Free
Your Registry page
- On the map and in search
- A sourced, factual profile
- "Verified by the business" mark when you claim it
- "Show on Map," hours, and the basics
Always free. No card.
For Kansas City business owners
Kansas City is already looking you up. Be there when they do.
KS.City is the city's front door — a map, a search, and a sourced record of every local business in the metro. Your business is already on it. Here's how to claim your place and make the most of it.
1,000+ local businesses on the record
You're already here. That part's free.
Every local business in Kansas City already has a page on KS.City — on the map, in search, with the facts we've sourced and checked. No cost, no catch, whether or not you ever pay us a cent. Claiming your page is free too — it hands you the "Verified by the business" mark and control of your own information. Membership isn't how you get listed. It's how you do more once you're here.
What you get, and what more looks like
Membership
$29/mo, or $290/yr (two months free)
- The Founding Member badge
- Priority upkeep of your page — menu and weekly hours kept current
- Your own address: yourname.ks.city
- A forwarding email at your address (hello@yourname.ks.city) — included free
- Featured mentions in the KS.City newsletter, where there's a fit
Your founding rate is locked for life while you're a member.
Add-on
Website Takeover — $199 setup, then $15/mo
- We build and host your whole website — on your own domain or your ks.city address
- Usually cheaper than what you pay your current host, and run by the people who catalog Kansas City
By application; limited slots.
You cannot pay us to rank higher. Ever.
Search, the map, the tiers, and the facts are the same for everyone — paying member or not. There are no sponsored results on KS.City and there never will be. Membership buys you support, tools, and a place to grow; it does not buy a better spot in the search, a nicer tier, or a thumb on the scale. That's not a limitation — it's the whole point. It's what makes being listed here mean something.
Three marks, three different meanings
A business on KS.City can carry up to three marks. They mean completely different things — so we keep them completely distinct.
A supporter mark.
This business is a paying member helping build KS.City. It shows while membership is active.
Earned by joining.
A trust mark.
The owner has confirmed this page's information is theirs.
Free to every business that claims its page.
An editorial note on how a business is owned and rooted.
Our read, not a ranking — and honoring at every tier.
Never for sale, at any price.
What kind of business are you?
Pick the one that fits — we'll show you what KS.City does for businesses like yours.
Restaurants & Cafés menus, coffee, bakeries Bars, Breweries & Distilleries taprooms, cocktail bars, makers of drink Retail & Makers shops, jewelers, and the people who make things Services the trades and shops that keep the city running Arts, Music & Venues galleries, stages, studios Wedding & Event Vendors the people who make the day Something else everything that doesn't fit a box
A record of the whole city
1,000+locally owned businesses
1,050+points on the map
KS.City catalogs 1,000+ locally owned Kansas City businesses, plotted across 1,050+ points on the map, alongside a growing civic encyclopedia of the neighborhoods, fountains, and history that make this a place worth being from. When someone looks up Kansas City, they find you here.
Four steps
- 1
Find your page.
You're likely already here — search your name.
- 2
Claim it.
Confirm you're the owner. Free, and you get the Verified mark.
- 3
Manage it.
Your hub is where you keep your info current and see how you're doing.
- 4
Go further, if you want.
Add membership, your own address, or a full website — on your terms.
Questions owners actually ask
Isn’t my business already on KS.City?
Almost certainly, yes — and that’s free. Claiming it (also free) gives you control and the Verified mark. Membership is optional, for doing more.
What am I actually paying for?
Support and tools: the Founding badge, priority upkeep of your page, your own ks.city address with forwarding email, and newsletter mentions where they fit. Not a better search rank — that’s not for sale.
Can I pay to show up higher?
No. Search, map, and tiers are money-blind for everyone. It’s the rule we’re proudest of.
What happens if I pause or close?
Your Registry page stays — the record is the record. If you’re a member, the Founding badge simply pauses and returns when you do. A closed business can keep a page as part of the city’s memory, told with respect.
Do you really build my website?
Yes — the Website Takeover add-on. We build and host it, usually for less than your current host. It’s by application, with limited slots.
Who runs this?
A small, Kansas City team building the record of Kansas City. You can reach a real person.