# Local listings management: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "local listings management platform" and as "multi-location local SEO tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/local-listings-management/2026-11

**Standing:** BrightLocal leads with 46% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 52 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [BrightLocal](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/brightlocal/index.md) | 46% | 9% | 67 |
| 2 | [Moz Local](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/moz-local/index.md) | 21% | 22% | 50 |
| 3 | [Yext](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/yext/index.md) | 15% | 47% | 66 |
| 4 | [Semrush Local](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/semrush-local/index.md) | 4% | 11% | 47 |
| 5 | [SOCi](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/soci/index.md) | 4% | 5% | 22 |
| 6 | [Uberall](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/uberall/index.md) | 2% | 21% | 48 |
| 7 | [Birdeye](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/birdeye/index.md) | 2% | 15% | 39 |
| 8 | [Whitespark](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/whitespark/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 18 |
| 9 | [GBPPromote](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/gbppromote/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 16 |
| 11 | [Synup](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/synup/index.md) | 0% | 4% | 25 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 53 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: BrightLocal, Semrush Local; alternatives Advice Local, Synup
- GPT-5.4 mini: Yext; alternatives SOCi, Uberall
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: BrightLocal; alternatives Semrush Local, Uberall
- Perplexity Sonar: Yext; alternatives Birdeye, BrightLocal, Semrush Local, Uberall
- Grok 4.20: SOCi; alternatives Birdeye, Semrush Local, Yext
- Mistral Small: BrightLocal; alternatives GBPPromote, Moz Local, Yext
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Birdeye, BrightLocal; alternatives Uberall
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: BrightLocal; alternatives Semrush Local, Uberall
- Kimi K2: BrightLocal; alternatives Moz Local, Semrush Local, Synup
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: BrightLocal; alternatives Birdeye, Semrush Local
- MiniMax M2.5: SOCi, Semrush Local; alternatives Birdeye, Yext
- GPT-6 Luna: Yext; alternatives BrightLocal, Uberall
- Muse Glimmer 30B: BrightLocal; alternatives Birdeye, Moz Local, Yext

## Sources the answers cite

74 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- g2.com: 40 answers, 67 citations
- brightlocal.com: 36 answers, 57 citations
- gbppromote.com: 30 answers, 37 citations
- guideflow.com: 16 answers, 23 citations
- birdeye.com: 14 answers, 16 citations
- softwaresuggest.com: 14 answers, 14 citations
- moz.com: 13 answers, 19 citations
- uberall.com: 13 answers, 16 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://brightlocal.com/resources/listings-management-services-compared (27 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/local-listing-management (21 answers)
- https://gbppromote.com/best-local-listing-management-software (20 answers)
- https://softwaresuggest.com/local-listing-management-software (14 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/local-listing-management-software-tools (12 answers)
- https://rajeshkumar.xyz/blog/listings-management-tools-local-seo (11 answers)
- https://thestacc.com/best/local-listing-management-tools (10 answers)
- https://alchemer.com/resources/e-guide/a-vendor-comparison-guide-for-multi-location-operations-teams (9 answers)
- https://birdeye.com/blog/local-listing-management-tools (9 answers)
- https://onfolio.com/reviewed/best-listing-management-software (9 answers)

## Warned against

- Yext: 31 of 66 labels negative. "Yext: widely regarded as powerful but notoriously expensive and complex for smaller entities. Users frequently complain about high price hikes and poor support tiers" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- Moz Local: 11 of 50 labels negative. "Why to avoid: - Email overload — Users report excessive, unmanageable notifications" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Uberall: 10 of 48 labels negative. "Requires a 25-location minimum, eliminates it for most small businesses." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt)
- Birdeye: 6 of 39 labels negative. "113+ BBB complaints in the last three years... High cost per location (from $299/month)." (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: BrightLocal at 46%.

- BrightLocal: 33% to 46%, +13. Cleared the floor by 2 points · rank 1 of 53, unchanged.
- Synup: 10% to 0%, −10. Inside the floor by 1 point · rank 3 → 11 of 53.
- Yext: 10% to 15%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 4 → 3 of 53.
- SOCi: 0% to 4%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 16 → 5 of 53.
- Whitespark: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 8 of 53.
- GBPPromote: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 27 → 9 of 53.
- Moz Local: 20% to 21%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 2 of 53, unchanged.
- Semrush Local: 4% to 4%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 5 → 4 of 53.
- Uberall: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 6 of 53.
- Birdeye: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 7 of 53.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.