# Compare Alibaba and Made-in-China prices for a product

**Use case:** 

Type a product keyword and get the first 40 offers from Alibaba.com and the first 40 from Made-in-China.com in one table: unit price in USD, minimum order, supplier, years, badges and ratings, plus a COMPARISON record with the cheapest offer and each marketplace's median price. Edit queries to your product.

## Input

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "yoga mat"
  ],
  "marketplaces": [
    "made-in-china",
    "alibaba"
  ],
  "maxItems": 80,
  "quantity": 100,
  "dutyRatePercent": 0,
  "freightPerUnitUsd": 0,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "query": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "marketplace": {
    "label": "Marketplace",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Product",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "price": {
    "label": "Unit price USD",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "priceMax": {
    "label": "Price max USD",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "moq": {
    "label": "MOQ",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "moqUnit": {
    "label": "Unit",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "landedCost": {
    "label": "Landed cost USD",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "orderCost": {
    "label": "Order cost USD",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "meetsMoq": {
    "label": "Meets MOQ",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "seller": {
    "label": "Supplier",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sellerYears": {
    "label": "Years",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "sellerBadges": {
    "label": "Badges",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "soldText": {
    "label": "Sold",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "location": {
    "label": "Location",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The China Supplier Price Comparator: Alibaba & Made-in-China Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Compare Alibaba and Made-in-China prices for a product". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/X9Yha9X2FHx3mAWdv) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Compare Alibaba and Made-in-China prices for a product" task

The China Supplier Price Comparator: Alibaba & Made-in-China Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like product keywords, marketplaces, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Compare Alibaba and Made-in-China prices for a product" 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 query, marketplace, product, 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 "Compare Alibaba and Made-in-China prices for a product" task via API](https://apify.com/mdcurt/china-supplier-price-comparator.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [China Supplier Price Comparator: Alibaba & Made-in-China](https://apify.com/mdcurt/china-supplier-price-comparator.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/mdcurt/china-supplier-price-comparator.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/mdcurt/china-supplier-price-comparator.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`).