Credit where due
Price: Single Site £99 a month paid monthly, or £59 a month billed yearly (£708 up front). Multi-site, up to 3 sites, £199 a month or £119 billed yearly. No free trial; a 14-day money-back guarantee. Checked 13 October 2026 on hikeseo.co/pricing.
The catch for a local business
Hike or Dhucha, plainly
| Hike SEO | Dhucha | |
|---|---|---|
| Best at | Website SEO and blog content | Your whole local marketing: website, Maps, reviews, social and AI answers |
| Google Maps | Not the focus | Maps position checked across a grid of your area |
| Reviews | Not the focus | Review requests, drafted replies and your gap to local rivals |
| AI answers | Not the focus | ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity checked by name |
| Who does the work | Hike’s monthly optimisations and content | Prepared every week, nothing goes live without your yes |
| Price for one business | £99 a month, or £59 billed yearly | From £24 a month for Founding Members |
| Trying it | 14-day money back, no trial | Free check, then £1 first month and 30-day money back |
When to choose which
From a free check to more customers.
The tools show you the gaps. Dhucha closes them, every week, in the order that brings customers fastest. You spend about 20 minutes a week saying yes.
About a minute. See where you stand on all eight areas.
Six weeks of work, in the order that pays back first.
Dhucha prepares it every week. Nothing goes live without your yes.
Want it done for you? Your price, locked for life.
The first 100 businesses keep their founding price for as long as they stay, whatever the public price does later.
What owners ask us
Is Dhucha a good Hike SEO alternative?
Yes, for a local business. Dhucha covers your website like an SEO platform, and adds your Google Maps position, your reviews and whether AI assistants recommend you, from £24 a month for Founding Members.
How much does Hike SEO cost?
Single Site is £99 a month paid monthly, or £59 a month billed yearly (£708 up front). Multi-site for up to 3 sites is £199 a month, or £119 billed yearly. Checked 13 October 2026 on hikeseo.co/pricing.
Does Hike SEO have a free trial?
Its pricing page offers a 14-day money-back guarantee rather than a free trial (checked 13 October 2026). Dhucha has a free check with no card, then £1 for the first month and 30 days’ money back.
Can I move from Hike to Dhucha?
Yes. Nothing is locked in on your website. Run the free check, and Dhucha builds your plan from your real Google data in about a minute.
See where your business stands, free.
- Google, your Maps listing and 4 AI assistants
- Nothing changes on your website
- About a minute, no card