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Google Maps rank check
Type your website. The free check searches Google Maps for your trade in your town, shows your place and the businesses above you, with their reviews and distance. No account, no card.
- Your place for your trade in your town
- Competitors above you, with reviews
- A free 5 × 5 grid by email
- Top 3
- 4–10
- 11–20
- Not found
Illustration, not a measurement. Each dot is one search spot; the number is the Maps position there.
One real Maps search, read for you
The rank check is part of our free SEO audit. You type your website; it works out your trade and town and searches Google Maps the way a customer nearby would.
Your place in a real Maps search
The check searches Google Maps for your trade plus the town on your website, such as “plumber Austin”, and shows where you appear in that list, or that you are not in it.
Who ranks above you
The businesses ahead of you, with their stars, review counts and distance from you, and the same businesses on a small map.
Your Business Profile basics
Whether we found your Google Business Profile, and what it is missing next to the businesses that rank higher.
A 5 × 5 map grid, once
Ask for the report by email and its link can map 25 spots around your business for that search, one grid per check.
What a Google Maps rank grid shows
Google says it ranks local results by relevance, distance and prominence. Distance is the part owners underestimate: the same search a mile away can return a different top three. One rank, checked from your desk, tells you very little.
A rank grid repeats one search at evenly spaced spots around your business. A 5 × 5 grid means 25 searches. Each spot shows your position there: top three, 4 to 10, 11 to 20, or not found. The share of spots where you are in the top three is a steadier number than any single rank.
Every week, not once
In StrideRank, Local → Rankings repeats the grid every week for 3 keywords on Starter on grids up to 7 × 7, 10 on Pro on grids up to 9 × 9. You see the share of spots where you are in the top three, how it moves week to week, and who ranks there instead.
How to check your Google Maps rank by hand
You do not need a tool to get a first picture. It takes ten minutes and a notepad.
Open a private window
Use an incognito or private window, signed out of Google. Your own searches and visits to your profile change what you see.
Search like a customer
Type the service the way a customer would, such as “roof repair” or “dentist near me”. Never search your business name; you will always rank for that.
Set where you are searching from
Drag the map to the neighborhood you care about and choose “Search this area”. For an exact spot, Chrome’s developer tools let you set a location under Sensors.
Count without the ads
Skip “Sponsored” pins and the Local Services Ads box above the list. Your rank starts at the first result nobody paid for.
Repeat across town
Do the same from four or five places around your area and write the rank down each time. That is a rank grid by hand, and it shows how fast you fade with distance.
Google Maps rank, answered.
Write to us with your website and what you want to rank for. A person answers.
hello@striderank.comIs this Google Maps rank check really free?
Yes. It is part of the free SEO audit: no account, no card. You get your Maps position for your trade in your town and the businesses above you. The grid from the report email is free too, one per check.
Why does my Google Maps rank change when I search from a different place?
Distance between the searcher and the business is one of the three things Google uses to rank local results. Move a mile and the list can change. That is why a rank grid checks many spots instead of one.
Can I choose the keyword the free check uses?
No. It uses the trade it finds on your website or Google profile. Choosing your own keywords and tracking them weekly is part of the paid plans.
Is this the same as local rank tracking?
The free check is a snapshot. Local rank tracking means measuring the same searches on the same grid over time, so you can see whether changes worked. StrideRank does that every week on the paid plans.
Where do you rank on Google Maps?
Type your website and see your place, the businesses above you and what to fix first. Under a minute, no account.