About Awardly
Trustworthy recognition for businesses that earn it.
Awardly exists because trust signals are noisy online. We apply a small, public set of criteria to independent data, and let the customer verify the result.
Our Mission
Online reviews and search rankings shape which local businesses customers try first. The Awardly Excellence Award is how a small business award is earned — public recognition, through independent data, of a top-tier position in both signals.
We do not sell awards, do not take fees from awarded businesses, and do not run paid placement programs. The criteria are public. The data sources are public. The result is auditable. For the geo version of the same bar, see local business awards.
The Criteria
A business qualifies for an Awardly Excellence Award when:
- It consistently ranks in the top tier of its primary local category in Google local search results over the prior 12 months.
- It maintains a verified Google Maps business profile with 4.5 or higher stars and at least 25 verified reviews.
- It has an active, accurate business profile (claimed listing with up-to-date hours, address, and contact information).
Criteria are reviewed annually and revised only when the underlying data sources change. Winners are evaluated continuously.
What Awardly Is Not
- Not a paid placement. No business can pay for the award. No business can pay for preferred treatment in ranking.
- Not a subjective jury. The award is binary against published criteria, not ranked by opinion.
- Not an affiliate program. Awardly does not earn commissions from awarded businesses and has no incentive to favor one over another.
Questions?
Talk to the Awardly team.
If you have questions about the criteria, want to nominate a business, or want to report inaccurate data on an awarded business's profile, we'd like to hear from you.