How WebScheduler Local compares
Next to Google Business Profile, LinkedIn and South African directories. Where we stand out: staff people can search for, verification checked against real documents, and jobs that work both ways. Where we are behind, the table says so too.
| Feature | WebScheduler Local Free profile, Verified Business R29.99/month | Google Business Profile Free | LinkedIn Company Pages and member profiles | SA directories Brabys, Snupit, Cylex, Medpages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free business profile | Free No monthly fee, no subscription, for a South African business | Yes | Yes A free company Page | Yes A basic listing is free; better placement is paid |
| Services, with prices | Free | Yes | Partly Service Pages belong to individual members, not company Pages | Varies Cylex lists services on a free profile |
| Contact details and map | Free | Yes | Partly Address and website; built for networking rather than walk-in customers | Yes |
| Photos | Free A logo and up to 8 photos | Yes | Yes | Varies Often more photos on a paid tier |
| Opening hours | Free | Yes | No | Yes |
| Multiple locations | Verified Up to 6 more branches on one profile, each with its own address, phone, map pin and hours | Yes A separate profile for each location | Yes One Page can list several office locations | Varies Usually a separate listing for each branch |
| Staff profiles on the business profile | Verified Up to 12 people, each with a photo, role and expertise | Partly An individual practitioner can have their own separate profile, not one nested under the business | Partly Employees link their own personal profiles; the business cannot curate them | Varies Medpages lists healthcare practitioners individually |
| Staff qualifications | Verified Shown as the business enters them; we check the business, not each qualification | No A practitioner may put a title or degree in their profile name | Partly Self-reported on each person's own profile | Varies Medpages shows them on its paid listing, for healthcare practitioners only |
| Search a staff member by name and find the business | Verified Their name, role, qualification or expertise brings up the business | Partly Finds the practitioner's own profile, if they have one | Yes People search shows the person's employer | Varies Medpages, for healthcare practitioners |
| Job vacancies | Verified Set up so eligible vacancies can appear in Google's job search | No Google's job search lists vacancies from other websites, not from the Business Profile | Yes Basic job posts, with paid promotion | Varies Not a core feature of these sites |
| Service requests from the public | Free + Verified Anyone can post a request free; replying needs Verified Business | No Local Services Ads take paid leads in some countries, not in South Africa | Partly Members can request proposals from people with a Service Page | Varies Snupit: yes, and businesses pay per lead to respond |
| Document-checked verification | Verified Company registration and the owner's ID, checked by a person | Partly Standard verification proves you control the business. Paid "Google Screened" and "Google Guaranteed" badges, with licence or background checks, exist in some countries, not South Africa | Partly Identity and workplace checks for members; no public check of business documents | Varies |
| Online booking | Free A "Book online" button linking to your own booking page | Yes A booking link, or Reserve with Google through booking partners | No | Varies Medpages takes appointment requests on its paid listing |
| Customer reviews | Not offered Not yet | Yes | Partly On members' Service Pages | Varies Cylex and Snupit have reviews |
Checked on 3 October 2026, from each company's own help pages. Other platforms change their features, and the South African directories differ from one another, so we name which one we mean. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Verified Business checks a company registration document and the owner's ID. It does not check qualifications or the quality of anyone's work, and it does not move a business up the results. What the badge means.
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A South African business profile is free. No monthly fee. No subscription. No obligation.