The Compounding Knowledge Graph

Crossover Core

Beyond Traditional Research

How Custom Powers Core

Every Custom VoC project fuels your intelligence advantage, creating a compounding knowledge asset.

The Intelligence Flywheel

1

Data Extraction

Generate proprietary data across 9 metrics

2

Standardization

Feed insights into Core knowledge graph

3

Aggregation

Combine with broader market indices

4

Analytics

Deliver predictive peer comparisons

5

Compounding

Each project exponentially adds value

500+
Portfolio Companies
15,000+
Customer Interviews
Continuous Enrichment

The Compounding Advantage

Deeper Benchmarks

Compare portfolios against increasingly rich datasets including your proprietary research

Sharper Peer Analysis

More data points enable precise cohort matching and competitive positioning

Predictive Power

Historical data improves forecasting and early risk identification

Exclusive Insights

Your contributions unlock preferential access to relevant benchmarks

Why This Matters for PE

Unlike one-off reports, Crossover delivers cumulative intelligence that compounds with every engagement:

IC Advantage

Data-rich cases with proprietary benchmarks

Portfolio Optimization

Smarter decisions via performance comparisons

Exit Preparation

Maximize valuations with market intelligence

DD Efficiency

Each project accelerates future diligence

Live Intelligence Dashboard

See the Knowledge Base in Action

Real vendor data, continuously enriched, delivering actionable insights.

CrossoverCore™
Vendor Intelligence
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Figma

Design & Collaboration

Overall Score

92nd Percentile
9.2/10

Strongest Metric

User Experience
9.6/10

Growth Opportunity

Enterprise Features
8.1/10

Voice of Customer Intelligence

Intuitive Design InterfaceReal-time CollaborationComponent System ExcellencePerformance at Scale

Figma's exceptional performance stems from its revolutionary browser-based architecture and intuitive design interface, which eliminates traditional software barriers and enables seamless real-time collaboration. Users consistently praise the platform's component system and design tokens, though some enterprise teams report performance challenges with extremely large files and complex prototypes. The platform's rapid feature development and strong community ecosystem drive high satisfaction, while pricing concerns emerge primarily among smaller agencies and freelancers.

Key Strengths
  • • Revolutionary browser-based design tool with no installation required
  • • Exceptional real-time collaboration features praised by distributed teams
  • • Comprehensive component system and design tokens for scalable design systems
Areas for Improvement
  • • Performance issues with very large files and complex prototypes
  • • Limited offline capabilities compared to traditional desktop applications
  • • Pricing structure can be challenging for smaller teams and individual freelancers
9.4
Customer Satisfaction
+1.8 vs avg
9.3
Renewal Intent
+1.9 vs avg
8.9
ROI Score
+1.4 vs avg

Knowledge Base Insight

Based on 18 recent Custom engagements, Figma shows exceptional performance in creative team environments with 10-50 designers, particularly excelling in design system management (+2.3 vs category average). The platform's collaborative features drive significant productivity gains, though enterprise governance features lag behind specialized alternatives.

Intelligence powered by Crossover Core™ • Category: Design & Collaboration

Excellent (8.5+)
Good (7.5-8.4)
Average (6.5-7.4)
The 9 Proprietary Metrics

Intelligence Framework That Drives Decisions

Our comprehensive framework captures the complete vendor lifecycle across nine critical dimensions.

01

Implementation Experience

Onboarding complexity and time to value

02

Support Quality

Responsiveness and resolution effectiveness

03

Customer Satisfaction

Overall product performance satisfaction

04

Mission Criticality

Essential to core business operations

05

Competitive Comparison

Performance vs alternative solutions

06

Return on Investment

Value delivered relative to total cost

07

Net Promoter Score

Likelihood to recommend to peers

08

Switching Difficulty

Barriers to migrating alternatives

09

Renewal Intent

Probability of contract renewal

Build Your Proprietary Intelligence Advantage

The more you use Crossover for custom research, the stronger your data-driven advantage becomes.