What Exactly Does Ficstar Offer? Ficstar provides full-service web scraping solutions tailored for enterprises. We deliver accurate, real-time data to help businesses make informed decisions. Our services include competitor price monitoring, product data collection, and more. All services are fully-managed and customized to fit your specific needs.

Does Ficstar Provide a Platform to Manage the Data? We provide fully managed services with a dedicated team of data experts who handle everything for you—from data extraction to quality assurance—ensuring seamless delivery. We don’t offer a self-service platform.

How Does Ficstar Handle Product Interchange Data and Product Mapping? Ficstar specializes in product mapping and product interchange data, which involve matching similar or identical products across multiple websites or competitors, even when they are described differently. This process helps businesses compare products accurately and understand how their offerings align with competitors. We use a combination of automated processes and manual reviews to ensure the highest level of accuracy. Advanced algorithms identify product matches, while manual checks handle complex cases. If needed, we can also enable client collaboration for mapping.

Do You Only Provide Pricing Data, or Can You Provide Other Types of Data? We offer a wide range of web scraping solutions for all data needs. Our services are highly adaptable, allowing us to tailor solutions to any scope or industry.

Can You Share Your Overview Materials? Yes, we’d be happy to share our overview materials, including detailed descriptions of our services, case studies, and sample data. While our website provides extensive information, we’re always available to provide additional resources tailored to your needs. Just reach out, and we’ll send them right away!

How Do You Handle Issues Like Blocking and CAPTCHAs? Ficstar uses advanced scraping technology to overcome challenges such as IP blocking, CAPTCHAs, and rate limits. We deploy tools like rotating proxies, residential IPs, headless browsers, and CAPTCHA-solving mechanisms to ensure uninterrupted data collection.

What is Ficstar’s Approach to Product Mapping in Terms of Manual vs. Automated Processes? What Types of Models Do You Use? We use a hybrid approach to product mapping: Automated algorithms for speed and efficiency, powered by machine learning models. Manual quality checks to ensure unmatched accuracy for complex or ambiguous cases.

How Do You Price Your Services? Our pricing considers the complexity of the job, such as the level of difficulty in scraping data from websites with advanced anti-scraping measures. It also depends on several factors, including: The number of websites to scrape The number of items or data points to collect The frequency of data collection (daily, weekly, etc.) We provide customized quotes based on your specific requirements. Contact us for a free custom quote.