# Introducing Open Prices **URL:** \ **Category:** News\ **Tags:** event, community\ **Created:** [January 24, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/introducing-open-prices/501 "2024-01-24T15:39:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gala](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/user_avatar/forum.openfoodfacts.org/gala/32/286_2.png) [@Gala](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Gala)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/introducing-open-prices/501/1 "2024-01-24T15:39:17Z")
ENG **Introducing our new project, Open Prices** 🔎 💰 We’re happy to announce Open Prices, the first _open crowdsourced database of food prices!_ The goal is to collect and share prices of food products around the world. It’s a publicly available dataset that can be used by all for research, analysis, and more. Like Open Food Facts, we **need volunteers** who are willing to help us build this project together, by adding prices of nearby food shops. â„č [More information about the project](https://prices.openfoodfacts.org/) đŸ“Č [Web app to add prices](https://prices.openfoodfacts.org/app) 💁 [A quick tutorial to add a price](https://openfoodfacts.github.io/open-prices/add-a-price/)If tech-savy people are interested, we’re looking for help from developers (vue.js, Python) as well FR đŸ‡«đŸ‡· Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer **Open Prices** , _la premiĂšre base de donnĂ©es ouverte et participative des prix alimentaires !_🔎 💰 L’objectif est de recueillir et de partager les prix des produits alimentaires Ă  travers le monde. Il s’agit d’un jeu de donnĂ©es **disponible publiquement** , pouvant ĂȘtre utilisĂ© par tous Ă  des fins de recherche, d’analyse et autre. Comme pour [Open Food Facts](https://fr.openfoodfacts.org/), nous **avons besoin de volontaires** prĂȘts Ă  nous aider Ă  construire ce projet ensemble en ajoutant les **prix des magasins** d’alimentation Ă  proximitĂ©. â„č [Plus d’informations sur le projet](https://prices.openfoodfacts.org/fr/) đŸ“Č [Application web pour ajouter des prix](https://prices.openfoodfacts.org/app) 💁 [Un tutoriel rapide pour ajouter un prix](https://openfoodfacts.github.io/open-prices/) (en anglais) ![OPEN PRICES](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/uploads/default/original/1X/230113801fcb7ab3788ff3055ed84d0acf99b044.png) ---
**Author:** ![jan-pompe](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/user_avatar/forum.openfoodfacts.org/jan-pompe/32/69_2.png) [@jan-pompe](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/jan-pompe)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/introducing-open-prices/501/2 "2024-01-25T08:57:10Z")
Well made, thanks. There is a link to the product in OpenFoodFacts. Perhaps it would be an idea to also include a link to the prices in OpenFoodFacts on the product pages? Jan. ---
**Author:** ![raphael0202](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@raphael0202](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/raphael0202)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/introducing-open-prices/501/3 "2024-01-25T09:25:02Z")
Hello @jan-pompe, thank you for your feedback! That’s definitely something we want to do, having price information in Open Food Facts ---
**Author:** ![krishanti](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ec9cab/32.png) [@krishanti](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/krishanti)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/introducing-open-prices/501/4 "2024-01-25T10:20:30Z")
I agree with Jan. As multiple photos are added for a product on OFF when an entry is created, it would be easy to upload photo of its price also at the same time. I suggest using both channels to add/edit prices - the main OFF app & the Prices web app (for more frequent updates). ---
**Author:** ![Hedaja](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Hedaja](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/Hedaja)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/introducing-open-prices/501/5 "2024-09-08T17:12:18Z")
Hi I tried the prices feature within OpenFoodFacts app today. There were two things that are something that are keeping me from adding more at the moment. 1. adding a photo is mendatory. This is quite time consuming and I wouldn’t wanna show off all the things I buy. For all other facts adding images is optional. Which leads us to 2. promenently linking prices and location to an account is quite a privacy concern to me. I feel like the data doesn’t benefit very much from having it associated with a certain person. Theoretically you could prevent false prices but I don’t feel like having anonymouized reports would be a huge risk. I feel like this feature could be really useful for comparing prices between stores and also across time and for discounts. ---
**Author:** ![raphael0202](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@raphael0202](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/u/raphael0202)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.openfoodfacts.org/t/introducing-open-prices/501/6 "2024-09-09T12:49:17Z")
Hello Hedaja, We require a proof for each price, as otherwise we have no way to say whether the price added by the user is true or not. Contrary to other food facts, there is no way once a price was added to know without the proof whether it’s correct or not (we cannot go back in time to this particular place to check whether the price is valid). We trust our users to do the right thing, but there would be a legal risk for the Open Food Facts organization if we didn’t do so. Concerning privacy, it’s a subject we’re aware of and that we try to imrpove. For data quality, moderators must be able to see the prices added by a user, and contact this user if necessary. But we don’t necessarily need to make this information available to everyone. We although thought of creating a unique identifier (distinct from your username) that will be displayed instead of it. Any feedback or proposition on this subject is welcome! RaphaĂ«l