SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation
adp.comvsapple.fr
which is stronger?
clone time
6 months
contested6 months
adp.com
enterprise payroll, HR & tax platform
39/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
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moat
how deep is each moat.
adp.com · aggregate
6.1/10real moat
moat delta+0.8
apple.fr · aggregate
6.9/10real moat
8.5
capital+0.5 →
9.0
5.0
technical-2.0 →
3.0
3.0
network+4.0 →
7.0
5.0
switching+3.0 →
8.0
6.0
data-2.0 →
4.0
9.0
regulatory-1.0 →
8.0
3.6
distribution—
—
floor
cost + time, side by side.
monthly floorapple.fr wins
adp.com
$53 + usage
apple.fr
$21 + usage
delta +$32adp.com costs ~3× more per month to keep alive.
time to cloneadp.com wins
adp.com
6 months
apple.fr
∞
delta · finite vs. ∞adp.com is buildable; apple.fr effectively isn't.
overlap
where they fight, where they don't.
features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only adp.com · 11
serverless / edge platform
shared · 11
tax compliance
only apple.fr · 11
checkout
stack
what they're built on.
shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only adp.com · 1111
Next.jsPostgresPuppeteerCloudflare R2RailsReactResendSegmentSentrySupabaseVercel
shared infra · 11
Cloudflare
only apple.fr · 55
Cloudflare PagesIntercomShopifyStripeZendesk
the verdict
ATTACK ADP FIRST
same comparison surface, two different walls. give the adp attack a month. circle back to apple.fr only if you genuinely need what it does that the other doesn't.
the case
matched moat depth
full reportcontested · 39
→ read the adp.com report
full reportcontested · 31
→ read the apple.fr report
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