Who it’s for
Chains and franchisees choosing a site for a new location: food service, retail, services, fitness, clinics.
The job
“I’m comparing three addresses for a new coffee shop. I need to see quickly how many competitors are around each one and how strong they are — without walking every street.”
Choosing a site decides whether a location succeeds, so chains invest in location intelligence. But those platforms are heavy enterprise tools, and there is no quick answer to “who already operates next to this address”.
When you need it
- Choosing a site for a new branch.
- Assessing an address for a franchise.
- Comparing several premises.
How to do it
- Open the map at the address and choose which competitors to look for.
- CrawlRover collects the places around it — name, address, rating, review count, category — from Apple Maps, 2GIS and other maps.
- Repeat for every candidate address and compare them in one table: how many competitors, what ratings.
- (optional) Watch the address to see places open and close around it over time.
What you get
A table for every candidate address: how many competitors are around it, with what ratings and review counts. It shows where a spot is already crowded and where there is room.
Why CrawlRover, not a location-intelligence platform
- Fast and self-serve — “who is nearby” answered in your browser, no onboarding.
- Several maps — some places are listed on only one of them.
- Tracking over time — see how the surroundings of an address change.
Good to know
CrawlRover shows who operates nearby and how they are rated. It does not measure foot traffic or demographics and does not forecast revenue — use it alongside your own site assessment. It collects public map data; which maps are available depends on your browser.
Try it
On the Free plan, collect the competitors around one address. To compare several sites and track their surroundings, use the Monitoring plan.
[Install free] · competitors around an address · compare sites · tracking
Ready to try it yourself?
Free plan — compatible store package, basic export, no card required