Hubbiz

What Hubbiz does

Hubbiz, operated by Connecorp, LLC (headquartered in Ridgefield, New Jersey), is a web-based local business directory platform that allows US SMBs and enterprises to claim free .hub.biz subdomain pages, publish content (deals, news, events, blog entries, videos), and generate QR codes for offline-to-online customer engagement. The platform also bundles social relationship tools and SSO via Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, and organizes listings by US state, city, and category across 12+ verticals including restaurants, financial services, healthcare, legal, contractors, and education. Named listings span enterprise brands (Wells Fargo, Red Lobster, Culinary Dropout, Renasant Bank) and small independents (Mac's Soccer Shack, Bama Tires).

The underlying technology is a standard CMS + directory stack: web-based self-service onboarding, per-content QR code generation, social account linking, and category/geographic browse indices spanning all 50 US states. No mobile app, API, or SDK is offered, and there is no disclosed AI/ML capability. The GTM motion is product-led growth — businesses self-register at hub.biz and self-publish content for free.

The business model is freemium with advertising as the primary monetization lever: basic listings and domain issuance are free, while featured/promoted placements are the implied paid offering. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no institutional investors, no parent company, no management team bios, and no disclosed revenue, ARR, or headcount. The privacy-contact email and phone number indicate a small operating team. Copyright extends to 2026, signaling ongoing maintenance rather than visible expansion.

Name

Hubbiz

Legal name

Connecorp, LLC

Website

https://hub.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hubbiz is a US local business directory that lets SMBs and enterprises claim free .hub.biz subdomain pages, publish content, and generate QR codes, serving consumers searching by state, city, and category across all 50 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Business Directory

NAICS

Other Publishers (51319)

SIC

Retail-Nonstore Retailers (5960)

akta.pro primary industry

Wholesale/B2B Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Local business directory
• Online business listings
• Business discovery platform
• Local search directory
• Free business listings

Headquarters

HQ city

Toluca Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Free Business Listings: Basic business listings are offered for free, allowing businesses to have a web presence with their own .hub.biz domain
2. Featured/Promoted Listings: Platform likely offers promoted placement or featured status for businesses seeking greater visibility

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hubbiz is a free, web-based local business directory platform that enables businesses to create a branded .hub.biz subdomain listing and publish content such as deals, news, events, blog entries, and videos. Consumers can browse the directory by US state, city, and business category (accountants, restaurants, doctors, contractors, etc.) to discover local businesses. Each published content item automatically generates a QR code to support offline-to-online customer engagement.

Product overview

Hubbiz is a local business directory platform providing a unified system for businesses to establish an online presence. The core product is the Hubbiz Business Directory Platform, which includes free .hub.biz domain registration, content publishing tools, QR code generation for offline engagement, and social relationship management. Businesses can publish deals, news, events, blog entries, and videos, with the platform automatically placing active businesses higher in search results. The platform organizes listings by geographic region (states and cities) and business category, serving as both a directory and content management system for local businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hubbiz Business Directory Platform A free, web-based local business directory platform that allows businesses to register, claim a .hub.biz subdomain, publish content (deals, news, events, blog entries, videos), and be discovered by consumers browsing by US state, city, or business category. Each piece of content automatically generates a QR code for offline-to-online engagement, and publishing businesses receive priority placement in directory search results.

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tripadvisor: Tripadvisor operates a global directory of restaurants, hotels, and attractions with reviews and freemium business listings. It is comparable to Hubbiz on the restaurants/hospitality vertical, but it is much larger and broader in scope, with international reach Hubbiz does not have.
• Yelp: Yelp is the dominant consumer-facing local business directory and reviews platform in the US, with a freemium listing model for SMBs. It is the closest direct analogue to Hubbiz in product, customer base, and monetization approach, but operates at vastly larger scale with a mobile-first consumer app.
• Bing Places: Bing Places is Microsoft's free local-business listing product tied to Bing Maps and the broader Microsoft search/advertising ecosystem. It competes with Hubbiz for SMB listings in the same horizontal, SEO-driven local discovery category, but with the backing of Microsoft's search and ads stack.
• Apple Maps Connect: Apple Maps Connect lets businesses claim and manage their listings on Apple Maps, similar in spirit to Google Business Profile and directly competitive with Hubbiz for SMB attention. It is bundled into Apple's ecosystem and free for businesses, making it a structural platform competitor.
• Google Business Profile: Google's free business listing product tied to Google Maps and Google Search is the structural competitor to every local directory, including Hubbiz. It is free, ubiquitous, and powers the majority of local-search clicks, making it the single largest competitive force for Hubbiz's SEO-driven model.

Regional players

• Angi (formerly Angie's List): Angi is a US-focused local services marketplace that helps consumers find and hire home-services professionals, with paid provider listings and lead-gen tools. It overlaps with Hubbiz on local SMB discovery and content-by-category, but is narrowly focused on home/professional services rather than the full horizontal directory model.
• MapQuest: MapQuest is a US maps and local search platform that historically included a business directory layer alongside its routing products. It is comparable to Hubbiz as a US-centric local-discovery asset with SMB listings, though its emphasis is on mapping/navigation rather than content publishing or social tools.

Direct peers

• Foursquare: Foursquare runs a local-discovery and places platform with a developer API and consumer app, and historically offered free business listings with check-ins and social tools. It overlaps with Hubbiz in the local business discovery, consumer social, and SMB engagement categories, but emphasizes location data and APIs more heavily.
• Yellow Pages (YP): Yellow Pages is a long-running US business directory covering all 50 states with paid and free listings organized by category and city — a near-perfect structural analog to Hubbiz. Both target SMBs and consumers for local discovery, though YP has a paid-listing legacy and Hubbiz emphasizes free tools and content publishing.
• Better Business Bureau (BBB): BBB operates a national directory of accredited and non-accredited US businesses organized by state and category, with trust/rating signals and free basic profiles. It overlaps with Hubbiz's SMB directory positioning but adds trust accreditation as a differentiator and is a non-profit rather than a private company.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hubbiz
• Facebookfacebook.com/hubbiz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/california-automotive-retailing-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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