Vendar ranks 4 of 20 SEO agencies serving Phoenix for local SEO: the ones with documented local SEO work on file, verified through September 2026. The top three by evidence-weighted score are BizIQ (60/100), Fasturtle (55) and DMD Digital SEO Marketing Agency (49). 1 of them has documented local SEO work for clients in Phoenix itself. No paid placements; every position below cites its sources. 16 more Phoenix SEO agencies have no local SEO claim on file yet and are listed unranked.
Ranked agencies have at least one claim from an outside source that names local-search work: Google Business Profile or map-pack results, service-area pages, local citations or multi-location programs; official case studies and third-party reviews weigh most, profile tags least. Full rubric 2026.09 and the scoring model: How we rank.
Grouped by the clients named in documented local SEO work: client reviews and case studies, not the agencies' own positioning. The number is the place in the ranking below.
Grouped by the clients named in documented local SEO work: client reviews and case studies, not the agencies' own positioning. The number is the place in the ranking below.
“Independent” means a third-party source names local SEO work. Each profile holds the claims with their sources; the points per criterion behind every position are in the machine-readable feed.
Phoenix, AZ, USA · team 50-249 · since 2012
HQ in Phoenix · $100 - $149/hour 1 documented
Ivan Palafox, CMO of ispMint: …"Local SEO Success … We saw a boost in our local search visibility", higher rankings, more organic traffic and a stronger backlink profile. The review… (verified client review)
Profile below decision-ready status
Phoenix, AZ, USA · team 10-49 · since 2000
HQ in Phoenix · Projects from $1,000 no outside source
…"paired … with a local SEO campaign to improve Google Maps performance", run alongside a separate Google Ads campaign. The agency reports a 32% increase… (fasturtle.com)
Profile below decision-ready status
Tempe, AZ, USA · team 2-9 · since 2020
serves Phoenix from Tempe · Projects from $1,000 no outside source
…optimization, zero neighborhood targeting", with zero local SEO setup, no schema markup and inconsistent NAP data. The work added LocalBusiness, Service… (dmddigitalseomarketingagency.com)
Profile below decision-ready status
Gilbert, AZ, USA · team 10-49 · since 2020
serves Phoenix from Gilbert · Projects from $1,000 no outside source
CadenceSEO's case study for a Utah professional employer organisation expanding into other states describes local search work built on regional pages… (cadenceseo.com)
Profile below decision-ready status
On the Phoenix SEO list, but nothing on file names local SEO work. One sourced claim moves an agency into the ranking.
Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.09.1: each agency is scored on the local SEO query from claims with sources. Evidence for this query 30 · Fit to this query 25 · Capability depth 15 · Reliability 10 · Transparency 10 · Reputation 5 · Market credibility 5, minus penalties; confidence is shown separately. Paid visibility never changes the order of a listing. The points, the claims and the limits behind every position are on its card above; the criteria, penalties, eligibility and ordering rules are on How we rank.
Local results turn on the profile, the service-area pages and the reviews behind them. An agency that treats those as three separate projects will move rankings slowly and calls not at all.