Best local SEO agencies (2026)
5 agencies offer Local SEO. Ranked by our composite score, recomputed on every build.
The three highest scoring local SEO agencies are Corvid SEO (64/100, Manchester), Meridian Rank (56/100, Melbourne) and Rankings.io (45/100, Marion). All 5 agencies on this page list Local SEO as a service. 2 of them are verified, and 0 publish pricing.
Ranked list
Score out of 100. How we ranked these
| # | Agency | Score | HQ | Budget | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corvid SEO Technical SEO · SEO · Local SEO | 64 | Manchester, GB | $2k-$15k/mo | Verified legal, healthcare |
| 2 | Meridian Rank SEO · Local SEO · CRO | 56 | Melbourne, AU | $2k-$5k/mo | Verified real estate, hospitality |
| 3 | Rankings.io GEO · AEO · SEO | 45 | Marion, US | $5k-$15k/mo | Listed legal |
| 4 | Halden & Co SEO · Local SEO · Content SEO | 38 | Oslo, NO | $2k-$5k/mo | Claimed hospitality, local businesses |
| 5 | Inflow GEO · SEO · Technical SEO | 26 | Tampa, US | Under $2k/mo | Listed ecommerce, hospitality |
How we ranked these. Every agency on this page lists Local SEO as a service. Order is the composite score: third-party reviews (30), founder credibility (25), company track record (20), the agency's own AI visibility (15) and transparency (10). Unverified claims score zero. No agency pays to appear or to rank. Full methodology.
Frequently asked
What does a local SEO agency do?
Visibility in map packs and local results for businesses that serve a physical area.
How much does a local SEO agency cost?
Monthly retainers run from Under $2k to $5k-$15k. 0 of the 5 agencies on this page publish pricing on their own site; the rest quote on request. Budget bands are the retainers each agency says it takes, read from its site or its review profiles.
How are these local SEO agencies ranked?
By a score out of 100 with five parts: third-party reviews on Clutch, G2 and Google (30), founder credibility (25), company track record (20), the agency's own visibility in AI answers (15) and transparency (10). Every proof needs a URL we can open, unverified claims score zero, and the score is recomputed on every build. No agency pays to appear or to rank.
How many of these agencies are verified?
2 of 5. Verified means the agency claimed its profile and we checked every proof on it with them. Claimed means the agency has confirmed the facts and the re-check is in progress. Listed means the profile was written from public sources and has not been claimed.