Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.neariq.io/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Adding competitors
Click Add competitor and search by business name or address. NearIQ finds the Google Maps listing and stores the Place ID for accurate tracking. You can also use Auto-suggest — NearIQ will suggest businesses in your category within a configurable radius (default: 5 km). This is useful when you’re not sure who your actual search competitors are (they may differ from your intuitive competitors).What NearIQ tracks per competitor
For each competitor, NearIQ checks every few hours and stores:| Data point | Update frequency |
|---|---|
| Star rating | Every check |
| Review count | Every check |
| GBP listing status (open/closed/etc.) | Daily |
| Business hours | Daily |
| Website URL | Daily |
| Primary category | Daily |
| Photos count | Daily |
| Description text | Daily |
| Local pack rank | Per manual check |
| Running Google Ads | Per check |
| Recent job postings | Daily |
Competitor detail view
Click any competitor to open the detail panel. You’ll see:- Rating history — 90-day trend chart
- Review breakdown — star distribution and recent reviews
- GBP changes — timeline of detected changes to their listing
- Alerts — all alerts generated for this competitor
Competitor limit by plan
| Plan | Max competitors |
|---|---|
| Starter | 5 |
| Growth | 20 |
| Agency | 50 |