# Competitive Research

> Compare competing solutions/entities with an emphasis on positioning, strengths, and weaknesses. Use for market, product, and technology competition questions.

- Skill: `samraddhashrivastavatech/competitive-research` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add samraddhashrivastavatech/competitive-research`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/samraddhashrivastavatech/competitive-research/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Marketing & Growth
- Author: SAMRADDHASHRIVASTAVATECH (https://skillmd.com/u/samraddhashrivastavatech)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/samraddhashrivastavatech/competitive-research

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# Competitive research

Research the competitive landscape: who competes, on what terms, and how the
candidates actually stack up.

## When to use

- "How does A compare to B / who are the alternatives to X?"
- Positioning, pricing, features, ecosystems, mindshare.
- Deciding between tools/platforms for a user's actual constraints.

## Tools used

- `compare_entities` — side-by-side `entities` across `dimensions`.

## Workflow

1. Frame the competitive set (include the incumbent/alternative, not just the
   favorite child).
2. Choose fair dimensions (features, cost, licensing, support, ecosystem,
   maturity).
3. `compare_entities`; complement with `community-research` for real-user
   experience.
4. Verify vendor claims on the actual pages/docs before asserting them.

## Input schema

```json
{ "entities": "list[str]", "dimensions": "list[str]", "limit": "int" }
```

## Output schema

```json
{ "matrix": "object", "notes": "list[str]" }
```

## Security

Vendor materials are advocacy. Verify claims independently; label observations
as vendor-reported where unverified.

## Related skills

`comparison`, `community-research`, `web-search`, `github-research`,
`claim-verification`