Spy On Your Competitors Is Simple With This Tool

Here's a free simple tool to track anything that changes on a specific website page. It monitors the website page and if anything changes, you get notified however you like. It will even check as often as every 5 seconds. The idea is this: If there isn't a place where you can get notified of a change you care about, Distill will do it for you. https://distill.io/ (I am not affiliated, I just think it's cool). The use-case in my experience has been for OA/RA sellers to keep track of products and know when they may come back in stock or there's a price change. Buuuuuut... we can also use it on Amazon directly. Here's a few things you could monitor:

1. Your competitor's price
2. Your competitor's stock levels
3. Any changes to your competitor's copy or creatives

Also...

• Changes in TOS pages
• Coupons ending
• Getting paid from Seller Wallet
• 3D Render submissions

In most cases the violator will be gone in 10 minutes or less. Easy.

How to Set Up Distill.io for Amazon Competitor Monitoring

Distill.io is powerful but most people set it up wrong. Here is a step-by-step guide for using it to monitor Amazon competitors:

1. Install the Chrome extension from distill.io. The free plan allows 25 monitored pages with checks every 6 hours.
2. Navigate to a competitor's Amazon listing. Click the Distill icon and select the specific elements you want to monitor: price, title, bullet points, or the entire listing.
3. Set your check frequency. For pricing changes, every 6 hours is usually enough. For listing content changes, daily checks work fine.
4. Configure notifications. Email alerts are the default, but you can also set up Slack, Telegram, or webhook notifications.

Beyond Amazon listings, here are other things worth monitoring:

• Competitor websites to track when they launch new products or change pricing.
• Amazon search results to monitor your ranking position for key search terms.
• Supplier websites to get notified when suppliers change their pricing or MOQs.
• Industry news pages to stay ahead of trends without manually checking blogs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Distill.io free for monitoring Amazon competitor listings?

Yes, the free plan monitors up to 25 pages with checks every 6 hours. For most Amazon sellers, this is enough to track your main competitors. Paid plans start at $9/month for faster check intervals and more monitored pages.

What should I monitor on competitor Amazon listings?

Focus on price changes, title changes (indicates keyword strategy shifts), new images (they may be A/B testing), and review count growth. Price and title changes are the most actionable.

Are there other tools besides Distill.io for Amazon competitor monitoring?

Yes. Keepa tracks price history and sales rank. Helium 10 and Jungle Scout offer competitor tracking dashboards. CamelCamelCamel tracks price drops. Distill.io is unique because it monitors any element on any webpage.