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Extract Yelp Reviews for Local Business Intelligence (Free Tool)

Yelp has reviews for millions of local businesses. This data powers competitive analysis for restaurants, retail, services, and any local business.

What Yelp Review Data Contains

  • Business name, address, category
  • Overall rating (1-5 stars)
  • Total review count
  • Individual reviews: rating, text, author, date
  • Photos, hours, price range

Use Cases

For local businesses: Monitor your own reviews + competitors. Identify common complaints and address them.

For franchises: Compare ratings across locations. Find underperforming outlets.

For investors: Review sentiment is a proxy for business quality. Declining ratings = potential trouble.

For real estate: Business density and quality data informs location decisions.

The Tool

Yelp Business Scraper extracts business listings and reviews as structured JSON. Search by category, location, or direct URL.

Also useful: Google Maps Scraper for Google review data, and Trustpilot Scraper for service company reviews.

All 77 tools: GitHub

Custom review analysis — $20: Order via Payoneer

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