Track competitor prices weekly and get an email summary

The system checks competitor prices every week, stores the history, and emails you a summary report.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each competitor product page.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceRuns once per itemA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
E-commerce & ProductMessaging & NotificationsWeb Scraping & Data CollectionResearch & Market IntelligenceAPI & Webhook Integration
Connects
MongoDBMailgun

The problem it solves

You want to know how your prices compare to competitors, but checking multiple websites by hand every week isn't realistic. Without a price history, you can't tell if a competitor is running a temporary sale or has permanently undercut you.

Who it fits

A retailer or e-commerce business that wants to track competitor pricing without manual research.

How it works

  1. On a set schedule, the system checks a list of competitor product pages
  2. Current prices are recorded and compared against the price history
  3. Trends are analyzed for meaningful changes
  4. A summary report is emailed to you
What you get

Price moves you spot before customers do

You get a weekly report showing exactly how your competitors' prices are shifting.

What you get

A running price history for tracked products and a weekly email summary of pricing trends.

What you need

A web scraping API account, a MongoDB database, and a Mailgun account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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