# Market positioning

StellaOps positions around determinism, evidence, and sovereign operation.
The focus is audit-grade proof rather than opaque scanning.

Moats
- Deterministic replay with frozen inputs.
- Signed reachability graphs and optional edge attestations.
- Lattice VEX with explainable conflict resolution.
- Sovereign crypto profiles and offline operation.
- Evidence chain linking SBOM, VEX, and policy decisions.

Competitive gaps (high level)
- Most tools lack deterministic replay and signed reachability.
- VEX handling is often boolean or bolt-on.
- Offline and regional crypto requirements are rarely first-class.

Use cases
- Regulated environments needing replayable evidence.
- Air-gapped deployments requiring bundled feeds and trust roots.
- Teams prioritizing exploitability over enumeration.

Related references
- docs/market/competitive-landscape.md
- docs/market/moat-strategy-summary.md
- docs/marketing/*