Discover What's
Working for Competitors
Sitemap Research analyzes competitor sitemaps to reveal their entire content strategy. Find gaps in your coverage, discover winning topics, and understand exactly what's driving their success.
Intelligence Beyond Keywords
Sitemaps reveal the complete picture of a competitor's content strategy
Content Volume Analysis
See exactly how much content competitors publish, update frequency, and content type distribution. Understand their publishing velocity.
URL Structure Insights
Reveal how competitors organize content through URL patterns. Discover their category structure and topical silos.
Publishing Patterns
Identify when competitors publish new content, update frequency, and seasonal patterns. Time your content strategically.
What You'll Discover
Content Gaps
Identify topics your competitors cover that you don't. These are proven content opportunities you're missing.
- Topics they rank for, you don't
- Uncovered content categories
- Strategic weaknesses to exploit
Content Architecture
See how successful competitors organize their content. Learn from their structure to improve your own site architecture.
- Category and tag strategies
- Content silo implementation
- URL naming conventions
Topic Clusters
Identify which topics competitors invest heavily in. These are their priority areas where they're building authority.
- High-volume content areas
- Pillar content strategies
- Content relationships
Update Frequency
Discover how often competitors update their sitemaps with new content. Benchmark your publishing schedule against theirs.
- Publishing velocity trends
- Seasonal patterns
- Content refresh schedules
How Sitemap Research Works
Enter Competitor URL
Simply provide your competitor's website URL. Sitemap Research automatically locates and accesses their sitemap files.
Deep Analysis
AI parses every URL, categorizes content types, identifies patterns, and extracts insights about their content strategy and structure.
Gap Identification
Compare their content against yours to identify gaps, opportunities, and areas where you can compete or differentiate.
Actionable Report
Receive a comprehensive report with specific recommendations for content to create. Use insights with Topic Scaler or Author.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is sitemap research legal and ethical?
Yes! Sitemaps are public files specifically designed to be read and analyzed. This is standard competitive research practice used throughout the SEO industry.
Can I analyze multiple competitors at once?
Yes! Analyze as many competitors as you want. Compare multiple competitors side-by-side to identify industry trends and common strategies.
What if a competitor doesn't have a sitemap?
Sitemap Research can still analyze site structure through crawling and other discovery methods, though the insights may be less comprehensive.
How is this different from Site Seeker?
Site Seeker focuses on keyword opportunities. Sitemap Research provides broader competitive intelligence about content strategy, structure, and publishing patterns.
Know Your Competition Inside Out
Stop guessing what competitors are doing. Get complete visibility into their content strategy with Sitemap Research.
Try Harbor today and start ranking your content like never before
