Sameness Index · 5 sites compared

Your page scores 45 out of 100 for sameness against the 4 competitors you named.

https://arvotech.com/

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Your verdict

45
Sameness · vs 4 named
How is this calculated?

Your page is half shared.

About half of what your page says, alliant also says. You're less same than 7 of the 8 HR / HCM suites sites scored (category avg 67).

Benchmarked against HR / HCM suites (inferred from the competitors you named).
Sameness Index on a 0 to 100 scale, from distinctive at 0 to interchangeable at 100. This page scores 45. KBKG scores 59. Source Advisors scores 45. adp.com scores 30. alliant scores 31. The category avg is 67.

Each named site is scored the same way, against the other 4 in this set, so its tick means the same as your marker. The dashed line is the frozen benchmark average.

  1. Less same than average

    The average HR / HCM suites category leader scores 67; you scored 45.

    You are 22 points less same than the average HR / HCM suites category leader.

  2. Closest overlap: alliant

    Of the 4 sites you named, alliant echoes the most of what your page says: 58% of it, weighted by placement. Scored the same way you were, against the rest of the set, alliant's own Sameness Index is 31. Those are different measures: the first is overlap with your page, the second is how same alliant's whole page is.

    alliant is the competitor you sound most like.

  3. Room to own more

    5% of your claim space is ownable: unique, relevant, and hard to copy.

    5% is ownable, and every claim you own already leads.

Do this first

Three changes worth testing first.

Chosen by rule from the comparison with KBKG, Source Advisors, adp.com and alliant: the shared claim taking your most prominent space, then the claims only you make that sit too low on the page to be read. Each one links to its claim card.

  1. “392 Years Collective staff experience”

    KBKG, Source Advisors, adp.com and alliant all say it too. Buyers may still need it, but shared ground cannot carry your hero — move it lower and give that space to something only you can say.

    Table stakes
    Most of the set says this too.
  2. “0.79B+ Tax dollars claimed”

    Keep the fact, lose the position: kBKG, Source Advisors and alliant say it too (75% of the set), and your hero is spending its first impression on the same territory as theirs.

    Table stakes
    Most of the set says this too.

Try these changes, then test them with real buyers.

This measures overlap. Whether buyers notice is a different question, and only they can answer it.

02

What you can own

Claims only you make, that buyers weigh, and that competitors can’t easily copy.

5% of your page’s claim space is yours to keep.

5%Yours to keep48%Unique but weak47%A competitor says it too
Why this is not 100 minus the Sameness Index

The index is a weighted composite across six categories, including page structure and visuals. This bar is measured on your claims alone, weighted by where each one sits on the page. Different denominators, so the two never add to 100 and are not meant to.

Already leading with · 1

  1. Work Opportunity Tax Credit for hiring

    “Hire disadvantaged job-seekers. Get paid. Win-win.”

Buried in body copy · 0

Nothing buried. Every claim you own is already above body copy.

03

Where you blend in

Territory you spend prominent space on that the set also occupies. Not every line is one to delete — the question is whether it has earned the space, or whether something only you can say should be there instead.

  • Commodity · 100%Table stakesHero
    long experience and track record
    • “392 Years Collective staff experience”
    • “Our founders left top firms to level the playing field for small and medium-sized businesses.”

    You say this 2 different ways.

    KBKG, Source Advisors, adp.com and alliant all cover this territory. Buyers may need to hear it, but in your hero it spends the first impression on shared ground.

    They say
    • KBKG“Former Big-4 leaders”
    • Source Advisors“For over 40 years, Source Advisors has delivered customized, comprehensive tax solutions”
    • adp.com“Helping businesses for 75 years”
    • alliant“Gain an edge with direct access to leading industry experts, policymakers, and former IRS commissioners”
  • Commodity · 75%Table stakesHero
    quantified results delivered for clients
    • “0.79B+ Tax dollars claimed”
    • “78% NPS percentile”

    You say this 2 different ways.

    Common ground with KBKG, Source Advisors and alliant. Say it if buyers need it — lower on the page, where it is not the thing they read first.

    They say
    • KBKG“OUR CLIENTS LOVE US”
    • Source Advisors“With four decade of experience, our track record has led to billions in tax savings and mitigated risk for your clients.”
    • alliant“unlocking more than $16 billion in funding opportunities for clients nationwide”
  • Commodity · 100%Table stakesSection
    work done by real human experts
    • “Get regular, reliable bookkeeping managed by real human experts.”

    KBKG, Source Advisors, adp.com and alliant make the same claim. It cannot set you apart, so it should not carry the section.

    They say
    • KBKG“With cutting-edge technology and the country's leading experts”
    • Source Advisors“Our team of experienced CPAs, attorneys, engineers, and technology experts helps companies save money and create cash flow with R&D tax credits”
    • adp.com“Unlimited AI potential, unlocked by the human experts at ADP”
    • alliant“Expert-Guided.”
  • Commodity · 75%Table stakesSection
    finds and captures tax savings opportunities
    • “The government wants to pay you for spending on research and development. Let them.”
    • “Hire disadvantaged job-seekers. Get paid. Win-win.”
    • “Don't just file. Know you're capitalizing on every available opportunity.”

    You say this 3 different ways.

    A buyer comparing tabs sees this on KBKG, Source Advisors and alliant too (75% of the set). Yours earns nothing by repeating it up top; it can live lower down.

    They say
    • KBKG“we maximize tax savings”
    • Source Advisors“We can help assess your company's federal R&D tax credit opportunity and also determine any state R&D tax credit availability.”
    • alliant“Identifies and maximizes tax credits and incentives, enabling businesses to reinvest in technical talent and technology to stay competitive and grow.”
  • Contested · 50%SharpenSection
    named customers and client base as proof
    • “Join over 5,000 businesses that have trusted their finances with Arvo”

    KBKG and adp.com are on this territory too (50% of the set). It narrows the field without winning it — make it specific enough that it cannot be said of them.

    They say
    • KBKG“Trusted by thousands of CPAs”
    • adp.com“Trusted by more than 1,100,000 Clients”
  • Contested · 50%SharpenSection
    proprietary technology and AI power the service
    • “Our custom-built software facilitates relationships with experienced experts”

    Shared with KBKG and adp.com. Sharpen it to the thing only you do here, or it reads as a claim any of you could make.

    They say
    • KBKG“Proprietary technology to maximize benefits”
    • adp.com“ADP brings data, expertise and scale to AI so you can manage your most critical tasks with precision and confidence”
  • Contested · 25%SharpenHero
    category is changing; we modernize how work is done
    • “Level up your bookkeeping and tax.”
    • “between today's CPA shortage and AI rush, those things are becoming harder to find”

    You say this 2 different ways.

    alliant is on this territory too (25% of the set). It narrows the field without winning it — make it specific enough that it cannot be said of them. Nobody else uses your exact words, but everyone is on the ground. Nobody else makes this exact claim, but everyone occupies the territory — lead with the specific, not the generic.

    They say
    • alliant“Your growth partner.”
  • Contested · 25%SharpenSection
    easy, low-effort experience for clients
    • “We solve your problems, not multiply them.”

    Shared with adp.com. Sharpen it to the thing only you do here, or it reads as a claim any of you could make. Nobody else uses your exact words, but everyone is on the ground. Nobody else makes this exact claim, but everyone occupies the territory — lead with the specific, not the generic.

    They say
    • adp.com“Experience better HR and payroll”
  • Contested · 25%SharpenSection
    outsourced back-office and staffing support
    • “Get regular, reliable bookkeeping managed by real human experts.”

    Contested ground: alliant claim it as well. The version that wins names a mechanism, a number or a scope that theirs cannot match. Nobody else uses your exact words, but everyone is on the ground. Nobody else makes this exact claim, but everyone occupies the territory — lead with the specific, not the generic.

    They say
    • alliant“Partners with CPA firms to fill critical talent and skills gaps, enabling them to streamline client work, enhance service, and scale their business.”
  • Contested · 25%SharpenSection
    proactive, responsive, consultative service
    • “We check in regularly throughout the year.”
    • “We'll answer the phone (or message) when you need us.”

    You say this 2 different ways.

    Across 2 of your lines: Shared with Source Advisors. Sharpen it to the thing only you do here, or it reads as a claim any of you could make. Nobody else uses your exact words, but everyone is on the ground. Nobody else makes this exact claim, but everyone occupies the territory — lead with the specific, not the generic.

    They say
    • Source Advisors“Tax Solutions Built on Understanding, Success Built on Trust.”
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Claim-by-claim evidence

Every claim on your page (17)
What the columns mean
Claim
The grouped claim, then your exact line beneath it.
Type
What kind of claim it is: category, segment, outcome, capability, quality or proof.
Placement
Where it sits on your page: hero, section or body copy. Hero claims weigh most in the index.
Same claim
Share of the competitors making this exact claim. Drives ownership and ownable share.
Same territory
Share of the competitors with any claim in the same buyer-facing territory. This is what the index is scored on.
Sayability
Whether a competitor could truthfully make the same claim: anyone could, copyable with effort, or hard to copy.
Relevant
Whether buyers decide on this. A unique claim nobody buys on is not ownable.
Ownership
Commodity: 60% or more of the set says it. Contested: 20–59%. Unique: under 20%, owned when it is also hard to copy.

Tap a column to sort by it; tap again to reverse. Sorted by Same claim, highest first.

  • Work done by real human experts
    “Get regular, reliable bookkeeping managed by real human experts.”
    qualitySectionsame claim 100%same territory 100%Anyone could say it
    Commodity
    Also on KBKG, Source Advisors, adp.com, alliant
  • Billions in tax dollars claimed for clients
    “0.79B+ Tax dollars claimed”
    proofHerosame claim 50%same territory 75%Copyable with effort
    Contested
    Also on Source Advisors, alliant
  • Captures every available tax opportunity
    “Don't just file. Know you're capitalizing on every available opportunity.”
    outcomeSectionsame claim 50%same territory 75%Anyone could say it
    Contested
    Also on KBKG, Source Advisors
  • Thousands of clients trust us
    “Join over 5,000 businesses that have trusted their finances with Arvo”
    proofSectionsame claim 50%same territory 50%Anyone could say it
    Contested
    Also on KBKG, adp.com
  • High client satisfaction score
    “78% NPS percentile”
    proofHerosame claim 25%same territory 75%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Contested
    Also on KBKG
  • Captures R&D tax credits for clients
    “The government wants to pay you for spending on research and development. Let them.”
    outcomeSectionsame claim 25%same territory 75%Copyable with effort
    Contested
    Also on Source Advisors
  • Founders/leaders came from top-tier firms
    “Our founders left top firms to level the playing field for small and medium-sized businesses.”
    proofSectionsame claim 25%same territory 100%Copyable with effortnot a buying criterion
    Contested
    Also on KBKG
  • Proprietary software powers the service
    “Our custom-built software facilitates relationships with experienced experts”
    capabilitySectionsame claim 25%same territory 50%Copyable with effort
    Contested
    Also on KBKG
  • Deep collective staff experience in years
    “392 Years Collective staff experience”
    proofHerosame claim 0%same territory 100%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Unique for now
  • Modernizes outdated bookkeeping and tax practice
    “Level up your bookkeeping and tax.”
    outcomeHerosame claim 0%same territory 25%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Unique for now
  • CPA shortage and AI rush make expertise scarce
    “between today's CPA shortage and AI rush, those things are becoming harder to find”
    categorySectionsame claim 0%same territory 25%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Unique for now
  • Enterprise-grade service quality for smaller businesses
    “so you can cover all your bases and see the big picture with Arvo's enterprise-grade service”
    qualitySectionsame claim 0%same territory 0%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Unique for now
  • Ongoing bookkeeping handled for you
    “Get regular, reliable bookkeeping managed by real human experts.”
    capabilitySectionsame claim 0%same territory 25%Anyone could say it
    Unique for now
  • Proactive year-round check-ins
    “We check in regularly throughout the year.”
    capabilitySectionsame claim 0%same territory 25%Anyone could say it
    Unique for now
  • Responsive, reachable support
    “We'll answer the phone (or message) when you need us.”
    capabilitySectionsame claim 0%same territory 25%Anyone could say it
    Unique for now
  • We reduce rather than add client workload
    “We solve your problems, not multiply them.”
    qualitySectionsame claim 0%same territory 25%Anyone could say itnot a buying criterion
    Unique for now
  • Work Opportunity Tax Credit for hiring
    “Hire disadvantaged job-seekers. Get paid. Win-win.”
    outcomeSectionsame claim 0%same territory 75%Copyable with effort
    Unique and owned
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How this was calculated

Sameness measures how much your claims overlap with the sites compared. It does not measure message quality or whether buyers prefer you.

AI-analyzed: an AI read each page on its own and grouped the claims that say the same thing. No score here was written by a model — every number is computed from those groupings in our own code, with the weights below.

How the score is built
The six category scores, their weights, and what a high score in each one means
CategoryWeightYoursWhat a high score means
Messaging
Category framing, who it is for, and the outcome promised
30%51The most expensive kind of sameness. A buyer cannot tell what job you do that the others do not.
Claims
Attribute and benefit claims — speed, ease, quality, ROI
30%42Every shared claim is a line already read on another tab. Cut the ones nobody owns and spend the space on something they cannot.
Features
Capabilities and functions the page lists
15%31Expected in a mature category, and the least alarming of the six. Feature parity is normal; leading with it is the mistake.
Proof
The kinds of evidence offered: customer logos, numbers, testimonials, case studies, badges
10%46Same kinds of proof as everyone means the proof stops working as proof. It is scored on the kind of evidence, not on which customers are named.
Structure
Section order, navigation, CTA language and placement
10%n/aThe generic SaaS template — hero, logos, three-feature grid, testimonial, CTA. Familiar is not the same as memorable.
Visual
Palette family, imagery style, layout patterns
5%68Weighted lowest on purpose: buyers rarely decide on this. Worth knowing, rarely worth fixing first.

Each site was read on its own first, with no knowledge of the others, so your page gets no benefit of the doubt a competitor’s does not. A category nothing could be measured for drops out and the rest are re-weighted, rather than counted as zero.

What we compared (5 pages read)
Your page
Arvo
arvotech.com
Competitor
KBKG
kbkg.com
Competitor
Source Advisors
sourceadvisors.com
Competitor
adp.com
adp.com
Competitor
alliant
alliantglobal.com
What it cannot tell you

The index can find where two pages converge. It cannot say whether a buyer would notice, or which of your reasons to buy actually land. A single check also moves several points between runs, so read the band and the ranking, not the last digit.

Your highest-impact changes

  1. 1
    Table stakesYour hero copy says “392 Years Collective staff experience”.

    KBKG, Source Advisors, adp.com and alliant all say it too. Buyers may still need it, but shared ground cannot carry your hero — move it lower and give that space to something only you can say.

  2. 2
    Table stakesYour hero copy says “0.79B+ Tax dollars claimed”.

    Keep the fact, lose the position: kBKG, Source Advisors and alliant say it too (75% of the set), and your hero is spending its first impression on the same territory as theirs.

  3. 3
    Table stakesYour hero copy says “78% NPS percentile”.

    This is the set's common ground — KBKG, Source Advisors and alliant say it too (75% of the set). It will not set you apart wherever it sits, and in the hero it costs you the one place a distinctive claim would be read.

  4. 4
    Table stakesYour section copy says “Our founders left top firms to level the playing field for small and medium-sized businesses.”.

    A buyer with three tabs open reads a version of this on every one of them. Say it further down for the readers who need it; the section should carry a claim they will only find here.

  5. 5
    Table stakesYour section copy says “Get regular, reliable bookkeeping managed by real human experts.”.

    True of you and true of them: KBKG, Source Advisors, adp.com and alliant all say it too. That is why it decides nothing, and why the section is the wrong place to spend it.

  6. 6
    Table stakesYour section copy says “Don't just file. Know you're capitalizing on every available opportunity.”.

    In the section: KBKG, Source Advisors and alliant say it too (75% of the set). Buyers may still need it, but shared ground cannot carry your section — move it lower and give that space to something only you can say.

  7. 7
    Table stakesYour section copy says “The government wants to pay you for spending on research and development. Let them.”.

    In the section: True of you and true of them: KBKG, Source Advisors and alliant say it too (75% of the set). That is why it decides nothing, and why the section is the wrong place to spend it.

  8. 8
    Table stakesYour section copy says “Hire disadvantaged job-seekers. Get paid. Win-win.”.

    In the section: Keep the fact, lose the position: kBKG, Source Advisors and alliant say it too (75% of the set), and your section is spending its first impression on the same territory as theirs.

The only way to know if it matters.

This report can tell you where your messaging overlaps. It cannot tell you whether a buyer would care, or which of your reasons to buy actually land. Put the page in front of real B2B buyers in your target market and ask them.

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