Reverse Engineering
The process of deconstructing a competitor's product, service, or technology to understand its design, functionality, and underlying mechanisms.
Common Techniques
Product Disassembly
Breaking down a competitor's product or service into its core components to analyze the underlying technology, design, and functionality.
Software Decompilation
Reversing compiled software code into a readable format to understand the underlying algorithms, architecture, or proprietary processes.
System Architecture Analysis
Examining the infrastructure and backend systems used by competitors to understand how their technology is structured, scaled, or integrated.
Feature Replication
Identifying key features of a competitor's product and recreating similar features in one's own offering, often improving on or modifying them for competitive advantage.
Vulnerability Detection
Testing a competitor’s product or system for weaknesses or security flaws that could be exploited for competitive gain or to inform product development.