Birdeye pricing: what it costs and what to compare
Birdeye does not publish prices. As of 2026-10-24, its pricing page is a form that asks for your number of locations. A third party, CostBench, reports per-location tiers, and we label each one with its name. OpenGMB costs $10 a month per account, however many locations it holds.
Last updated 2026-10-24
OpenGMB is our product, so read the Birdeye facts against their sources.
How much does Birdeye cost, by plan and number of locations?
Birdeye does not publish prices. Its pricing page describes pricing built around outcomes, not seat counts (verified 2026-10-24), and the price comes after you fill in a form (verified 2026-10-24). The only numbers we found are from CostBench, a third-party price tracker. They are labeled "reported by CostBench" every time, because we cannot verify them against Birdeye's own pages.
- CostBench reports three tiers, per location a month and billed annually: Starter at $299 (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24), Growth at $349 (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24) and Dominate at $449 (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24). For 4 or more locations it reports a custom quote through sales (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24).
- CostBench also reports that contracts auto-renew, with a 1 year minimum (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24).
- CostBench says it last verified these tiers on Aug 26, 2026 (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24). Birdeye's own pricing page lists no tiers, so treat them as a guide and ask Birdeye for a quote.
- Birdeye's price form offers these location choices: 1-3, 4-9, 10-39, 40-249, 250-999 and 1000+ locations (verified 2026-10-24).
How do Birdeye and OpenGMB compare on price and access?
| What you compare | Birdeye | OpenGMB |
|---|---|---|
| Price for one location | Not publicly listed (checked 2026-10-24) | $10 a month per account. The $10 is usage credit for AI drafts and rank scans. |
| How price scales | Quoted by number of locations: 1-3, 4-9, 10-39, 40-249, 250-999 or 1000+. No prices shown. (verified 2026-10-24) | One price per account, however many locations you connect. Google calls are free, with a fair-use limit. |
| Free trial | Not publicly listed (checked 2026-10-24) | 14-day trial with $0.50 of credit, no card. After the trial the account is read-only until you subscribe. |
| API and MCP | an MCP server at mcp.birdeye.com for Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP clients, signed in with OAuth 2.0 (verified 2026-10-24) | Public MCP at https://opengmb.synectus.com/mcp, included on the $10 plan. A read only token cannot change anything. A read and write token acts with its owner's rights. |
How much does OpenGMB cost, with two examples?
OpenGMB is $10 a month per account, and the $10 is usage credit. Google calls are free, with a fair-use limit. AI drafts and rank scans use the credit, both at our cost plus 28%. If the credit runs out, only AI drafts and rank scans pause. A typical reply draft is about $0.0004. That is an estimate, not a price: each draft is charged at its metered cost plus 28%. The usage numbers below are our own assumptions, not averages.
Owner, 1 location
A month with no AI drafts and no rank scans costs the flat $10. A typical month adds 30 AI drafts and 4 rank scans on a 5x5 grid. That uses about $0.09 of the $10, so the bill is $10.
Birdeye shows no price for one location. CostBench reports Starter at $299 (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24) per location a month, billed annually. That is a reported figure, not a quote.
Agency, 10 locations
A month with no AI drafts and no rank scans costs the flat $10. A typical month adds 150 AI drafts and 20 rank scans on a 7x7 grid. That uses about $0.81 of the $10, so the bill is $10.
At 10 locations you would pick one of Birdeye's location choices (1-3, 4-9, 10-39, 40-249, 250-999 and 1000+ locations (verified 2026-10-24)) and ask for a quote. We do not multiply CostBench's per-location figure by ten, because it reports a custom quote through sales (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24).
Who is Birdeye for, and who is OpenGMB for?
Birdeye fits you if
- You want one contract for reviews, listings, social and messaging across many locations.
- You are fine asking for a quote and signing a contract with a minimum term.
OpenGMB fits you if
- Your work is Google Business Profile reviews, posts and profile edits.
- You want a price you can read before you talk to anyone, and one that does not move when you add a location.
What pushes a Birdeye bill up?
We only list reasons that Birdeye's own pages support.
- The number of locations. Birdeye's price form asks for it in bands: 1-3, 4-9, 10-39, 40-249, 250-999 and 1000+ locations (verified 2026-10-24).
- What you deploy. The page says one platform and one contract, and you pay only for what you deploy at your locations (verified 2026-10-24).
- The model itself. Birdeye describes pricing built around outcomes, not seat counts (verified 2026-10-24), so two quotes for the same locations can differ.
- The form comes first. Birdeye's pricing page says the price comes after you fill in a form (verified 2026-10-24).
What is different about OpenGMB?
One price per account
$10 a month, and the $10 is usage credit for AI drafts and rank scans, both at real cost plus 28%. Ten locations do not cost ten times as much. Google calls are free, with a fair-use limit.
Approval first
Posts and profile edits need approval, and so do replies unless the owner turns on auto-approve for 4- or 5-star reviews. Rules such as U7.url and PR.description-length check the text first, and the audit log records who approved.
MCP
Connect Claude or any MCP client to https://opengmb.synectus.com/mcp. It is included on the $10 plan. A read only token cannot change anything. A read and write token acts with its owner's rights, so some actions return a proposal and others, such as approving a reply, run straight away.
See how approvals work on the guardrails page or read about the Google Business Profile MCP.
Where is Birdeye stronger?
Honestly, in several places. If any of these matter to you, Birdeye is the better pick.
- Reviews beyond Google. Birdeye covers reviews from every site, in one place (verified 2026-10-24). OpenGMB reads Google only.
- Text messages. Birdeye's Messaging page lists text review and referral requests (verified 2026-10-24). OpenGMB has no SMS.
- Listings. Birdeye's listings agent works across Google, Facebook, Apple, Yelp and Bing (verified 2026-10-24). OpenGMB has no listings or citation tools.
- Breadth. Birdeye's MCP server reaches Reviews, Listings, Surveys, Social, Ticketing, AI Search and Insights (verified 2026-10-24). OpenGMB covers Google Business Profile only.
How do you switch from Birdeye to OpenGMB?
- Ask Birdeye for a written quote and the contract terms first. CostBench reports that contracts auto-renew, with a 1 year minimum (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24).
- Try OpenGMB on one profile with the $0.50 of free credit. No card needed.
- Keep Birdeye for non-Google reviews, listings or messaging if you still need them.
Questions about Birdeye pricing
How much does Birdeye cost?
Birdeye does not publish prices, so there is no verified number. CostBench reports Starter at $299 (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24), Growth at $349 (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24) and Dominate at $449 (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24) per location a month, billed annually. Ask Birdeye for a quote.
Does Birdeye publish its prices?
No. As of 2026-10-24, the pricing page shows a form, not a price list.
How much does Birdeye cost for multiple locations?
Birdeye's price form offers these location choices: 1-3, 4-9, 10-39, 40-249, 250-999 and 1000+ locations (verified 2026-10-24). CostBench reports a custom quote through sales (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24). OpenGMB is one price per account.
Does Birdeye have a contract minimum?
CostBench reports that contracts auto-renew, with a 1 year minimum (reported by CostBench, 2026-10-24). Birdeye's own pages do not say, so ask before you sign.
Does Birdeye have a free trial?
Birdeye's pricing page mentions no trial (2026-10-24). OpenGMB gives a 14-day trial with $0.50 of credit and no card.
What does OpenGMB cost compared with Birdeye?
OpenGMB is $10 a month per account, and the $10 is usage credit for AI drafts and rank scans. An account that runs none of those pays the flat $10. The tools do different jobs, so compare the features before the price.
Can OpenGMB reply to reviews without my approval?
Only if you turn it on. Replies need approval by default. An optional rule auto-approves replies to 4- or 5-star reviews, and the owner has to turn it on. Auto-approve never covers replies to 1 to 3 star reviews.
Try it on one profile first.
$0.50 free credit, no card. Posts and profile edits go through approval before they go live.