How searches work

On gtme.business, a search is the unit of work — one category looked up in one city. Your plan includes a monthly allowance of searches, and every job uses a predictable, calculable number of them based on how many categories and cities you cover, so you always know the cost before you commit.

What a search is

A single search is one category in one location — for example, dentists in Austin. It returns up to ~500 business results, pulled from Google Maps with up to 11 fields per record: name, full address, phone, website, Google rating, review count, category, GPS coordinates, business hours, price level, and a Google Maps link.

How searches are calculated

The formula is simple:

locations × search terms = searches used

A few examples:

5 cities × 3 categories = 15 searches
50 cities × 2 categories = 100 searches
500 cities × 5 categories = 2,500 searches

Because the math is fixed, you can size a project up front. Widening the geography or adding more categories increases the cost proportionally; narrowing either one brings it down. The total is shown before you run anything, so there are no surprises.

Free searches to start

Every new account gets 20 free searches — enough to test the platform with a handful of real searches. No credit card required. When you’ve used them, you can subscribe to a plan for more. Create a free account to try it.

What you get on a plan

Paid plans come with a monthly search allowance:

Starter — $35/month
Pro — $75/month
Business — $150/month

Pro and Business plans can also sync results directly into your own Supabase database, where records are deduplicated and upserted so repeat searches don’t create duplicates. See pricing for the full breakdown of each plan’s allowance and features.

When searches reset

Searches reset monthly on your billing date. Unused searches don’t roll over to the next cycle, so it’s worth planning larger jobs before your reset rather than letting an allowance lapse.

Running out of searches

If a job would cost more searches than you have remaining, it won’t run — you’ll need to either narrow it (fewer locations or fewer categories) or upgrade to a plan with a larger allowance. You can buy one-time search packs on top of an active Starter, Pro, or Business subscription if you need extra capacity within a billing cycle.

Tips for spending efficiently

Scope deliberately. Since searches scale with locations × search terms, start with the cities and categories that matter most and expand from there.
Batch related categories. If you need several business types in the same markets, run them together so you reuse the same location set.
Use the free searches to calibrate. A couple of small test searches show you the shape and quality of the data before you commit a full allowance.

How it works — the search-to-export flow end to end
Use cases — how agencies, sales teams, local services, and data teams put leads to work
Pricing — plan allowances and the Supabase sync tiers