MyTractionIQ
Competitor research for early-stage founders
See exactly how 3 competitors got their first 100 customers — with cited sources
One-time $19.99. No $799/mo subscription. We scrape live public sources, link every claim to a real URL, and deliver a playbook you can act on today.
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Why founders switch to MyTractionIQ
Three things enterprise tools bury in fine print — front and center here.
One-time payment, not enterprise pricing
Crayon and Klue start at $39–799/mo. MyTractionIQ is $19.99 per report — built for early-stage founders, not procurement teams.
First 100 customers, not generic market maps
We focus on how competitors acquired their earliest users — Product Hunt launches, Reddit threads, founder interviews — not vanity traffic stats.
Verifiable sources, not AI guesswork
Reports are synthesized from live public sources with linked citations. Click every URL and verify the evidence yourself.
What you get in every report
16 structured sections — from cited competitor evidence to a step-by-step playbook.
Competitor intelligence
- Executive Summary
- How Competitors Got Their First 100 Customers
- Competitor Marketing Strategies
Channels & conversion
- How Competitors Drive Traffic
- Launch Moments & Breakout Channels
- Evidence Found (with source links)
Your playbook
- Best Channels to Copy
- Step-by-Step Marketing Playbook
- Low-Cost Marketing Ideas
Sample Report
Preview a real report before you pay — cited sources, first-customer tactics, and a playbook.
How it works
Tell us about your business
Enter your website, product details, and up to 3 competitors.
$19.99 one-time — not a subscription
Your first 2 reports are free to generate. Preview 20% of each, then unlock the full report when you're ready.
We research live sources
Claude synthesizes findings from 8+ public channels per competitor — every claim cited.
Act on your playbook
Download PDF, copy, or regenerate with fresh sources within minutes.
DIY research vs MyTractionIQ
Side-by-side — why founders stop doing this manually.
| DIY research | MyTractionIQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Hours gathering tabs, screenshots, and notes | Enter your site + 3 competitors — we run research for you | |
| Advice without sources you can verify | Every claim linked to real URLs from public sources | |
| You search Reddit, Product Hunt, and blogs yourself | We scrape 8+ channels per competitor automatically | |
| Unstructured notes you turn into a plan | Fixed format: first-customer tactics, playbook, PDF export |
MyTractionIQ vs alternatives
Category challengers in 2026 need a clear comparison — here's ours.
| Feature | MyTractionIQ | Crayon | Klue | SimilarWeb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 one-time | $39–799/mo | Enterprise | $199+/mo |
| First 100 customers focus | Yes | No | No | No |
| Every claim cited with URL | Yes | Partial | Partial | No |
| Preview before paying | 20% free | No | No | Trial only |
What founders are saying
Social proof from founders who researched competitors and shipped their GTM plan.
Saved me a $2k freelancer
“I was about to hire someone to map our competitors. Got a full cited report in under 15 minutes for $19.99. The first-customer tactics section alone was worth it.”
Every claim has a source
“Most research summaries gave me vague advice without sources. MyTractionIQ linked every claim to a real URL I could verify. I pitched our GTM plan to investors with actual evidence.”
Playbook we actually used
“The step-by-step playbook pulled specific channels our competitors used on Product Hunt and Reddit. We copied two tactics and got our first 20 signups.”
How we use AI — and go beyond it
Model: Anthropic Claude Sonnet
Claude synthesizes your report — but AI is only the last step. Most of the work happens before any model runs.
What happens before AI runs
- Live web scraping across 8+ channels per competitor (Reddit, Product Hunt, app stores, Hacker News, competitor sites, and more)
- Automated search queries and evidence collection — hundreds of public URLs gathered at generation time
- A fixed report structure built for founders: first-customer tactics, channel breakdowns, and a step-by-step playbook
- Every claim linked to a source URL you can open and verify — not model output alone
Why this beats ChatGPT or Claude chat
ChatGPT and Claude chat answer from training data or a single conversation — no live research pipeline, no cited evidence, no structured playbook. MyTractionIQ runs a full research workflow first, then uses Claude to synthesize what we found. You get verifiable sources, not confident-sounding guesses.
Each completed report shows the model used and the generation timestamp so you know exactly when sources were scraped.
Frequently asked questions
Simple pricing
$19.99
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