rankingCoach is DIY SEO for small businesses: it shows you what to fix and teaches you how, from a free plan up to rankingCoach 360 at $40/mo billed yearly (pricing page, Nov 2026). GrandRanker does the work: it writes articles, publishes them to your site and looks after your Google profile for a $39/mo Local SEO add-on.
We built GrandRanker, so we are biased. But the feature comparison below uses verifiable facts.
Our pick: GrandRanker if you want the work done, rankingCoach if you want to learn and do it
rankingCoach is a fair pick if you have time, want to learn SEO step by step, or need directory listings and social posting. GrandRanker is the better pick if you do not have time to write content or fix things yourself, because it writes and publishes articles and drafts your Google replies and posts for you to approve.
| Feature | rankingCoach | GrandRanker |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | ||
| Keyword rank tracking | 50 keywords (360) | |
| Blog articles written for you | ||
| Auto-publish to your website | WordPress, Shopify, Wix and more | |
| AI text help | AI Text Optimizer | Writes full articles |
| Google Business Profile connect | ||
| AI review replies | AI reply assistant (360) | Drafts in your voice |
| Review requests (link, QR code) | Not stated | |
| Google posts | Post scheduling | Writes and schedules |
| Geogrid map rank checks | Not stated | Up to 20 searches |
| Directory listings | Up to 46 directories | One-off directory packages |
| Facebook and Instagram | ||
| AI search visibility tracking | Not stated | 8 AI platforms, weekly |
| Starting Price | Free plan, 360 from $40/mo yearly | $24/mo |
rankingCoach tells you what to improve. GrandRanker writes articles for the services and towns you want to be found for, and publishes them to your site on a schedule. You review, it does the rest.
GrandRanker finds the searches your customers use and builds your content plan from them, so you are not guessing what to write.
DIY SEO takes time to learn and do. With GrandRanker most of the week is review and approve: articles, review replies, posts.
Draft one reply or all of them, or let GrandRanker answer five-star reviews for you. Ask for more reviews with a link, a QR code or a printable sheet.
Geogrid checks look at Google Maps from a grid of spots around your business, so you see the street-by-street picture, then a weekly task list tells you what to do next.
GrandRanker checks weekly whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and other AI tools mention you, and writes content to fill the gaps.
No tool is perfect for everyone. Here is where rankingCoach has an edge.
rankingCoach is built for small businesses that want to do their own SEO with guidance. Its pricing page (Nov 2026) lists a free plan (1 project, 10 keywords) and rankingCoach 360 at $40/mo on yearly billing ($480 a year) or $60/mo monthly with a $25 setup fee, plus VAT. 360 tracks 50 keywords across up to 5 locations and adds listings on up to 46 directories, listing protection, post scheduling, review management with an AI reply assistant, an AI text optimizer, social media tracking, a Google Ads campaign creator, weekly reports and SEO video tutorials.
Choose rankingCoach if you want a free plan
rankingCoach has a free plan with 10 tracked keywords, review notifications and Google Business Profile connection. GrandRanker is paid from day one, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Choose rankingCoach for directory listings and social
rankingCoach 360 publishes your listing to up to 46 directories, connects Facebook and Instagram, and includes a Google Ads campaign creator. GrandRanker focuses on Google: your listing, your reviews, your posts and your website.
"first results in like 3 weeks. ditched paid ads immediately. setup was easy and the articles are actually good?? did not expect that"
Owen Pritchard
@owenpritchard
"page 5 → page 1 for our main keyword in under 6 weeks. we tried everything before this. nothing came close"
Tobias Wenger
@tobiaswenger
rankingCoach 360 is $40/mo billed yearly, or $60/mo monthly plus a $25 setup fee and VAT, and there is a free plan (pricing page, Nov 2026). GrandRanker Local SEO is $39/mo on top of any plan, or a plan of its own, with each extra listing at $19/mo. The real difference is labour: rankingCoach gives you tasks and tutorials, GrandRanker writes and publishes the content. If your time is worth more than a few dollars an hour, count it in. See current plans on the pricing page.
rankingCoach makes SEO feel learnable. It gives you a list of things to fix and short videos that explain how, which suits owners who like to do it themselves.
The 360 plan also covers ground GrandRanker does not: listings on up to 46 directories with listing protection, Facebook and Instagram, and a Google Ads campaign creator. And there is a free plan to try it with.
If you have the time and want to learn, rankingCoach is a fair, low-cost choice.
Most small-business owners do not lack advice. They lack time. GrandRanker is built for that: it writes the articles, publishes them to your website, drafts your review replies and writes your Google posts.
You stay in charge. Nothing goes to Google until you press the button, and you can review every article before or after it goes live.
You also get geogrid map checks, rank tracking and weekly checks on how AI tools talk about your business.
Choose rankingCoach if you want a free start, like doing SEO yourself, or need directory and social media tools.
Choose GrandRanker if you want the content and Google profile work done for you each week. Run the free SEO audit to see where your site stands today.
GrandRanker writes your articles, publishes them to your site and, with the $39/mo Local SEO add-on, looks after your Google profile. 14-day money-back guarantee.
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