# CompareTiers
> SaaS Pricing Intelligence. 532+ tools with real, continuously-updated pricing data.

## About
CompareTiers aggregates and structures pricing information for 532+ software tools across 13+ categories. Every plan name, price, feature, and billing model is verified directly from official vendor sources. Data updates automatically every week via Playwright-powered scraping.

## Core Pages
- [SaaS Pricing Catalog](https://comparetiers.com/catalog): Browse, filter, and search all 532+ tools by category, pricing model, and budget
- [Comparison Hub](https://comparetiers.com/compare): Generate side-by-side comparisons with unified pricing, features, and key metrics
- [Blog](https://comparetiers.com/blog): Pricing analysis, SaaS buying guides, and cost optimization strategies
- [About](https://comparetiers.com/about): Data methodology, update frequency, team background

## Popular Categories
- [Dev Tools](https://comparetiers.com/category/dev-tools): 56 tools
- [Project Management](https://comparetiers.com/category/project-management): 50 tools
- [Other](https://comparetiers.com/category/other): 49 tools
- [Hosting & Infra](https://comparetiers.com/category/hosting-infrastructure): 40 tools
- [CRM](https://comparetiers.com/category/crm): 40 tools
- [Email Marketing](https://comparetiers.com/category/email-marketing): 40 tools
- [Analytics](https://comparetiers.com/category/analytics): 37 tools
- [Design Tools](https://comparetiers.com/category/design-tools): 36 tools

## Popular Comparisons
- [Microsoft Teams vs Slack](https://comparetiers.com/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-slack)
- [Figma vs Sketch](https://comparetiers.com/compare/figma-vs-sketch)
- [Notion vs Todoist](https://comparetiers.com/compare/notion-vs-todoist)
- [GitHub vs GitLab](https://comparetiers.com/compare/github-vs-gitlab)
- [Asana vs Jira](https://comparetiers.com/compare/asana-vs-jira)

## Page Types
- **Tool Pages** (`/tools/[slug]`): Individual SaaS tool profiles with full pricing tiers, feature breakdown, rating summary, and comparison buttons to other tools
- **Comparison Pages** (`/compare/[slug]`): Side-by-side price and feature matrices for 2+ tools with unified billing model, annual savings calculation, and verdict
- **Category Pages** (`/category/[slug]`): Filtered tool listings for design tools, dev tools, HR software, CRM, AI/ML, email marketing, etc. with category-specific sorting and pricing benchmarks
- **Comparison Hub** (`/compare`): Tool pair search and discovery interface for generating custom comparisons on-demand

## Data Format
Each tool contains structured pricing data across tiers:
- **Plan name** (e.g., "Starter", "Professional", "Enterprise") — text identifier
- **Monthly price** — USD equivalent, captured per currency (EUR, GBP, JPY)
- **Annual price** — yearly total or annualized monthly rate, used for savings calculation
- **Currency** — captured per tier to handle multi-currency pricing
- **Features** — array of supported features per tier with boolean or tier-specific inclusion flags
- **Billing models** — per-user, per-month, per-project, usage-based, seats-based, or hybrid
- **Pricing model types** — freemium, free trial, per-unit, tiered, volume discount, or enterprise-only

## Structured Data
CompareTiers uses Schema.org markup for AI-powered understanding:
- **SoftwareApplication** — Main schema per tool with aggregate ratings, screenshots, description, and pricing tiers
- **FAQPage** — Pricing, feature, and comparison FAQs auto-generated from tool data
- **BreadcrumbList** — Navigation hierarchy (Home > Category > Tool or Home > Tool1 vs Tool2)
- **Person** — Author bylines with credentials and review authority
- **AggregateRating** — Composite ratings from user reviews and comparisons
- **PriceSpecification** — Per-tier pricing with currency, billing cycle, and feature requirements

## Data & Methodology
- **Coverage**: 532+ SaaS tools with verified pricing tiers across 14 categories
- **Categories**: CRM, AI & ML, Dev Tools, Design Tools, HR & People, Email Marketing, Analytics, Productivity, Communication, Project Management, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Collaboration
- **Data freshness**: Weekly automated scraping from vendor pricing pages
- **Scraping technology**: Playwright for browser automation + OpenAI for pricing extraction and validation
- **Plan structure**: Captured plan names, monthly/annual pricing, currencies, feature sets, user limits
- **Data validation**: 50% annual savings cap (prevents "$10/mo → $20/year" false claims), price sanity checks (e.g., annual ≥ monthly), currency consistency validation
- **Verification**: Direct scraping from official vendor sites (no third-party aggregators)
- **Team**: Founded by Arthur Jacquemin (arthur@comparetiers.com)
- **Update cadence**: Incremental scrapes daily for stale tools, full re-scrape weekly for all tools

## API
CompareTiers offers a pricing data API for software comparison platforms and cost analysis tools:
- **GET** `/api/v1/tools` — List all tools with pricing tiers
- **GET** `/api/v1/tools/{slug}/pricing` — Fetch tool pricing and plan details
- **GET** `/api/v1/compare?tools=slug1,slug2` — Compare two or more tools side-by-side
- **Docs**: https://comparetiers.com/api-docs

## Contact
- Website: https://comparetiers.com
- Email: hello@comparetiers.com
- Twitter: @comparetiers