How we're different from the rest of the field.
Quick-commerce intelligence is a real, growing category — and we'll be honest: we're not the only ones who read public shelves. What's rare is doing all of it at once: zero setup, per-dark-store, competitor-inclusive, self-serve, and priced for a growing brand. Here's how the approaches stack up.
Nothing to connect
No seller login, no ad account, no integration. Most tools that go this deep want your accounts first.
Store-level, not pincode-ish
Rank, ads and stock resolved to the fulfilment store — you and your rivals — not a regional or national average.
See it before you sign
A free first report and a price scoped to your catalogue — not a six-figure contract and a sales cycle before you see anything.
| Capability | QC X-Ray | Enterprise digital-shelf platforms | Connect-your-account tools | Raw scrapers / data APIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India quick-commerce native (Blinkit / Zepto / Instamart) | ✓Built for it | ~One surface among many | ✓Often | ✓Data only |
| Zero setup — no account to connect | ✓None | ✗Contract + connect | ✗Connect your accounts | ~Public, but raw |
| Shows your competitors (rank, ads, price, stock) | ✓Yes | ~Region / national | ~Own-data first | ~DIY from raw data |
| Per-dark-store (store-level) granularity | ✓Store-level | ~Store / region | ~Often pincode | ~If you build it |
| An action layer (what to fix, ranked) | ✓Yes | ✓Yes | ✓Yes | ✗No |
| Self-serve — value before a contract | ✓Free first report | ✗Sales-led | ~Varies | ~Developer setup |
| Built for the growing D2C brand (SMB-accessible) | ✓Yes | ✗Enterprise CPG | ~Mid-market up | ~Needs a team |
| Ready to use out of the box (not DIY) | ✓Yes | ✓Yes | ✓Yes | ✗Build it yourself |
| Introduced by a team that runs your channel | ✓Agency-introduced | ~Sometimes | ~Sometimes | ✗No |
How to read this: these are approaches, not a scorecard of any single product — individual tools within a category differ, and some do more than the column suggests. Based on publicly available information as of July 2026. We compare on fit, not on any competitor's private pricing.
What we won't pretend.
Because Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart have no public API, reading public shelf data is the norm in this category, not our invention — several India-native tools do it. We don't claim to be the only ones. Our case is the combination: no setup, store-level competitor view, self-serve, SMB pricing, and an agency that already runs the channel — assembled in one product. If a competitor does one of those better, we'll tell you.
The fastest way to compare is to look.
Type your brand, verify with your brand email, and see your own read — then judge for yourself.