SOCi Genius Local Search Agent

Spec sheet

What it does

Genius Local Search Agent monitors location signals, identifies optimization opportunities and updates listings and local pages for traditional and AI search.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Purpose

The Local Search Agent optimizes each location continuously to improve visibility in local search and AI recommendations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Integrations

SOCi lists more than 140 integrations spanning listings, maps, social, reviews, marketplaces, AI answer engines and business systems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Support

SOCi says demo-request follow-up typically occurs within one business day.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Headquarters

San Diego, California, United StatesRead 19 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Founded

2012Read 19 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

AI search optimization

It structures categories, attributes, descriptions, and Q&A so answer engines can parse location information.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

AI search visibility

SOCi says the agent optimizes signals used by Google, Google Maps, Gemini, ChatGPT and other AI assistants, but does not guarantee placement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

API extensibility

The integrations page says direct integrations are used for many connections and that custom API connections are available.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Approval controls

Customers can choose automatic publishing, approval workflows or a hybrid workflow, with every change logged.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Brand compliance

SOCi Shield can enforce brand and regulatory standards and scan content edits in real time to flag issues and block risky changes before publishing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Capterra pricing listing

Capterra displays an Enterprise Plan price of $30,000 and also offers a Get Price option.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Citation management

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · soci.ai

Company founded

SOCi was founded in 2012.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Company headquarters and size

LinkedIn lists SOCi headquarters in San Diego, California and company size of 501-1,000 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company legal name

Crunchbase lists the legal name as SOCi, Inc., also known as MeetSOCI.com and soci.ai.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Competitor and demand analysis

The agent evaluates rankings, keyword trends, local demand and competitor signals to prioritize changes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Competitor tracking

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · soci.ai

Cross-agent data

SOCi says review themes and social engagement from its Reputation and Social Agents feed into search optimizations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Data deletion

After contract termination, SOCi says account data is deleted within 90 days, while content already published to third-party networks remains there.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Encryption

SOCi says data is encrypted at rest and in transit using controls including AES-256, HTTPS and TLS 1.2 or newer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Funding and ownership

Crunchbase identifies SOCi as privately held and reports nine funding rounds, with JMI Equity shown as a lead investor on listed rounds.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Google Posts

The Local Search Agent can publish Google Posts as part of its local-search work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Google profile tools

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · soci.ai

Hosted deployment

SOCi describes its product as SaaS hosted in a private virtual cloud, with customer data sharing the physical environment while remaining customer-specific.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Independent review assessment

Reputation Insider says recurring complaints include missing or limited features, publishing or listing issues, setup complexity and support intervention.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reputation-insider.com

Intended customers

SOCi describes the product as built for multi-location brands and says it can handle dozens or thousands of listings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Licence

Crunchbase describes SOCi's Genius AI as proprietary, indicating the product is closed-source commercial software.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Limit: integrations and notifications

G2's review summary reports occasional integration limitations and notification delays.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Limit: publishing reliability

Capterra reviews describe posting failures, glitches, synchronization delays and cases requiring manual copy-and-paste.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Limit: social feature gaps

TrustRadius reviewers request stronger Instagram functionality, including reels, stories and analytics, plus better TikTok support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Listings optimization

The agent can change listing categories, descriptions, attributes and related business information.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Local page optimization

The agent updates local-page metadata, titles and FAQ schema to match local search intent.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Local rank tracking

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · soci.ai

Location page tools

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · soci.ai

Monitoring

It monitors rankings, listing accuracy, search trends, and engagement across locations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Named integrations

The published integration directory includes OpenAI, Google Business Profile, Apple Maps, Bing, Salesforce, Yardi, RealPage, Olo, Yelp and Zillow.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Notable news: deployed agents

On September 22, 2026, SOCi announced more than 412,000 deployed Genius Agents executing over 27 million localized marketing tasks annually.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Praise: centralized multi-location control

Capterra reviewers praise managing many locations and social channels from one dashboard, along with scheduling and customer support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Praise: ease and time savings

G2 summarizes repeated praise for ease of use, centralized management, scheduling and time savings across social and review work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: review consolidation

TrustRadius reviewers value seeing reviews from multiple locations and platforms in one place, with responsive account managers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Pricing model

Official pricing says charges are based on managed locations and selected agents or skills rather than seats.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Pricing transparency

SOCi directs prospects to request a custom quote and does not publish standard dollar rates on its pricing page.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Privacy compliance

SOCi says it complies with CCPA/CPRA as a processor, uses the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and adopts standard contractual clauses where needed.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Publishing controls

Optimizations can publish automatically, route for approval, or use both workflows under rules set by the customer.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Rating on Capterra

4.5 out of 5 from 251 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on G2

4.5 out of 5 from 5,019 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on TrustRadius

8.4 out of 10 from 21 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Recommendations

It analyzes traditional and AI search patterns against business data to identify high-impact categories, keywords, descriptions, and posts.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Related SOCi agents

Search, Reputation, and Social Agents share insights and trends across local marketing channels.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Scale

SOCi says the agent can manage dozens or thousands of listings across multiple locations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Security certifications

SOCi lists SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701 and ISO/IEC 42001, plus HIPAA-aligned controls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Security measures

SOCi says data is encrypted at rest and in transit using methods including AES 256 and TLS 1.2+.Read 11 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Security testing

SOCi states that CREST-certified firms perform regular penetration tests and vulnerability assessments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · soci.ai

Plans and prices

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