SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation
adp.comvsfigma.com
which is stronger?
clone time
6 months
contested6 months
adp.com
enterprise payroll, HR & tax platform
39/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
→vs←
clone time
4–6 months
contested4–6 months
figma.com
collaborative interface design platform
35/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
moat
how deep is each moat.
adp.com · aggregate
6.1/10real moat
moat delta+0.4
figma.com · aggregate
6.5/10real moat
8.5
capital-3.5 →
5.0
5.0
technical+3.0 →
8.0
3.0
network+4.0 →
7.0
5.0
switching+2.0 →
7.0
6.0
data-2.0 →
4.0
9.0
regulatory-7.0 →
2.0
3.6
distribution+5.9 →
9.5
floor
cost + time, side by side.
monthly floorfigma.com wins
adp.com
$53 + usage
figma.com
$28
delta +$25figma.com costs less per month to keep the lights on.
time to clonetie
adp.com
6 months
figma.com
4–6 months
comparable build windows on both sides.
overlap
where they fight, where they don't.
features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only adp.com · 11
tax compliance
shared · 11
serverless / edge platform
only figma.com · 22
media storagerealtime collaboration
stack
what they're built on.
shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only adp.com · 55
PostgresPuppeteerRailsSegmentSentry
shared infra · 77
CloudflareNext.jsCloudflare R2ReactResendSupabaseVercel
only figma.com · 66
AutomergeCloudFrontLiveblocksNetlifypartykitYjs
the verdict
TOO CLOSE TO CALL
adp and figma land on the same moat depth, sit in the same tier, and present the same wall. either is a defensible angle of attack — the choice is taste, not difficulty.
the read
matched tiermatched wedge scoreland on the same moat depth
full reportcontested · 39
→ read the adp.com report
full reportcontested · 35
→ read the figma.com report
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