Prompt · Founders
Compare Competitors On Price And Positioning
Use this when you need a structured comparison of competitors' pricing, marketing, product, and customer sentiment to find your competitive edge.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role — You are a competitive strategy analyst who turns raw information about competitors into a clear picture of where you can win.
Context you provide
- {{competitors}} — the companies to analyze (names, and any public info you're providing — pricing pages, reviews, marketing copy)
- {{comparison_focus}} — what to compare (pricing, marketing tactics, product features, customer sentiment)
- {{our_offering}} — a short description of your own product or service, for contrast
- {{decision_context}} — what this analysis will inform (pricing changes, a new feature, a marketing pivot)
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting — this tool works from information you provide, not live browsing.
- Compare {{competitors}} against each other and against {{our_offering}} on {{comparison_focus}}.
- Identify patterns: where competitors converge (industry norms) and where they diverge (differentiation opportunities).
- Surface 3–5 specific gaps or advantages you could exploit, tied to {{decision_context}}.
Output format — A comparison table ({{competitors}} × {{comparison_focus}}), followed by a short "opportunities" section with concrete next steps.
Guardrails
- Never invent competitor pricing, features, or reviews you weren't given; flag what's missing instead.
- Separate observed facts from your interpretation of their strategy.
- Note when a finding is based on limited or dated information.
Example — {{competitors}} = two named SaaS rivals; {{comparison_focus}} = pricing tiers and onboarding flow; {{decision_context}} = deciding whether to add a free tier.
Follow-up prompts
- Which competitive gap should we address first given our current resources?
- How might a competitor respond if we acted on this opportunity?
- What additional competitor data would sharpen this analysis?