Competitor Review (add-on)
An audit on your own business tells you where you're losing conversions.
A Competitor Review tells you where the loss is going — to which competitors, on which dimensions, at which point of the journey.
Combined, they're the strongest diagnostic possible: you understand your weaknesses and your competitors' strengths in the same engagement.
How it works
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Pick at least one audit on your business
Choose at least one audit — Conversion Journey, Digital Experience, AI Experience, or Lifecycle Signals.
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Add the Competitor Review
Add it as an extension, choosing which of those audit areas to apply to competitors.
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Name 2 to 5 direct competitors
Minimum 2 — below two, comparative analysis is too thin to be useful. Maximum 5, beyond that the analysis dilutes.
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We run the audits in parallel
We run the audit on your business in full. We run the same audit on each competitor from the outside, with the same evaluation framework.
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Comparative reading
You receive your own audit + a competitor benchmark for each chosen area, with a side-by-side reading: where you're stronger, where they are, what's specifically costing you.
Common questions about Competitor Review
Can I buy the Competitor Review on its own?
No. It always extends one or more audits on your own business. Without an audit of your own business as a benchmark, comparing yourself to competitors gives you incomplete information. We don't sell hollow comparisons.
Why a minimum of 2 competitors?
Below 2 competitors, the analysis becomes too narrow to be useful. With one competitor you don't know if what you observe is a competitive standard or an exception. From 2 onwards, you start seeing real patterns.
What can you actually test on competitors from the outside?
A lot. Conversion Journey areas are mostly observable — you can navigate their site, complete their checkout, fill their forms. Digital Experience areas are observable too — usability, mobile, perceived performance. AI Experience is partially observable — we can test their chatbot and public AI features, but not their internal configuration. Lifecycle Signals are the most limited — we can capture them only if we sign up as a customer. We're upfront about what each area looks like from the outside before you choose.
How does pricing work?
Each audit area applied to a competitor has its own cost, lower than the full audit on your business (because external observation is more limited). From the third competitor onwards we apply a graduated discount. Price is locked before we start, after we agree on which audit areas you want extended to which competitors.
How do I pick which competitors to include?
Pick the ones who are competing with you for the same users, in the same buying moment. Not aspirational benchmarks (a $5M business comparing itself to Amazon isn't useful). Not adjacent businesses you find interesting. The competitors users are actually choosing between when they pick you or someone else.
Can I add a Competitor Review to an audit I've already purchased?
Yes, within the same engagement timeline. After the engagement ends, we recommend starting a new audit cycle — the market shifts, your business shifts, and so do the competitors. A fresh comparison every 12-18 months gives the most accurate picture.
What you receive
- Your standard audit deliverables (map, friction points, roadmap)
- A comparative benchmark for each competitor, on the audit areas chosen
- A side-by-side reading: where you outperform, where competitors outperform, where the gap costs you the most
- Concrete recommendations on what to fix to close the gap, prioritized by competitive impact
- A 30-day follow-up session, included
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