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Competitor Startup Ideas

3 years ago

A startup that helps you learn the most effective ways to “outperform your competitors”

427

3 years ago

A startup to send and receive payment by bitcoin. It’s like a PayPal competitor.

295

5 years ago

A Slack competitor for workplace collaboration.

275

2 years ago

Social media monitoring startup focused on helping brands and agencies track sentiment on social media. The startup is focused on helping brands track competitors’ message and content sharing across social media.

271

4 years ago

A Google Docs competitor that helps you create and collaborate on documents.

227

5 years ago

This is a platform that allows brands to see how their customers compare to their competitors.

166

3 years ago

A startup that has started a program to make sure that every employee has a green light to leave their job and go on to another job. The idea is that it can be a good way to keep employees from jumping ship to a competitor.

165

5 years ago

InstaCart is a service that can move a consumer’s shopping cart from one website to another, or even to a competitor. That means customers can buy products from Amazon, Walmart, and other retailers without ever leaving the site.

153

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that wants to help hotels automate their check-in and check-out process, using a self-check-in mobile app. They’re taking on competitors like Vogue and Rezidor.

152

5 years ago

A platform that helps large businesses manage their supply chain, with a mobile app that lets users order and track products. It’s backed by Airbus and seen as a competitor to Shopify.

146

5 years ago

A B2B company that connects companies with Indonesian factories that can produce goods at a lower cost than competitors outside the country.

143

5 years ago

A company that manufactures and distributes high-end headphones, digital cameras, and other electronics. The startup is focusing on the “high-end” market by offering higher quality products priced at the same range as its competitors.

140

5 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easy for iOS users to migrate from their carrier’s app to one of their competitors’.

139

5 years ago

Postmates for the well-to-do is a new startup that’s launching in Chicago in September looking to deliver food and beverage at a higher price point than its delivery competitors. It’s currently testing out its service in the area around Lincoln Park, Chicago.

139

5 years ago

A marketing software service for small and medium-sized companies. The company’s founders say they’re seeing a huge demand for the service from companies after a number of competitors have fallen by the wayside.

137

5 years ago

A startup that helps organizations get their data into the cloud, without resorting to competitors like Amazon S3.

132

5 years ago

A company that helps online retailers “persuade” a customer to buy from them instead of their competitors. It uses algorithms to determine where the customer is in the buying cycle, and tailors a message to the customer so that they’ll click through to their website.

129

5 years ago

A product that helps companies run a competitive advantage over competitors by allowing them to track their employees’ productivity in real-time.

129

5 years ago

A startup that helps large retailers streamline their supply chain and avoid prices from being undercut by competitors.

129

5 years ago

A platform that allows online and offline retailers to charge products to users’ cards. The company says it can boost conversion rates by 35%, but might also be seen as a competitor to Stripe and PayPal.

125

3 years ago

A company that automates the interview process for recruiting software developers and engineers, counting competitors like VideoHire, Interviews.com, ZipRecruiter and Workable among its customers.

124

3 years ago

A platform that lets advertisers see where their target audience is spending their time and how it compares to their competitors.

123

2 years ago

A startup that helps organizations improve reporting in a way that’s more efficient and more accurate. The company says they have a 40% higher success rate than competitors on the best-in-class survey software.

121

5 years ago

A company that helps brands create webcasts that are more compelling than those of their competitors.

116

5 years ago

A competitor to Amazon Echo that brings the Google Assistant to your home. The company is raising $50 million from investors and has drawn interest from Google and Apple.

116

5 years ago

A Zendesk competitor for lawyers, providing them with software that helps them manage their cases and document them.

115

5 years ago

A digital wallet to keep track of expenses and payments, with monthly fees and a range of plans. Some competitors include Wirecard, Revolut, and Revolut Pay.

112

2 years ago

A maker of hardware parts and tools for 3D printing. Their 3D printers are 3 times the cost of those from competitors.

111

3 years ago

This startup is building an enterprise-grade Slack competitor. The company’s founders say that they’re building a “complete messaging solution”, including bots and integrations.

107

5 years ago

A platform for booking a ride-share with Uber or Lyft. It is a competitor to UberRush, a company founded by former Uber and Lyft employees that allows ridesharing users to book a ride from a driver without a credit card.

103

3 years ago

A digital currency exchange with fees that are 3-5% lower than those of competitors.

103

5 years ago

A startup that creates a secure and private messaging platform for Slack, providing a secure channel for groups that need to share sensitive information. It’s a Slack competitor.

102

5 years ago

A company that wants to make it easier for companies to recruit and train contractors. It sells software to connect contractors and companies, and is in the news because it’s a competitor to Handy.

102

5 years ago

Bitpagos is a startup that wants to be a PayPal or Square competitor for merchants in Latin America, allowing them to accept payments from abroad.

101

5 years ago

A SaaS business that allows businesses to build their own branded, custom, branded data that’s meant to be more useful than competitor data.

98

5 years ago

A German startup building autonomous cars that are cheaper and more energy efficient than competitors.

96

3 years ago

An international service that helps people find the best price and best flight to Mexico, whether they are planning a vacation or relocation. The startup’s product is a comparison engine that pulls flight data from the world’s leading travel website and aggregates it into a set of user-friendly comparisons. Users can search for and book flights, hotels, and car rentals, and check the price of a flight against competitors.

95

5 years ago

A card that can be used to withdraw cash from ATMs in over 200 countries in the world, with no fees and no limits on how much a person can withdraw. The startup is currently testing in the UK, and wants to go worldwide. It’s a competitor to non-native cards like the Delta SkyMiles card.

94

3 years ago

A cost-saving app that gives users a breakdown of their travel expenses. It’s a competitor to Hipmunk and

93

5 years ago

Music-streaming service for small independent bands and musicians. The startup is looking to be a competitor to sites like Pandora, but with a more customizable sound. It’s currently in beta.

90

5 years ago

A GitHub competitor looking to gather all your projects into one place.

90

4 years ago

A tool to help small businesses get an edge on their competitors. It’s a toolset built to help small businesses onboard and manage clients. It’s a more advanced version of a service like HubSpot’s existing “Crowd Sourced Marketing” program.

90

2 years ago

A startup that wants to revolutionize online banking. The startup is working to build a digital banking platform that’s faster, more secure and more efficient than its competitors.

90

5 years ago

A video platform that allows users to create and curate content in real time. It’s essentially a competitor for Meerkat and Periscope. The startup wants to be a place for people to interact with each other on-demand.

84

4 years ago

A startup that provides insights into competitors’ markets, products and pricing.

78

3 years ago

A Snapchat competitor that uses messaging apps to send money.

76

5 years ago

A startup aiming to provide a universal language for software developers to build apps that are more human, more intuitive and easier to use than their competitors.

75

3 years ago

A platform to help companies better understand their customers’ demand. The platform looks to be a direct competitor to companies like StrongMail and Marketo.

73

3 years ago

A way to organize data inside a Salesforce org, to make it easier to find and review data. It's a competitor to Salesforce's own tool.

73

2 years ago

A Slack competitor for young professionals in the US. The startup uses AI to match people with jobs and find them a place to live.

72

3 years ago

Rethink Robotics is building a competitor to the industrial robot arms that dominate factory floors, building a robot that is more efficient and flexible. Its robot, called Sawyer, is also more human-centered, with arms that can be repositioned, and arms that can pick up and move things.

69

3 years ago

A company that helps users track and manage their cryptocurrency assets, in a manner similar to their competitor Coinbase. The company is funded by the founders of Bibox, a Chinese exchange that has been involved in controversy before and has had expensive legal battles against the IRS.

67

3 years ago

A Hong Kong-based startup that is creating a competitor to PayPal, a mobile payment system that can be used to transfer money to friends and family, accept payments from merchants, and make payments from users.

66

4 years ago

A subscription-based service that helps independent journalists and writers monetize their work by selling subscriptions to their content. It’s a competitor to Medium.

65

3 years ago

Smartphone-based food ordering app that aims to rival Grubhub and other competitors.

63

4 years ago

An online sales platform for beauty products. The company says it’s 6x cheaper to use than competitor sites, and claims it has $1 million per month in paid traffic.

62

3 years ago

A Target-like store that sells clothing and food that is actually made in the US, not just imported. It’s not a direct competitor to Nordstrom or Macy’s.

61

3 years ago

A company that’s building a platform to help organizations manage, analyze, and visualize their data. It’s a competitor to other startups like Tempo and LiveRamp.

61

3 years ago

A startup for businesses that offers free credit reports and scores. It’s a tool for businesses to track performance against their competitors as well as build a reference score for how credit-worthy a company is.

61

3 years ago

This is a B2B company building an API for marketers to send targeted emails. It’s a direct competitor to Marketo.

59

3 years ago

A Slack competitor for the enterprise that wants to put businesses in touch with one another.

59

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for businesses to manage their risk using an SaaS platform that helps them identify how they stack up against their competitors and how they can improve.

58

3 years ago

A platform for small businesses to learn about their competitors and get valuable insights about the competition.

57

3 years ago

A tool to help nonprofits understand their competitors and how they’re spending their money

56

3 years ago

A tool that allows people to build applications for collaborative video editing. The startup is building a video editing platform that it claims is faster and more accurate than their competitors.

54

2 years ago

A competitor to Slack which is currently in private beta

54

2 years ago

A “fashion and travel” app that is essentially a lifestyle directory. It’s a category that’s been crowded with competitors, but Zara says it has a unique combination of a curated store and exclusive content.

54

3 years ago

Meetup and Eventbrite bought competitor Meetup, so this startup is looking to serve the same purpose for events.

53

3 years ago

Local competitor to the popular Groovebook alternative, which is also working on business analytics for travel.

51

3 years ago

A tool for finding external funding that’s not tied to your domain. Clique is a competitor to AngelList, a site where individuals can post up their startup and ask for funding. The advantage is that it’s not tied to a specific domain, allowing it to work for any industry.

50

3 years ago

A company that is building a platform for online freelancers and agencies to accept payments. Since the company only accepts payments via PayPal, it’s actually a PayPal competitor

50

2 years ago

A social media agency that plans to use the tools of its competitors to build a $1 million business.

50

2 years ago

Booking.com’s biggest competitor in the hotels space is Expedia, and now one of the company’s biggest competitors in the travel space is also a Booking.com competitor.

49

3 years ago

A paid research platform that allows users to learn about their competitors and competitors' products.

48

2 years ago

A startup that sells a type of insurance for cell phone users that offers up to $1,000 for accidental damage. It’s a direct competitor to companies like Square’s Square Capital or Google’s Google Play.

47

3 years ago

A tool that enables companies to manage their inventory and track shipments with a mobile app. It’s a more direct competitor to tools like ShipStation and Shipt.

46

3 years ago

A customer support and live chat software for retailers. The startup sees itself as a competitor to other marketplaces like Zendesk, LivePerson, and Zendesk Live Chat.

46

3 years ago

An online platform that helps professionals give presentations online, either in front of a group or to a single person, who can then edit those presentations and share them via email or other services. They also claim that their platform has a higher percentage of “live” presentations than competitors like Slideshare.

44

5 years ago

A crypto exchange that’s meant to serve people in the developing world. The startup’s founders say they only charge a small fee of 0.6% per transaction, compared to their competitors that charge 10% or more.

43

3 years ago

A Slack competitor that aims to bring the same feel of a voice-based chat app to a text-based one. The startup wants to build a Slack competitor that’s as easy to use as a text-based chat app, including the ability to chat in full sentences rather than snippets of text.

43

3 years ago

This app is attempting to be an “Apple’s Siri competitor.” It’s built using the same technology as Siri, and allows users to ask questions and get answers.

38

2 years ago

A venture-backed startup built around a machine-learning algorithm that aims to do a better job of matching employees with jobs than its competitors.

38

2 years ago

A web-based accounting system that’s cheaper and easier to use than its competitors, but also offers better features and provides a better user experience.

36

5 years ago

Idea: A platform for building chatbots. The founders say their competitor, Maya, charges $3,000 per month while their offering is just $995 per month.

34

2 years ago

A startup to help recruiters and hiring managers find candidates that have the skills they need. The company’s founders say that they’ve been hired to get data from competitors and use it to create a data set that helps them automate the process of building their own.

30

2 years ago

A PC-based chatbot that helps make sales calls and handle customer service. It’s a retooled version of the company’s prior product, Promoter, which was sold for $1.9 million to a competitor.

25

2 years ago

A digital service for advertising agencies, with a focus on creative ideas and workflows. It’s pitched as a competitor to all the other “ad tech” startups out there

23

2 years ago

A competitor to the popular online tool Zola.com, which provides same-day delivery of groceries and household items. The company is looking to get a piece of a $20 billion market by building out same-day delivery on its own, without Zola’s existing network of grocery stores.

23

2 years ago

A platform that allows clients to manage their internet of things (IoT) devices via a mobile app. Cleverly enough, the startup’s competitors include other companies trying to solve the same problem.

22

2 years ago

A front-end SaaS company that wants to enable companies to build apps with the same UX and features as their competitors’ products, to avoid vendor lock-in and costly updates.

21

2 years ago

Similar to the startup's US competitor, the startup wants to help people save money on their mobile phone bill by bundling their data plan. Users can choose what they want to bundle and pay for their bill on a monthly basis.

20

2 years ago

A platform for decentralized applications to be built on the EOS blockchain. EOS is a platform that allows developers to build a DApp if they have a minimum of 1,000 users on their platform. It is a competitor to Ethereum and NEO.

16

2 years ago

A $50 device aimed at allowing workers to be more productive, and potentially giving them a leg up on their competitors. It helps them get tasks done quickly by using a combination of voice control, gesture control, and a retractable stylus.

16

2 years ago

A startup that allows you to take a picture of a receipt to get the price of an item from a competitor’s website.

12

2 years ago

A Slack competitor that aims to integrate with other work tools. Workspaces, which also offers an AI-powered tool for time tracking, is launching in a new office space in San Francisco and is looking for more people to join their team.

11

5 years ago

Idea: A tool for reducing the time between when a company identifies a bug, and when that bug is actually fixed The startup says their product is 80% cheaper than competitors

9

5 years ago

A startup that is a competitor to Taskrabbit, but specifically for moving companies

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5 years ago

Idea: A Slack competitor with support for additional messaging platforms The company says it’s received $150,000 in funding to date

-1

5 years ago

Idea: Build a Slack competitor for teams

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A software-as-a-service startup that intends to take on competitors like Zendesk, Salesforce, and Intercom with a product that helps businesses manage customer relationships.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: Wolfram Alpha for your business. It’s a simple tool that lets you see how your company is doing compared to competitors.

-1

14 hours ago

A B2B tool for e-commerce brands to predict and auto-adjust pricing based on real-time competitor data scraped from 100+ marketplaces worldwide.

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