E-Commerce Price Tracker – Real-Time Scraper & Alert System

Background

With e-commerce becoming highly competitive, sellers and marketing teams need tools to monitor competitor pricing and optimize their own strategies. This system helps automate product price tracking across multiple online stores in real-time.

The Problems

• Manual competitor research is time-consuming
• No centralized dashboard to view historical price trends
• Lack of price alerts for sudden changes or deals

Our Approach

We created a web scraping engine that automatically pulls price, stock, and discount data from competitor sites. Data is stored and analyzed over time to detect pricing patterns. Alerts are sent when significant changes occur, empowering businesses to make real-time pricing decisions.

Methodology & Key Features

• Scraper built using Python, Requests, and BeautifulSoup
• Headless browser
• Automated schedulers with cron and background workers
• Price change alert system via email
• Interactive dashboard with product trend history
• Price comparison across marketplaces

Results

Users gained visibility into how competitors were adjusting prices in real-time. Businesses using this tool optimized their promotions more effectively and gained a data-backed advantage in flash sales and discount seasons.