Commoditisation
Also called: commoditization
ELI5
Products become interchangeable and price matters more.
Used in conversation
“The strategy must respond to commoditisation of the core feature.”
Definition
The process by which offers become less differentiated and compete increasingly on price or availability.
Here “Commoditisation” means: The process by which offers become less differentiated and compete increasingly on price or availability.
Pitch context
You will see “Commoditisation” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches competition, differentiation & moats.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret competition, differentiation & moats without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16