Texas has 254 counties, and a roofer in Lubbock fights a different map pack than a law firm in Houston. The best SEO companies in Texas in 2026 are Loopex Digital, Funnel Boost Media and Direction.com.
Seven of the eight agencies below have a Texas office. We spread the list beyond Dallas, Houston and Austin, with picks in San Antonio, Victoria, The Woodlands and Corpus Christi.
The table compares all eight agencies on fit, entry cost, Texas presence and one documented result. Clutch figures were checked on October 19, 2026.
| # | Agency | Best for | Entry cost | Local presence | Documented result | Clutch Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loopex Digital | Local SEO + AI search | from $1,500/mo | Serves Texas remotely from Los Angeles | Houston garage door firm: 0 to 4,000 monthly visits | 5.0★98 |
| 2 | Funnel Boost Media | Home services on a budget | $1,000+ project | HQ in San Antonio, TX | Silverhull Dallas: ranks for 20+ keywords | 4.9★119 |
| 3 | Direction.com | Senior SEO specialists | $1,000+ project | HQ in Austin, TX | Antrim Properties (Dallas): 67% of leads from the site | 5.0★29 |
| 4 | Complete SEO | Contractors + AI visibility | $1,000+ project | HQ in Austin, TX | Austin demolition firm: +200% revenue | 5.0★23 |
| 5 | SmartSites | SEO + PPC across Texas | $1,000+ project | Offices in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio | Toast Entertainment (Austin): large traffic gain | 4.9★369 |
| 6 | Building Brands Marketing | Victoria and Coastal Bend | $1,000+ project | HQ in Victoria, TX | SCHC (Rosenberg): +134% active users in 90 days | 5.0★20 |
| 7 | Fair Marketing | SEO-heavy work, North Houston | $1,000+ project | HQ in The Woodlands, TX | Not published | 5.0★24 |
| 8 | Yellowfin Digital | SEO + PPC + web in Corpus Christi | $5,000+ project | HQ in Corpus Christi, TX | River Ruby Boutique: +70% sales, +41% traffic | 5.0★29 |
We started from our previous Texas list and Clutch's Texas SEO listings, from El Paso to Corpus Christi. We kept firms with a Texas office, a Clutch rating of 4.9 or higher and reviewed Texas clients.
We dropped OuterBox, whose own page ranks in Google's US top 10 for "top SEO companies". We also left out firms whose own pages rank in Google's top 10 for "SEO services in Texas".
Total: 100%
Loopex Digital is an SEO-only agency headquartered in Glendale, California. It has no Texas office and serves Texas clients remotely. Its Texas work is local SEO: Google Business Profile, city pages, Texas directories and links from local publications.
Easy Garage Door Repair runs three locations across the Houston metro. Its site had no organic traffic when Loopex started in November 2024. It now gets 4,000 monthly organic visits and ranks second for "garage door repair Houston". Keywords in Google's top 10 grew from 10 to 644.
Choose it if you are a Texas service business that wants map pack, organic and AI visibility from an SEO-only team. Skip it if you want an agency you can meet in person in Texas.
“Which Texas metros would you target first for my business, and with which pages?”
Sources: case studies, Clutch
Funnel Boost Media is a San Antonio agency founded in 2012, with an office on Cherry Ridge Drive. It holds a 4.9 rating across 119 Clutch reviews, the most of any Texas-based firm here. SEO is about 70% of its work. Its rate of $50 to $99 per hour is among the lowest on this list.
Silverhull, a junk removal company, hired Funnel Boost for both its Dallas and San Antonio branches. The Dallas manager reported rankings for over 20 keywords and profitable PPC. The San Antonio owner reported more rankings, clicks and inbound leads. Its site offers AI search optimization for AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity.
Choose it if you run a Texas home services business and want SEO and Google Ads at a lower hourly rate. Skip it if you need enterprise or B2B content programs.
Direction.com is an SEO agency headquartered on Guadalupe Street in Austin, founded in 2016. It holds a 5.0 rating across 29 Clutch reviews, and SEO is 100% of its work. Clutch also lists offices in San Jose, California and McLean, Virginia. Its site sells an AI SEO and GEO service for ChatGPT and Claude.
Antrim Properties, a Dallas multifamily asset manager, reported that 67% of its leads now come from its website. A Connecticut ecommerce client reported 300% more sales in the first month. Clutch lists $300 or more per hour, the highest rate on this list.
Choose it if you want a small senior team that does only SEO, and can pay senior rates. Skip it if you need a large team or a low hourly rate.
Complete SEO is an Austin agency founded in 2012. It holds a 5.0 rating across 23 Clutch reviews, and nine of its ten latest reviews come from Texas clients. SEO is about 65% of its work, and Clutch lists generative AI at 25%. Its site says it tracks what ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity say about clients.
An Austin demolition and land clearing firm reported 200% more revenue and 2.5 to 3 times more leads. An Austin asphalt paving company reported 30% more leads and over 400% more traffic and conversions. Both projects combined a site rebuild, local SEO and Google Ads.
Choose it if you run a Central Texas contractor business and want SEO, ads and AI visibility together. Skip it if your budget cannot cover $200 to $300 per hour.
SmartSites, founded in 2011 and based in Paramus, New Jersey, runs SEO and paid ads for small and midsize firms. Clutch lists three Texas offices, in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, more than any other firm here. It holds a 4.9 rating across 369 Clutch reviews. SEO is about half of its work.
Toast Entertainment, an Austin events company, said SEO and PPC from SmartSites tremendously increased its web traffic. A Dallas architecture firm uses it for SEO, technical audits and monthly reports. Its homepage promises rankings in Google and in AI answers from ChatGPT and Gemini.
Choose it if you want SEO and ads from a large agency with offices in several Texas metros. Skip it if you want an agency that does only SEO.
Building Brands Marketing is a marketing agency in Victoria, Texas, founded in 2018. It holds a 5.0 rating across 20 Clutch reviews, and nine of its ten latest come from Texas clients. SEO is about 40% of its work, next to branding and email. It charges $50 to $99 per hour.
SCHC, a warehousing and packaging firm in Rosenberg, reported top rankings for several keywords. Its active users grew 134% over 90 days and 44% in the past month. Other Texas clients include Victoria education and arts groups. Building Brands does not publish an AI search offer.
Choose it if you run a business in Victoria, the Coastal Bend or a smaller Texas city and want a local team. Skip it if you need AI search tracking or a large national program.
Fair Marketing is an SEO agency in The Woodlands, north of Houston, founded in 2005. It holds a 5.0 rating across 24 Clutch reviews. SEO is about 75% of its work, the highest share among the Texas-based generalists here, with PPC and web design making up the rest.
Houston clients on Clutch include a drone repair shop and a marketing firm that refers enterprise customers to it. Reviewers report more organic traffic and better rankings for key terms, but they do not give figures. Fair Marketing does not publish an AI search offer.
Choose it if you are in the Houston area and want a long-running team where SEO is most of the work. Skip it if you want published numbers before you sign.
Yellowfin Digital is a Corpus Christi agency founded in 2017. It holds a 5.0 rating across 29 Clutch reviews. SEO and PPC each make up about 35% of its work, with web design and ecommerce builds making up the rest. Most of its local clients are in the Coastal Bend.
River Ruby Boutique in Three Rivers reported 70% more sales and 41% more traffic after a site relaunch. A Corpus Christi pool company uses Yellowfin for SEO, PPC and web design. Yellowfin does not publish an AI search offer.
Choose it if you run a retail or service business in Corpus Christi or South Texas. Skip it if your budget is under $5,000.
Five of the eight agencies name an AI search service, and two describe how they track it. Loopex Digital tracks citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. Complete SEO says it tracks what AI engines say about each client.
Texans now ask AI tools for "an emergency plumber in Katy" or "the best HVAC company in Plano". Answers lean on Google Business Profiles, reviews and local directories. Ask any agency which Texas prompts name you today. See our AI SEO service.
Run these in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. Use your own town. Note who gets named and which sources are cited.
Use the table to build a shortlist of two or three. For a single metro, see our Houston, Dallas and Austin lists.
| You are | Shortlist | Budget to plan |
|---|---|---|
| Contractor or home services firm | Loopex Digital (local SEO, home services SEO), Funnel Boost Media, Complete SEO | $1,000 to $3,000/mo |
| Clinic or medical practice | Loopex Digital, SmartSites | $1,500/mo or $1,000+ project |
| Restaurant or retail store | Yellowfin Digital, Building Brands Marketing | $1,000 to $5,000+ project |
| Ecommerce brand | Direction.com, Yellowfin Digital, Loopex Digital | $1,500/mo to $5,000+ project |
| B2B or industrial firm | Building Brands Marketing, Fair Marketing, Direction.com | $1,000+ project |
| Business with locations in several Texas metros | SmartSites, Loopex Digital | $1,500/mo or $1,000+ project |
SEO in Texas costs from about $1,000 for a starter project to several thousand dollars a month. Clutch hourly rates on this list run from $50 to $300 or more. Loopex Digital is the only one with a published monthly price, from $1,500.
Rates in Victoria and San Antonio run lower than in Austin, where two firms charge $200 or more per hour. Texas has 3.5 million small businesses, per the SBA Office of Advocacy, spread across 254 counties, per the Texas Association of Counties. Most local categories in the big metros are crowded. For what each budget buys, see our SEO pricing guide.
| Starting point (Clutch) | Agencies on this list | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|
| From $1,500/mo | Loopex Digital | Month to month |
| $1,000+ project, lower rates | Funnel Boost Media, Building Brands Marketing | $50 to $99 |
| $1,000+ project | SmartSites, Fair Marketing | $100 to $149 |
| $1,000+ project, senior rates | Complete SEO, Direction.com | $200 to $300+ |
| $5,000+ project | Yellowfin Digital | $100 to $149 |
SEO in Texas usually starts around a $1,000 project. Hourly rates on this list run from $50 in San Antonio and Victoria to $300 or more in Austin. Loopex Digital starts at $1,500 per month on month to month terms. Yellowfin Digital starts at a $5,000 project.
It helps but is not required. A Texas team knows local press, directories and Spanish-language demand. A remote agency can still rank you if it builds real city pages and earns Texas links. Seven of the eight agencies on this list have a Texas office.
Most Texas businesses see early gains in three to six months. Crowded categories in Houston, Dallas and Austin, like lawyers or roofers, often take six to twelve months. Smaller cities such as Victoria or Abilene can move faster once your profile and citations are fixed.
For a small Texas business, Loopex Digital suits owners who want month to month terms and AI search tracking. Funnel Boost Media and Building Brands Marketing suit tight budgets at $50 to $99 per hour. Complete SEO suits Central Texas contractors.
Only for cities where you really work and can say something specific. Google treats near-identical city pages as doorway pages. Write about local jobs, service times and reviews for each city, and keep a Google Business Profile only for real addresses.
Yes. ChatGPT and Perplexity name businesses that appear in reviews, directories, local lists and clear websites. Run the five Texas prompts above to see where you stand. Then ask any agency how it measures AI citations.
Maria Harutyunyan is the Co-founder and Head of SEO at Loopex Digital. She specializes in general SEO and strategy for SaaS, e-commerce, and B2B brands. An expert in on-page (onsite) SEO with more than 10 years in search, she is recognized by the SEO community as one of the top voices in the field. She has been featured in Forbes, quoted as an SEO expert on Shopify, and writes for Convince & Convert, SE Ranking, and Mangools (KWFinder). She is also the founder of Armenia's first SEO Academy, having trained 500+ marketers.
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