Competition positioning · 2026
§ 01 · 2D Positioning Matrix

Where each player sits.
Two axes that matter to a CFO.

Horizontal axis: position in the stack — the further left, the earlier in the customer journey. Vertical axis: business case impact — how much support cost the player can actually take out for the brand. The top-left quadrant is empty, except for one.

HIGH MID LOW BUSINESS CASE IMPACT cost reduction potential TRIAGE LAYER Layer 1 · upstream CRM / TICKETING Layer 2 · agent workflow REPAIR OPERATIONS Layer 3 · physical handling POSITION IN THE STACK · LEFT = UPSTREAM, RIGHT = DOWNSTREAM ↑ HIGHEST IMPACT · ONLY simplysolve simplysolve 96% deflection · upstream Salesforce Zendesk Claimlane Prolong United Repair Center Save Your Wardrobe Tingit — no high-impact player operates this far downstream —
Top-left quadrant
The Triage Layer is unoccupied.

Only simplysolve combines upstream position with the deflection economics that move the cost needle.

Middle band
CRMs improve workflow, not volume.

Salesforce, Zendesk and Claimlane help agents handle tickets faster — but every request still becomes a ticket.

Right side
Repair platforms fix what arrives.

Prolong, URC, Save Your Wardrobe and Tingit execute repairs well — but receive cases that should have been triaged out.

§ 02 · State of the art vs. new proposal

One request, two paths.
Same volume in. Very different load downstream.

Both flows start with the same customer volume. What changes is where the work happens — and how much of it actually needs a human.

Current state

Without a Triage Layer

Every request becomes work. Support team and repair team both run hot.
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Customer requests
Email · forms · phone · social
Volume
100%
100%
🎧
CRM / Helpdesk
Every ticket worked by a human, in every country
Support team load
HIGH
~60%
🔧
Repair Operations
Receives all cases — including many that aren't repairable
Repair team load
HIGH
New proposal

With simplysolve ahead

96% resolved before a human is involved. Downstream teams handle only the residual.
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Customer requests
Email · forms · phone · social
Volume
100%
100%
simplysolve
Auto-triage across all topics · qualifies, resolves, routes
Automation
96% AUTO
4%
🎧
CRM / Helpdesk
Only the residual — qualified and enriched on arrival
Support team load
LOW
~2%
🔧
Repair Operations
Only real, repairable cases — no operational waste
Repair team load
LOW
Pipe thickness = volume of requests
Red = high team load
Teal = low team load
Orange = automated