Tech Stack
Identify when prospects adopt competitor or complementary technologies, enabling timely competitive displacement and partnership conversations.
Tech stack insights reveal when companies adopt, change, or remove technologies - surfacing competitive displacement opportunities and partnership potential. By tracking technographic changes over time, you can time outreach around moments of technology evaluation and decision-making.
Why This Insight Matters
- Competitive displacement - Know when prospects adopt a competitor's solution
- Recent evaluations - Recent adoption means the category was just evaluated - good time to engage
- Complementary selling - Identify companies using technologies that integrate with yours
- Stack modernization - Track when companies upgrade or migrate platforms
Available Subtypes
| Signal | Subtype Enum | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Uses competitor tech | techUsedProspectUsesCompetitor | Prospect currently uses a competitive product |
| Recently adopted competitor | techUsedProspectRecentlyAdoptedCompetitor | Prospect recently added a competitor to their stack |
| Uses complementary tech | techUsedProspectUsesComplementaryTech | Prospect uses technology that complements yours |
Response Fields
Core Fields
| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
insightId | string | "tech-competitor-001" | Unique identifier for this insight |
name | string | "Recently Adopted Competitor" | Human-readable insight name |
type | string | "technographic" | Insight category |
subType | string | "techUsedProspectRecentlyAdoptedCompetitor" | Specific subtype enum |
Technology Details
| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
variables.company_name | string | "Acme Corp" | Company name |
variables.company_domain | string | "acme.com" | Company domain |
variables.competitor_adopted | string | "HubSpot" | Name of adopted competitor technology |
variables.competitor_category | string | "CRM" | Category of the technology |
variables.first_detected_at | string | "2024-11-15T00:00:00Z" | When adoption was first detected |
variables.days_since_adoption | integer | 30 | Days since the adoption was detected |
variables.previous_solution | string | "Salesforce" | Previous technology (if known) |
variables.confidence | string | "high" | Detection confidence level |
variables.detection_source | string | "website_scripts" | How the technology was detected |
variables.related_technologies | string[] | ["Marketo", "Drift", "Clearbit"] | Other technologies in their stack |
Complementary Technology Fields
| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
variables.complementary_tech | string | "Outreach" | Complementary technology name |
variables.complementary_category | string | "Sales Engagement" | Category of the technology |
variables.your_integration_available | boolean | true | Whether you have an integration |
variables.adoption_date | string | "2024-06-01T00:00:00Z" | When technology was adopted |
variables.other_stack | string[] | ["Salesforce", "Gong"] | Other notable technologies |
Resolution Fields
| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
companyUrl | string | "acme.com" | Company website domain |
companyLinkedinUrl | string | "linkedin.com/company/acme" | Company LinkedIn URL |
Full JSON Response Example - Recently Adopted Competitor
{
"insightId": "tech-competitor-001",
"name": "Recently Adopted Competitor",
"type": "technographic",
"subType": "techUsedProspectRecentlyAdoptedCompetitor",
"companyUrl": "acme.com",
"companyLinkedinUrl": "linkedin.com/company/acme",
"variables": {
"company_name": "Acme Corp",
"company_domain": "acme.com",
"competitor_adopted": "HubSpot",
"competitor_category": "CRM",
"first_detected_at": "2024-11-15T00:00:00Z",
"days_since_adoption": 30,
"previous_solution": "Salesforce",
"confidence": "high",
"detection_source": "website_scripts",
"related_technologies": ["Marketo", "Drift", "Clearbit"]
}
}Full JSON Response Example - Uses Complementary Tech
{
"insightId": "tech-complementary-001",
"name": "Uses Complementary Technology",
"type": "technographic",
"subType": "techUsedProspectUsesComplementaryTech",
"companyUrl": "acme.com",
"companyLinkedinUrl": "linkedin.com/company/acme",
"variables": {
"company_name": "Acme Corp",
"company_domain": "acme.com",
"complementary_tech": "Outreach",
"complementary_category": "Sales Engagement",
"your_integration_available": true,
"adoption_date": "2024-06-01T00:00:00Z",
"other_stack": ["Salesforce", "Gong", "LinkedIn Sales Navigator"]
}
}Example Output
Competitive Displacement
"Noticed Acme recently moved from Salesforce to HubSpot - always a big undertaking. A month in, teams often realize what's missing. If the transition surfaced any gaps around [your value prop], happy to share how others have handled it."
Complementary Technology
"Saw you're running Outreach for sales engagement. We integrate natively and help teams like yours [specific value]. Quick to set up if you want to see it in action."
Coverage
- Refresh: Weekly
- Coverage: 21,000,000 companies
- Best for: Competitive sales teams, technology vendors, integration partners
Detection Methods
We detect technology usage through:
- Website script analysis
- DNS records
- Job posting technology requirements
- Public integrations and app marketplaces
- API endpoint detection
Contact [email protected] to get started.
Updated 18 days ago
