Collect Ecommerce Data
Gather product catalog, pricing and review data from online retailers for market and assortment analysis.
Data you'll need
- Product listings and attributes
- Customer reviews and ratings
- Category and assortment data
Recommended provider types
Buying criteria
- Coverage of target retail sites
- Structured schema for products and reviews
- Update frequency
- Compliance with target site terms
Risks and compliance considerations
- Review and catalog data can be manipulated or contain spam entries
- Respect rate limits and terms of the source sites
Mistakes to avoid
- Not deduplicating listings across marketplaces
- Ignoring data licensing terms when redistributing collected data
Recommended providers
Apify
4.4/5A developer-friendly web scraping and automation platform with a large marketplace of ready-made scrapers ('Actors').
Bright Data
4.6/5A large web data platform combining proxy networks, scraping infrastructure and ready-made datasets for enterprise data collection.
Oxylabs
4.5/5An enterprise-focused web data platform providing proxy networks, scraper APIs and curated datasets with strong compliance positioning.
Zyte
4.3/5A web scraping API and extraction platform built on the team behind the Scrapy framework, focused on reliable structured data extraction.
Frequently asked questions
Can I resell collected ecommerce data?
This depends on the source site's terms of service and applicable law. Review terms carefully and consult legal counsel before redistributing collected data commercially.