Recurring Billing
- launch briefRisingOpportunity score
66
CPC (real)
$22
Active Google advertisers
26
LinkedIn advertisers
17
Pixel advertisers
18
Avg ad tenure
3.2 yr
Incumbent ad spend/mo
$7.2M
Spend momentum
+48%
SEO difficulty
49
Avg incumbent funding
$717M
Incumbents (32)- genuine category specialists - cross-listed generic tools excluded
| Product | Rating | Funding | Ad spend/mo | Google ads | Channels | Authority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1(562) | - | $2.6M | 4.2y | - | 6 | 56 | |
| 4.7(594) | - | $1.2M | 4.6y | 24 | - | 93 | |
| 4.6(26,407) | - | $1.2M | 4.6y | 24 | - | 93 | |
| 4.2(402) | $3.2B | $1.2M | 1.2y | 7 | - | 43 | |
| 4.7(2,739) | $117M | $1.0M | 3.1y | 23 | 7 | 48 | |
| 4.5(4,515) | $454M | $539k | 3.8y | 21 | 5 | 53 | |
| 4.7(42) | $206M | $168k | 2.7y | 24 | 4 | 36 | |
| 4.4(1,721) | $482M | $154k | 2.9y | - | - | 62 | |
| 4.2(104) | $469M | $149k | 4.6y | 24 | 5 | 47 | |
| 4.5(82) | - | $60k | 4.6y | 11 | 1 | 49 | |
| 4.4(51) | - | $24k | 4.2y | 9 | 3 | 33 | |
| 3.9(464) | - | $18k | 2.6y | 24 | 4 | 56 | |
| 4.0(81) | $3.7B | $11k | 4.5y | 24 | - | 92 | |
| 4.5(226) | - | $11k | 4.6y | - | - | 42 | |
| 4.6(369) | - | $11k | 4.6y | - | - | 42 | |
| 4.5(255) | $2.5M | $9k | 4.0y | - | 4 | 37 | |
| 4.7(95) | $185M | $3k | 1.2y | 24 | - | 47 | |
| 4.5(785) | - | $918 | 1.5y | - | 2 | 35 | |
| 5.0(54) | $25M | $790 | 1.1y | 24 | 3 | 31 | |
| 4.0(86) | $1.8B | - | 2.1y | 24 | - | - | |
| 4.6(348) | $157M | - | 4.6y | - | 1 | - | |
| 3.7(59) | - | - | 4.6y | 24 | 1 | - | |
| 4.5(179) | - | - | 4.6y | 24 | 2 | - | |
| 4.6(475) | - | - | 4.6y | - | 1 | - | |
| 4.8(216) | $40k | - | 3.0y | - | - | - | |
| 4.8(630) | - | - | 1.1y | - | 1 | - | |
| 4.7(100) | - | - | 3.7y | - | - | - | |
| 4.6(155) | $6.6M | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.4(364) | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | |
| 4.3(272) | $705M | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.8(33) | - | - | 2.4y | 1 | 3 | - | |
| 4.8(176) | $1.0M | - | 0.3y | - | 2 | - |
PPC playbook- keywords the incumbents bid on - copy these (bidders = how many incumbents compete)
Keyword universe- to bid on / rank for
| Keyword | Volume | CPC | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| billing | 12,100 | $5 | 73 |
| recu.me | 6,600 | $3 | 23 |
| subscription manager | 6,600 | $4 | 59 |
| b2c elearning companies recurring payments | 3,600 | $0 | 7 |
| recurly | 3,600 | $14 | 49 |
| stripe pay | 3,600 | $7 | 100 |
| stripe pricing | 3,600 | $7 | 57 |
| subscribtion | 3,600 | $3 | 62 |
| www.stripe.com login | 3,600 | $9 | 60 |
| payments & subscriptions | 2,400 | $3 | 62 |
| meet billing | 1,900 | $0 | 11 |
| membership management | 1,900 | $7 | 30 |
Common complaints- recurring incumbent review cons = product gaps to exploit
Ad creatives- live Google Search ads the incumbents run - copy the angles
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