Prox
Prox is a free grocery price-comparison platform that scans weekly shelf prices from retailers across the U.S. and identifies the cheapest store combination for a shopper’s entire list. Users enter a ZIP code to see side-by-side current deals, with an average savings of $38 per basket. Prices refresh weekly to reflect local promotions and inventory changes.
- Commerce & Shopping
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Shoppers often overpay for groceries because they lack an easy way to compare prices across multiple nearby retailers for their entire shopping list. Weekly promotions and regional price variations make it time-consuming to manually identify the cheapest combination of stores, leading to higher grocery bills.
Solution
Prox provides a free, web-based price-comparison tool that scans current weekly shelf prices from retailers across the United States. Users enter their ZIP code and their full grocery list, and Prox identifies the cheapest store or combination of stores to buy everything, presenting a side-by-side view of current deals. The platform refreshes prices weekly to reflect local promotions and inventory changes, ensuring recommendations stay accurate. By aggregating and comparing prices automatically, Prox helps shoppers save an average of $38 per basket without requiring a subscription or manual price hunting.
Target Audience
Primary users are cost-conscious grocery shoppers in the United States who want to minimize their weekly grocery spending without manually comparing prices across multiple stores.
Features
- Weekly refresh of shelf prices from retailers across the U.S., with availability varying by ZIP code and week
- Whole-list optimization that finds the cheapest single store or combination of stores for a user's complete grocery list
- ZIP-code-based local price comparison showing side-by-side current deals
- Free, always-available service with no subscription or account required
- Retailer coverage across the U.S. with price availability noted per region and week