WebsiteFilter: help me find a good interactive product comparison site/tool.

February 9, 2006 5:25 PM

I'm looking for your favorite web site(s) that let you compare 2 products - actually, any 2 anything...

In particular, I'd love to find any interactive site - kinds that lets you add and delete various options (filters etc.) during a process, ideally letting you do them in real time (something AJAXy and the like) without having to reload the page. I don't care about the content - I'm looking for functionality. I'm creating some sort of search for a product that has many technical variables, and am looking for creative ways that let you search and filter between many different types of variables. Good examples of filtering or re-sorting once the results come back (other than 'click on the column title to re-sort') are much appreciated as well.

thanks for any help - sorry if this sounds a little too jargony. Share your link love...

posted by rmm to technology (5 comments total)

Have you tried Kaboodle? It's billed as "social shopping," but I've only used it to organize my own needs in comparing products. It might come a little short of your needs, though.
posted by youarenothere at 6:27 PM on February 9, 2006

Montrail has an interesting implementation of this feature. From the site navigation, click Products > Fusion, then click on the Compare Shoes button and drag the shoe photos into the box that appears.
posted by Danelope at 6:46 PM on February 9, 2006

Don't Buy Junk.com may be what you're looking for.
posted by Hildago at 7:50 PM on February 9, 2006

I found the Edmunds.com car comparison useful, although it's not that flash in terms of technology. The DPReview.com camera comparison is similar.
posted by mbrubeck at 7:50 AM on February 10, 2006

Thanks for the links people - it's given me a few good ideas. That Montrail one is definitely quite beautiful...
posted by rmm at 9:46 AM on February 14, 2006