Do I pick my competitors?

No. Rivals come from the businesses ranking in your grid scans. Each week the two strongest across all your scanned keywords are picked for the detailed analysis.

What do I need for it to work?

At least one finished grid scan. The more keywords you scan, the more reliable the rival choice. The weekly analysis runs for businesses on an active or trial subscription.

How often is it updated?

The rival table and area movements update whenever a new scan finishes. The detailed analysis of the two strongest rivals runs once a week; the first one is usually ready within 24 hours.

The table, movements, comparisons and to-dos are measurements and rules. Only the short assessment text is written by AI; if it isn't available, everything else still shows.

Does it use my AI or scan allowance?

The weekly analysis doesn't. The grid scans it's based on use your monthly scan allowance.

What does “ahead of you” mean?

The rival's average map position is at least one place better than yours across your scans. Closer than that counts as level, so a tiny difference isn't shown as a threat.

Local competitor analysis, measured from your own map scans.

Every rival around you, how they moved and who beats you where.

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This screen is live. Scroll the rival table, read the to-dos, hover the map icons: it looks exactly as it does in the dashboard.

From your grid scans
Two rivals picked weekly
Measured, not guessed
No extra allowance used

Let's walk through your competitors.

As you scroll, one part of the screen steps forward.

Competitors

Your place among the businesses in your scans, how many rivals are tracked, how many are clearly ahead of you, and how many map points were scanned.

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Where you stand,in four numbers.

Your place among the businesses in your scans, how many rivals are tracked, how many are clearly ahead of you, and how many map points were scanned.

Inside the weekly analysis

Every tile is a real part of the dashboard.

A short assessment

A few sentences that sum up the comparison. Written by AI when available; the measured findings show either way.

The second rival, side by side

The same comparison for your second strongest rival, including warnings like a rival using your brand name.

Frequently asked questions

The short answers to what people ask about competitor tracking.

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No. Rivals come from the businesses ranking in your grid scans. Each week the two strongest across all your scanned keywords are picked for the detailed analysis.
At least one finished grid scan. The more keywords you scan, the more reliable the rival choice. The weekly analysis runs for businesses on an active or trial subscription.
The rival table and area movements update whenever a new scan finishes. The detailed analysis of the two strongest rivals runs once a week; the first one is usually ready within 24 hours.
The table, movements, comparisons and to-dos are measurements and rules. Only the short assessment text is written by AI; if it isn't available, everything else still shows.
The weekly analysis doesn't. The grid scans it's based on use your monthly scan allowance.
The rival's average map position is at least one place better than yours across your scans. Closer than that counts as level, so a tiny difference isn't shown as a threat.

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