Open-Source Software Porter's
Five Forces Analysis

You're short on time - download the template instantly and edit every section to match your company or sector. The files are editable, so swap examples, numbers, or language and produce a client-ready report within hours.

Immediate digital download available

Fully editable Word and Excel files

Replace examples with your company data

Quickly adapt wording and charts

You need complete coverage - the template walks through industry rivalry, threat of substitutes, buyer power, supplier power, and threat of new entrants with clear prompts and strategic questions for each force. Use the structured prompts to score pressure levels and record implications for strategy.

Industry rivalry assessed with metrics

Substitute threats explained with examples

Buyer bargaining power diagnostic included

Supplier bargaining power checklist included

You want relevance - each section includes industry-tailored example language and optional prompts to swap in market data, so the output matches sectors like tech, finance, or e-commerce. That keeps conclusions realistic and usable in real decision meetings.

Sector-tailored example language provided

Swap-in prompts for market data

Examples relevant to tech and finance

Adaptable to B2B and B2C markets

You need clean deliverables - the template uses professional formatting, headings, and spacing for slides or reports so stakeholders read quickly and act. Visual force ratings and summary boxes make findings scannable for execs and investors.

Clean headings and structured layout

Visual force ratings for quick view

Summary boxes for executive use

Slide-ready sections for presentations

You must convince investors - the template produces an investor-ready market analysis section suitable for business plans and pitch decks, with clear implications and recommended strategic responses. It frames competitive risks in financial and operational terms.

Investor-focused implications and actions

Business-plan language included

Risk-to-revenue impact notes included

Ready for pitch-deck insertion

You work with spreadsheets - the Excel version contains editable charts, force-rating scores, and a radar visualization that also opens in Google Sheets, so teams can collaborate in real time and export visuals for reports.

Excel charts and radar visualizations

Google Sheets friendly for collaboration

Editable scorecards and tables

Export-ready images for reports

You need speed - pre-written analysis and sentence-level recommendations cut research and writing time, letting you focus on strategy and presentation rather than drafting. Use the boilerplate and tweak facts to fit your case.

Pre-written force analyses included

Ready-made recommendation bullets included

Cut research and writing hours

Fill-and-tweak workflow for speed

You consult for clients - the template is reusable across engagements, with clear deliverables and client-facing language to speed audits, scoping, and strategic reviews. It standardizes output so you can bill hours to insight, not formatting.

Reusable for multiple client projects

Client-ready language and structure

Quickly produce audit deliverables

Standardized output increases efficiency

You teach or study strategy - the template maps theory to practice and fits case studies, group projects, and assignments, making Porter's framework easy to apply with real-world prompts and grading-friendly sections.

Case-study friendly structure included

Student-ready prompts and examples

Supports group project workstreams

Clear grading-friendly sectioning