Why Managed Data Operations

The Real Choice: Who Handles the Work?

DIY (Scripts or Tools)

SaaS Platforms

PWS Managed

Who maintains it?

You do

Fix breaks when sites change

Update selectors

Monitor runs

Handle anti-bot issues

Platform does scraping You do integration

Export data

Clean & reformat

Load to your tools

We do everything

Detect & fix breaks

Monitor quality

Deliver clean files

Zero maintenance from you

Your team's time

15-25 hours/week

For 5-10 sites. Ongoing maintenance, monitoring runs, fixing breaks when sites change. (Doesn't include initial scraper creation.)

5-10 hours/week

For 5-10 sites, 1000+ SKUs. Daily exports, fixing missing data, cleaning formats, dealing with incomplete records, loading to BI tools.

30 min - 1 hour/week

For any size project. Review delivered file, spot-check data. Done.

Data output

Raw data dumps
You validate, clean, and prep for analysis

Dashboard views
Still need to export + reformat for your tools

Decision-ready files
Delivered directly to Excel/S3/BigQuery/Sheets

Flexibility

Full control over fields

Custom logic possible

But You build & maintain it

Knowledge loss with turnover

Fixed "as-is" platform

Can't request custom changes

Limited to their field catalog

Their dashboard view, not yours

Define exactly what you need

Custom fields & business rules

Your format, your schedule

Flexible as your needs change

When it breaks

Site layout changes → you fix

Anti-bot measures → you solve

Takes 4-8 hours per site break

Data gaps during fixes

Submit ticket, wait 1-3 days

Limited to their site catalog

Still manual export work

Can't add custom workarounds

We detect & fix automatically

Adapt in 15-20 minutes

Zero data gaps

You never know it happened

When DIY Makes Sense (honest guidance)

We're transparent about when you DON'T need us.

Pick DIY if you:

Need data from 1-2 simple sites only

Have spare engineering time for ongoing maintenance

Don't need audit-ready evidence (screenshots, timestamps)

Can afford data gaps when things break

PWS makes sense when you:

Monitor 5+ sites ongoing (retailers, marketplaces, competitors)

Need audit-ready evidence for MAP enforcement or legal use

Want zero maintenance (we handle all site changes)

Need custom fields or business rules (not "as-is" platforms)

Need decision-ready data (automated QA + human review)

Want 10-15 hours/week back in your calendar

Not sure if managed is right for your situation?

We'll tell you honestly in the 15-min call.

How It Works

Who this is for

Brand Protection & Pricing Teams

Stop spending half your week maintaining scrapers. Get clean violation reports with proof—no technical work required.

Portwest: 700 unauthorized sellers found across 400 sites. Asiatic: MAP violations caught with screenshot evidence.

Category & Merchandising Teams

Focus on assortment strategy, not fixing broken data pipelines or cleaning exports.

Luxury Fashion Marketplace: Assortment visibility went from partial to 98% across 300 brands.

Small eCommerce Teams (5-15 people)

You don't have dedicated engineers. You need data that works, not another technical project to maintain.

Animates: 5-year customer. Started at 150 SKUs, now 500+. Zero maintenance on their side.

Data & BI Teams

Reliable feeds delivered directly to your warehouse—no ETL work, no data quality fires to fight.

Landmark: Complete competitor coverage delivered direct to PowerBI. No manual data prep.

Cost comparison

DIY (Scripts or Tools)

SaaS Platforms

PWS Managed

Cost structure

Your engineering time (ongoing maintenance)

Per-SKU pricing (scales with catalog)

Per-site × frequency (predictable)

Example: 10 sites weekly

~$5K-7K/month (0.5 FTE engineer + infrastructure)

~$3K-8K/month (depends on SKU count)

~$1K-1.5K/month (doesn't scale with SKUs)

Your time investment

15-25 hrs/week maintenance

5-10 hrs/week export/clean/load

30 min - 1 hour/week review

Your cost stays flat year to year. No renewal leverage. No "market rate adjustments." Cost changes only when your scope changes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about our competitive price monitoring service.

Is this a tool or service?

Managed service. We handle all scraping, quality control, and delivery. You receive decision-ready files.

What happens when the sites you're monitoring change their layout?

Sites change 2-4 times per year on average (new layouts, anti-bot measures, framework updates). With 10 sites, that's 20-40 breaking events annually.

With DIY approaches, each break requires 2-3 days of engineering time to fix. With PWS managed, we detect changes automatically and adapt within 15-20 minutes. Your data delivery continues without interruption—you never know it happened.

Will we need our engineers involved?

No. Public pages only.

Why Teams Choose Managed Data Operations