- name
- price-monitor
- description
- Monitor competitor and product pricing changes across websites. Set price thresholds, get alerts on drops/increases, track historical pricing, and identify pricing patterns. Works for e-commerce, SaaS, and service pricing.
- metadata
- version
- 1.0.0
- author
- TKDigital
- category
- E-Commerce & Intelligence
- tags
- [price monitoring, competitor tracking, e-commerce, pricing intelligence, alerts, market research]
Price Monitor
Track competitor pricing changes, set alerts on thresholds, and identify pricing patterns.
What It Does
- Price Tracking — Monitor product/service prices across competitor websites
- Change Detection — Alert when prices drop, increase, or hit a threshold
- Historical Analysis — Track pricing trends over time
- Pattern Detection — Identify sale cycles, seasonal pricing, A/B price tests
- Competitive Comparison — Side-by-side pricing across multiple competitors
- Report Generation — Weekly/monthly pricing intelligence reports
Usage
Set Up Price Monitoring
Monitor these competitor prices:
1. [Product/Service] at [URL] — current price: $[X]
2. [Product/Service] at [URL] — current price: $[X]
3. [Product/Service] at [URL] — current price: $[X]
Alert me when:
- Any price drops more than 10%
- Any price goes below $[threshold]
- Any new products/tiers are added
- Any products are discontinued
Check frequency: [daily / weekly]
Report: [weekly summary / only on changes]Competitive Pricing Analysis
Compare pricing across these competitors for [PRODUCT CATEGORY]:
1. [Competitor A] — [URL/pricing page]
2. [Competitor B] — [URL]
3. [Competitor C] — [URL]
4. [Competitor D] — [URL]
For each:
- List all pricing tiers
- Feature comparison at each tier
- Highlight the cheapest option per feature set
- Identify pricing strategies (freemium, value-based, competition-based)
- Recommend where my product should priceSaaS Pricing Intelligence
Analyze the SaaS pricing landscape for [CATEGORY]:
Track:
- Pricing page changes (new tiers, price changes, feature additions)
- Free trial / freemium strategy changes
- Annual vs monthly discount trends
- Enterprise / custom pricing signals
Companies: [List 5-10]
Period: Last 6 months (from Wayback Machine / cached pages)Output Format
# Price Monitor Report — [Date]
## Price Changes Detected
| Product | Competitor | Old Price | New Price | Change | Date |
|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|------|
| [Product] | [Company] | $[X] | $[X] | [+/-X%] | [Date] |
## Alerts Triggered
🔴 [Product] at [Competitor] dropped below $[threshold]
🟡 [Product] at [Competitor] increased by [X]%
## Competitive Pricing Matrix
| Feature / Tier | You | Comp A | Comp B | Comp C |
|---------------|-----|--------|--------|--------|
| Basic | $[X] | $[X] | $[X] | $[X] |
| Pro | $[X] | $[X] | $[X] | $[X] |
| Enterprise | $[X] | $[X] | $[X] | $[X] |
## Pricing Trends
[Observations about pricing direction, patterns, or strategy shifts]
## Recommendations
[What this means for your pricing strategy]Best Practices
- Monitor 3-5 direct competitors (more = noise)
- Check pricing pages weekly (SaaS changes less frequently than e-commerce)
- Track feature changes alongside price changes
- Use historical data to predict sale cycles
- Combine with
competitor-intelfor full competitive picture
References
references/pricing-strategies.md— Common SaaS and e-commerce pricing strategiesreferences/monitoring-setup.md— How to configure effective price monitoring