Stratalize Intelligence

Use when researching how AI systems characterize a vendor, category, trend, or business topic across multiple platforms simultaneously. Returns consensus score, sentiment mix, key themes, and platform-by-platform breakdown. Example: AI in healthcare scores 0.78 consensus — key themes: clinical decision support, administrative automation, prior auth reduction — high consensus signals established narrative safe for board communications. Source: Stratalize AI citation composite.

Use when monitoring a vendor brand trajectory in AI recommendations or tracking week-over-week competitor momentum for a CMO brief. Returns 4-week momentum score, trend direction, and weekly movement series. Example: HubSpot 4-week momentum +1.8, GROWING trend — 3 consecutive weeks of citation increase following major product launch — competitive signal requiring CMO attention. Source: Stratalize brand index.

Use when evaluating sales and marketing efficiency, setting CAC targets, or benchmarking GTM performance before a board review. Returns CAC payback ranges, LTV/CAC guardrails, and channel efficiency benchmarks by industry and GTM motion. Example: Mid-market SaaS with field sales — median CAC payback 22 months, LTV/CAC 3.8x — organizations above 30-month payback face capital efficiency pressure from investors. Source: Stratalize go-to-market composite.

Use when assessing brand visibility in AI-generated recommendations or researching which vendors dominate AI platform responses in a software category. Returns vendors ranked by unprompted AI mention frequency. Example: CRM category — Salesforce 42 mentions across 100 queries, HubSpot 28, Microsoft Dynamics 14 — Salesforce dominates AI recommendations by 50% over nearest competitor. Source: Stratalize AI citation index.

Use when assessing whether a software category faces near-term displacement risk, or timing a market entry or exit decision. Returns disruption risk score from 0 to 1 with evidence strings from citation volume patterns. Example: ERP category — disruption risk score 0.71, evidence: 34 citations referencing AI-native alternatives, 12 referencing no-code replacements — HIGH disruption risk for legacy on-premise vendors. Source: Stratalize citation volume heuristics.

Use when benchmarking total spend in a software category against same-size peers. Returns median monthly spend, p25/p75 band, and sample size for any software category by company size. Example: Mid-market CRM spend median ~$3,500/mo, p75 of $4,900 — organizations above p75 have a negotiation mandate supported by market data. Source: Stratalize enterprise spend composite.

Live company intelligence synthesis: recent litigation, regulatory exposure, financial and news developments for a named company with ML-DSA-65 signed receipt for due diligence workflows.

Use when benchmarking compensation against disclosed employer wages or assessing H-1B wage practices before a talent acquisition or competitive hire. Returns DOL LCA and H-1B wage aggregates by employer, job title, state, and fiscal year. Example: Microsoft H-1B software engineer — prevailing wage Level III $178K in Seattle, Level IV $215K — 847 certified positions in 2023, concentrated in Washington and California. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification public filings.

Use when tracking competitive threats to an incumbent vendor or identifying switching trends in a software category. Returns vendors mentioned as replacements for a target vendor with switch narrative and mention counts. Example: Salesforce displacement — HubSpot replacing in SMB at 28 mentions, Dynamics replacing in enterprise at 19 — highest displacement pressure in mid-market 100-500 employees. Source: Stratalize citation displacement composite.

Competitive landscape synthesis for a market category: current leaders, positioning, and dynamics synthesized from live web sources with a signed provenance receipt.

Use when analyzing an employer H-1B compensation strategy or benchmarking tech sector wages against DOL prevailing wage data. Returns prevailing wage statistics, certified job titles, wage levels, and state distribution from DOL LCA filings. Example: Google H-1B — software engineer Level IV prevailing wage $195K, 1,243 certified positions in 2023 — concentrated in Mountain View and New York City offices. Source: DOL Labor Condition Application public data.

Use when researching a company federal revenue concentration, identifying government contract competitors, or assessing vendor dependency on federal business. Returns contract obligation data by vendor, agency, NAICS code, and fiscal year from USASpending. Example: Acme IT Services — $847M federal obligations FY2023, 67% from DoD, 3 agencies representing 89% of revenue — high concentration risk for supply chain or M&A due diligence. Source: USASpending.gov synced data.

Use when assessing a technology vendor open-source presence, evaluating developer community strength, or researching a company GitHub footprint before a technical due diligence. Returns organization profile and top repository stats — stars, forks, contributors, and language breakdown. Example: HashiCorp GitHub — 18 public repos, Terraform at 38,000 stars, 147,000 forks, 2,800 contributors — strong community signal supporting enterprise adoption thesis. Source: GitHub public API.

Use when validating total IT spend against industry peers or building a software budget baseline for a CFO board presentation. Returns median monthly total software stack spend, category breakdown, and productivity tool medians by industry. Example: Mid-market healthcare org — median total SaaS spend $18,500/mo, EHR and clinical tools 41% of stack, productivity suite $2,800/mo — organizations above $26,000/mo are consolidation candidates. Source: Stratalize industry composite.

Use when sizing a technology budget for a specific industry and headcount, or identifying category spend outliers. Returns spend bands, category ranges, and outlier flags scaled to employee count. Example: 500-person healthcare org — total SaaS stack median $1.2M/yr, EHR 34% of spend, clinical productivity tools 18% — organizations above $1.8M are consolidation candidates. Source: Stratalize workforce-scaled composite.

Use when evaluating VC software category attractiveness or assessing portfolio category exposure before an investment decision. Returns growth signal, top brands, and citation evidence for any software category. Example: AI infrastructure category — GROWTH signal, top brands Nvidia 67% citation share, Anthropic 18%, xAI 9% — accelerating citation growth signals sustained investment thesis. Source: Stratalize citation heuristics.

Use when benchmarking financial performance against industry-level tax return data, establishing valuation comparables for M&A, assessing typical effective tax rates by sector, or producing financial due diligence context from the most authoritative source of actual US business financial performance. Returns IRS SOI aggregate statistics from actual filed corporation income tax returns — gross receipts, net income margins, and effective tax rates by industry. Data reflects actual filed returns, not survey estimates. Example: Healthcare and Social Assistance — 284,000 returns, 8.3% net income margin, 19.1% effective tax rate, $4.2M average gross receipts per return — baseline for healthcare PE valuation and acquisition multiples analysis. Source: IRS Statistics of Income Division.

Legislative intelligence synthesis: current bill status, recent passages, and amendments for a topic and jurisdiction, synthesized from live sources with a cryptographic receipt.

Use when a current macro environment snapshot is needed for a trading brief, CFO board presentation, or investment committee context. Returns Fed funds rate, Treasury yields, CPI, PCE, and employment data when FRED API is configured. Example: Fed funds 5.33%, 10Y 4.42%, CPI 3.1% — rates and inflation above long-run targets, labor market tight — LATE-CYCLE positioning signal. Source: FRED St. Louis Fed, daily update.

Use when producing a quick industry intelligence brief or validating market narrative for a strategy deck. Returns AI-generated market summary, up to six key themes, and sentiment skew for any industry. Example: Healthcare IT market — POSITIVE sentiment 68%, key themes: EHR consolidation, AI-assisted coding, value-based care expansion — consolidation narrative dominant across 847 analyzed queries. Source: Stratalize AI citation composite.

Use when assessing software category maturity, timing a market entry, or evaluating consolidation risk in a category. Returns market structure signal (consolidating or fragmenting) with citation evidence. Example: HR tech category — CONSOLIDATING signal, top 3 vendors hold 71% of AI citation share — late-stage consolidation signals pricing power shift to incumbents. Source: Stratalize market structure composite.

OSHA inspection and violation history for a named employer — total inspections, violations, cumulative penalties, and violation type breakdown. Source: DOL Enforcement Data. Use in vendor diligence, M&A, or ESG risk. Cryptographically attested with a post-quantum signed settlement receipt. Verify at trust.stratalize.com/verify.

Use when benchmarking portco technology spend for PE operating partners or building a software cost reduction case across a portfolio. Returns median software spend per company, category breakdown, and savings opportunity percentage. Example: Mid-market portco median $480K/yr — 18% savings opportunity through vendor consolidation — $86K/portco recovery across 10-company portfolio = $860K EBITDA improvement. Source: Stratalize PE Intelligence composite.

Use when identifying gaps between AI platform recommendations and actual market position for a vendor or topic. Returns platform agreement score showing consistency across AI platforms. Example: Salesforce scores 0.91 agreement across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity — near-universal consensus. Niche vendors often score below 0.50 — high divergence signals a content gap opportunity. Source: Stratalize multi-platform citation composite.

Use when conducting vendor diligence for a PE or VC portfolio company before a value creation initiative. Returns market rate data, brand index snapshot, and competitive displacement signals for any vendor. Example: Portco using Salesforce at $12,400/mo — market median $8,400/mo, 48% above market — immediate renegotiation opportunity with $48K annual EBITDA recovery. Source: Stratalize composite diligence.

Use when pulling public company financials for a comparable company analysis, M&A due diligence, or investor brief. Returns SEC EDGAR financial statement data — income statement, balance sheet, and key ratios from filed reports. Note: cache may reflect prior quarter — verify against latest SEC filing for time-sensitive analysis. Example: Salesforce FY2024 — $34.9B revenue, 29% operating margin on services, $4.1B operating cash flow — fundamental anchor for CRM sector comparable analysis. Source: SEC EDGAR synced filings.

Real-time regulatory news synthesis for a topic or agency (SEC, FTC, OCC, CFPB, FDA). Returns current enforcement and rule-change developments synthesized from live sources with a signed receipt proving which sources were consulted.

Use when assessing a SaaS category investment thesis, competitive dynamics, or market momentum before a strategic decision. Returns growth signal, AI citation leaders, and disruption risk for any software category. Example: CRM category — GROWING signal, Salesforce leads at 42% citation share, HubSpot gaining 8% share year-over-year, disruption risk MODERATE from AI-native CRMs — signals consolidation pressure on mid-tier vendors. Source: Stratalize market intelligence composite.

Use when assessing SaaS company financial health, preparing investor reporting, or benchmarking KPIs before a fundraise or board presentation. Returns Rule of 40, burn multiple, CAC payback, NRR, gross margin, and ARR growth targets by ARR band. Example: $10-50M ARR benchmark — Rule of 40 median 28, NRR median 108%, CAC payback 18 months — companies below median Rule of 40 face 2-3x valuation compression in current market. Source: Stratalize SaaS benchmark tables.

Use when a major SaaS contract is approaching renewal or auto-renewal risk. Returns timing strategy, leverage points, walk-away alternatives, and a complete negotiation script for any vendor. Example: Datadog renewal — initiate 90 days before, cite Grafana Cloud at 40% lower cost as walk-away, target 15-20% discount — Q4 close adds urgency leverage. Source: Stratalize procurement intelligence.

Use when setting compensation ranges, evaluating a job offer, or preparing a comp committee presentation for any role. Returns p25, p50, p75 wage estimates with state and industry adjustments across 50+ role families. Example: Software engineer in Illinois — p25 $98K, median $127K, p75 $158K — organizations benchmarking above p75 retain 34% fewer departures in competitive talent markets. Source: BLS Occupational Employment Statistics, latest release.

Use when producing equity research, tracking brand share in AI sector coverage, or benchmarking a company AI visibility against sector peers. Returns top brands by AI mention share, sector trend narrative, and themed bullets for any equity sector. Example: Financials sector — JPMorgan leads at 34% citation share, Goldman 22%, BlackRock 18% — narrative focused on digital transformation and cost efficiency. Source: Stratalize AI citation composite.

Use when evaluating a new software purchase or reviewing a vendor quote for hidden costs. Returns common pricing models, hidden cost patterns, implementation cost ranges, and budget guidance by category. Example: CRM hidden costs — API overage $0.02/call adds $8,400/yr at 420K monthly calls, sandbox $1,200/mo additional, SSO integration $15K one-time — total cost 40% above list price. Source: Stratalize category pricing composite.

Use when benchmarking software category spend against same-size organizations before a purchase or renewal. Returns SMB, mid-market, and enterprise median monthly spend for any software category. Example: CRM median spend — SMB $1,200/mo, mid-market $8,400/mo, enterprise $42,000/mo — 35x spread confirms size-appropriate benchmarking before any negotiation. Source: Stratalize size-segmented composite.

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Use when building a vendor shortlist for a new software category purchase. Returns vendors ranked by mention count and median spend from enterprise spend data. Example: HR tech category — Workday median $42K/mo, BambooHR $3,200/mo, Rippling $8,400/mo — 13x spend spread between enterprise and SMB confirms size-appropriate shortlisting. Source: Stratalize market composite.

Use when assessing a company IP portfolio strength, tracking competitor patent activity, or preparing M&A patent due diligence. Returns USPTO filing rollups by assignee — patent counts, filing years, and CPC classification. Example: Qualcomm — 47,000+ active patents, 3,200 filed in 2023, concentrated in 5G and AI/ML — top 3 CPC codes represent 61% of portfolio — IP moat assessment critical for semiconductor M&A. Source: USPTO PatentsView synced data.

Use when evaluating a vendor switch or building a competitive RFP against an incumbent. Returns alternative vendors with migration complexity scores, estimated savings, and switching narrative. Example: Salesforce alternatives — HubSpot at 22% lower median spend with comparable CRM coverage, Pipedrive at 41% lower for sales-only — migration complexity rated MEDIUM for both. Source: Stratalize competitive displacement composite.

Use when a CFO or procurement lead needs org-specific vendor pricing vs market before renewal or negotiation. Returns market_low, market_median, market_high, position_label, negotiation tactics, estimated_savings_monthly from benchmark_cache when fresh, or guidance to load intelligence in Stratalize. Example: Salesforce median ~$8,400/mo — recoverable gap when spend exceeds monthly_high. Source: benchmark_cache + Stratalize composites.

Use when reviewing a new vendor agreement or benchmarking contract terms before a negotiation. Returns typical contract length, auto-renewal notice window, price escalation percentage, and key risk clauses for any major vendor. Example: Salesforce standard — 36-month term, 60-day auto-renewal notice, 7% annual escalation — missing the 60-day window costs 12 months of negotiation leverage. Source: Stratalize contract intelligence composite.

Use when a CFO or procurement team needs to know if they are overpaying for any software vendor. Returns monthly_median, monthly_low, monthly_high, annual_median, pricing_model, source, and data_as_of from healthcare vendor benchmark lookups with Stratalize composite medians as fallback when no vendor-specific row exists. Example: Salesforce CRM median ~$8,400/mo — organizations above the monthly_high range are overpaying by a recoverable margin. Source: healthcare_vendor_benchmarks with Stratalize composite medians.

Use when preparing to renew or renegotiate a SaaS contract. Returns typical discount percentage, best negotiation windows, leverage points, auto-renewal risk flags, and a negotiation script for any vendor. Example: Salesforce renewals average 12-18% discount when initiated 90 days before renewal with multi-year commit — Q4 close urgency adds 5-8% additional leverage. Source: Stratalize procurement intelligence composite.

Use when screening a vendor for financial instability or procurement risk before a long-term contract commitment. Returns a risk score from 0 to 1 with risk indicators and negative mention evidence. Example: Vendor X scores 0.72 risk — indicators: customer churn citations, pricing disputes, product roadmap uncertainty — HIGH risk classification, recommend short-term contract only. Source: Stratalize citation risk composite.

Governed web research synthesis with cryptographic receipt. Agent submits a research question; returns an AI synthesis across live web sources with every source domain bound into an ML-DSA-65 signed receipt anchored on Base.

OSHA injury and illness rate benchmarks by company, industry, NAICS code, and state. Industry composite benchmarks available immediately with no sync required — establishment-specific data enabled when OSHA sync is connected. Covers injury rates, top-quartile performance, and EMR context for insurance, bonding, and public contract prequalification.