Frequently Asked Questions about IBISWorld

Question 1

How much does IBISWorld cost compared to Valifye?

Accepted Answer

IBISWorld industry reports are priced at approximately $1,000–$1,500 per individual report, with subscription access running $4,000+ annually. Valifye is $49 flat per forensic audit. Beyond price, the structure differs: IBISWorld sells one report per industry vertical, creating a research model where founders chronically under-research adjacent dynamics. Valifye delivers a complete forensic audit of a specific business model in a single engagement — no report-stacking required.

Question 2

Does IBISWorld analyze local US markets?

Accepted Answer

IBISWorld provides some geographic breakdowns within its industry reports, typically at the regional or state level. It does not deliver the county-level resolution that matters for founders: specific permitting backlogs, municipal tax structures, local labor rate differentials, or ZIP-level competitor density. IBISWorld's geographic data tells you which US regions have stronger industry presence — it does not tell you whether your specific location can support a viable operating business.

Question 3

Which is better for B2B SaaS validation?

Accepted Answer

Valifye addresses the questions that actually determine B2B SaaS survival: Is the unit economics model viable at real COGS? What does 90-day cash survival look like at realistic CAC? How saturated is the ICP segment in the primary acquisition channels? IBISWorld's SaaS-adjacent reports provide useful sector-level market sizing and competitive landscape context, but they cannot validate whether a specific product configuration, at a specific price point, with a specific cost structure, can survive the path to revenue.

Feature	IBISWorld	Valifye
Founder-Specific Unit Economics Modeling (Not Sector Averages)Valifye models the specific unit economics of the founder's configuration — their pricing model, their cost structure, their target geography — not the sector-wide averages that IBISWorld aggregates. Sector averages tell you what's typical; Valifye tells you whether your specific setup is survivable, which is a fundamentally different and more consequential question.	No	Yes
Live County-Level Regulatory IntelligenceValifye surfaces real-time county-level permitting backlogs and state-specific compliance requirements. IBISWorld's reports describe regulatory dynamics at the sector level using historical and averaged data — they cannot flag that the specific county a founder is targeting has a 14-month health department backlog that makes their pre-revenue cash position non-survivable.	No	Yes
90-Day Cash Burn Survival ProjectionValifye generates a 90-day cash survival projection using real local labor rates and SaaS COGS benchmarks. IBISWorld provides sector-average cost structure data in a static PDF — a founder must manually translate sector-level COGS ratios into their specific operational model, typically using assumptions that are both geographically averaged and temporally stale.	No	Yes
Integrated GTM Execution RoadmapValifye generates a sequenced, channel-specific GTM roadmap as part of the forensic audit. IBISWorld reports conclude with industry outlooks and market projections — there is no GTM execution layer, no customer discovery framework, and no tactical roadmap. Founders must translate macro industry intelligence into executable go-to-market strategy with no structural support.	No	Yes

Valifye vs. IBISWorld

Fatal flaws Valifye uncovered.

Sector-Level Aggregation Masks Founder-Level Risk

Static PDFs Cannot Model Dynamic Cash Survival

Per-Report Pricing Creates Dangerous Cherry-Picking Behavior

Where the audit diverges.

IBISWorld tells you what an industry looks like on average — Valifye tells you whether your business, at your cost structure, in your specific market, can survive the next 90 days. One is background reading. The other is the forensic intelligence that determines whether you should act at all.