Raman scattering was applied to a study of collective plasmon-LO phonon excitations polarized normal to the layers in strongly coupled GaAs/AlAs and ␦-doped GaAs superlattices. Thus, the corresponding ͑vertical͒ motion of electrons and their localization were studied and compared in both types of superlattices. The localization of the collective excitations caused by the localization of the electrons at the top of the miniband was found in the GaAs/AlAs superlattices. Much stronger localization effects were observed in the ␦-doped structures than in the GaAs/AlAs superlattices. Our results reveal evidence of the formation of a miniband structure in the ␦-doped structures even in the case of complete localization of electrons inside one period.