# Google Maps Competitor Monitor (`cancap/gmaps-competitor-monitor`) Actor

Analyze your local competitors on Google Maps. Get ratings, reviews, phone numbers and AI-powered market opportunities in one run. Perfect for small businesses, agencies and franchises.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/cancap/gmaps-competitor-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [CANCAP](https://apify.com/cancap) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $50.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 🏆 Google Maps Competitor Monitor

**Instantly see how you stack up against every competitor in your area.**

No more manually searching Google Maps. Run this actor and get a complete competitive analysis — ratings, reviews, contact info, and market opportunities — in under 5 minutes.

### What You Get

#### 1. SUMMARY (Market Overview)

```json
{
  "type": "SUMMARY",
  "totalCompetitors": 9,
  "marketAvgRating": 4.4,
  "marketAvgReviews": 380,
  "topCompetitor": "Epoch Coffee",
  "topCompetitorReviews": 1250,
  "weakestCompetitor": "Quick Brew",
  "weakestRating": 3.8,
  "yourRating": 4.6,
  "yourReviews": 210,
  "opportunities": [
    "✅ Your rating (4.6⭐) is above market average (4.4⭐) — highlight this in marketing",
    "🎯 'Quick Brew' has a low rating (3.8⭐) — their unhappy customers are your opportunity",
    "💻 3 competitors have no website — strong digital presence gives you an edge"
  ]
}
```

#### 2. YOUR\_BUSINESS (Your position in the market)

```json
{
  "type": "YOUR_BUSINESS",
  "name": "Jo's Coffee",
  "rating": 4.6,
  "reviews": "210",
  "address": "1300 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX",
  "phone": "+15128522300",
  "website": "https://joscoffee.com",
  "hours": "Open · Closes 7 PM"
}
```

#### 3. COMPETITOR (One per competitor, ranked by review count)

```json
{
  "type": "COMPETITOR",
  "rank": 1,
  "name": "Epoch Coffee",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviews": "1250",
  "vsYourRating": "-0.1",
  "vsYourReviews": 1040,
  "address": "221 W N Loop Blvd, Austin, TX",
  "phone": "+15124543762",
  "website": "http://epochcoffee.com",
  "hours": "Open 24 hours"
}
```

### How to Use

**Step 1:** Enter your business name, location and category
**Step 2:** Set max competitors (5-10 is ideal to start)
**Step 3:** Run — get full analysis in 3-5 minutes
**Step 4:** Export to CSV/Excel for reporting

### Who Uses This

- **Restaurant owners** — monitor when new competitors open nearby
- **Franchise networks** — analyze 50+ locations vs local competition
- **Local SEO agencies** — deliver monthly competitive reports to clients
- **Real estate investors** — track business density changes in neighborhoods
- **Small business owners** — understand exactly where you stand in your market

### Pricing

- **$0.50 per run** (actor start)
- **$0.05 per competitor analyzed**

Example: 10 competitors = $0.50 + (10 × $0.05) = **$1.00 per run**

Run weekly = **$4/month** for continuous competitive intelligence

### Test Input

```json
{
  "businessName": "Jo's Coffee",
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "category": "coffee shop",
  "maxCompetitors": 5
}
```

### Pair With Our Other Actors

- **Google Maps Business Lead Scraper** → find new leads in your market
- **Maps Leads Email Enricher** → enrich competitor contacts with emails

Run all three for the complete local business intelligence suite.

# Actor input Schema

## `businessName` (type: `string`):

Your own business name — used to identify you in the results. E.g. 'Joes Pizza', 'Downtown Dental'

## `location` (type: `string`):

Where to search. E.g. 'Austin, TX' or 'Chicago, IL' or 'Manhattan, New York'

## `category` (type: `string`):

Your business type for search. E.g. 'pizza restaurant', 'dental office', 'gym', 'coffee shop'. Leave blank to use your business name.

## `maxCompetitors` (type: `integer`):

How many competitors to find and analyze (1-30)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "businessName": "Coffee Shop",
  "location": "Austin, TX",
  "category": "coffee shop",
  "maxCompetitors": 5
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("cancap/gmaps-competitor-monitor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("cancap/gmaps-competitor-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call cancap/gmaps-competitor-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=cancap/gmaps-competitor-monitor",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/05Ae7TdjdZ0GDFPuE/builds/oPr8Zjf8lHBwjmimx/openapi.json