Decodo Rank Tracker vs Grid My Business

Decodo Rank Tracker is a free, MIT-licensed, self-hosted SEO tool built on Decodo’s SERP Scraping API. It tracks organic rankings, AI Overview citations, featured snippets and People Also Ask presence by keyword, location and device. Results are stored in SQLite, with terminal trend reports, competitor comparisons and shareable HTML reports. Checks can run on schedules through the command line, cron, launchd or systemd. Alerts can go to Slack, Discord or SMTP email for new rankings, improvements, drops and lost rankings. Keywords are configured in CSV files with required keyword and target-domain columns, plus optional location, locale, device, activity and frequency settings. Each keyword, location, device and locale combination consumes an API call; frequency settings can reduce usage. The tracker runs on Linux, macOS and Windows and supports Google, country-level location tracking, mobile rankings, daily updates, competitor tracking and historical data. Decodo’s API lists a free plan for up to 5K crawls or 10K pages scraped monthly.

Grid My Business tracks local search visibility on Google Maps and in AI search, helps manage Google Business Profiles, and automates review replies and posts with AI. Its geo-grid rank checker compares keyword positions across locations, with scheduled map monitoring every three days. AI search tools check visibility in ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Mode, and AI Overviews, including competitors and cited sources. Users can connect a Google Business Profile to manage details such as name, address, phone, hours, and services. AI can draft or publish profile posts and automate review responses, while review tools analyze customer sentiment. Citation Manager tracks citations across more than 1,000 directories. Agencies can produce branded reports and password-protected share links; bulk actions, a cross-location review stream, and workspaces support management of multiple profiles. An MCP server gives compatible AI assistants read access to ranking, competitor, profile, review, and performance data. The free Starter plan includes two profiles, unlimited keywords, five competitors, 250 scan credits, and 20 citation checks. Paid plans start at $24/mo (annual). The site lists worldwide support and a 30-day money-back guarantee for qualifying cancellations.