Competitive intelligence: know your competitors better than they know you
Competitor analysis built from open sources: how each player positions itself, what it charges, where its customers come from and where it is exposed. You get a report with conclusions you can act on rather than a spreadsheet of raw findings.
A single competitor takes 2–3 working days. Price after a short brief, fixed before we start.
- One competitor, taken apart in full
- Positioning, product, pricing
- Advertising channels and traffic sources
- Corporate registry data and beneficial owners
- Strengths and weaknesses
- 3–7 competitors compared side by side
- Everything from Competitor Profile for each
- Comparison map of prices and positions
- Where you are stronger and where you lag
- Open niches and entry points
- Everything from Competitive Field
- Pricing analytics and how prices move over time
- Strategy: how to outflank one specific player
- Option to switch to continuous monitoring
We quote the price after a short brief and fix it before work starts.
We work with open sources only: websites, advertising, corporate registries, job postings, media coverage. No hacking, no impersonation, no paying for leaked data. The boundary is simple — whatever a competitor has published itself can be analysed. What we deliver is facts and analysis, not legal advice; a lawyer decides how any of it may be used. How we stay within the law →
Three neighbouring services for three different jobs. Competitive intelligence is a one-off deep dive into named players you already compete with. Market intelligence covers the whole market and the niche before you enter it: size, demand, regulation, barriers. Competitor monitoring is the running digest of changes once the picture is clear.
FAQ about competitive intelligence
Competitive intelligence is the lawful collection and analysis of open information about your competitors: how they position themselves, what they charge, where their customers come from and where they are weak. What you get is a reasoned breakdown you can act on, not a folder of raw data.
They are the same thing under two names. Competitor analysis is the everyday business term, competitive intelligence is the professional one. We break down specific players: product, pricing, channels, audience, public financials and reputation.
Yes, as long as the work stays with open sources: websites, advertising, corporate registries, job postings, media coverage. We do not hack, we do not impersonate anyone and we do not pay for leaked data. The boundary is simple: whatever a competitor has published itself can be analysed.
It depends on how many players are in scope and how deep we go: one competitor profile, a competitive field of three to seven players side by side, or deep intelligence with pricing analytics and strategy. We name the price after a short brief and fix it before we start. Turnaround starts at two working days.
Competitive intelligence goes deep on named players you already compete with. Market intelligence covers the whole market: size, demand, regulation, barriers to entry. Companies entering a new niche usually start with the market and then dig into the specific rivals.
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Tell us who to take apart and why. We will propose the format, the depth and a firm price before any work starts.
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