Yoast SEO vs Local Falcon

Two SEO & local search tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Yoast SEOYoast	Local FalconLocal Falcon
In one line	On-page SEO checks inside WordPress	See where you rank on Google Maps, block by block
Starting price	Free	From $24.99/mo
Six-person team	$0/mo	$24.99/mo
Plans	Free plugin; Premium $118.80/yr per site (includes Local, Video, and News SEO)	Credit plans $24.99-$199.99/mo (7,500-63,000 credits) or $299.88-$2,399.88/yr; pay-as-you-go credits $0.05 each; API $199/mo plus usage
Pricing model	Free tier	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per site	Unlimited
Integrations	WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify	Google Business Profile
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Every paid plan	Plans not stated
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7	Live chat: 8 am - 3pm eastern time (business hours)
Incidents posted	1 incident posted on Yoast's status page, which covers all Yoast products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Yoast. Status page	We found no public status page for Local Falcon.
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 131 reviews	5.0 / 5 from 10 reviews (few reviews)
Trustpilot score	4.6 / 5 from 909 reviews	4.7 / 5 from 72 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	50	75
Fit: Restaurant or café	45	82
Fit: Service business	70	80
Fit: Agency or studio	80	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	85
Fit: Online store	70	20
Why people pick it	Free version covers the basics Guidance while you write	Clear map-ranking grids Pay-as-you-go option
Where it falls short	WordPress-centric Premium is per site	Credits run out on big grids Rankings only, no fixes
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices