Local Search Grid: the white-label local rank tracker for agencies

A local search grid checks Google Maps rankings from many GPS points across an area. Local Search Grid places 37 to 721 pins in rings around the business and records the top 20 Google Maps results on mobile at each one. It shows where a business ranks well, street by street, and where competitors take over. That makes it a strong way to prove local SEO results and find room to grow.

Search from one spot and you see one rank. Google Maps results change with the searcher's location, so a grid gives the full picture. In Local Search Grid, search for the business, add keywords, pick a grid size and radius, and run the scan. Tools for this go by many names: Google Maps rank checker, geo-grid rank tracker, or the older Google Places rank tracker.

No. Local Search Grid tracks business listings in Google Maps. Each pin runs a mobile Maps search through DataForSEO and records the top 20 results. A business outside the checked depth shows as 21+, not a known rank of 21. It does not measure organic website positions or the local pack on the main Google Search results page.

Yes, when you mean tracking a business listing in Google Maps. Local Search Grid checks the business across keywords and map coordinates, supports service-area businesses, and keeps snapshots for comparison. It is not a tracker for the website’s organic Google rankings.

You can manually search Google Maps for a keyword to inspect results from a particular location. That is useful for a spot check, but does not give you a repeatable grid or stored ranking history. EMR’s interactive report demo is free to view. Running your own Local Search Grid scans requires a paid EMR plan and connected provider accounts; it is not included in the free trial.

Yes. The report link, PDF and map image carry your agency's name, logo and colours, and the PDF has no EmbedMyReviews branding. Share links open on your own domain once you connect one. Clients can use an enabled share link or permitted Local Rankings access, under your brand.

EmbedMyReviews charges nothing per scan and sells no credits. Scans run on your own DataForSEO account. As of October 2026, DataForSEO lists one Google Maps results page at $0.0006 on its standard queue, and each pin for each keyword is one page. A 5x5 scan of 91 pins costs about $0.055 per keyword. You also connect your own Google Maps key, which draws the map and finds the business.

Use the same locations, keywords, active points and monthly runs. EMR bills scan usage through your own DataForSEO account; other tools bundle software with a monthly credit allowance. The calculator above selects a published plan that covers that workload. Savings assume you already use EMR and replace a separate tracker; unused credits in an existing plan may cover more scans at no additional charge.

Local Search Grid sends each pin straight to your own DataForSEO account, so you pay DataForSEO's price per request, with no markup from us. The software is part of your $99/month plan. This is the BYOK model: bring your own keys and pay your providers directly.

Seven sizes from 3x3 to 15x15. Pins sit in rings around the business, so a 3x3 is 37 pins, a 5x5 is 91, a 7x7 is 169 and a 15x15 is 721. Set the outer radius from 0.1 to 20 km or miles. You can drag pins, switch them off, or hold Shift to move every active pin at once.

Yes. Choose Service Area for plumbers, electricians, locksmiths and other businesses that hide their address on Google. Paste the business's Google Maps link and set the grid over the area it serves.

Yes. Schedule scans weekly, every two weeks or monthly, on the days and hours you choose, in the time zone you set. Each run adds a snapshot to the timeline, so you can play back the changes and see the movement since the last scan on every pin.

Yes. Each pin lists the top 20 businesses for that search, with their rating, review count and category. The competitor table ranks the top 15 across the grid by visibility, with average rank, top-3 pins and a threat score: the share of pins where they outrank your client.

A branded share link, a downloadable white-label PDF in supported interface languages, and a PNG image of the map. You can also assign a scan to a client location and enable Local Rankings access. Weekly or monthly grid emails deliver a summary and report link, not a PDF attachment. These are separate from scheduled review analytics PDFs.

Local Search Grid switches on when your paid plan starts, and you can start your plan on any day of the 14-day trial. Until then, open the live demo report on this page to see what your clients get.

The agency owner, and sales agents with Local Search Grid permission, can build and run scans. For client access, assign the scan to their location and enable customer visibility; permitted users can view it in Local Rankings. Alternatively, enable a public branded share link that opens without a login.

The one that fits how you sell. Look for white-label reports, a fair cost per pin, recurring scans, competitor data at each pin and support for service-area businesses. Local Search Grid covers each of these, inside a white-label platform for reviews, Google Business Profile posts and AI visibility on one $99/month plan.