PriceBot
Automated Competitor Price Monitoring
Track competitor prices in real-time across 50+ e-commerce sites. Get instant alerts when prices change and stay competitive with AI-powered dynamic pricing intelligence.
The Manual Price Checking Nightmare
Manually checking competitor prices is time-consuming and ineffective:
- •Time-consuming - Visiting 10+ competitor sites daily takes hours
- •Always outdated - Prices change while you're checking, miss opportunities
- •Incomplete data - Can't track 100+ products across 50+ sites manually
- •No history - Don't know if this is a temporary drop or permanent change
- •Lost sales - Customers buy from cheaper competitors because you didn't adjust
PriceBot: 24/7 monitoring, real-time alerts, AI-powered pricing suggestions.
Features
Automated Price Scraping
Monitor competitor prices automatically across 50+ e-commerce sites. Headless browser automation bypasses anti-bot protection.
- •Headless browser automation
- •Anti-bot bypass (Playwright)
- •Custom scraping rules
- •Multiple product variants
- •Stock availability tracking
- •Shipping cost detection
Real-time Price Alerts
Instant Slack/email notifications when competitor prices drop below your thresholds or when you're no longer competitive.
- •Slack/email alerts
- •Custom threshold rules
- •Price drop detection
- •Competitive gap alerts
- •Stock-out notifications
- •Promotion detection
Dynamic Pricing Suggestions
AI-powered pricing recommendations based on competitor data, demand elasticity, and profit margin targets.
- •AI pricing suggestions
- •Margin protection
- •Demand elasticity
- •Seasonal adjustments
- •Competitor positioning
- •Auto-repricing (optional)
Historical Price Tracking
Track price history over time for trend analysis and seasonality detection. Identify patterns and predict future movements.
- •Price history charts
- •Trend analysis
- •Seasonality detection
- •Price volatility metrics
- •Long-term patterns
- •Export to CSV/Excel
Competitive Intelligence Dashboard
Visual dashboard showing your competitive position, price gaps, and market insights at a glance.
- •Competitive positioning
- •Price gap analysis
- •Market share insights
- •Competitor product catalog
- •Promotion calendar
- •Custom reports
Multi-Market Support
Monitor prices across different countries, currencies, and e-commerce platforms. Track regional pricing strategies.
- •Multi-currency support
- •Regional price tracking
- •Platform comparison
- •VAT/tax handling
- •Shipping cost inclusion
- •Market-specific rules
How It Works
Configure Competitors & Products
Add competitor URLs, map products to track, set scraping rules (CSS selectors).
Automated Scraping (Playwright)
Headless browser visits competitor sites every 4-24h, extracts prices, stock, shipping.
Price Change Detection
Algorithm compares new prices to previous, detects significant changes (>5% default).
Instant Alerts (Slack/Email)
Get notifications: "Competitor X dropped Product Y to €49 (you: €59) - adjust?"
AI Pricing Suggestion (Optional)
GPT-4 analyzes market position and suggests optimal price considering margins + demand.
Perfect For
E-commerce Retailers
Stay competitive on marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, and your own WooCommerce store.
Dropshippers
Monitor supplier prices to maintain margins and detect when it's time to switch suppliers.
Brands
Track MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) violations and enforce pricing policies across retailers.
Procurement Teams
Find the best prices for bulk purchases and negotiate better deals with suppliers.
Real-World Example
Eagle Fishing - Competitor Monitoring
PriceBot tracks 500+ fishing products across 15+ Swedish competitors:
Results:
- ✓Caught 20+ price drops per week requiring action
- ✓Increased competitiveness by matching prices within hours
- ✓Detected competitor stockouts → opportunity to raise prices
- ✓Saved 10+ hours/week vs manual price checking
Tech Stack
Scraping
- •Playwright (headless browser)
- •Proxy rotation
- •User-agent rotation
- •CAPTCHA solving (2Captcha)
Backend
- •FastAPI (Python)
- •PostgreSQL
- •Redis (caching)
- •Celery (scheduled scraping)
AI & Alerts
- •GPT-4 (pricing suggestions)
- •Slack API
- •Email (SMTP)
- •Webhooks (custom integrations)
Vill du automatisera competitor price tracking?
Vi kan anpassa PriceBot för din nisch eller bygga en liknande lösning. 24/7 monitoring, real-time alerts, AI-powered pricing.