VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
ServiceNow, Inc. vs VeriSign, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
ServiceNow, Inc.
NOW · 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 NOW analysisVeriSign, Inc.
VRSN · Nasdaq Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View VRSN analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: VeriSign, Inc. leads (100 / 100 vs 80 / 100 for ServiceNow, Inc.).
- Segment focus: ServiceNow, Inc. has 3 segments (85.8% in Digital workflow products (subscription)); VeriSign, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Naming Services (.com and .net registry)).
- Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Monopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: ServiceNow, Inc. has 6 moat types across 3 domains; VeriSign, Inc. has 4 across 4.
Primary market context
ServiceNow, Inc.
Digital workflow products (subscription)
Enterprise digital workflow automation and service management platform (ITSM/ESM, employee, customer, creator workflows)
Global
Large enterprises and public sector
SaaS platform
85.8%
VeriSign, Inc.
Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Registry operator services for .com and .net top-level domains (domain registrations + authoritative DNS resolution)
Global
ICANN-accredited domain registrars (wholesale) and, indirectly, registrants
Registry operator / DNS infrastructure provider
100%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
No overlap yet.
ServiceNow, Inc. strengths
VeriSign, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
ServiceNow, Inc. segments
Full profile >Digital workflow products (subscription)
Oligopoly
IT Operations Management (ITOM) products (subscription)
Competitive
Professional services and other
Competitive
VeriSign, Inc. segments
Full profile >Naming Services (.com and .net registry)
Monopoly
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