SaaS Competitive Intelligence Monitor

Monitor your SaaS competitors automatically. Track pricing changes, feature launches, job postings, and product updates.

What this actor does

Automatically scrapes your competitors' websites and extracts:

• Pricing information — pricing pages, plan tiers, feature comparison
• Product features — extracted feature lists and benefits
• Hiring signals — job postings (indicates growth or expansion)
• Blog/changelog activity — product updates and announcements
• Social presence — LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub links (company size indicator)

Use cases

1. Sales teams — Build battle cards with latest competitor positioning
2. Product managers — Track feature launches and roadmap trends
3. Investors — Monitor competitive landscape for portfolio companies
4. Marketing — Stay informed on competitor messaging and campaigns
5. Recruiting — See if competitors are hiring (growth signal)

How to use

Basic example

{
  "competitors": [
    "https://www.intercom.com",
    "https://www.drift.com",
    "https://www.hubspot.com"
  ]
}

Input parameters

• competitors (required) — Array of competitor URLs

  • Format: ["https://competitor1.com", "https://competitor2.com"]
  • Can include or exclude https:// prefix
  • Max 50 URLs per run

• maxDepth (optional) — How deep to crawl (default: 1)

  • 1 = homepage only
  • 2 = homepage + pricing page + about page
  • 3 = go deeper for more content

• checkJobBoard (optional) — Monitor hiring (default: true)

  • Extracts job postings and careers pages
  • Tracks if competitor is actively hiring

• trackPricingChanges (optional) — Extract pricing (default: true)

  • Captures pricing page content
  • Useful for price comparison

• extractFeatures (optional) — Get feature list (default: true)

  • Pulls feature mentions from marketing copy
  • Useful for competitive positioning

Output example

{
  "competitor": {
    "domain": "www.intercom.com",
    "url": "https://www.intercom.com",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-24T10:30:00Z"
  },
  "content": {
    "pageTitle": "Customer Communications Platform | Intercom",
    "h1": "The complete customer communications platform",
    "metaDescription": "Intercom is the complete customer communications platform...",
    "hasChangelog": true,
    "hasBlog": true,
    "hasAnnouncements": true
  },
  "pricing": {
    "visibleElements": [
      "Starting at $0/month",
      "Pro plan $99/month",
      "Enterprise custom pricing"
    ]
  },
  "features": {
    "extractedFeatures": [
      "Live chat",
      "Automated messages",
      "Customer data platform",
      "Ticketing system"
    ]
  },
  "engagement": {
    "ctaButtons": ["Start free", "Schedule demo", "Get started"],
    "jobLinks": ["careers.intercom.com"],
    "socialLinks": {
      "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercom/",
      "twitter": "https://twitter.com/intercom"
    }
  },
  "signals": {
    "isHiring": true,
    "activelyUpdating": true,
    "makingAnnouncements": true,
    "hiringSignal": "High"
  }
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

• $0.05 per competitor website scanned
• Monitor 10 competitors = $0.50 per run
• Monitor 50 competitors = $2.50 per run
• Includes all extracted data (pricing, features, hiring signals, etc.)

Recommended usage:

• Small teams (1-5 competitors): Run weekly = $0.25-1.25/week
• Medium teams (5-20 competitors): Run daily = $1.75-10/week
• Enterprise (20+ competitors): Bulk discount available

How it works

1. You provide competitor URLs
2. Actor scrapes public-facing content (HTML pages only)
3. Extracts structured data (pricing, features, job links)
4. Returns clean JSON dataset
5. You integrate into CRM, Slack, or dashboard

No API keys needed — we scrape public web pages just like you would manually.

Common questions

Will this get me blocked?

• We use respectful rate limiting (2-3 second delays between requests)
• Target only your competitor's public pages
• No login credentials required
• Compliant with robots.txt
• No warranty — scraping always carries legal risk; use responsibly

How often should I run this?

• Competitors' pricing: Weekly or monthly
• Job postings: Weekly (hiring can change fast)
• Blog/changelog: Daily or weekly (depends on how active they are)

Can I monitor internal pages?

• No, we only scrape publicly visible HTML
• We do not bypass logins or paywalls
• We do not extract private/proprietary data

Is this legal?

• We only extract publicly visible data
• Falls under fair use in most jurisdictions
• User is responsible for compliance with local laws and company ToS

Troubleshooting

"No results returned"

• Check competitor URLs are correct
• Verify websites are accessible (not blocked in your region)
• Try increasing maxDepth to 2-3 for deeper crawling

"Slow results"

• Large websites take longer to process
• Set maxDepth to 1 for faster results
• Consider running fewer competitors per job

"Competitor site not found"

• Verify URL is correct (use full URL including https://)
• Some sites may have robots.txt restrictions
• Check if site is geographically restricted

Support

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Submit in Apify comments section.

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Made for SaaS teams who want to stay ahead of competitors.

Build battle cards. Track hiring. Monitor pricing. Automate the research.