Market research for founders

Run Deep Market Research
Before You Build.

Find out if real people are searching for what you're building, who you're up against, and whether the market is big enough — get a clear Go/No-Go verdict from live data, before you spend months building the wrong thing.

50+ Live API IntegrationsReady in 30–60 Min$69 — One-Time Payment

One-time payment. No subscription. Delivered in 30–60 minutes.

Market Research Report
Market Viability
84.2%
Est. CAC
$14.20
Search Demand TrendLive Data
How the verdict works

The Go/No-Go recommendation is only issued after search demand, competitor traffic, and market signals are cross-checked against each other.

Your Report

See what your decision is based on.

A live-data report that shows the demand, competition, timing, pricing, and risks behind your go/no-go call.

Up to 23 sections · 10+ interactive charts · 100+ cited data points

  • Keyword demand — search volume, CPC, and difficulty for every term
  • Search trends — 12-month and 5-year trajectories with inflection points
  • Competitor intel — traffic sources, channels, ad spend, and pricing gaps
  • Market sizing — TAM, SAM, SOM with verified revenue data
  • Strategic deep-dive — SWOT, positioning, and revenue model suggestions
  • Go/No-Go verdict — confidence score, risks, and concrete next steps

Powered by 50+ live API integrations

What You Get

What's Inside Your Report

Up to 23 sections, 10+ interactive charts, 8+ data tables, and 100+ cited data points — built from live market signals. Now including AI-mined YouTube audience signals and Local Market Saturation analysis for physical-footprint ideas.

Search Demand Map

20 keywords with volume, CPC, difficulty & buyer intent scored

Competitor Traffic

Monthly visits, traffic sources & engagement per competitor

T
S
S

Market Sizing

TAM, SAM & SOM quantified with real demand data

Solo FoundersAgenciesPMs

Target Segments

4 buyer personas with segment size, channels & willingness to pay

Revenue & Pricing

Competitive pricing benchmarks, LTV projections & revenue models

Go-to-Market

5–7 channels ranked by reach and acquisition cost

High
Med
Low

Risk Assessment

Risks color-coded by severity with mitigation strategies

GO
87 / 100

Go/No-Go Verdict

Build-or-don't verdict with confidence score & action items

Trend Analysis

12-month and 5-year search interest trajectories with inflection points

SERP Landscape

Page-one rankings, featured snippets & content gaps by keyword

Competitive Positioning

Side-by-side scoring of competitors on traffic, content & pricing

FB
IG
G

Ad Intelligence

Active ad creatives, estimated spend & top-performing channels

NEW
12

YouTube Audience

AI-mined voice-of-customer + ICP alignment score from real viewer comments

4.2

Customer Voice & Reviews

Real buyer reviews mined for praise, complaints & unmet needs

GapGapGap

Market Gaps

3–5 specific unmet needs competitors keep ignoring

Reddit
X
LI

Community Signals

Reddit, Twitter & LinkedIn buzz quantified with sentiment and volume

Full Report Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Search Demand Map
  • SERP Landscape
  • Trend Analysis
  • Market Sizing
    (TAM/SAM/SOM)
  • Competitor Traffic
  • Customer Voice & Reviews
  • Market Gaps & Opportunities
  • Target Customer Segments
  • Competitive Positioning
  • Ad Intelligence
  • Macro-Economic Context
  • Revenue & Pricing Strategy
  • Go-to-Market Channels
  • Community Signals
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Risk Assessment
  • YouTube Audience Demand &
    Voice-of-Customer
  • Go/No-Go Recommendation
How It Works

From Idea to Answer.

Three steps between your idea and a data-backed decision.

01

Tell Us Your Idea

Describe your product, your audience, and your market. We use this to focus the research on what matters for your decision.

02

We Scan the Market

Search engines, traffic analytics, ad networks, and review platforms are queried in parallel — then every signal is cross-referenced for accuracy.

03

You Get a Clear Answer

An interactive report with real evidence, market gaps, competitive blind spots, and a clear Go/No-Go recommendation — delivered in under an hour.

Why Not Just Use ChatGPT?

ChatGPT tells you what you want to hear.
We tell you what you need to know.

ChatGPT
  • Pulls from training data — could be outdated by years
  • Can't show you real search volume or competitor traffic
  • Gives the same "looks promising" answer to almost everyone
  • No way to trace a single claim back to a real source
  • You'll feel validated — but would you bet $50K on it?
IdeaScanner
  • Pulls live data the moment you run your report
  • Shows exact keyword volumes, traffic estimates, and trend lines
  • Built around your specific idea, niche, and competitors
  • Every claim links back to a verifiable data source
  • You get a clear Go or No-Go — backed by evidence, not vibes

Feedback from users

Naor Hazan

Naor Hazan

Senior Design Engineer, Onyx Security

We thought the space had demand. Report showed competitor traffic patterns we hadn't noticed. Switched our angle that same week.

Jean-Patrick Bisson

Jean-Patrick Bisson

CEO, Geonode

Needed to know which verticals had real pull before committing resources. The traffic and spend breakdown made the call pretty fast.

Tal Klinger

Tal Klinger

Co-Founder & CEO, TheSocialProxy

Ran one before expanding into a new geo. Search intent was 3x what we expected in the market we almost skipped. Changed the rollout.

Sahar Sabin

Sahar Sabin

Director of Software Engineering

Been looking at Gen AI tools for months. Most summarize and call it analysis. This one actually pulls live data and tells you what's real. Useful.

Sagiv Shuker

Sagiv Shuker

Life & Business Coach, SC Awareness

I work with founders stuck between 'good idea' and 'real business.' One of my clients ran a report and stopped debating. We could finally talk about which version to build.

Amir Friedman

Amir Friedman

Staff Engineer, CYE

Friend asked me to gut-check his startup idea. Usually that means a weekend of Googling. Sent him here instead. Got actual demand data and a recommendation back. Saved me the weekend.

Naor Hazan

Naor Hazan

Senior Design Engineer, Onyx Security

We thought the space had demand. Report showed competitor traffic patterns we hadn't noticed. Switched our angle that same week.

Jean-Patrick Bisson

Jean-Patrick Bisson

CEO, Geonode

Needed to know which verticals had real pull before committing resources. The traffic and spend breakdown made the call pretty fast.

Tal Klinger

Tal Klinger

Co-Founder & CEO, TheSocialProxy

Ran one before expanding into a new geo. Search intent was 3x what we expected in the market we almost skipped. Changed the rollout.

Sahar Sabin

Sahar Sabin

Director of Software Engineering

Been looking at Gen AI tools for months. Most summarize and call it analysis. This one actually pulls live data and tells you what's real. Useful.

Sagiv Shuker

Sagiv Shuker

Life & Business Coach, SC Awareness

I work with founders stuck between 'good idea' and 'real business.' One of my clients ran a report and stopped debating. We could finally talk about which version to build.

Amir Friedman

Amir Friedman

Staff Engineer, CYE

Friend asked me to gut-check his startup idea. Usually that means a weekend of Googling. Sent him here instead. Got actual demand data and a recommendation back. Saved me the weekend.

Pricing

One report. One price.
A clear go/no-go decision.

Everything you need to decide whether to build, pivot, or walk away,
without juggling plans or second-guessing what to buy.

Free preview

Free Scan

Quick demand check

Free

 

60 seconds

Test the waters before you invest. Get a fast signal on whether your idea has real demand.

  • Top 10 Google SERP results
  • 3 keyword opportunities
  • Quick signal score (0-100)
  • Delivered to your inbox
  • No search volume data
  • No competitor analysis
  • No verdict reasoning

Quick Scan

Real demand data

$19

One-time payment

~10 min

Validate the market with real data. Get a clear go/no-go verdict in 10 minutes.

  • Everything in Free Scan, plus:
  • Full keyword research (volume, CPC, intent)
  • Google Trends — 12-month curves
  • Competitor traffic snapshot
  • Clear Go / No-Go verdict
  • 5-section report

Upgrade to Full Report within 24h for just +$50

Recommended

Full Report

Complete market intelligence

$99$69

One-time payment

~45 min

Everything you need to commit, pivot, or walk away with confidence — backed by 50+ data sources and AI verification.

  • Everything in Quick Scan, plus:
  • Deep market research (TAM/SAM/SOM)
  • Competitor teardowns + ad library
  • YouTube audience analysis (demand + VoC)
  • Founder action plan + market-fit score
  • AI verification on every claim
  • 23 sections of deep analysis
Secure checkout via Stripe
One-time payment — no subscription
Report delivered in 30–60 minutes
Operated by a registered EU company
Human support via email
FOUNDER NOTE

Why I built IdeaScanner

I kept having ideas I couldn't tell apart. Every time I tried to validate one I ended up with 20 tabs open, a ChatGPT answer that sounded smart but said nothing, and no real decision at the end.

So I built the tool I wished existed. IdeaScanner pulls actual market signals — search demand, competition, trends, what people are already paying for — and turns them into one report you can make a call on. Won't tell you to build. Will tell you what's actually out there.

Adir Semana

Adir Semana

Founder, IdeaScanner

Independent founder-built product

Questions about the product? Reach out to me directly on LinkedIn.

Why Trust Us

Built to earn your confidence.

We know you're careful with where you spend. Here's why founders trust IdeaScanner.

Registered company

IdeaScanner is operated by OPSSNODE LTD, a registered company in Cyprus (EU). Real business, real accountability.

Clear methodology

Every report follows the same structured pipeline — live API feeds for search, traffic, ads, and financials, cross-checked and synthesized. No black boxes.

Fast, predictable delivery

Reports are delivered in 30–60 minutes. You'll get an email the moment yours is ready.

Built for founders

This is a tool for people making real business decisions. No fluff, no filler — just the evidence you need to move forward.

Human support

Something wrong? Email [email protected] and a real person will respond. We don't hide behind chatbots.

Transparent pricing

One price, one report. No hidden fees, no upsells, no subscription traps. What you see is what you pay.

FAQ

Common questions, clear answers.

An interactive HTML report with keyword demand data, SERP and content gap analysis, search trend trajectories (12-month and 5-year), competitor traffic breakdowns, AI-powered deep market research with TAM/SAM/SOM sizing, SWOT analysis, competitive deep-dive, and a Go/No-Go recommendation. You also get a downloadable PDF.

30 to 60 minutes. Keyword analysis, SERP scraping, trend analysis, competitor traffic, and deep market research all run in parallel. The report isn't a quick summary — it's a full scan across every source.

No. The AI is only the final layer. Before it runs, structured data is collected from live APIs — keyword volume, SERP rankings, search trends, competitor traffic, and market sizing. The AI cross-references all of that; it doesn't generate it from memory.

Live keyword and SERP APIs, search trend databases, competitor traffic analytics, and deep research models. Over 50 API integrations are queried at report time — no cached or stale data.

No. One-time payment of $69 per report. No recurring fees, no account required.

Yes — see a sample report. It's the same format you'd receive.

The engine reports what the data shows. If there's low search demand or no visible competitors, the report will say that clearly — and that's still useful information. It tells you what signals exist and what's missing, so you know where you stand.

Your idea description is used only to generate your report. Payment is processed via Stripe — we never see your card details. Your report is stored securely and accessible any time you need it. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

IdeaScanner is operated by OPSSNODE LTD, a registered company in Cyprus (EU), registration number HE 488232. We're a real business with a real team — not an anonymous side project. You can reach us any time at [email protected].

Email [email protected]. If your report failed to generate due to a system error, you'll receive a full refund. For any other issue, we'll work with you to make it right. We respond to every message.

The engine runs an 8-step pipeline: it collects live data from keyword APIs, SERP rankings, trend databases, competitor traffic analytics, and more — all in parallel. Each data point is cross-referenced against other sources before the AI synthesizes the findings. The result is a structured report with cited evidence, not a summary from training data.

The engine adapts to your specific market. It searches for the keywords, competitors, and audience signals relevant to your idea — even in narrow niches. If data is sparse, the report will tell you that directly, which is itself a valuable signal about market maturity.

Still have questions? Email us

Know before you build.

A few weeks building the wrong thing costs more than one report. Get the data before you commit.

Validate My Idea

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  • One-time payment — you will never be charged again
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  • If something goes wrong, email us and we'll make it right
  • No subscription, no account required, no hidden fees

Questions? Reach us at [email protected]