company information, the changes are shown immediately to all clients who consult that business card.
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Signpost
  • The best feature that I like the most and have been using for some time is their marketing tool. Signpost makes marketing an easy task. It has enhanced our productivity.
  • As I did things manually in the past but now Signpost has made this very much easier for me to just trust their marketing tool to do marketing according to the algorithm.
  • It helps me to have more organic views on the platform and more positive reviews on the newsletter.
  • The automated system asks for reviews from the customer which makes it even more helpful in changing and advancing new things.
  • It also changes our approach to the work and with the automated extremely functional setup it increases our positive reviews which is good for the organization.
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Cons
Google
  • Like most Google products UX / usability is often lacking whilst feature set strong
  • Changing a locations address can be difficult with support hard to access
  • Clients can add photos, if badly shot / composed these can be detrimental to your brand.
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Signpost
  • Provide user a way to cancel their service.
  • Get rid of the very aggressive sales staff.
  • Refund money for unused moths. Do not be so shady!
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Usability
Google
Google Business Profile is very user friendly for the users and well as the customers of the company. The customers have an easy time finding the information they need and posting and viewing reviews
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Signpost
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Support Rating
Google
Whether it is technical or customer support, Google My Business excels and suffers in the exact same ways that all other branches of Google do. While you'll eventually figure out the issue, the sheer magnitude of the company comes with expected hurdles, wait times, and support you'd come to expect from other large companies.
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Signpost
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Alternatives Considered
Google
Google is the most powerful SERP and has much more robust features than Bing Places. Users also statistically trust Google more than Bing and it provides much more authority in the search space. The good news is that Bing Places can be synched with Google My Business which is great and convenient for business owners. It's just another alternative for businesses and I highly recommend that all businesses have an account with both Bing Places and Google My Business for optimal performance.
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Signpost
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Return on Investment
Google
  • Generate organic traffic
  • Promotion of our business and services locally
  • Increase visibility and ranking by Google Search
  • Collecting customer reviews
  • Another way to promote our business by sharing content directly to Google
  • Good analytics
  • Adds credibility to our business and brand
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Signpost
  • The support team is very professional. I had problems while using Signpost in the past and I contacted their support on that matter.
  • They responded very professionally, listen[ed] to each and every problem related to the work, and doing hindrance to the flow of work with the full-fledged solution to the problem.
  • This makes me more confident in using the platform more in depth.
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