# Find lookalike companies for your e-commerce software customers

**Use case:** 

Give the domains of e-commerce platform customers you already sell to and get other companies with the same industry code, in the same country, within half to double the seed's headcount, closest size first. A simple rule, not a similarity score.

## Input

```json
{
  "items": [
    "shopify.com",
    "bigcommerce.com"
  ],
  "limit": 10
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "seedDomain": {
    "label": "Seed domain",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "seedName": {
    "label": "Seed company",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rank": {
    "label": "Rank",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Lookalike company",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "domain": {
    "label": "Domain",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "website": {
    "label": "Website",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "linkedinUrl": {
    "label": "Profile",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "industry": {
    "label": "Industry",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "employeeCount": {
    "label": "Employees",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "sizeRatio": {
    "label": "Size vs seed",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "founded": {
    "label": "Founded",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "hq": {
    "label": "HQ",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Found at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Lookalike Companies Finder - Similar Companies by Domain Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find lookalike companies for your e-commerce software customers". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/NwX4QhKaaFB8fl5Qw) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find lookalike companies for your e-commerce software customers" task

The Lookalike Companies Finder - Similar Companies by Domain Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like which seed companies? (one domain per line) and lookalikes per seed domain, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find lookalike companies for your e-commerce software customers" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as seed domain, seed company, rank, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find lookalike companies for your e-commerce software customers" task via API](https://apify.com/b2bdata/company-lookalikes.md).

## FAQ

### What does the lookalike companies task return?

The lookalike task returns, for each seed domain, companies with the same industry code and country within 0.5x to 2x of the seed headcount, with name, domain, LinkedIn page, size ratio and rank.

### What input does the lookalike task need?

This task needs seed company domains such as shopify.com and a limit for lookalikes per seed. Company names and email addresses are not valid seeds. Duplicate seeds are collapsed.

### How do I run the lookalike search on a schedule or export it?

Run the lookalike task through the Apify API, put it on a schedule in Apify Console, or start it by hand. Export the dataset as CSV or JSON and open it in Google Sheets or Excel.

### How are lookalikes chosen in this e-commerce task?

The e-commerce lookalike task applies a printed rule: same industry code, same country, headcount within half to double of the seed, closest size first. It is a filter, not a measured similarity score.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Lookalike Companies Finder - Similar Companies by Domain](https://apify.com/b2bdata/company-lookalikes.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/b2bdata/company-lookalikes.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/b2bdata/company-lookalikes.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).