AI Competitor Price Monitoring Tool
Manual and Automation QA Engineer
AI-powered competitive intelligence platform that automatically tracks competitor prices, detects pricing changes, and delivers real-time alerts to help e-commerce brands optimize pricing strategies.
Tools & Technologies
Testing Tools
Technologies
Problem Statement
E-commerce brands manually checked competitor websites for pricing, a time-consuming process that missed rapid price changes. Without real-time competitive intelligence, businesses lost sales to competitors with better pricing and couldn't react quickly to market dynamics.
Approach
Designed and executed comprehensive test suites for web scraping accuracy, price extraction algorithms, change detection logic, and alert delivery systems. Validated data parsing across diverse e-commerce platforms (Amazon, Shopify stores, custom websites), currency handling, and historical price tracking.
Testing & Automation Strategy
Collaborated with developers to test scraping resilience against anti-bot measures, proxy rotation, and rate limiting. Performed API testing for price comparison endpoints, webhook notifications, and third-party integrations. Conducted load testing to ensure system handled monitoring of 100K+ product URLs.
CI/CD Integration
Integrated automated tests with Jenkins for continuous validation of scraping accuracy, price change detection, and alert delivery. Set up monitoring for scraping success rates, data freshness, and system performance during high-volume crawling operations.
Before vs After Comparisons
Manual vs Automated Price Tracking
Staff manually visiting competitor websites, copying prices into spreadsheets, and comparing against own pricing.
Automated scraping engine tracking competitor prices 24/7 with AI-powered data extraction and real-time dashboards.
Key Improvements
Products Tracked
133233%Update Frequency
67100%Time Spent/Week
93%Data Accuracy
16%Price Change Response Time
Price changes discovered days or weeks later during manual checks, missing competitive windows.
Instant notifications via email, Slack, or webhook when competitor prices change beyond set thresholds.
Key Improvements
Detection Time
100%Alert Method
Missed Opportunities
93%Price Reaction Time
97%Competitive Intelligence Quality
Basic price comparisons in spreadsheets with no historical trends, analytics, or actionable insights.
Comprehensive dashboards with price history, trend predictions, competitor benchmarking, and automated reports.
Key Improvements
Historical Data
Trend Analysis
375%Competitors Tracked
2400%Reporting
300%E-commerce Platform Coverage
Manual checking limited to major marketplaces, missing niche competitors and regional sites.
AI-powered scraping adapts to any e-commerce platform with automatic currency conversion and global coverage.
Key Improvements
Platforms Supported
1900%Custom Sites
Currency Handling
233%International
400%Revenue Impact & ROI
Pricing decisions made without real-time competitive data, leading to lost sales and margin erosion.
Optimized pricing based on real-time competitive intelligence, maximizing both sales and margins.
Key Improvements
Lost Sales/Month
88%Margin Optimization
Pricing Decisions
217%Competitive Position
400%Manual vs Automated Price Tracking - Key Improvements
Price Change Response Time - Key Improvements
Competitive Intelligence Quality - Key Improvements
E-commerce Platform Coverage - Key Improvements
Revenue Impact & ROI - Key Improvements
Code Examples
Price Scraping Accuracy Test
Automated test for validating price extraction accuracy across e-commerce platforms.
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_price_scraping_accuracy():
"""Test price extraction accuracy across multiple platforms."""
test_urls = [
{"url": "https://amazon.com/dp/B08N5WRWNW", "expected_price": 29.99},
{"url": "https://shopify-store.com/product/widget", "expected_price": 45.00},
{"url": "https://ebay.com/itm/123456789", "expected_price": 19.95},
]
for case in test_urls:
response = await client.post(
"/api/v1/scraper/extract-price",
json={"url": case["url"]},
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_TOKEN}"}
)
assert response.status_code == 200
result = response.json()
assert result["price"] is not None
assert result["currency"] in ["USD", "EUR", "GBP"]
assert abs(result["price"] - case["expected_price"]) < 0.01
assert result["scrape_status"] == "success"
assert response.elapsed.total_seconds() < 10.0 Price Change Detection Test
Test for validating price change detection and alert triggering.
@Test
public void testPriceChangeDetectionAndAlert() {
String productId = "PROD-12345";
String competitorUrl = "https://competitor.com/product/widget";
// Set initial price
Response initialScrape = given()
.header("Authorization", "Bearer " + API_TOKEN)
.when()
.post("/api/v1/products/" + productId + "/scrape")
.then()
.statusCode(200)
.extract().response();
double initialPrice = initialScrape.jsonPath().getDouble("price");
// Simulate price change (mock competitor response)
mockServer.stubFor(get(urlEqualTo("/product/widget"))
.willReturn(aResponse()
.withBody("<span class=\"price\">$" + (initialPrice - 5.00) + "</span>")));
// Trigger new scrape
Response newScrape = given()
.header("Authorization", "Bearer " + API_TOKEN)
.when()
.post("/api/v1/products/" + productId + "/scrape")
.then()
.statusCode(200)
.body("price_changed", equalTo(true))
.body("change_amount", equalTo(-5.00f))
.body("alert_triggered", equalTo(true))
.extract().response();
// Verify alert was sent
await().atMost(60, SECONDS).until(() ->
alertRepository.findByProductId(productId).isPresent()
);
} Bulk Monitoring Performance Test
Load test for validating system performance with high-volume URL monitoring.
import http from "k6/http";
import { check, sleep } from "k6";
export const options = {
stages: [
{ duration: "2m", target: 100 }, // Ramp up
{ duration: "5m", target: 100 }, // Sustain
{ duration: "2m", target: 0 }, // Ramp down
],
thresholds: {
http_req_duration: ["p(95)<3000"],
http_req_failed: ["rate<0.01"],
},
};
export default function () {
const productIds = Array.from({ length: 100 }, (_, i) => `PROD-${i}`);
// Batch scrape request
const response = http.post(
`${__ENV.API_URL}/api/v1/scraper/batch`,
JSON.stringify({ product_ids: productIds }),
{
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": `Bearer ${__ENV.API_TOKEN}`,
},
}
);
check(response, {
"status is 200": (r) => r.status === 200,
"batch processed": (r) => r.json().processed === 100,
"response time OK": (r) => r.timings.duration < 3000,
});
sleep(1);
} Results & Impact
Achieved 98.5% price extraction accuracy across 50+ e-commerce platforms. Validated price change detection within 15-minute intervals with 99.2% accuracy. Ensured alert delivery within 60 seconds of price changes. Successfully tested monitoring of 150K+ product URLs with consistent performance.
Interested in Similar Solutions?
Let's discuss how I can help implement test automation for your project.
Get in Touch