Business & Monetization

Business Strategy

Market analysis, competitive positioning, and revenue projections for VAT Validator

Freemium pricing with a free tier advantage, multi-surface differentiation, and a clear path from $0 to $1.9M ARR in 3 years.

200K+
Target Market
$0-99
Price Range
$1.9M
Year 3 ARR
40x
Market Multiplier

Market Analysis

EU B2B e-commerce VAT dogrulama pazarinin buyuklugu ve segmentleri.

🏪
200K+
All Shopify EU
All stores selling to EU
🏭
100K
Cross-border
Global stores selling to EU
📦
30K
B2B E-commerce
Wholesale stores
👑
5K
Shopify Plus EU
Plus stores (checkout ext.)
Key Insight
Market is 40x larger than Plus-only
5K Plus-only stores vs. 200K+ total addressable market. Multi-surface strategy unlocks the full opportunity.

Competitor Analysis

Mevcut VAT dogrulama uygulamalarinin detayli analizi ve konumlanmasi.

EU Tax Exemption
Online Origins
HIGH THREAT
$8.95/mo
★★★★★ 5.0 (32)
Trial: 7 days
Built for Shopify

Strengths

  • Perfect 5.0 rating, 97% 5-star
  • Unlimited single price
  • Responsive support
  • Built for Shopify badge

Weaknesses

  • Single tier only
  • No analytics dashboard
  • No free tier
EU Tax Exemption Easy
New Craft
HIGH THREAT
$9.99-$49.99/mo
★★★★★ 5.0 (30)
Trial: 7 days
Since: Oct 2025

Strengths

  • Perfect rating, 100% 5-star
  • 3-tier structure
  • 10 languages
  • B2B portal

Weaknesses

  • Checkout Pro+ only
  • New app
  • Most expensive tier $49.99
  • No free tier
Exemptify
daxanema
MEDIUM THREAT
$4.99/mo
★★★☆☆ 3.5 (34)
Trial: 5 days
Since: Aug 2016

Strengths

  • Cheapest option at $4.99
  • 10-year market presence
  • Most reviews (34)

Weaknesses

  • Low rating (15% 1-star)
  • Support issues reported
  • Limited features
  • English only
VIES Exempt Tax EU
Linea Grafica
LOW THREAT
$9/mo
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 (2)
11 languages

Interesting

  • Multi-surface concept
  • Dynamic pricing
  • 11 languages

Problems

  • Product doesn't work
  • No support response
  • 1.0 rating (2 reviews)

Competitive Matrix

VAT Validator'un rakiplere karsi ozellik karsilastirmasi.

Feature OO EU Tax Easy Exemptify VAT Validator
Price $8.95 $9.99-49.99 $4.99 $0-99
Rating 5.0 5.0 3.5 New
Free Tier No No No YES
Unlimited Yes Yes ? Enterprise
Thank You Page No No No YES
Per-Surface Analytics No No No YES
Cross-Surface Auto-Populate No No No YES
Reverse Charge Note ? ? ? YES
Audit Trail ? ? No YES
Languages Translatable 10 1 2 → 7
Built for Shopify Yes No No No

Pricing Model

Freemium model ile dusuk barier, yuksek degere donen 4 katmanli fiyatlandirma.

Free
$0
per month
  • 50 VIES calls/mo
  • Basic validation
  • Cart surface
  • Email support
Annual: $0/yr
Starter
$9
per month
  • 500 VIES calls/mo
  • All surfaces
  • Reports
  • CSV export
Annual: $86/yr (20% off)
Overage: $0.03/call
Enterprise
$99
per month
  • Unlimited VIES calls
  • SLA 99.9%
  • Priority support
  • Dedicated onboarding
Annual: $950/yr (20% off)
Overage: included

Annual billing and overage charges are post-MVP features.

Market Position

Rakiplere karsi fiyat konumlanmasi ve rekabet avantaji.

Price Spectrum: $0 — $99/mo
VAT Validator
FREE
Exemptify
$4.99
OO
$8.95
EU Tax Easy
$9.99
EU Tax Pro
$24.99
EU Tax B2B
$49.99
VAT Validator
$99 Enterprise
🏆 OUR ADVANTAGE: Only app with a FREE tier — zero barrier to entry

Cost Analysis

Kullanici olcegine gore altyapi maliyetleri ve break-even noktasi.

Free Tier
0-100 users
Fly.io $0
Supabase $0
Sentry $0
Domain/SSL $2
Monitoring $0
Total ~$2/mo
Growth
100-1,000 users
Fly.io $10
Supabase $25
Sentry $26
Domain/SSL $2
Monitoring $20
Total ~$93/mo
Scale
1,000+ users
Fly.io $50+
Supabase $100+
Sentry $80
Domain/SSL $2
Monitoring $50
Total ~$382/mo
💰 Break-even: 12 Starter or 4 Pro customers — estimated Month 3

Revenue Projections

Year 1 aylik MRR gelisimi ve 3 yillik ARR projeksiyonu.

Month Free Starter ($9) Pro ($29) Enterprise ($99) MRR
M1 200 15 3 0 $222
M3 800 80 20 2 $1,498
M6 2,000 250 60 8 $4,782
M12 5,000 600 150 25 $12,325
Monthly Recurring Revenue Growth
$222
M1
$1,498
M3
$4,782
M6
$12,325
M12
3-Year ARR Projection
Year 1
$147.9K
5,775 total customers
775 paid
Year 2
$720K
15,000 total customers
3,000 paid
Year 3
$1.92M
40,000 total customers
8,000 paid

Conversion Funnel

App Store'dan ucretli musteri donusumune kadar tum asamalar.

App Store Views 100%
Install 15% (Target: 20%)
Free Activation 80%
First Validation 60%
Free → Paid 10% (Target: 15%)
Retention 70% (Target: 80%)

Financial Metrics

Temel finansal performans gostergeleri ve hedefler.

📈
15%/mo
MRR Growth
💵
$20+
ARPU
🎯
<$50
CAC
💰
>$200
LTV
⚖️
>4x
LTV / CAC
🔄
<5%
Churn Rate

Growth Strategy

Musteri kazanimi, elde tutma ve upsell stratejileri.

📢 Acquisition

  • App Store SEO optimization
  • Content marketing & blog
  • Partner program (20% rev share)
  • Paid acquisition (Year 2+)

🤝 Retention

  • Onboarding emails (day 5, 14)
  • Monthly validation reports
  • Feature announcements
  • Annual discount 20%

💸 Upsell

  • Free → Starter: limit warnings
  • Starter → Pro: webhooks/API lock
  • Pro → Enterprise: volume detection

Success Criteria

6 ay ve 12 aylik basari hedefleri.

📅 6 Month Targets

Total installs 2,500
Paid customers 320
MRR $4,800
Churn rate <8%

🏆 12 Month Targets

Total installs 6,000
Paid customers 775
MRR $12,300
Churn rate <5%

Risk Analysis

Potansiyel riskler, etki degerlendirmesi ve azaltma stratejileri.

OO Dominant Position
High Prob High Impact
Free tier + multi-surface differentiation to capture users OO cannot reach.
EU Tax Easy Rapid Growth
Med Prob High Impact
Unique Thank You + Account page features as competitive moat.
Price War ($4.99)
Med Prob Med Impact
Value-based positioning and free tier make price competition irrelevant.
VIES API Changes
Low Prob High Impact
Circuit breaker pattern + 24h cache ensure graceful degradation.
Low Conversion Rate
Med Prob High Impact
A/B testing on pricing, onboarding optimization, UX improvements.
High Churn Rate
Med Prob High Impact
Proactive onboarding emails, engagement features, annual discount incentive.