If you’ve ever felt your idea might be too crazy or not good enough...
IdeaVal gives you the answer using the same validation process as product teams, testing business model, market, and competitors to show what's strong and what needs fixing before you write a single line of code
How It Works
Three steps to know if your idea has potential
Enter Your Idea
Describe your idea and add any market insights you've gathered. If any user research has been done, please also add
Let IdeaVal Analyze
IdeaVal applies Lean Canvas and Porter's Five Forces to assess problem-solution fit, market opportunity, and competition
Receive Your Validation Result
You'll get a clear assessment of your idea's strengths, what needs work, and recommended next steps
Key Features and Capabilities
Everything you need to validate your idea with confidence
Validate Your Business Model with Lean Canvas
IdeaVal tests the fundamentals: your customer segments, pain points, solutions, metrics, channels, costs, and revenue assumptions against actual market data, revealing what's solid before you start building
Understanding Your Market
IdeaVal assesses the competitive forces around your idea using the Five Forces model: who you're competing with now, what could replace your solution, who might enter the market, and the power dynamics with suppliers and customers
Know Your Competitors
IdeaVal finds your main competitors and gives you quick summaries of what they offer, so you can see how you stack up and adjust your approach with confidence
Clear Assessment Through Our Algorithmic Scoring Engine
IdeaVal pulls together everything from your business model, market analysis, and competitive assessment into one clear verdict: Validated, Conditionally Validated, Needs Refinement, or Not Validated, so you know whether to build, refine, or pivot
Use cases
Built for founders, product teams, and innovators
Business Model Validation
Rapidly validate your core idea to pick the most promising side project
Indie Makers, Solo Builders
Market Exploration
Spot untapped niches and adjacent opportunities before you code.
Indie Makers, Solo Builders
Decision Clarity
Get a clear “go / iterate / pause” signal to focus limited resources.
Indie Makers, Solo Builders
Risk Mitigation
Uncover hidden market pressures-supplier shifts, customer bargaining, new entrants - to de-risk your roadmap.
Product Managers, Business Analysts
Competitive Insight
Benchmark peer offerings to pinpoint gaps and craft winning differentiation.
Product Managers, Business Analysts
Feature Viability
Confirm new features align with problem-solution fit
Product Managers, Business Analysts
Competitor Profiling
Instantly review curated one-line summaries of top rivals to sharpen your differentiation.
Early-Stage Founders, Startup Advisors
Market Segment Targeting
Leverage industry analysis to pinpoint low-risk and high-reward entry segments.
Early-Stage Founders, Startup Advisors
Market Validation
Validate using proven frameworks
Early-Stage Founders, Startup Advisors
The Right Plan for Your Business
Select from three pricing plans designed to support your validation needs
Monthly
Yearly (Save 20%)
$9
/Per Month
1 000 000 Credits/month (~ 12 idea validation analysis)
Business Model Validation
Industry Validation
Competitor Insights
Combined Validation
$15
/Per Month
5 000 000 Credits/month (~ 60 idea validation analysis)
Business Model Validation
Industry Validation
Competitor Insights
Combined Validation
$20
/Per Month
10 000 000 Credits/month (~ 120 idea validation analysis)
Business Model Validation
Industry Validation
Competitor Insights
Combined Validation
Frequently asked questions
Explore our frequently asked questions to learn more about IdeaVal's features and capabilities
IdeaVal is a data-driven validation platform that integrates comprehensive business model and industry analysis with a proprietary algorithmic scoring engine. It’s ideal for indie makers, solo builders, product managers, business analysts, early-stage founders, and startup advisors who need fast, objective insights before building, launching, or fundraising.