Vendasta charges per client, per app, and per seat -- and the work is still resold third-party. MAD is one flat subscription, white-label as YOUR brand, with the marketing actually delivered in-house.
Vendasta(R) prices on three axes at once: a platform tier ($99 / $499 / $999+ /mo), per-active-client fees, and per-app marketplace fees on top. Add onboarding and the bill is unrecognizable. MAD is one flat subscription with everything bundled -- you scale clients without scaling line items.
Vendasta marketplace apps are largely resold third-party services -- you mark them up, but you do not control the quality, the timeline, or the relationship. MAD owns the entire delivery: print is in-house DFW, marketing campaigns are run by our team, AI surfaces are Claude-native via Anthropic official Connector.
Vendasta apps frequently surface vendor branding inside the client experience, and you cannot remove it on lower tiers. MAD ships pages, dashboards, and reports as YOUR brand, full stop. Your client never sees the name "MAD" unless you put it there.
| Feature | MAD Monkey Media | Vendasta |
|---|---|---|
| Platform and white-label | ||
| White-label dashboard | Included, fully yours | Included; vendor name visible on lower tiers |
| Custom domain on client portal | Included | Higher-tier only |
| Branded email + reports | Included | Included on upper tiers |
| Roles + multi-user access | Unlimited team seats | Per-seat pricing in upper tiers |
| Who actually does the work | ||
| Marketing services delivered | In-house DFW team | Resold via Marketplace vendors |
| Print fulfillment | Yes -- DFW shop, same-week turnaround | Not offered |
| SEO content + execution | MAD SEO AI + human editors | Marketplace SEO apps (third-party) |
| Reputation + listings | Done-for-you, included | Add-on apps (per-client fees) |
| AI brand visibility (AIBV) | MAD AIBV bundled | Not offered |
| AI capabilities | ||
| Primary AI model | Claude (Anthropic Connector) | Mixed third-party models, varies by app |
| AI content generation | Bundled in every tier | Add-on or per-app |
| AI customer chat | Claude Connector for SMB owners | Conversations AI app (per-conversation fees) |
| Pricing structure | ||
| Per-client fees | None -- flat across clients | Yes, on most apps and tiers |
| Per-app marketplace fees | None -- everything bundled | Yes, stacked |
| Onboarding fee | Free with annual | Often required (mid-four-figures) |
| Predictable monthly bill | Yes | No -- changes with client count and app usage |
| Data ownership and exit | ||
| Full data export on exit | CSV, JSON, native formats | Export available; some marketplace data stays with vendors |
| Migrate clients off easily | Yes, MAD assists | Partial -- third-party apps complicate it |
| Vendor lock-in risk | Low -- WP-native, portable | Higher -- platform-specific configuration |
All claims about Vendasta(R) are sourced from their public pricing page as of June 2026. Verify any value linked.
Most agencies switching from Vendasta cut their bill by 30-55% once per-client fees, marketplace stacking, and onboarding are removed from the equation. Bring your current invoice; we will model the swap live.
“We were paying Vendasta(R) for the platform, then per-client fees on top of marketplace fees for the apps our clients actually used. The bill never matched our forecast. MAD gave us one number and started delivering the work themselves.”
Free migration with every annual subscription. Our team handles the export, mapping, and go-live so you keep working through the switch.
30-min audit of your Vendasta tier, active clients, apps, and per-app costs.
We pull contacts, accounts, reports, and active campaigns out of Vendasta into standard formats.
Our team stands up your white-label dashboard on your domain with your colors and logo.
We email your clients a branded "what is changing" update -- no surprises, same login feel.
Cut over, cancel Vendasta, MAD stays on call for 30 days post go-live.
Snapshot from public review sites. Verify the live ratings at the linked sources.
It depends on your client count and how many marketplace apps you resell, but most switching agencies report a 30-55% reduction in monthly platform spend, plus they stop paying onboarding and per-client fees. Bring your last three Vendasta invoices to the consult and we will model your specific swap on a shared screen.
Only if you want them to. The MAD white-label portal can use your domain, your colors, and your logo from day one. Most agencies send a single "we upgraded the platform" email; clients see better reporting and a faster team, not a different vendor.
We do not run a marketplace -- we deliver the services that matter to SMBs ourselves (SEO, reputation, listings, ads, AIBV, print). The benefit: one accountable team, consistent quality, no third-party finger-pointing. If you need something exotic, we partner case-by-case rather than stacking 40 vendors.
Yes. Most agencies migrate 5-10 clients per week. We provide a migration tracker so your AMs can see exactly which clients are live on MAD, which are in shadow mode, and which are still on Vendasta.
Yes. MAD Listings handles GBP plus 40+ directories with verified citation building, post scheduling, and review monitoring. Bundled in every subscription, no per-client fee.
MAD ships scheduled white-label PDF and live dashboard reports that pull from GBP, GA4, Search Console, ads, listings, and reviews. Reports go out monthly under your brand with no MAD branding anywhere.
MAD is Claude-native (Anthropic official Connector), which most agencies find more accurate and brand-safe than the mixed third-party models Vendasta routes through its marketplace apps. Bundled AI is unlimited within fair-use; no per-message billing.
We will time the migration to your renewal so you avoid double-paying. If you are mid-contract, we still build your MAD environment in advance so you can flip the switch the day Vendasta expires.
No. We serve agencies nationally. DFW agencies get in-person meetings and same-day print pickup; everyone else gets the full platform plus a remote MAD team running their service work.
Full export, your choice of format (CSV, JSON, native WP exports for sites and content). Reports archived as PDFs. No lock-in, no extraction fee, no proprietary data formats.
Book a 20-minute consult. Bring your last three Vendasta(R) invoices and we will model exactly what migrating to MAD looks like on a flat monthly bill.
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