Alberta's Best

Built For Alberta

Local Businesses Deserve
To Be Found First

Have you noticed how big national brands dominate search results?
We did too. That’s why we built Alberta’s Best.
Why Build Alberta’s Best?

Alberta Is Built On Independent Business

Family-run shops. Tradespeople. Service providers. Teams who live where they work and support the same communities as their customers. These are the businesses that keep Alberta’s towns and cities vibrant – and they deserve to be found.

But online, local businesses are often competing for attention in systems designed for scale, not community. Visibility tends to concentrate around the biggest players — not always the best, the most local, or the most relevant ones.
That didn’t sit right with us.
So we set out to build something different – simple, local and fair.
You shouldn’t have to spend hours searching to support a local business.
Alberta’s Best makes it easy for Albertans to discover the businesses that strengthen their communities and their economy, close to home.
Designed For Community

Intentionally Focused On Alberta

Instead of trying to be everything to everyone, Alberta’s Best is organised by city and category — so people quickly find businesses that actually serve their area. No national clutter. No irrelevant results.
Relevant To Albertans
Every listing is tied to a real Alberta city and category, so customers always find businesses that actually serve them.
Fair To Every Business
Visibility is shared, not monopolized. No business can simply outspend its way to permanent dominance.
Open To All Local Business
Being discoverable online shouldn’t be behind a paywall. Every Alberta business can have a free Basic listing.
Community Over Scale
We’re not chasing growth for its own sake. We’re building something that genuinely works for Alberta’s communities.
Supporting Local At All Levels

Visibility To Fit Your Business

Some businesses want a simple presence.
Others want more prominent visibility. Alberta’s Best is built to support both.

Free – Always

Basic Listing

Every local Alberta business is eligible for a free Basic listing. Discoverable by city and category, at no cost and no expiry.

Optional Upgrade
Featured Listing
For businesses that want more visibility
via priority placement all across Alberta’s Best.

More About Featured Listings

Featured listings help keep Basic listings free for everyone - while staying true to our goa of helping local businesses get found.

Who It’s For

If Local Matters To You - You're In The Right Place

Alberta’s Best was built for three groups of people who share one thing in common — a belief that supporting local communities matter.
Alberta Shoppers
Find trusted local businesses in your city — without wading through national brands that don’t serve your community.
Local Business Owners
Get discovered without feeling crowded out. A level playing field where local relevance matters more than ad spend.
Alberta Communities
Strong local economies start with connecting communities. Alberta’s Best helps keep dollars close to home.

Buy Local First.
Always.

Browse Alberta’s Best to find and support the businesses
that bring your community to life – and add your business today.

Founders Note:
“Alberta’s Best started as a simple idea: make it easy for Albertans to find and support the local businesses that keep their communities vibrant and strong. This community hub was shaped by local businesses and guided by fairness and local values — and as it grows, those principles won’t change. Together, we keep Alberta’s communities thriving, one local business at a time.” – David Paul