Choose Panda AI if you or someone on your team wants to do the work, and Panda Managed if nobody has the time. Panda AI drafts each week's work for you to approve, from $29/mo. With Panda Managed, our team does that work and more for you, from $199/mo, billed monthly.
SIDE BY SIDE
How Panda AI and Panda Managed compare
Both columns come from our own plan data and service pages, reviewed November 11, 2026. Prices are in USD.
| Panda AI (software) | Panda Managed (service) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | You and your team. An AI agent finds each week’s work and drafts it. | Our team, using the same AI agents. A dedicated account manager runs your account. |
| Software included | Panda AI: GeoGrid rank tracking, AI search visibility in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode, Google Business Profile audits, posts, and review replies. | Panda AI for every location, so you can watch the work and your rankings live. |
| Your part | Review the drafts, edit or approve them, and handle the work the software does not do, such as website changes and citations. | Give us access, join one kickoff call to agree the 90-day plan, and send photos and business facts when they change. |
| Our part | The software, the data, the weekly drafts, and support. | Google Business Profile management, website SEO, blog posts, citations, review requests and replies, and social posting. |
| Approvals | Everything waits for your approval by default. Per location, you can let posts and replies to 4 and 5 star reviews publish on their own; profile edits always need your approval. | You approve the 90-day plan on the kickoff call. Facts about your business, such as services, prices, offers, and hours, come from you; we do not guess them. |
| Reporting | Live rankings, AI visibility, and a weekly growth plan for each location, inside the app. | Live in Panda AI (included) at any time, plus a monthly report from your account manager on what shipped and what moved. |
| Pricing | $29/mo for 1 location, $59/mo for up to 3 locations, $129/mo for up to 10 locations. USD, billed monthly. 3-day free trial. | $199/mo for 1 location, $249/mo for 2, up to $629/mo for 10 ($50/mo each for locations 2–9, $30/mo for the 10th). USD, billed monthly, no contract. |
| Locations | 1 to 10 on the self-serve plans. | Checkout covers 1 to 10 locations. For more than 10, book a call and we will quote it. |
| Best fit | Owner-operators, in-house marketers, and agencies who want to do the work themselves, faster. | Owners of local service businesses who want the work done without spending their own time on it. |
HOW TO CHOOSE
Ask one question: do you want to do the work?
Yes: choose Panda AI
- You or a team member can set aside time each week to review drafts.
- You want to decide what goes on your Google Business Profile.
- You mainly need rank tracking, AI search visibility, posts, and review replies.
- You run an agency and do the client work yourselves.
Start with the AI marketing agent for local businesses or the AI Google Business Profile software.
No: choose Panda Managed
- Nobody on your team owns local SEO, and the weekly work does not get done.
- You need website fixes, blog posts, and citations, not only profile work.
- You have paid an agency before, or you are about to.
- You want one person accountable for what moved each month.
See done-for-you Google Business Profile management, managed local SEO services, AI SEO and GEO services, and website SEO.
LIMITS
What neither plan promises
Neither plan can guarantee a Google Maps position or a mention in an AI answer. Google describes local results as based on relevance, distance, and popularity, and AI answers change between runs and models. What both plans give you is the measurement: GeoGrid rankings across your service area and weekly checks of how ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode answer the questions your customers ask.
It does not build citations, edit your website, or write blog posts for your site. Those are part of Panda Managed. Panda Managed does not include paid ads on google or meta or website rebuilds or redesigns.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Panda AI vs Panda Managed questions
What is the difference between Panda AI and Panda Managed?
Who does the work. Panda AI is software: an AI agent finds what to fix each week and drafts it, and you or your team approve and publish it, from $29/mo. Panda Managed is a service: our team uses the same AI agents to do the work for you, from $199/mo. Both are billed monthly in USD.
Do both plans use AI?
Yes. Both run on the same AI agents. With Panda AI, you work with the agent yourself. With Panda Managed, our team works with it, which is how we keep the price lower than a typical agency retainer.
Does Panda AI publish anything without my approval?
Not unless you turn that on. Everything waits for your approval by default. Per location, you can let posts and replies to 4 and 5 star reviews publish on their own; profile edits always need your approval. Replies to 1 to 3 star reviews always wait for you.
What does Panda Managed do that Panda AI does not?
Panda Managed adds the work the software leaves to you: website fixes, blog posts written and published to your site, citation building and cleanup, review requests to your customers, a 90-day plan agreed on a kickoff call, a dedicated account manager, and a monthly report.
Is Panda AI included with Panda Managed?
Yes. Every Panda Managed location includes Panda AI, so you can see your rankings, AI search visibility, and the work our team ships at any time.
How much do Panda AI and Panda Managed cost?
Panda AI costs $29/mo for 1 location, $59/mo for up to 3 locations, $129/mo for up to 10 locations. Panda Managed costs $199/mo for 1 location, $249/mo for 2, up to $629/mo for 10 ($50/mo each for locations 2–9, $30/mo for the 10th). Prices are in USD and billed monthly. For more than 10 locations, book a call.
Is there a free trial?
Panda AI has a 3-day free trial that starts with a free Google Business Profile audit. Panda Managed has no trial; it is billed monthly with no contract, so you can cancel anytime.
Can LocalPanda’s team do this work for me?
Yes. With Panda Managed, our team and our AI agents do your Google Business Profile, website, content, citation, and review work every week, following a 90-day plan agreed on your kickoff call. A dedicated account manager reports what moved every month.
How much does Panda Managed cost?
Panda Managed costs $199/mo for 1 location, $249/mo for 2, up to $629/mo for 10 ($50/mo each for locations 2–9, $30/mo for the 10th), in USD, billed monthly with no contract. Panda AI is included, so you can watch the work and your rankings live.
Evaluate the complete local SEO workflow
Before switching, compare the work that remains after a report. The small-business local SEO software guide covers setup and ongoing effort; the AI local SEO software guide separates Maps measurement, AI mentions and content assistance.
Test a local rank checker and Google Maps rank tracker baseline, run a Google Business Profile audit, review AI Search visibility, and complete a Google Business Profile improvement before evaluating the recurring workload. Compare total cost on the LocalPanda pricing page, and read how LocalPanda tracks rankings and its accuracy limits.
For customer context, read Brandon’s Texas service-business case study. It describes one campaign and its circumstances; outcomes vary.
Pick the plan that matches who will do the work
Try Panda AI free for 3 days, starting with a free Google Business Profile audit, or start Panda Managed online and book your kickoff call.