Local rank checker
Who ranks on Google Maps, block by block
Enter a keyword and a city. A grid of Maps searches runs across the area, each from its own spot, and every business that shows up is ranked: who owns the area, and how any business ranks in each part of town.
- 3 × 3 to 7 × 7 grids
- Every business, not just yours
- Pick any business to see its grid
$1.82 for a 5 × 5 grid, paid per lookup from your own key. What it costs
Google Maps rank grid
Each cell is a Maps search from that spot: green for the top 3, amber for 4 to 10, red for 11 to 20. Next to it, every business ranked by how many points it holds a top-3 place. Click one to see its grid; the data is already there, so it costs nothing.
How it works
How to use the local rank checker
- 1
Search
A keyword, a domain or a page, with the country, city or state, and language next to it.
- 2
Read the results
Volume, difficulty, rankings and links side by side. A repeat search loads at once.
- 3
Get the whole picture
Everything loads together. The address holds the search, so you can share it.
Use it to
Local rank checker use cases
See where you are visible
Find the parts of town where you show in the top 3, and where you drop off.
Know your local competitors
See who holds the top places across the area, with their ratings and reviews.
Plan a new location
Check how crowded the map is before you open or advertise somewhere.
Track it over time
Run geo-grids for a project business to see its local rankings move.
What it costs
Local rank checker pricing
$1.82 for a 5 × 5 grid. You pay the data provider for the lookups a search runs, from your own key, under a monthly limit you set. A 3 × 3 grid costs $0.70 and a 7 × 7 grid $3.50, everything included. The same grid within a day is free, and picking another business never costs anything.
| Part of the search | Price |
|---|---|
| Find the city or area on the map | $0.07 |
| 3 × 3 grid (9 Maps searches) | $0.63 |
| 5 × 5 grid (25 Maps searches) | $1.75 |
| 7 × 7 grid (49 Maps searches) | $3.43 |
Search data
Start with $5 of free search data
Keyword, ranking and backlink data in OpenSEO comes from YepAPI. Sign up there and new accounts get $5 in free credit, for a limited time. That is enough to try every tool before you spend anything.
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Sign up at YepAPI
New accounts get $5 in free credit, for a limited time.
- 2
Copy your API key
It is on your YepAPI dashboard once you sign in.
- 3
Paste it into OpenSEO
During account setup, or later in Settings. Every tool works from there.
The free credit is YepAPI’s limited-time offer and may end. After it, you pay YepAPI per lookup at its price. OpenSEO lists every call with its cost and a monthly limit caps what you spend. See pricing
SEO glossary
What is a geo-grid rank tracking?
Geo-grid rank tracking is a way of measuring local rankings by checking where a business ranks in Google Maps for a keyword from many points laid out in a grid, such as 7 by 7 points across a city. The results are shown as a map of coloured pins, each with the rank at that spot.
Related SEO terms
The local pack is the block of map and business listings Google shows for local searches, usually three businesses from Google Maps.
Google Maps SEO is optimising your business so it ranks higher in Google Maps searches, mainly through your Google Business Profile and reviews.
Local ranking factors decide which businesses Google shows in Maps and the local pack. Google names three: relevance, distance and prominence.
Google Business Profile is Google’s free listing for local businesses, shown in Maps and the local pack with hours, reviews, photos and directions.
“Near me” searches are queries such as “pharmacy near me”, where Google uses the searcher’s location to show nearby businesses.
Local rank checker FAQ
How is a rank measured?
Each point runs a Google Maps search biased to a circle around that spot, as if someone searched there, and the business’s place in the top 20 is its rank. It is a strong signal of local visibility, not a copy of what one phone shows.
How far apart are the points?
You choose: 0.5, 1, 2 or 5 km. Use a tight grid for a dense city centre and a wide one for a whole metro area.
Do I need a project?
No. The SEO tools work on their own, in any market you pick. Keywords you find can be saved to a project in one click when you want to track them.
Can I share a result?
Yes. The search, the market and the open tab are all in the page address, so a link or a bookmark opens the same view. Anyone opening it runs the search with their own key; a repeat of something already looked up is served from the cache for free.
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