See why your rivals win on the map, and close the gap.
Reviews and categories are two of the biggest reasons a business shows in the top three on Google Maps. We compare yours with the businesses beating you: their rating, how many reviews they have, how fast they're getting new ones, and the categories they use that you don't.
Included in Local Growth and Plus
Why it matters
A rival with three times your reviews, or a category you're missing, can keep you out of the map's top three however good your website is.
How it works
We see who's on the map
Every weekly rank check records the businesses on Google Maps for your searches, with their reviews and categories.
We compare you
Rating, number of reviews, reviews gained in the last four weeks and categories, against the businesses most often in the top three.
You get plain next steps
Such as how many more reviews you'd need to catch the leaders, or a category to add to your profile.
What you’ll see
- The businesses most often in the map's top three, with your row slotted in
- Each one's rating, number of reviews and reviews gained in four weeks
- Categories your rivals use that you don't
- Profiles their owners haven't claimed
Questions
Do you write or buy reviews?
Never. Fake reviews break Google's rules and put your listing at risk. We show you where you stand so you can ask happy customers at the right moment.
Does this work for online businesses?
Map rivals is for businesses people find on Google Maps. National and online businesses see their rivals in search on the Competitors page instead.
Works well with
All features- Local map gridWhere you show on Google Maps from 49 spots around your business, not just from your front door.Learn more
- Google Business ProfileRolling outRegular posts and review tracking, so your listing looks alive to Google and to customers.Learn more
- CompetitorsThe websites that rank above yours most often, keyword by keyword, and how close you are to overtaking them.Learn more
- AI visibilityWhether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini recommend you when people ask them for a local business.Learn more