Turn location data into competitive advantage
Stay one step ahead by monitoring competitor locations, reviews, and offerings.
Trusted by leaders across industries
Total market visibility, zero blind spots
Automatically track competitor changes across regions and channels so you’ll know what your rivals are doing before it impacts you.
What success looks like
With Apify, you stop reacting and start anticipating. Use real-time data from Google Maps to plan smarter, move faster, and stay ahead.
Map the competitive landscape
Track competitors’ locations across cities or even countries.
Spot underserved areas instantly
Analyze competitor density to identify potential regions for expansion.
Understand customer sentiment by area
Find out what customers think of competitors with review analysis.
Get alerts on market shifts
Know when competitors are making a move into an area.
Make smarter, faster decisions
Use real-time data instead of static reports to guide strategy.
Identify emerging competitors early
Spot new players in your market before they gain traction.
Customer success stories
See how top teams use Apify to outpace their competitors with location intelligence and market visibility.
Eightception automated competitor research
Eightception uses Apify to study hundreds of startups - scraping websites and social data to find all kinds of data. The result is faster, scalable research that informs future plans.
RootWise powers AI-driven social intelligence
RootWise uses Apify to collect social data from multiple platforms. This in turn enables their AI tools to find where best to expand next, shaping the company’s expansion strategy.
How it works
In five simple steps, you’ll transform scattered public data into strategic insight that you can use to determine your future growth.
1Set your competitive scope
Select the industries, business types, and regions you want to monitor.
2Scrape key competitor data
Use Actors like Google Maps Scraper to extract the data you need.
3Find deeper insights
Use add-ons to find data few scrapers can find to further complete competitors’ profiles.
4Track changes automatically
Schedule regular runs to stay on top of new openings, rating shifts, or market exits.
5Compare and act with confidence
Feed clean data into analytical tools to identify market gaps.
Actors that make it happen
These Actors work together to gather and analyze real-time competitor data so you never miss a beat.
Google Maps Scraper
compass/crawler-google-places
Extract data from thousands of Google Maps locations and businesses. Get Google Maps data including reviews, reviewer details, images, contact info, opening hours, location, prices & more. Export scraped data, run the scraper via API, schedule and monitor runs, or integrate with other tools.
Compass
121K
4.2
Instagram Scraper
apify/instagram-scraper
Scrape and download Instagram posts, profiles, places, hashtags, photos, and comments. Get data from Instagram using one or more Instagram URLs or search queries. Export scraped data, run the scraper via API, schedule and monitor runs or integrate with other tools.
Apify
108K
3.9
Google Maps Reviews Scraper
compass/Google-Maps-Reviews-Scraper
Extract all reviews of Google Maps places using place URLs. Get review text, published date, response from owner, review URL, and reviewer's details. Download scraped data, run the scraper via API, schedule and monitor runs or integrate with other tools.
Compass
12K
4.5
🧲 Social Media Leads Analyzer
apify/social-media-leads-analyzer
Add a website and extract emails, phone numbers, and social media details. Use this lead scraper to extract basic social media profile data from 8 platforms. Export results in JSON, CSV, HTML, use APIs, schedule runs, build integrations, and more.
Apify
392
4.8
Competitive Intelligence Agent
apify/competitive-intelligence-agent
Generate AI competitive intelligence reports by analyzing Google Maps & social media data. Reveal competitor strengths, weaknesses, customer sentiment, and market position. Get detailed competitor rankings, comparisons, and a strategic overview. Just provide search terms and locations to start.
Apify
10
Market Expansion Agent
apify/market-expansion-agent
Plan your market expansion with AI. This agent analyzes Google Maps & social media data to map competitors, find market gaps, and suggest 1-3 optimal locations for your new business. Get data-driven site selection insights. Just provide a search term and location to start.
Apify
3
Stay one step ahead of your competition
Vertical solutions we support
Apify’s competitive intelligence tools are flexible enough to support a wide range of industries, from hospitality to retail and beyond.
Hospitality
Monitor other hotels, track amenities, and optimize pricing.
Restaurants
Analyze menus, reviews, and demand to find new markets.
Retail
Map competitor store size or identify foot traffic patterns.
Marketing agencies
Get an idea of client performance and target underperforming competitors.
Real estate
Evaluate location potential based on surrounding business quality.
B2B sales
Build high-quality, geo-targeted prospect lists.
