The Hidden Cost of Manual Scraping

The Hidden Cost of Manual Scraping

Why Traditional Data Collection Methods Fall Short

Current Pain Points:

  • Manual data collection consumes 15-20 hours weekly per analyst
  • Technical complexity of XPath and CSS selectors requires specialized skills
  • Website structure changes constantly break existing scraping scripts
  • Complex product layouts with variable formats defeat conventional scrapers
  • Maintaining scraping infrastructure diverts resources from analysis

Business Impact: Without effective data collection, companies make pricing and product decisions based on incomplete or outdated competitive intelligence, resulting in missed opportunities and market positioning errors.