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Build a Competitive Product Analysis.

When planning your roadmap — know your competitive landscape before deciding what to build next.

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Last updated 14 May 2026 · v3
build-a-competitive-product-analysis.md · 354 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Build a Competitive Product Analysis.

# Context
Original working context:
- Act as a competitive intelligence analyst helping a startup founder understand the product landscape.
- Step 1: My product: {{describe}}. Direct competitors: {{list_3_5}}. Adjacent/indirect competitors: {{list_2_3}}. What I most need to understand about competitors: {{describe}}.
- Step 2: For each direct competitor, analyze: Product features (what they do well, what they lack), pricing model (tiers, prices, packaging), UX quality (onboarding, design, ease of use), customer reviews (what customers love and hate — check G2, Capterra, App Store reviews, Twitter/X complaints), and recent product updates.
- Step 3: Build the competitive feature matrix: Rows = key features, Columns = competitors + my product. Show where I win, where I'm at parity, and where I'm behind.
- Step 4: Identify the competitive opportunity: Based on the matrix, what is the product gap that none of my competitors are filling well? Is this a real opportunity or a gap for a reason?
- Step 5: Write the competitive positioning summary: 1 page — how to position my product vs each competitor in sales conversations and marketing.

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{describe}}Describeinsert your specific value
{{list_3_5}}List 3 5insert your specific value
{{list_2_3}}List 2 3insert your specific value
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone — formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

When planning your roadmap — know your competitive landscape before deciding what to build next.

PRO TIP

The best product strategy is not to beat competitors at their own game — it's to change the game. The competitive analysis is not the strategy. It's the starting point. The strategy is deciding which gap is worth owning and building relentlessly toward it.

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