Platform/Van Westendorp PSM
Pricing research and price sensitivity
Van Westendorp PSM

Grow revenue and profit — find your optimal price.

The Price Sensitivity Meter turns four simple price questions into an optimal price point, an acceptable range, elasticity analysis, and a full revenue simulation — all in one tool.

Four-price methodOPP & IDPRevenue simulationElasticity analysisCompetitor mappingAI interpretation
4
Price questions
OPP
Optimal price point
IDP
Indifference point
AI
Interpretation

Pricing decisions — sound familiar?

01What price is actually right?
02Too high — will customers walk away?
03Too low — am I leaving money on the table?
04Can I raise the price and still sell?

Skari finds your optimal price.

01 · KEY PRICE POINTS

Five anchors that define your price range.

Floor, OPP, IDP, Rev-Max, and Ceiling — all in one table.

Skari intersects the four Van Westendorp cumulative curves to extract the five standard price anchors. Each anchor shows the price, estimated acceptance rate, and a plain-language interpretation so you know exactly what each number means.

Key Price Points

All PSM anchor prices, acceptance rate, and interpretation

Price PointPriceAccept.Interpretation
Floor price (PMC Low)$3190%Lower bound — below this, quality doubt tends to increase
Optimal price (OPP)$3493%Too cheap and too expensive balance — lowest resistance
Expected price (IDP)$35.5097%Perceived as most natural (Indifference Price Point)
Revenue-max (Rev-Max)$49.5083%Where the revenue index peaks
Ceiling price (PMC High)$44.5090%Upper bound — above this, price burden rises sharply

Price Sensitivity Curves

Cumulative % at each price · crossings define the key prices

0%25%50%75%100%PMC LowOPPIDPPMC High
Too CheapBargainExpensiveToo Expensive

02 · PRICE SENSITIVITY CURVES

Four curves, one chart.

Where they cross defines the acceptable range.

Skari plots the cumulative percentage of respondents for each of the four price questions — Too Cheap, Cheap (Bargain), Expensive, and Too Expensive. The intersections define OPP, IDP, and the PMC range automatically.

03 · REVENUE & PROFIT SIMULATION

See revenue at every price point.

PSM demand × Pricing Settings → buyers, revenue, profit at any price.

Click any price card to load it instantly, or type your own "What-if price" to test any scenario. The simulation shows acceptance rate, estimated buyers, revenue, and profit — updated live as you type.

Revenue & Profit Simulation

RECOMMENDED

$35.50

PSM expected price

MAX REVENUE

$49.50

Price × demand peak

PRICE

$34

ACCEPTANCE

93.5%

REVENUE

~$4.8K

IDPMax Rev

Enter market size in Pricing Settings for absolute figures. Add unit cost to unlock profit & break-even.

Price Elasticity |E|

At OPP: 0.00
OPP

At OPP: |E|

0.00

Inelastic — pricing power present

At IDP: |E|

0.00

IDP in stable demand zone

Price increases reduce acceptance only modestly — room to protect margin rather than discount.

04 · PRICE ELASTICITY

How sensitive are buyers to price?

Above 1 = elastic. Below 1 = pricing power.

Skari estimates how quickly acceptance falls as price rises using the Van Westendorp demand proxy. The elasticity chart shows where buyers are sensitive and where you have room — so you can price with confidence.

05 · PREMIUM ROOM & RESISTANCE

Can you charge more?

Where buyers push back and where premium pricing may work.

Skari identifies the resistance point (where rejection accelerates fastest), the stress price (steepest drop in purchase intent), and the Premium Potential Index — so you know exactly how much headroom you have above the expected price.

Can you charge more?

Premium room & resistance

RESISTANCE POINT

$57

Rejection accelerates fastest above here

STRESS PRICE

$57

Steepest drop in purchase intent

PREMIUM POTENTIAL (PPI)

22.67

Strong headroom

ELASTICITY @ OPP

0.00

Inelastic

Strong premium headroom — pricing beyond $57 without testing may be risky.

Price Perception Zones

How each price band is perceived — from quality doubt to rejection

Quality Doubt
Premium
Rejection
$3$31$34$35.50$44.50$88
Quality Doubt$3 – $31
Value$31 – $34
Fair Price$34 – $35.50
Premium$35.50 – $44.50
Rejection$44.50 – $88

Below $31, the "too cheap" share rises (quality doubt). The $34–$35.50 band is the most readily accepted; above $44.50, price-burden rises sharply.

06 · PERCEPTION ZONES & COMPETITOR MAP

How each price band is perceived.

From quality doubt to rejection — and where competitors sit.

Skari maps every price into one of five perception zones: Quality Doubt, Value, Fair Price, Premium, and Rejection. Add competitor prices in Pricing Settings to see exactly where they land on the demand curve.

IN THE REPORT

Everything in one PSM analysis.

Four price questions in — a complete pricing report out.

Summary & key findings

Headline verdict, acceptable range, and plain-language findings.

Key price points table

Floor, OPP, IDP, Rev-Max, Ceiling — price, acceptance, interpretation.

Price sensitivity curves

Four cumulative curves with intersections and raw crossing data.

Price perception zones

Quality Doubt · Value · Fair · Premium · Rejection bands.

Revenue index

Revenue curve across the price range with the peak marked.

Price elasticity

|E| across prices, highlighted at OPP and IDP.

Premium room & resistance

Resistance point, stress price, and Premium Potential Index.

Competitor benchmark & map

Plot competitor prices on the demand curve and positioning map.

Revenue & profit simulation

What-if price → buyers, revenue, profit, break-even.

Segment price sensitivity

Per-segment PSM with a segment gap index.

Pricing health dashboard

Pricing power, demand, headroom, consensus, robustness.

AI interpretation & guide

Strategic reading of the results with a built-in method guide.

Find your optimal price.

Four questions in · OPP, IDP, elasticity, and revenue simulation out.

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Four price questions only