Is full HTML storage required?

Not always. Extracted fields are enough for most alerts; HTML helps dispute resolution.

How long should archives live?

Twelve to twenty-four months covers most negotiation and research needs.

Optionally add a news or blog scrape, but keep vendor-owned pages as the core truth source.

It complements them with primary-source change logs you control.

Archive AI ops vendor pages over time to see positioning and pricing shifts with Apify.

Yesterday’s “copilot for on-call” becomes tomorrow’s “full AI SRE platform.” Archiving public pages shows how positioning and packages evolve.

Homepage hero copy, pricing page headlines, feature bullet lists, and security claim sections. Store raw HTML or extracted fields with timestamps.

Monthly digests summarizing who changed price, who added SOC 2 claims, and who pivoted messaging. Executives read digests; analysts keep archives.

When a vendor raises prices, your archive shows prior public packaging. Procurement conversations get clearer with dated evidence.