Detect
Policy-Based Price Matching
Compare each observed advertised price with the correct threshold for the matched product and policy period.
- SKU-level policy rules
- Variation-specific thresholds
- Policy effective dates
- Multiple policy versions
MAP compliance intelligence
MAP Violation Detection That Protects Every Sales Channel
Find below-policy listings before discounting spreads. Kvetoiq connects each potential violation to the right product, seller, policy rule, and timestamped evidence so your team can review and respond with confidence.
✓Seller-level tracking✓Timestamped evidence✓Custom policy rules✓Multi-channel coverage
MAP Compliance Control Center
Monitoring active
Listings reviewed18,420Illustrative workspace
Potential violations126Policy rule matches
Sellers observed384Across selected channels
Evidence complete98.7%Ready for review
ProductObservedMAPGapSellerStatus
Wireless Earbuds X2$84.99$99.99-$15.00Seller NorthNew
Outdoor Speaker Pro$112.00$129.00-$17.00Value ShopReview
Smart Home Hub$139.50$149.00-$9.50Marketplace 3PNew
Evidence capturedScreenshot, URL, timestamp, seller
Policy BasedYour rules and effective dates
Seller LevelIdentity and incident history
Evidence ReadySource context preserved
Custom AlertsPrioritized for your teams
Flexible DeliveryFiles, API, webhook, or cloud
The channel risk
One underpriced listing can create pressure across the entire seller network.
Manual checks miss short-lived offers, changing seller identities, product variations, and repeat incidents. By the time a team confirms the listing, the evidence may be gone and other sellers may already have reacted.
01
Violations surface too lateListings change before the team can verify what happened.
02
Seller context is incompleteA price without seller and channel history is difficult to prioritize.
03
Evidence is scatteredScreenshots, URLs, policy files, and notes live in different systems.
04
Every alert looks urgentTeams cannot separate isolated incidents from recurring channel risk.
What is MAP violation detection?
MAP violation detection compares publicly advertised product prices with the applicable Minimum Advertised Price thresholds supplied by a brand or manufacturer.
A flagged listing is a potential policy exception for authorized review. It is not, by itself, a legal determination or automated enforcement decision.A better operating model
Turn public listings into a defensible compliance review queue.
Kvetoiq connects catalog matching, policy rules, seller information, listing observations, and evidence records so each incident reaches the right team with the context required for review.
Key features
Everything your team needs to detect and review MAP violations.
A connected compliance toolkit built around four operational stages, not a collection of disconnected monitoring features.
01Detect02Identify03Verify04Act
Detect
Automated Violation Detection
Identify listings that appear inconsistent with the MAP thresholds and rules supplied by your team.
- Scheduled monitoring
- Price-gap calculation
- Configurable rule logic
- Channel-specific checks
Detect
Promotion and Bundle Analysis
Evaluate offer structures that basic price checks frequently misunderstand or overlook.
- Coupon-adjusted prices
- Strike-through discounts
- Bundles and multipacks
- Shipping-adjusted offers
Identify
Seller Identification
Connect each potential violation with the seller, storefront, retailer, and marketplace responsible for the offer.
- Seller profile capture
- Authorized seller matching
- Unknown seller discovery
- Seller-level history
Identify
Product and Listing Matching
Map marketplace listings to the correct products despite inconsistent titles, identifiers, and variations.
- UPC, GTIN, ASIN, and SKU
- Variant recognition
- Fuzzy title matching
- Catalog normalization
Identify
Multi-Channel Monitoring
Observe applicable listings across marketplaces, retailers, distributors, and approved ecommerce sources.
- Major marketplaces
- Retailer websites
- Distributor listings
- Regional storefronts
Verify
Timestamped Evidence Capture
Preserve the listing context your team needs to review a suspected policy exception.
- Listing screenshot
- Source URL and timestamp
- Observed and MAP prices
- Seller and product context
Verify
Repeat-Offender Tracking
Understand patterns in seller behavior instead of treating every incident as an isolated listing.
- First and latest detection
- Recurrence frequency
- Products affected
- Open and resolved history
Verify
Custom Compliance Reports
Turn individual records into clear summaries for channel reviews and internal reporting.
- Seller-level summaries
- Product violation trends
- Channel compliance views
- Exportable evidence records
Act
Prioritized Violation Alerts
Notify the appropriate team when a new, recurring, or commercially important incident requires attention.
- Email and webhook alerts
- Severity-based routing
- Custom thresholds
- Escalation conditions
Act
Compliance Review Workflow
Organize potential violations in a structured queue for accountable human review and follow-up.
- Review status
- Assignment and ownership
- Internal notes
- Resolution tracking
Act
Flexible Data Delivery
Send monitoring records into the compliance, analytics, or operating systems your teams already use.
- CSV and Excel
- API and webhooks
- Cloud delivery
- BI-ready structured data
How it works01 02 03 04 05 06 07
From policy file to resolved review record.
Each stage protects the context needed for a reliable compliance workflow.
Import
Products, identifiers, thresholds, and effective dates.
Match
Connect listings, variations, offers, and sellers.
Monitor
Collect advertised prices on an agreed schedule.
Detect
Apply product and policy-specific review rules.
Verify
Validate the record and preserve source evidence.
Route
Send prioritized alerts to responsible teams.
Track
Record review status, resolution, and recurrence.
Violation evidence recordComplete
$84.99Advertised listing captured
July 24, 2026 at 10:42 AM ET
July 24, 2026 at 10:42 AM ET
MAP threshold$99.99
Observed gap-$15.00
SellerSeller North
Source statusURL preserved
Evidence, not noise
Give reviewers the full context behind every alert.
A price difference alone is not enough. Kvetoiq can preserve the listing, seller, product match, policy threshold, observation time, and supporting source details required for a responsible review.
Timestamped screenshot
Listing and seller URL
Product and variant match
Applicable policy version
Observed price context
Incident history
Prioritization logic
Not every potential violation deserves the same response.
Rank incidents using commercial impact, recurrence, seller context, evidence completeness, and policy variance so teams can focus on what matters first.
Price-gap size
Product importance
Seller authorization
Repeat frequency
Channel reach
Evidence confidence
Immediate review
Material policy gap on a priority product from a recurring or high-reach seller.
Compliance queue
A validated rule match that needs human review before follow-up.
Monitor persistence
A short-lived, ambiguous, or lower-impact offer that may become important.
Retain history
A reviewed incident preserved for recurrence and seller behavior analysis.
Teams supported
One evidence layer for every team responsible for channel health.
Brand Protection
Identify seller and listing patterns that may undermine channel policy or brand value.
Ecommerce Teams
See where marketplace offers create price pressure across important products.
Channel Sales
Support reseller conversations with consistent product, seller, and incident records.
Legal and Compliance
Review organized evidence and policy context before deciding on appropriate action.
Revenue Operations
Connect recurring channel behavior with products, markets, and commercial priorities.
Leadership
Understand compliance patterns, seller recurrence, and resolution progress over time.
Marketplace coverage
Monitor the channels where your approved products are advertised.
Coverage is scoped around your catalog, policy, business purpose, selected markets, and technically eligible public sources.
Amazon MAP Monitoring
Observe applicable product offers, marketplace sellers, variations, and advertised prices.
Explore Amazon data →Walmart MAP Monitoring
Track eligible marketplace and retailer listings with seller and offer context.
Explore Walmart data →Retailer and Distributor Sites
Build custom monitoring for approved retailer, dealer, distributor, and category websites.
Explore custom extraction →Delivery and integration
Put compliance records into the systems your team already uses.
Choose the delivery method that fits your review process, analytics environment, and internal ownership model.
CSVExcelJSONREST APIWebhookAmazon S3Google CloudAzureSnowflakeBigQuerySQL DatabaseBI Platform
Know the difference
MAP monitoring is not general competitor price monitoring.
FocusMAP Violation DetectionCompetitor Price Monitoring
Primary questionWhich advertised listings may conflict with our supplied MAP policy?How are competitor prices, promotions, and availability changing?
Comparison basisObserved price versus applicable MAP thresholdYour product versus matched competitor offers
Seller contextAuthorization, recurrence, and incident historyCompetitive seller and marketplace position
Core outputPotential violation queue with evidenceMarket pricing intelligence and change signals
Related solutionExplore Brand Protection →Explore Price Monitoring →
Responsible monitoring
Detection supports review. It does not replace policy or legal judgment.
Kvetoiq evaluates source availability, legitimate business purpose, proportionality, source conditions, collection frequency, and data-handling requirements before production monitoring.
✓Potential violations clearly labeled for review
✓Customer-supplied policy thresholds and dates
✓Source, seller, and collection context preserved
✓Human review before external action
Frequently asked questions
What teams ask about MAP violation detection.
What is MAP violation detection?
MAP violation detection compares publicly advertised product prices with the applicable Minimum Advertised Price thresholds supplied by a brand or manufacturer. Listings that match defined exception rules are routed for review.
What is the difference between MAP and MSRP?
MAP is a policy threshold for the advertised price of a product. MSRP is a manufacturer suggested retail price. They serve different purposes and should not be treated as interchangeable fields.
Is every price below MAP automatically a confirmed violation?
No. A detected price difference is a potential policy exception. Product matching, policy dates, seller context, promotions, bundles, location, and other factors may require authorized human review.
Which channels can Kvetoiq monitor?
Depending on source eligibility and project scope, monitoring can cover major marketplaces, retailer websites, distributor listings, dealer websites, direct stores, and category-specific commerce platforms.
Can Kvetoiq identify the seller responsible for a listing?
Seller names, storefront URLs, seller identifiers, fulfilment context, and authorization status can be included when displayed or supplied for matching.
Do alerts include screenshots and timestamps?
Evidence records can include listing screenshots, source URLs, collection timestamps, advertised prices, policy thresholds, product matches, sellers, and relevant offer context.
Can coupons, bundles, and promotional prices be reviewed?
Yes. Monitoring rules can account for displayed coupons, strike-through discounts, bundles, multipacks, shipping context, and other observable offer structures when required.
How are bundles and multipacks evaluated?
Products can be matched using quantity and pack-size attributes. Applicable comparison rules are then agreed with your team so the monitoring logic reflects the supplied policy.
Can unauthorized sellers be monitored?
Yes. Observed sellers can be compared with an authorized seller list supplied by your team, allowing unknown or unauthorized sellers to be routed into a separate review workflow.
How frequently can listings be checked?
Frequency depends on catalog size, channel volatility, source behavior, geographic scope, technical feasibility, and how quickly your team can review and respond to alerts.
Can MAP records be delivered through an API or webhook?
Yes. Delivery options can include APIs, webhooks, CSV, Excel, JSON, cloud storage, databases, warehouses, and business intelligence systems.
Does Kvetoiq enforce MAP policies?
Kvetoiq provides monitoring data, potential violation detection, evidence records, and workflow support. Your authorized internal or external advisors determine whether and how a policy should be enforced.
What information is needed to begin?
Useful inputs include your product catalog, identifiers, MAP thresholds, policy effective dates, authorized seller list, priority channels, monitoring frequency, alert rules, and preferred delivery method.
Plan your MAP monitoring program
Find potential violations before channel pressure spreads.
Share your catalog, MAP thresholds, authorized sellers, priority marketplaces, and review requirements. Kvetoiq will map the monitoring, evidence, and delivery workflow for your program.