> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://pricepirate.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Channel performance > Why marketplaces need comparable metrics — and where your price position feeds into channel profitability. Selling on multiple channels raises the same question every quarter: where is the investment worth it? A marketplace with high revenue can leave less behind after fees and price pressure than a smaller channel with stable margins. Without comparable numbers, the answer stays a gut feeling. ## What channel performance comes down to Three quantities decide whether a channel carries its weight: * **Cost per click or per order** — what the channel charges per acquired customer, whether as CPC, commission, or fees. * **Conversion** — how many visitors actually buy. A cheap click is worthless if it does not convert. * **Margin after channel costs** — what actually remains after fees, shipping, and price pressure. Only when these quantities exist per channel can marketplaces be compared fairly — and budgets shift to where they work. ## Where price position fits in On comparison shopping sites, price position is the lever that connects all three: it determines visibility (and with it, clicks), influences conversion (the front position looks attractive), and directly defines margin. A front position bought purely with discounts can ruin channel profitability just as surely as a position too far back that brings no clicks. That is why every channel review should include: where did my offers rank — and what did that position cost? ## How PricePirate helps PricePirate supplies the price side of that equation: positions, competitor prices, and price changes per product and marketplace, comparable over time. Competitor report showing which shops appear most often on tracked listings * The [reports](/docs/en/guide/reports/overview) summarize positions, competitors, and price activity per marketplace. * The [product metrics](/docs/en/guide/insights/metrics) show where each product stands and how stable its position is. * The [automation report](/docs/en/guide/reports/automation) makes traceable which price changes your strategies triggered. Tell us your marketplaces. We will show the matching reports. Next guide step: [Reports overview](/docs/en/guide/reports/overview).