Template of AI Competitor Spy - Pricing & Feature Tracker

Brief

Automates the monitoring of competitor websites to extract and structure current pricing tiers, subscription costs, and feature lists.

What does AI Competitor Spy - Pricing & Feature Tracker do?

This template visits specific competitor landing pages or pricing sections provided in the input. It identifies and extracts structured data from pricing tables, including plan names (e.g., "Basic", "Pro"), monetary costs, billing cycles, and the detailed list of features or usage limits associated with each tier.

In the context of the workflow, this template serves as the real-time data collector. It captures the "current state" of the market, providing the raw material that the AI Agent needs to compare against historical records in the database, allowing it to pinpoint exactly when a competitor raises prices or removes a feature.

What data can you scrape from Competitor Websites ?

• Platform: SaaS / E-commerce Pricing Pages
• Data Points:
  • Plan Names (Tier levels)
  • Price & Currency
  • Billing Frequency (Monthly/Annual)
  • Feature Lists & Limits
  • Discount Offers

How to use AI Competitor Spy - Pricing & Feature Tracker ?

• Run via n8n: Trigger the "Track competitor pricing and features from BrowserAct to Google Sheets" workflow via the weekly schedule.
• Provide Input: The workflow maps the URL column from your Google Sheet to the template's input field.
• Output: The template returns a structured list or JSON object containing the current pricing and feature set.
• Next Steps: The data is passed to the AI Agent (Gemini Flash) node to compare against the Last_Scrape_Content stored in the database.

Why scrape Competitor Websites ?

• Dynamic Pricing Intelligence: Immediately detect when competitors adjust their pricing strategies or change their billing models.
• Feature Gap Analysis: Spot new features added to competitor plans the moment they go live.
• Historical Tracking: Build a timeline of market changes rather than relying on memory or manual screenshots.

This template is a dependency for the n8n workflow: Track competitor pricing and features from BrowserAct to Google Sheets. It provides the live data snapshot required for the difference analysis.