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title: ToolRouter — Use Case
description: Step-by-step guide for a real-world ToolRouter use case with agent-specific instructions.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/web-archive/use-cases/research-competitor-changes
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# Research Competitor Changes

Understanding how competitors have evolved their positioning, pricing, and product messaging provides critical strategic intelligence. Did they raise prices? Change their target audience? Add or remove features from their comparison page? The Wayback Machine captures these changes even when competitors delete or overwrite the evidence.

ToolRouter's search_captures skill finds all archived snapshots of competitor pages within any date range, while check_availability confirms whether specific URLs have been captured. You can track pricing page changes, messaging shifts, feature additions, and positioning pivots over months or years.

This workflow is essential for product managers studying competitive moves, pricing strategists tracking market rates, marketing teams analyzing messaging trends, and investors performing due diligence on potential portfolio companies. Historical web data reveals patterns that current-state analysis misses.

**Tool:** [Web Archive](https://toolrouter.com/tools/web-archive)
**Skills:** search_captures, check_availability

## Agent Guides

- [How to Research Competitor Changes with Claude](https://toolrouter.com/tools/web-archive/use-cases/research-competitor-changes/claude): Guide for Claude
- [How to Research Competitor Changes with ChatGPT](https://toolrouter.com/tools/web-archive/use-cases/research-competitor-changes/chatgpt): Guide for ChatGPT
- [How to Research Competitor Changes with Copilot](https://toolrouter.com/tools/web-archive/use-cases/research-competitor-changes/copilot): Guide for Copilot
- [How to Research Competitor Changes with OpenClaw](https://toolrouter.com/tools/web-archive/use-cases/research-competitor-changes/openclaw): Guide for OpenClaw
