Full feature comparison
Everything you get at each tier, side by side.
| Feature | Free | ★ Pro Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| In every diagnostic | ||
| 10-question Quick Assessment | ||
| Full report with executive summary | ||
| VIC (Virtuous Innovation Cycle) diagnosis | ||
| Phase-by-phase analysis (Inputs → Reinvest) | ||
| Innovation ecosystem asset map | ||
| Interactive data visualizations | ||
| PDF export & shareable report link | ||
| Unlimited re-runs | ||
| Pro Benchmark unlocks | ||
| 15-question Enhanced Assessment (3 per category) | ||
| Strategic recommendations | Top 3 | All |
| Strategic analysis (35 sub-dimensions) | Scores only | Full insights & actions |
| 5 Deep Dive modules (70+ additional questions) | ||
| Stakeholder briefs for any audience | ||
| Brand profiles for PDFs and share cards | ||
| Custom report builder (select & export sections) | ||
| Grant-ready custom exports | ||
| Ask AI — natural language questions answered from your report and evidence base | ||
| Research citations & academic backing | ||
| CEO & practitioner insights | ||
| Deeper ecosystem mapping (funding, programs) | ||
| Evidence base — all diagnostics saved, searchable, and queryable over time | ||
| Scenario planner (clone & compare) | ||
| Session diagnostics — create a session, invite stakeholders, each answers the same questions independently | ||
| Combined session report — see where perspectives align and where they diverge | ||
| Portfolio views — browse scores, trends, and signals across all your sessions and places | ||
| Peer benchmarking — compare your region against structurally similar places | ||
| Ecosystem Twins — find regions with a similar starting structure | ||
| Structured data layer — Location Quotient, employment, and diversification analysis | ||
Two ways to work
Most teams start free. Pro Benchmark turns the diagnostic into a working intelligence layer.
A rigorous first read
Ten questions tailored to your actual local institutions — not a generic survey. You get a full report diagnosing where your innovation cycle breaks down, what’s driving it, and where to focus first. PDF export, unlimited re-runs, no card required. You come out knowing where your region actually stands, backed by research — not guesswork.
Depth, evidence, and multiple perspectives
Fifteen questions, five focused deep-dive modules, stakeholder briefs, custom exports, and AI follow-ups — every run feeding a searchable evidence base you can revisit over time. Then create a session and send invite links to your EDO, city, university, or investors. Each person answers the same questions independently, and you get one combined report showing where those perspectives converge and where they conflict. Most planning decisions are made from one vantage point. This shows you all of them at once.
Real-world validation
“Very closely aligned with a $100K government study of our region — and it surfaced an angel investment gap the study had missed entirely.”
Trevor
Economic Development Officer, Lethbridge County, AB
The free diagnostic is already thorough. Pro Benchmark adds the depth and evidence base to take those findings further.
“I built Ecosystem Navigator because economic development professionals deserve structured, research-backed intelligence — not another generic AI output. Every question and recommendation comes from a framework I developed over two years, drawing on 50+ interviews with ecosystem leaders.”
Ian Barker, MBA — Founder, The Groundbreakers
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