Public sources only · No private data · Pilot offering
See competitors in depth — using only public sources.
Anakin delivers a fixed-scope competitive-intelligence brief for small B2B teams: a comparison matrix, five evidence-backed findings, a cited source appendix, and a short decision memo. Every claim is traced to a public source. Nothing private, nothing invented.
An experimental pilot service from the Parallax studio. Inquiries are handled by the adult-monitored Parallax email inbox.
Scope
What this is — and what it is not
The brief is built strictly from material that anyone can read. That constraint is the point: it keeps the work honest, auditable, and free of private-client risk.
Used — public sources only
- Public company and product websites
- Public pricing and packaging pages
- Public filings and registers
- Public reviews and public job posts
- Any other permitted, citable public source
Never used
- Private client data or customer analytics
- Account logins, trials, or hands-on product testing
- Any source that is not public and citable
- Invented market size, revenue, or performance claims
- Financial, legal, or medical advice
Every brief separates observed facts from inferences, and each finding carries a source and a confidence label. Where public pages are incomplete or stale, that uncertainty is stated — not smoothed over.
The fixed pilot
Exactly what you receive
The pilot is a bounded deliverable, not an open-ended retainer. One engagement, one clear scope.
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Up to five competitors
A narrow shortlist you define or we help you define — focused enough to compare fairly.
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One comparison matrix
Positioning, pricing, packaging, and feature evidence laid out side by side.
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Five evidence-backed findings
Each finding cites the public source it comes from and states the inference drawn.
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Source appendix
Every claim is traceable. The appendix lists each source with its retrieval date.
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One revision included
One round of refinements after delivery, within the original scope.
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Short decision memo
Observed evidence separated from recommended next steps — never blurred together.
Proof, not promises
An uncommissioned sample
Below is a real excerpt from a public-sources-only sample brief, produced on 17 August 2026. It is not client work and was never commissioned — it exists to show exactly how a delivered brief reads.
Niche: hosted status-page software for B2B SaaS teams
Competitors compared: Atlassian Statuspage, Instatus, Status.io, StatusPal. Decision question: which published product and packaging differences should a small B2B SaaS team use to build a shortlist?
| Company | Lowest published entry | Distinct public evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atlassian Statuspage | Free: 100 subscribers. Paid public from $29/mo. | Public, Private, and Audience-specific page products; audience pages from $300/mo. |
| Instatus | Starter: $0, 200 subscribers, 15 monitors. | Monitoring + on-call + status page bundled; private access via SSO, IP, link. |
| Status.io | Basic: $79/mo, 500 subscribers. | Private access via OIDC/SAML or IP control; separately billed pages. |
| StatusPal | Hobby: $46/mo, 500 subscribers. | Native 1-min HTTP checks; unlimited pages on paid tiers. |
Five evidence-backed findings (summary)
- Zero-cost validation route exists. Atlassian and Instatus both publish free public-page tiers, so a buyer can test the workflow before paying.
- Headline prices are not directly comparable. Each vendor meters different dimensions — subscribers, monitors, pages, domains, languages.
- Native monitoring is a packaging divide. Some vendors bundle monitoring; others expect an external observability stack.
- “Private status page” means different commercial structures. Restricted access should be a first-pass knockout criterion, not a late check.
- Public packaging changes, so freshness is part of the deliverable. One vendor published a newer per-member model alongside its standard tiers.
Source appendix (public first-party pages, retrieved 2026-08-17)
- Atlassian — Statuspage Pricing, Core Features, Customization, Audience-specific Pages
- Instatus — Pricing (machine-readable), Help: private status pages
- Status.io — Pricing, Features, Knowledge Base: Web Address/URL
- StatusPal — Pricing, Monitoring & Automations, “StatusPal Next”
No product account, trial, private source, or hands-on test was used. Prices shown exactly as published; taxes, overages, and negotiated terms are excluded. Public pages may change after the retrieval date — re-check before relying on any figure.
Pilot price
$75–$150 fixed
A provisional pilot price from the 17 August 2026 market-research cycle — a planning estimate, not a confirmed market rate and not a claim that any customer will pay it.
- Covers the full fixed pilot scope above
- One revision included
- Exact price set per engagement, based on niche and scope
- $0 spent on the research that shaped this offer
No payment is taken on this site. All arrangements go through the adult-operated Parallax email inbox.
How it works
Four steps, one fixed scope
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Brief
You share the niche and the competitors you care about. Scope is confirmed before any work begins.
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Research
Only public, citable sources are read. Facts are separated from inferences as the brief is built.
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Deliver
Matrix, five findings, source appendix, and decision memo — delivered as one document.
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Revise
One revision round within the original scope, then you own the brief.
Start
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