PriceOtus

PriceOtus

Getting Started with PriceOtus

Overview

PriceOtus is a comprehensive price tracking and repricing solution for Shopify, WooCommerce, any webstore via CSV/manual/automatic import. It helps you monitor competitor prices, discover and match new competitors on any marketplace (Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Google Shopping, and more) and via Google, set up automated pricing rules, receive alerts when competitors change their prices including out-of-stock, watch trends, and more.

Supported Store Platforms

Supported platforms: Shopify, WooCommerce, any webstore via CSV/manual/automatic import.

Shopify

  • Full native integration: import products and collections, sync prices, automatic repricing, Shopify tags, and more

WooCommerce

  • Dedicated integration via Settings → Store connection (as an alternative for downloading the plugin)
  • Sync products and prices from your WooCommerce store

Any webstore (via CSV/manual/automatic import)

  • Any online store is supported — no specific platform integration is required
  • Manual: Add products one at a time
  • Automatic import: Paste your store URL to scrape and import products automatically
  • CSV: Upload a spreadsheet

On Shopify and WooCommerce, Watch & Reprice can update your store prices automatically. On other platforms (any webstore via CSV/manual/automatic import), PriceOtus provides suggested prices you can apply manually.

Key Features

  • Product Monitoring: Track your products and their competitors
  • Competitor Discovery: Automatically find competitors for your products
  • Alert Rules: Get notified when competitors change prices
  • Pricing Rules: Automatically adjust your prices based on competitor pricing
  • Market Position Analysis: Understand where your products stand in the market
  • Price History: View historical price changes for products and competitors

Navigation

The application has seven main sections accessible via tabs:

  1. Products - View and manage your products
  2. Alert Rules - Configure price change alerts
  3. Pricing Rules - Set up automated pricing (suggested prices)
  4. Settings - Configure application preferences
  5. Manage my plan - Subscription management
  6. Help - In-app documentation index with links to these guides
  7. Feature voting - Submit and vote on feature requests via the integrated Canny board

First Steps

1. Import Your Products

How you add products depends on your store platform:

Shopify

  • Products are imported from your Shopify store via the Add products button
  • Select products or collections to watch

WooCommerce

  • Connect your store in Settings → Store connection (or download and install the plugin) and sync products and prices from WooCommerce
  • Alternatively, add products via CSV/manual/automatic import (same as any other webstore)

Any webstore (via CSV/manual/automatic import)

  • Add manually: Enter product details one at a time (always available, regardless of platform)
  • Automatic import: Paste your store URL to scrape and import products automatically
  • CSV upload: Import products from a spreadsheet
  • Optionally enable test discovery when adding products to automatically find competitors on Google, Google Shopping, and Amazon

For all platforms you can:

  • View all imported products in the Products tab
  • Filter products by status, inventory, collections, brands, pricing rules, and more
  • Search for specific products by title or SKU

2. Add Competitors

Before you can set up alerts or repricing, you need to add competitors for your products:

Option A: Manual Addition

  • Open a product profile page
  • Click "Add competitor"
  • Paste the competitor's product direct URL
  • The system will automatically extract the price

Option B: Automatic Discovery

  • Click "Discover competitors" from the products list or product profile
  • Add competitor store domains or select discover all available competitors if you are not sure
  • The system will automatically find matching products
  • If the system is confident about the match, it will add it automatically; otherwise you can confirm or discard it manually (one-by-one or in bulk by similarity level and/or competitor store domain)

Option C: CSV Import

  • Click "Discover or import competitors"
  • Select "Import via CSV file"
  • Upload a CSV file with competitor URLs or SKUs
  • The system will match them to your previously imported products

Option D: Universal Import

For non-Shopify stores (WooCommerce, any webstore via CSV/manual/automatic import) it is also possible to import all products along with competitors using one CSV file (example CSV files are available).

3. Set Product Status

Each product can have three statuses:

  • Draft - Product is not being monitored (default for new products without added competitor URLs)
  • Watch - Product is being monitored, but prices won't be updated automatically (enabled automatically as you add your first competitor)
  • Watch & Reprice - Product is monitored and prices will be automatically updated based on pricing rules

4. Configure Your First Alert Rule

  1. Go to the Alert Rules tab
  2. Click "Add new rule"
  3. Configure when you want to be alerted (e.g., "when competitors' prices are 10% lower than mine" or "when competitors' prices are 5% lower than before")
  4. Enable the rule
  5. Enable "Instant alert" if you want to receive an email immediately when a new price is detected
  6. Affected products will appear in the "Alerted" tab
  7. Alerted products are also included in email daily/weekly reports

5. Set Up Your First Pricing Rule

  1. Go to the Pricing Rules tab
  2. Click "Add new rule"
  3. Define your pricing strategy (e.g., "price 5% below cheapest competitor")
  4. Optionally apply it to specific products or collections
  5. Products with "Watch & Reprice" status will use this rule to update product (product variant) price
  6. Products with "Watch" status will use this rule to update their Suggested price

Help and Feature Voting

Help tab

  • Browse a documentation index with links to all guides on priceotus.com/help
  • Use (?) icons throughout the app for context-specific tooltips

Feature voting tab

  • View, submit, and vote on feature requests
  • Connected to the Canny feature portal
  • Use the footer link Suggest an improvement for quick feedback

Understanding Product Statuses

Draft

  • Products are not monitored
  • No competitors are tracked
  • No alerts or repricing will occur
  • Use this for products you don't want to track at the moment

Watch

  • Products are monitored for price changes
  • Competitors are tracked
  • Alert rules will trigger
  • Your product prices are NOT automatically updated
  • Use this when you want to monitor but manually control pricing

Watch & Reprice

  • Full monitoring and automatic repricing
  • Requires at least one pricing rule
  • Requires at least one competitor
  • Prices update automatically based on your rules
  • Use this for automated competitive pricing

Product Variants

If your products have variants (size, color, etc.):

  • Each variant can have its own competitors
  • Pricing rules can be set per variant
  • Market position is calculated per variant
  • Price history tracks each variant separately
  • Competitor variant can be set product variant in competitor settings using our Chrome extension to help you specify your competitor variant (useful when competitor variant is select dynamically under the same URL)

Next Steps

  1. Add Competitors: Start by adding competitors for your most important products
  2. Review Market Position: Check the market stats to see where your products stand
  3. Set Up Alerts: Create alert rules for products you want to monitor closely
  4. Configure Pricing: Set up pricing rules for products you want to automate
  5. Adjust Settings: Customize update intervals, email notifications, and display preferences

Tips for Success

  • Start Small: Begin with a few key products to understand how the system works
  • Review Regularly: Check the Alerted tab daily to see what's happening; use Needs action to confirm discovered competitors
  • Test Pricing Rules: Use "Watch" status first, then switch to "Watch & Reprice" when confident
  • Use Market Stats: Regularly review market position to understand your competitive landscape
  • Set Safeguards: Configure repricing safeguards to prevent extreme price changes

Getting Help

  • Use the help icons (?) throughout the interface for context-specific guidance
  • In-App Support Chat: We respond within 12 hours when not online
  • Email support at [email protected]
  • Suggest improvements at the feature request portal