Scout
What it is
Scout is Connective3's paid media tool for tracking competitor prices across a product catalogue. It tracks more than 2.4 million products from 150 retailer sources, with prices refreshed daily. A bespoke dashboard shows price changes across a competitive set and maps products as above, below, or at market price to flag possible margin risks and opportunities. Scout tracks shifts around promotions, peak trading, and stock changes, and can flag competitor availability gaps. Product data can be summarized by category and brand, while pricing position can be linked to ad performance to inform shopping campaign spend. Connective3 configures comparisons using products, variants, and categories against 3–5 competitors. Its standalone offer is a free competitive pricing report based on a website URL and 3–5 competitors, delivered within 5 working days. The report includes paid media team analysis, SKU-level recommendations, margin opportunity mapping, and a prioritised action plan. Ongoing Scout access is available to Connective3 clients; pricing for ongoing access is on request.
For and against
For
- Tracks over 2.4 million products daily.
- Shows competitor price position and availability gaps.
- Free report includes SKU-level recommendations.
- Report delivery is listed within five working days.
Against
- Ongoing access is limited to Connective3 clients.
- The standalone report is one competitive pricing snapshot.
The verdict
Scout connects competitor pricing and availability information with category views and paid media context. The free report is a defined one-time snapshot; ongoing dashboard use is listed for Connective3 clients.
Who it suits
Scout may suit businesses that want daily competitor price tracking across a product catalogue. The free report may be useful to those seeking a one-time snapshot and SKU-level recommendations.
Plans and prices
Free competitive pricing report
one competitive pricing snapshot · website URL and 3–5 competitors · delivered within 5 working days
Read 4 Oct 2026 · connective3.com
On the record
- Access limit
- Ongoing access to Scout is listed as available for Connective3 clients; the report page describes the standalone offer as a free report.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Scout flags competitor stock and availability gaps that may create opportunities to capture demand.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Category insights
- Scout rolls product data up to category and brand level for competitive comparisons.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Coverage
- The page states that Scout tracks more than 2.4 million products and uses 150 retailer sources.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- Connective3 describes Scout as hosted in a bespoke dashboard.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Paid media use
- Scout links pricing position to ad performance to help inform shopping campaign spend.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Price positioning
- Scout maps products priced above, below, or at market and identifies potential margin risks and opportunities.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Price tracking
- Scout automates daily competitor price scraping and shows price changes across a competitive set.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Product matching
- Connective3 says it configures the catalogue comparison using products, variants, and categories against 3–5 competitors.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Promotions and trends
- Scout tracks competitor price shifts around peak trading, promotions, and stock changes.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Scout is Connective3’s proprietary paid media tool for tracking competitor prices across a product catalogue.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Refresh rate
- Scout’s stated price refresh cycle is daily.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Report and support
- The free report includes analysis from Connective3’s paid media team, SKU-level recommendations, margin opportunity mapping, and a prioritised action plan.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The reviewed Scout and paid media tool pages do not state a Scout-specific security certification or compliance standard.connective3.com · read 4 Oct 2026
