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★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Stock Comparison
Adobe Inc. vs Salesforce, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Adobe Inc.
ADBE · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Salesforce, Inc.
CRM · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View CRM analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Salesforce, Inc. leads (70 / 100 vs 68 / 100 for Adobe Inc.).
- Segment focus: Adobe Inc. has 3 segments (74.3% in Digital Media); Salesforce, Inc. has 3 segments (78.9% in CRM Applications Suite (Sales, Service, Platform, Marketing & Commerce)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
- Moat breadth: Adobe Inc. has 4 moat types across 2 domains; Salesforce, Inc. has 6 across 2.
Primary market context
Adobe Inc.
Digital Media
Creative content creation and document productivity software subscriptions
Global
Individuals, SMB, enterprise
Software platform
74.3%
Salesforce, Inc.
CRM Applications Suite (Sales, Service, Platform, Marketing & Commerce)
CRM applications (sales, customer service, marketing, digital commerce) delivered as SaaS
Global
Business (SMB to enterprise)
SaaS application & platform vendor
78.9%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Adobe Inc. strengths
Salesforce, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Adobe Inc. segments
Full profile >Digital Media
Oligopoly
Digital Experience
Competitive
Publishing and Advertising
Competitive
Salesforce, Inc. segments
Full profile >CRM Applications Suite (Sales, Service, Platform, Marketing & Commerce)
Oligopoly
Integration & Analytics (MuleSoft, Tableau, related subscriptions)
Competitive
Professional Services & Other
Competitive
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