SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation
amazon.comvsraynacity.com
which is stronger?
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moat
how deep is each moat.
amazon.com · aggregate
7.3/10deep moat
moat delta-5.0
raynacity.com · aggregate
2.3/10shallow ditch
9.0
capital-7.0 →
2.0
6.0
technical-3.0 →
3.0
9.0
network-7.0 →
2.0
7.0
switching-4.0 →
3.0
8.0
data-6.0 →
2.0
3.0
regulatory-2.0 →
1.0
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distribution—
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floor
cost + time, side by side.
monthly flooramazon.com wins
amazon.com
$2 + usage
raynacity.com
$35
delta −$33raynacity.com costs ~18× more per month to keep alive.
time to cloneraynacity.com wins
amazon.com
∞
raynacity.com
6 weeks
delta · finite vs. ∞raynacity.com is buildable; amazon.com effectively isn't.
overlap
where they fight, where they don't.
features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only amazon.com · 11
checkout
shared · 22
marketplacepayment rails
only raynacity.com · 00
raynacity.com is a strict subset of the shared surface.
stack
what they're built on.
shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only amazon.com · 33
CloudFrontReplicateShopify
shared infra · 44
PostgresResendSendGridStripe
only raynacity.com · 66
CloudflareNext.jsCloudflare R2RailsSupabaseVercel
the verdict
ATTACK RAYNACITY FIRST
same comparison surface, two different walls. wedge into raynacity this weekend. circle back to amazon only if you genuinely need what it does that the other doesn't.
the case
a full tier easiershallower moat
full reportfortress · 27
→ read the amazon.com report
full reportsoft · 77
→ read the raynacity.com report
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