Sharpspring Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Sharpspring Inc (SHSP) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Sharpspring Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 31M vs 1,635,429M combined for its competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+4.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-33.4%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Sharpspring Inc generated 11.5% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2021, vs 17.4% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -4.4% net margin compares with 13.7% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Sharpspring Inc accounted for 0.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.0% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.12M compares with $0.43M for the peer group (0.3x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SHSP Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2021
Sharpspring Inc reported revenue growth of 11.49 % year on year in Q2 2021, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 17.41 %.
With a net margin of -4.36 %, Sharpspring Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (13.65 %).
Sharpspring Inc generated 0.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.00 % a year earlier.
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Sharpspring Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2021
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Sharpspring Inc reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Sharpspring Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpspring Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Sharpspring Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Software & Programming industry grew revenue 16.7% year over year, combined, vs 11.5% for Sharpspring Inc. Sharpspring Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.00%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Sharpspring Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpspring Inc | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (69) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
SHSP Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SHSP Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porch Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Zeta Global Holdings Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Upland Software Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | A10 Networks Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Amplitude Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Sharpspring Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Sharpspring Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
We face competition from cloud-based software and SaaS companies, including HubSpot, Act-On, Pardot (part of Salesforce.com), and ActiveCampaign for our flagship Marketing Automation platform.
Publicly Traded Peers of Sharpspring Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Sharpspring Inc |
219.77 | 31.06 |
 Microsoft Corporation |
3,894,258.00 | 346,445.00 |
 Amazon com Inc |
2,922,851.76 | 798,097.00 |
 Oracle Corporation |
381,330.00 | 73,266.00 |
 Sap Se |
275,020.50 | 41,606.87 |
 International Business Machines Corporation |
233,298.59 | 69,868.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 8,614,181.22 | 1,662,515.14 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Sharpspring Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Sharpspring Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Freshworks Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Salesforce Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Thryv Holdings Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Hubspot Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Sprinklr Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Upland Software Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Liveperson Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Adobe Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Zeta Global Holdings Corp | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Sharpspring Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Sharpspring Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Agents and Infra 83.22 % |
| Amazon com Inc | North America 55.86 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Cloud and Software Business 83.96 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Software 45.63 % |
| Accenture Plc | Americas 49.30 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Sharpspring Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpspring Inc | 220 | 124,239 | -27,233 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 3,894,258 | 1,553,565 | 639,601 |
| Amazon com Inc | 2,922,852 | 506,407 | 85,520 |
| Oracle Corporation | 381,330 | 519,617 | 134,184 |
| Sap Se | 275,021 | 378,244 | 75,299 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 233,299 | 228,850 | 36,590 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 8,613,961 | 425,856 | 90,967 |
Sharpspring Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | US 53.60 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Americas 63.46 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Americas 50.14 % |
| Salesforce Inc | Americas 64.97 % |
| Servicenow Inc | North America 62.69 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Sharpspring Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Software & Programming industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (442 companies). See the full Software & Programming industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 75.22 % | 51.01 % (avg) | +24.2 pp |
| Operating Margin | -33.04 % | industry median | -23.5 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -13.25 % | 1.99 % (avg) | -15.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 1.10 % | 5.20 % (avg) | -4.1 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Sharpspring Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Software & Programming industry average (442 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Software & Programming industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 41.7x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 20.5x | - |
| P/B | 5.5x | 5.6x | -0.1x |
| Return on Equity | -19.12 % | industry aggregate | -45.09 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -12.60 % | -3.14 % (avg) | -9.46 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Sharpspring Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 33.06 % | 5.28 % | 94.54 % | 38.69 % | 21.70 % | 29.02 % |
| Operating Margin | 27.25 % | -12.75 % | -51.76 % | -47.52 % | -45.21 % | -24.98 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 69.96 % | -3.47 % | -24.86 % | -21.41 % | -17.18 % | -10.25 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Sharpspring Inc's Strategic Group Map
Sharpspring Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Sharpspring Inc's trailing-12-month revenue growth of 18.6% and operating margin of -33.0% compares with an average of 19.7% growth and -32.6% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Sharpspring Inc sits below that peer average on growth and below it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Sharpspring Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 1.10 % vs industry average 5.20 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Sharpspring Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Sharpspring Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Sharpspring Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Sharpspring Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+4.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 23.5 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 45.1 points below the industry aggregate.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 11.2% median pace.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-33.4% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Sharpspring Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpspring Inc | 2.88 | 3.25 | 0.08 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 0.16 | 1.27 | 0.10 |
| Amazon com Inc | 0.35 | 1.06 | 0.25 |
| Oracle Corporation | 0.72 | 1.12 | 2.83 |
| Sap Se | 0.47 | 1.16 | 0.10 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 0.27 | 0.85 | 3.27 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sharpspring Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpspring Inc | Q2 2021 | +11.5 % | - |
| Microsoft Corporation | Q3 2026 | +18.8 % | +32.0 % |
| Amazon com Inc | Q3 2026 | +12.1 % | -2.4 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Q3 2026 | +24.0 % | +62.6 % |
| Sap Se | Q4 2025 | +12.5 % | +143.0 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Q3 2026 | +4.7 % | +25.6 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +12.7 % | +26.3 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sharpspring Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpspring Inc | Q2 2021 | +6.0 % | -15.9 % |
| Microsoft Corporation | Q3 2026 | +23.6 % | +103.0 % |
| Amazon com Inc | Q3 2026 | +6.7 % | +20.1 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Q3 2026 | - | +235.2 % |
| Sap Se | Q4 2025 | +9.6 % | - |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Q3 2026 | +6.0 % | +30.2 % |
Sharpspring Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpspring Inc | - | - | - |
| Microsoft Corporation | 20.01% | 23.87% | 34.15% |
| Amazon com Inc | 13.23% | 18.74% | 26.71% |
| Oracle Corporation | 7.73% | 9.84% | 44.45% |
| Sap Se | 10.03% | 12.84% | 15.66% |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 7.26% | 7.21% | 32.73% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Sharpspring Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpspring Inc | - | 7.08 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 27.31 | 11.24 |
| Amazon com Inc | 21.60 | 3.66 |
| Oracle Corporation | 19.92 | 5.20 |
| Sap Se | 38.37 | 6.61 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 20.82 | 3.34 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 24.26 | 5.18 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.