Local SEO Tool to See Who Wins Google Maps in Your Area

Enter your business name and city. See where you rank on Google Maps for the searches customers make nearby, who beats you and why, how complete your listing is, and the keywords nearby businesses use on their websites.

What is local SEO?

Local SEO helps a business show up when people nearby search for what it offers, like "dentist near me" or "best cafe in Hyderabad". Most of those searches are won on Google Maps, in the handful of listings shown first.

Where you appear depends on your Google listing, your reviews, your website and the businesses around you. A local SEO tool shows where you stand on each of these and who you are up against.

How to check your local SEO in MarketNOW

Enter your business — Your business name as it appears on Google, and your city or country.
Pick your branch — For chains, choose which location is yours. Switching branches later is free.
See your Maps rankings — MarketNOW runs the local searches customers make for your type of business and shows where you appear.
Act on the gaps — Follow the top growth actions, then look at the area around you for keywords and website fixes.

What the local SEO report shows

Local Search Opportunities — Up to five Google Maps searches built from your business categories and city, such as "cafes near me", with your position in each. Add a search of your own.
Who Wins Each Search — A map of the top ten businesses for the search you pick, with their ratings, review counts and websites.
Why They're Ahead — How the businesses beating you compare on rating, number of reviews and website, plus the keywords their sites use.
Local Visibility Score — A 0–100 score for your listing, built from rating, reviews, address and phone, website, categories and opening hours.
Listing Check — The address, phone, website, categories, rating and opening hours Google shows for your business, so you can spot what's missing.
Top Growth Actions — Your most useful next steps, ranked by impact, such as getting more reviews or adding missing details.

See a real local SEO check

Real screenshots from the MarketNOW dashboard, checking Blue Bottle Coffee's Financial District café in San Francisco as a public example.

Local search opportunities for Blue Bottle Coffee in San Francisco: number 1 for coffee shops near me and best coffee shops in San Francisco, number 3 for cafes near me, not found for breakfast near me, next to a map of the ten businesses that rank for breakfast near me — 1. Four Maps searches, with a gap: #1 for two coffee searches, but missing from "breakfast near me". The map shows the ten places that win it.

Breakfast near me: Blue Bottle Coffee not found, with advice to improve relevance, compared with Caffe Bianco ranked number 1 with a 4.6 rating against 4.4, and the top growth action to improve category and relevance coverage — 2. Why the gap exists and what to do: Caffe Bianco wins with a higher rating, and the top action is to align your categories and content with the search.

Understand the area around you

Open Area intelligence to look beyond your own listing, within 500 m to 10 km of your business.

Nearby Businesses — Up to 60 businesses in your categories around you on a map, marked as direct competitors or other local businesses.
Keywords Used in This Area — The phrases nearby businesses use on their websites, with monthly searches and cost per click. Export as CSV.
Keywords to Add to Your Site — Up to 40 keywords your site doesn't use yet, with difficulty, intent, the rivals ranking for them and where on your site to use them.
Best Companies Near You — The nearby businesses with the strongest websites for local search, scored on page basics, local terms and search demand.
Make Your Website Better — Up to eight fixes for your own site, such as the title tag, local details, headings and LocalBusiness structured data, marked high, medium or low priority.

Local SEO vs SEO audit

An SEO audit checks your website: speed, tags, headings and technical health. Local SEO looks at how your business shows up on Google Maps and how you compare with the businesses near you.

For a local business, use both. Fix the website basics with the SEO audit, then use the local report to win more of the Maps searches in your area.

Win More Local Searches

See where your business ranks on Google Maps, who beats you and why, and what to fix first.

Frequently asked questions

What is a local SEO tool?

A local SEO tool shows how a business appears in local search, mainly on Google Maps. MarketNOW finds your Google listing, checks where you rank for the local searches customers make, shows who beats you and why, and suggests what to fix first.

How much does a local SEO check cost?

Looking up your business uses 5 credits, and the credits are refunded if no business is found. The Maps searches and the area intelligence come with the lookup.

Do I need to connect my Google Business Profile?

No. MarketNOW reads the public Google listing for your business, so there is nothing to connect. That also means it doesn't post updates or reply to reviews for you.

Which countries does it work in?

You can look up a business in any country. Keyword search volumes cover 45 markets, including India, the United States, the United Kingdom and the UAE. Maps searches are run in English.

Does MarketNOW track my Maps rankings over time?

No. Each check is a snapshot of the searches today; results can be up to six hours old. Run a new check to see how things have changed.

Can I export the results?

Yes. The two keyword tables, keywords used in your area and keywords to add to your site, export as CSV, or send keywords straight to the Keyword Hub.

Which plans include Local SEO?

Local SEO is included in the Growth, Pro and Agency plans. It isn't part of the free trial.