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Competitive Analysis Maker

Enter your industry or company and our AI builds a complete Porter Five Forces diagram — rivalry, threats, and market power — ready to share or present.

Features

Everything a Competitive Analysis Needs

From AI generation to custom styling, every feature is built for strategic clarity

AI Force Generation

Describe your industry and the AI populates all five forces with relevant, realistic factors in seconds — no blank canvas.

Classic Five-Force Layout

Competitive rivalry at the center, four surrounding forces in the standard Porter arrangement — exactly how strategists expect to see it.

Strength Badges

Color-coded High, Medium, and Low badges make the intensity of each force immediately visible at a glance.

Custom Factors

Add or delete individual factors within any force to reflect your actual research and market knowledge.

Branded Colors

Customize colors for each strength level and the center force to match your brand or presentation theme.

Instant Export

Download a print-ready image or grab an embed code — no extra steps, no design software needed.

Data input

Start with What You Know

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Describe Your Industry

Type your industry, market, or company name and the AI fills in all five forces automatically.

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Paste Your Research

Already have market data or competitor notes? Paste them in and the AI maps factors to the right forces.

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Edit Any Factor

Add, remove, or rewrite any factor in each force to match your real-world findings.

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Set Strength Ratings

Mark each force as High, Medium, or Low to instantly communicate competitive intensity.

Share

Share Your Competitive Analysis

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Download as Image

Export a high-quality PNG or SVG to drop into slides, reports, or investor decks.

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Share a Link

Send a direct link so stakeholders can view your Porter Five Forces diagram without any login.

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Embed on Your Site

Add the live diagram to your website, wiki, or internal portal with a simple embed code.

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Present Live

Open fullscreen mode and walk your team through each force during strategy sessions.

About This Competitive Analysis Maker

This tool is part of MakeCharts, a free online chart maker for business, strategy, and education. The Porter Five Forces maker combines Michael Porter's classic framework with AI generation to help anyone build a structured competitive analysis in minutes — no consulting background needed.

<2 minTime to first diagram
5Forces mapped
3Strength levels
PNG & SVGExport formats
FreeCost to start

Workflow

From Idea to Diagram in Four Steps

1

Describe Your Market

Type the industry, company, or competitive scenario you want to analyze. Be as specific or broad as you like.

2

Review the AI Analysis

The AI generates factors for all five forces — rivalry, new entrants, suppliers, buyers, and substitutes — with strength ratings applied.

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Customize and Refine

Edit any factor, adjust strength levels, change colors, and toggle arrows or titles until the diagram matches your analysis.

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Export and Present

Download your Porter Five Forces diagram as an image or share a link with your team, clients, or investors.

Use cases

Who Uses This Competitive Analysis Maker

Startups & Entrepreneurship

Validate Market Entry

Before committing resources, map the forces shaping your target market to spot barriers, threats, and where competitive pressure is highest.

Corporate Strategy

Sharpen Competitive Strategy

Stress-test strategic decisions, inform pricing, and identify where to build defensible advantages using the five forces framework.

Consulting & Advisory

Deliver Faster Client Deliverables

Generate a polished Porter Five Forces diagram for client presentations in a fraction of the time, then layer in your own research.

Academia & Education

Teach and Apply the Framework

Students and professors can build accurate, visually clear Porter Five Forces diagrams for case studies, assignments, and research presentations.

Templates

Start with professionally designed templates

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Comparison

Why Use an AI Competitive Analysis Maker?

Skip the blank canvas. Start with a complete, structured analysis.

With MakeCharts AI

  • Full five-force diagram generated in under two minutes
  • AI factors grounded in your specific industry context
  • Professional layout handled automatically
  • Edit and regenerate instantly as your analysis evolves
  • Always editable — change any factor or strength rating
  • No design skills or extra software needed

Building Manually

  • Hours of research before you can draw anything
  • Generic templates that don't reflect your industry
  • Formatting and layout steal time from thinking
  • Hard to update when market conditions change
  • Static images that can't be edited after export
  • Requires design tools or PowerPoint expertise

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a competitive analysis maker?

A competitive analysis maker is a tool that helps you visualize and structure the forces shaping competition in a market. This tool uses the Porter Five Forces framework — competitive rivalry, threat of new entrants, bargaining power of suppliers, bargaining power of buyers, and threat of substitutes — to map industry dynamics in a clear, shareable diagram.

What is Porter Five Forces and why does it matter?

Porter Five Forces is a strategic framework developed by Harvard professor Michael Porter to analyze the competitive intensity and attractiveness of an industry. It examines five forces that shape long-run profitability: rivalry among competitors, threat from new entrants, supplier bargaining power, buyer bargaining power, and the threat of substitutes. Understanding these forces helps businesses decide where to compete and how to build durable advantages.

How do I create a Porter Five Forces diagram?

Type your industry or company into the input box and click 'Build My Analysis.' The AI generates a complete Porter Five Forces diagram with factors and strength ratings for all five forces. You can then edit any factor, adjust strength levels, change colors, and export the finished diagram as an image or shareable link.

Can I customize the factors in each force?

Yes. Every factor in every force is fully editable. You can add new factors, delete ones that don't apply, rewrite the text, and change the strength rating (High, Medium, or Low) for each force to match your actual research and market knowledge.

Is this competitive analysis tool free?

Yes, the core tool is free with no sign-up required. Free accounts include AI credits for generating diagrams. Paid plans unlock more AI charts per month, SVG export, embed codes, and advanced features like file upload and data import.

What industries can I analyze with this tool?

Any industry. The AI can generate Porter Five Forces analyses for technology, retail, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, food and beverage, media, education, logistics, and many more. The more specific your prompt, the more targeted and useful the output.

Can I use this for a business school case study or MBA assignment?

Absolutely. This tool is widely used by students and educators for case studies, strategy assignments, and research projects. The output follows the standard Porter Five Forces layout expected in academic and professional contexts.

How do I export or share my Porter Five Forces diagram?

Click the download button to save your diagram as a PNG or SVG image. You can also copy a shareable link to send to colleagues, or use the embed code to add the live diagram to a website or wiki.

How is a competitive analysis different from a SWOT analysis?

A SWOT analysis examines internal strengths and weaknesses alongside external opportunities and threats for a single company. A Porter Five Forces analysis focuses on external, industry-level forces — it reveals how competitive and profitable an industry is overall. The two frameworks are complementary and are often used together in a full strategic assessment.

Can I regenerate or refine the AI output?

Yes. If the initial output isn't quite right, you can edit any factor directly in the diagram or chat with the AI to refine specific forces or explore a different industry angle. The tool is built for iteration, not just one-shot generation.

Built for Every Strategist

  • No strategy or design experience required to get started
  • Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
  • Supports 12+ languages across the full experience
  • Free tier available with no credit card or account needed
  • Simple enough for students, powerful enough for consulting firms

Your Analysis Stays Yours

  • Your diagrams and data are never sold to third parties
  • You control what is shared and with whom
  • Download or delete your work at any time
  • No hidden tracking beyond standard site analytics
  • Diagrams shared via link are only accessible to people with that link

Start now

Start Your Competitive Analysis Now

Type your industry and get a complete Porter Five Forces diagram in under two minutes.

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