Website monitoring live now

We're building this
in the open.

RivalDesk is live in beta with our first intelligence source - website change monitoring. We're rolling out the remaining seven sources over the next three to six months, one at a time, and getting each one right before moving to the next.

This page is our public roadmap. No vague "coming soon" - actual timelines, actual progress, and honest updates when things shift. Early customers get every new source the day it launches, at the price they locked in today.

Platform status - February 2026
1 / 8
intelligence sources live
Website Changes LIVE
Pricing & Packaging MAR
News & Media APR
Hiring & Talent APR–MAY
Reviews & Sentiment MAY–JUN
App Store & Product JUN–JUL
SEO & Web Traffic JUL
Earnings & SEC AUG
Updated Feb 18, 2026 · See all updates ↓
Why staged?

We'd rather ship one source that works
perfectly than eight that work halfway.

Each intelligence source has its own crawling infrastructure, data pipeline, and AI analysis layer. Rushing all eight to market simultaneously would mean shipping eight mediocre monitors. Instead, we're launching them sequentially - spending 3–4 weeks per source to build, test with real customers, iterate on edge cases, and validate the AI analysis quality before moving to the next one.

Real-world testing
Every source goes through 2 weeks of production testing with beta customers before we call it "live."
AI accuracy first
Each source needs its own analysis prompts tuned for that data type. Pricing diffs need different AI than job posting analysis.
Feedback loops
Beta customers shape each source before it goes to general availability. The order below reflects what customers asked for most.
Detailed timeline

Source by source.

Live now
Website Change Monitoring
Launched February 2026
Website Changes
Tracks homepage, pricing, product, about, careers, and custom pages across all monitored competitors. Full-page screenshots with visual diff. AI-powered analysis explains what changed and why it matters. Configurable crawl frequency from daily to hourly.
Visual diff Text diff AI analysis Severity scoring Email alerts
LIVE
2
Next up
Pricing & Packaging Intelligence
Expected March 2026
Pricing & Packaging
Specialized monitoring for pricing pages that goes beyond simple text diff. Detects tier restructures, free-tier changes, add-on fee adjustments, and feature-gating shifts. AI understands the difference between a cosmetic pricing page update and a strategic pricing move.
Current status
Crawler built and in testing. AI analysis prompts being tuned for pricing-specific patterns. Expected to enter beta testing with early customers in late February.
MAR
3–4
Q2 Early
News & Media + Hiring Signals
Expected April – May 2026
News & Media
Monitors industry publications, press releases, blog posts, and media coverage for competitor mentions. AI filters signal from noise and extracts strategic implications from coverage.
APR
Hiring & Talent
Tracks job postings across LinkedIn, company career pages, and job boards. AI classifies roles by function (engineering, sales, marketing, operations) and interprets hiring patterns as strategic signals.
APR–MAY
5–6
Q2 Late
Reviews & App Store
Expected May – July 2026
Reviews & Sentiment
Monitors G2, Capterra, TrustRadius, Trustpilot, and app store reviews. AI detects sentiment shifts, emerging complaints, feature praise, and competitive mentions inside reviews.
MAY–JUN
App Store & Product
Tracks app store listings, changelogs, release notes, and feature announcements. Detects new feature launches, version updates, and product direction changes.
JUN–JUL
7–8
Q3
SEO & Earnings
Expected July – August 2026
SEO & Web Traffic
Tracks search rankings, estimated organic traffic, keyword strategies, and paid campaign activity. Detects when competitors invest in content, launch ad campaigns, or shift SEO strategy.
JUL
Earnings & SEC Filings
Monitors earnings calls, SEC filings, and financial disclosures for public competitors. AI extracts strategic signals from transcripts - market expansion, product investment, competitive commentary.
AUG
Available today

What's already working.

Website monitoring is fully live. Here's exactly what you get on day one.

Full-page monitoring
Track any page on any competitor's website. Homepage, pricing, product, about, careers - add any URL.
Screenshot history
Full-page screenshots stored for every crawl. Visual diff highlighting shows exactly what changed, where.
AI analysis
Every change is analyzed by AI. Severity scored, explained in plain English, with recommended actions attached.
Email alerts
Get notified when significant changes are detected. Configurable by severity level - only get pinged for what matters.
Briefings, battle cards, Slack/Teams integration, and the full dashboard ship alongside each new source as the platform expands.
Beta pricing

Lock in the lowest price we'll ever offer.

Beta customers pay a reduced rate and keep it as long as their account is active - even after all 8 sources are live and pricing goes up.

Beta - Growth
$149 /month
$249/mo at general availability
Up to 5 competitors
All sources as they launch
AI analysis & daily briefings
Price locked for life
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Beta - Scale
$399 /month
$649/mo at general availability
Up to 15 competitors
Everything in Growth
Slack + Teams integration
Pattern detection + landscape maps
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Enterprise beta available - contact us
Build log

What we shipped this week.

Updated every Friday. Subscribe to get these via email.

Feb 14, 2026
Website monitoring goes live
Our first intelligence source is in production. Full-page screenshot capture, text extraction, visual + text diffing, and AI-powered analysis with severity scoring. Email alerts for significant changes. Currently monitoring 340 pages across 12 beta customer accounts.
Feb 7, 2026
AI analysis accuracy improvements
Rewrote the analysis prompt pipeline to reduce false positives on cosmetic changes (cookie banners, timestamp updates, ad rotations). Noise filtering improved from 88% to 94%. Added severity calibration based on page type - pricing page changes now weighted higher than blog post updates.
Jan 31, 2026
Visual diff engine shipped
Side-by-side screenshot comparison with pixel-level highlighting. Uses structural similarity (SSIM) to ignore rendering artifacts and surface real layout/content changes. Before/after slider in the dashboard.
Jan 24, 2026
Crawler infrastructure
Headless Chromium crawler running on distributed workers. Handles JavaScript-heavy SPAs, lazy-loaded content, and cookie consent dialogs. Configurable crawl frequency from once daily to hourly. Currently running against 200+ test URLs across 30 competitor websites.
Jan 17, 2026
First beta customers onboarded
Four companies running RivalDesk in production. Initial feedback: "the AI analysis is the part that saves time - we don't need to interpret the change ourselves." Identified 3 edge cases in screenshot rendering that we're fixing this week.
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FAQ

Common questions about the beta.

What happens to my price when new sources launch?

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Nothing. Your beta price is locked for the lifetime of your account. When all 8 sources are live and we raise prices to general availability rates, you keep paying what you signed up for. The only way to lose your beta pricing is to cancel your account.

Can I use RivalDesk productively with just website monitoring?

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Yes. Website monitoring alone catches pricing changes, product launches, positioning shifts, new case studies, team page updates, and more. Most competitive intelligence programs start with website tracking because it's the highest-signal source. The additional sources deepen the picture - but the foundation is already valuable on its own.

What if a timeline slips?

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We'll update this page and email all beta customers with the revised timeline and explanation. We won't quietly push things back - if something takes longer than expected, we'll explain why and what it means. The dates above are our best estimates. Each has about a 2-week buffer built in, but complex data sources like SEC filings could take longer if the data quality requires more work.

Will I have input into what gets built?

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Absolutely. The order of the remaining sources was shaped by beta customer feedback - pricing monitoring was the most-requested next source, so it's next. Beta customers get a direct Slack channel with the engineering team and a monthly call to discuss priorities. If your team needs reviews before hiring signals, we want to know that.

Is there a contract or commitment?

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No. Beta pricing is month-to-month. You can cancel anytime. We're confident enough in the product to let it earn your renewal every month. If you leave and come back later, you'd sign up at whatever the current pricing is - the beta lock only applies to continuously active accounts.

How many competitors can I track during the beta?

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Growth beta supports up to 5 competitors (up to 10 pages each). Scale beta supports up to 15 competitors with unlimited pages. These limits match the general availability plans. Enterprise beta customers can track unlimited competitors - reach out to discuss your needs.

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Website monitoring is live today. Every new source gets added to your account automatically. Beta pricing is locked for life.

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