🛒 Quick Commerce Price Compare

Compare prices across Indian quick commerce platforms — Zepto, Blinkit, and Swiggy Instamart.

Features

• 🔗 Paste any product URL from supported platforms
• 📍 Pincode-based pricing — get location-specific prices
• ⚡ Real-time scraping — prices fetched live from platforms
• 🏆 Best price highlight — instantly see the cheapest option
• 📱 Mobile responsive — works on all devices

Supported Platforms

Platform	Status
Zepto	✅ Active
Blinkit	🔜 Coming Soon
Swiggy Instamart	🔜 Coming Soon

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm

Installation

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/quick-commerce-compare.git
cd quick-commerce-compare

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Install Playwright browsers
npx playwright install chromium

# Start development server
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

How It Works

1. Paste a product URL from Zepto (other platforms coming soon)
2. Enter your pincode for location-specific pricing
3. Click Compare — the app scrapes the platforms in real-time
4. See results sorted by price with the best deal highlighted

Architecture

┌─────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐
│   Next.js   │────▶│  API Route  │────▶│  Playwright │
│   Frontend  │     │  /api/compare│     │   Scraper   │
└─────────────┘     └─────────────┘     └─────────────┘
                                              │
                                              ▼
                                        ┌─────────────┐
                                        │   Quick     │
                                        │  Commerce   │
                                        │  Platforms  │
                                        └─────────────┘

Project Structure

src/
├── app/
│   ├── api/
│   │   └── compare/
│   │       └── route.ts      # API endpoint
│   └── page.tsx              # Main page
├── components/
│   ├── CompareForm.tsx       # Input form
│   └── ResultsTable.tsx      # Results display
├── lib/
│   ├── parsers/
│   │   ├── index.ts
│   │   └── zepto.ts          # URL parser
│   └── scrapers/
│       ├── base.ts           # Base scraper class
│       ├── index.ts
│       └── zepto.ts          # Zepto scraper
└── types/
    └── index.ts              # TypeScript types

API Reference

POST /api/compare

Compare prices across platforms.

Request:

{
  "url": "https://www.zepto.com/pn/amul-butter-500-g/pvid/...",
  "pincode": "400001"
}

Response:

{
  "sourceProduct": {
    "name": "butter",
    "brand": "amul",
    "size": "500 g"
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "platform": "zepto",
      "productName": "Amul Butter 500g",
      "price": 295,
      "mrp": 310,
      "discount": 5,
      "available": true,
      "productUrl": "https://...",
      "confidence": 90
    }
  ],
  "requestedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "completedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:05.000Z"
}

Limitations

• Zepto only for now — other platforms coming soon
• Scraping may be slow — each request takes 5-15 seconds
• Anti-bot measures — some platforms may block requests
• Pincode coverage — not all pincodes are serviceable

Roadmap

• Add Blinkit support (with stealth measures)
• Add Swiggy Instamart support
• Add Redis queue for async scraping
• Add price history tracking
• Add price alerts
• Mobile app

Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 14 (App Router)
• Language: TypeScript
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Scraping: Playwright
• Validation: Zod

License

MIT

Disclaimer

This tool is for personal use only. It scrapes publicly available data for price comparison. We do not store or resell any data. Please use responsibly and respect the platforms' terms of service.