AI data buyers compared
5 buyers publicly license operational data from US companies. micro1, Nyne and Mode publish company size rules (30+, 20+, and 10+ to 50+ by industry employees). micro1 is the only one with a separate program for companies that have closed. Payouts are what each buyer publishes, not a guarantee.
Comparison table
| Buyer | Company minimums | Operating or closed | What they license | Published payout | Who de-identifies | Payment | Fees to you |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercor | Not stated. Names target industries: legal, healthcare, finance and insurance, professional services, manufacturing, retail, real estate, logistics. | Not stated | Workflow data from connected tools (100+ supported, including Slack, Teams, Gmail, Outlook, Drive, Confluence, Notion, Salesforce, GitHub) | No figure published. Mercor says pay depends on data volume, the tools you connect and the depth of the data. | Mercor, through an automated extraction and anonymisation pipeline. It states no buyer sees raw data. | Wire transfer on delivery of the anonymised dataset to the buyer | None. Mercor states it covers extraction, anonymisation and transfer costs. |
| micro1 | 30+ full-time employees and substantial historical data; several years of records across systems is a stronger fit. No fixed minimum file count or size. | Both. Operating companies apply to the Enterprise Data Partnership; companies no longer operating apply to the Defunct Company Data Partnership. | Operational records: internal communications, SOPs, project histories, CRM records, support tickets, engineering workflows and other business documentation | micro1 states $100K to $3M+ per approved data package (as published November 2026). Not a guarantee; the final offer depends on sources, size, quality and due diligence. | micro1. You do not need to anonymise before transfer; personal and identifying information is removed or transformed before data reaches third parties. | After approval you invoice; payment within 30 days of invoicing | Not stated |
| Mode | 10+ employees for legal; 15+ for accounting, medical and finance; 50+ for all other businesses. Several years of records you own make a stronger fit. | Not stated. Mode says businesses and nonprofits can qualify. | An agreed copy of operating records: email and calendar, documents and files, chat, calls and transcripts, CRM and sales, billing and operations | Mode's site states $100K–$5M (as published November 2026); its calculator gives an indicative range per company. Not a guarantee; Mode makes a fixed offer after review. | Mode. Sensitive material is removed and personal identifiers such as names and contact details are removed or transformed before onward delivery. | Amount and payment schedule set in the written agreement before export | None. Mode states it charges no broker fee. |
| Nyne | 20+ full-time US W-2 employees and 3+ years in business, plus a decision maker who can approve the licence | Operating companies only | Accounting and finance systems (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite), CRM and support history (Salesforce, HubSpot), scheduling, dispatch and project records (Asana, Jira). Other systems may qualify. | Nyne says partnerships are "commonly worth $100K or more" (as published November 2026). Not a guarantee. | Nyne, before release. Names, identifiers and customer details removed; you can exclude whole categories. | Not stated | Not stated |
| Troveo | Not stated | Not stated | Chat, email and calendar, documents, work tools (Jira, Asana, Notion), CRM and support, finance systems, code and data warehouses, internal systems | No fixed range. Troveo's calculator gives directional estimates by headcount and years of operation, from $200K–$300K (20 employees, under 3 years) to $3M–$3.6M (1,000+ employees, 15+ years), as published November 2026. Not a guarantee. | Troveo, to a documented standard recorded in a manifest. Names, contact details, credentials and client identities removed. | Paid per sale, possibly more than once. Schedule not stated. | Not stated |
Which buyer fits which company
| Your company | Start with | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Closed or closing, 30+ staff at peak, accounts still live | micro1 | The only buyer here with a published program for companies that no longer operate |
| Operating, 20–29 staff, 3+ years in business | Nyne | Its published minimum is 20 full-time US employees, below micro1's 30 |
| Operating, 30+ staff, wide mix of systems | micro1, Troveo | Both take email, chat, documents, tickets and CRM; micro1 publishes a payout range |
| Larger firm in legal, healthcare, finance or professional services | Mercor | Names these industries and connects 100+ tools directly |
| Wants no connection into its systems | Troveo | Says it needs no OAuth access or installed platform |
Head-to-head comparisons
How we compiled this
We read each buyer's public pages for companies and recorded the same fields for every buyer. We have not sold data to any of them and have not tested their process ourselves. Where buyers publish ranges, we quote them as written and date them. We re-check every buyer monthly. Some buyers may pay us a referral fee; that does not decide the order or the wording here. Disclosure.
Sources
- Mercor: Your enterprise data can advance frontier AI
- Mercor: Enterprise (data monetization)
- micro1: Monetize your company's operational data
- micro1: Refer a company (program requirements and FAQ)
- Mode: Get paid for your operational business data
- Nyne: Sell company data
- Nyne: Compare data licensing offers
- Troveo: License your business data
- Troveo: Home
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