Troveo alternatives for licensing company data
By Gareth HoyleLast updated How we research
In short
The alternatives to Troveo on this page are SellMyData, OpenTrain AI, SimpleClosure AssetHub, Endless Data, Polyshares, Labelbox Prism, Mercor and Sell My Data To AI. Each licenses or brokers company data to AI buyers, the same use as Troveo's business data program. Each entry copies its facts from our profile of that company, checked in November 2026, and the order is not a ranking.
Key takeaways
- Troveo is a licensing agent. Its published payout: Typical full-company deals start at six figures.
- This page lists 8 alternatives to Troveo: SellMyData, OpenTrain AI, SimpleClosure AssetHub, Endless Data, Polyshares, Labelbox Prism, Mercor and Sell My Data To AI.
- SimpleClosure AssetHub, Endless Data, Polyshares and Labelbox Prism publish a payout figure or pricing rule on their own pages.
- OpenTrain AI, Endless Data, Polyshares and Mercor state that the seller pays no fee.
- Sell My Data To AI wrote this page and is one of the alternatives listed.
About Troveo
Troveo is a licensing agent that licenses company data to AI buyers on the seller's behalf and shares revenue on every sale rather than paying once. Its business data page reports more than $20 million paid to licensors and more than 40 active buyers, says full-company deals start at six figures, charges no fees and asks for time-limited exclusivity.
How do the Troveo alternatives compare?
The Troveo alternatives below are compared with Troveo on the terms our directory tracks. "Not published" means the company's own pages do not say.
| Company | Type | Published payout | Size requirement | Exclusivity | Fee to seller |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troveo | Licensing agent | Typical full-company deals start at six figures. More than $20 million paid to licensors to date (Troveo figure) | Not published. Its estimator uses headcount (20 to 1,000 or more) and years trading (under 3 to 15 or more) | Time-limited and has to be earned, with exit terms in the agreement | None. No fees, setup costs or deductions from payouts |
| SellMyData | Data broker | Not published. Price set by data type, volume, years of history and lab demand, and approved by the seller | No minimum headcount | Not published | Nothing upfront. Commission when a sale closes (rate not published) |
| OpenTrain AI | Data broker | Not published by OpenTrain. Its pages quote buyer ranges of $100,000 to more than $3 million, and $50,000 to $500,000 for private code | None published. The signer must have authority to bind the company | Set by each buyer | None. A buyer may pay OpenTrain a referral reward |
| SimpleClosure AssetHub | Data broker | Deals in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for unique assets | None published. Operating companies and companies winding down can both sell | Not published | No upfront cost. A percentage on a successful sale or license (rate not published) |
| Endless Data | Direct buyer | Up to $4 million (indicative estimate based on headcount, years of history and location) | Roughly 30 or more employees, several years of history, English documentation. US, UK and Canada prioritized | Non-exclusive | None. Endless is paid by the labs |
| Polyshares | Direct buyer | $100,000 to $2 million and above typical. Four published licenses range from $110,000 to $450,000 | No headcount minimum. Any company with real operating history, in any sector | All four published case studies are perpetual exclusive licenses. Its terms page does not state exclusivity | None. No fee and no commission |
| Labelbox Prism | Training-data company | From around $50,000 (smaller targeted datasets) to more than $1 million (large enterprise partnerships) | Not published. Prefers high-volume B2C companies for support logs | Exclusive by default, tailored to scope, sensitivity and strategic value | Not published. Scoping is free and non-binding |
| Mercor | Training-data company | Not published on mercor.com/data. ddiy.co reported Mercor's referral page listing $20,000 to $1.5 million by industry (October 2026) | Not published on mercor.com/data. Target industries include legal, healthcare, finance and insurance, professional services, manufacturing, retail, real estate and logistics | Not published | None. Mercor covers extraction, anonymization and transfer costs |
The first row is Troveo. Published payouts are ceilings or estimates, not quotes.
The Troveo alternatives
Data broker
SellMyData
Best for companies of any headcount that want to pay a commission only when a sale closes
SellMyData is a broker that de-identifies company data and sells it to AI labs, describing itself as the exchange for AI training data. It sets no minimum headcount, charges nothing upfront, takes a commission only when a sale closes, lets sellers approve every buyer and term, and targets payment within 7 days of a sale closing.
- What it buys
- Messages, code, documents, records and tasks from tools such as Slack, Teams, Gmail, GitHub, Jira, Drive, Notion, Salesforce, HubSpot, QuickBooks and Zendesk
- Published payout
- Not published. Price set by data type, volume, years of history and lab demand, and approved by the seller
- Size requirement
- No minimum headcount
- Exclusivity
- Not published
- Fee to seller
- Nothing upfront. Commission when a sale closes (rate not published)
- Payment timing
- Target of 7 days after a sale closes
Data broker
OpenTrain AI
Best for companies that want a free referral to named buyers and to sign with the buyer directly
OpenTrain AI runs a free referral service that matches companies with AI data buyers that license internal work records, and names each buyer it sends details to. Companies pay OpenTrain nothing, and a buyer may pay OpenTrain a referral reward. The license is signed directly with the buyer, and OpenTrain says it never receives, holds or sells the data.
- What it buys
- Does not buy data. Refers companies to buyers of code, commit history, issue trackers, design docs, chat, CRM, tickets, email and wikis
- Published payout
- Not published by OpenTrain. Its pages quote buyer ranges of $100,000 to more than $3 million, and $50,000 to $500,000 for private code
- Size requirement
- None published. The signer must have authority to bind the company
- Exclusivity
- Set by each buyer
- Fee to seller
- None. A buyer may pay OpenTrain a referral reward
- Payment timing
- Set by each buyer. OpenTrain says it emails within 24 hours of the questionnaire
Data broker
SimpleClosure AssetHub
Best for startups selling source code and workspace data, including companies winding down
AssetHub is SimpleClosure's service for selling or licensing startup assets, mainly source code and workspace data, to AI labs, RL environment builders and other technology buyers. SimpleClosure says it has facilitated deals in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars, charges no upfront cost and takes a percentage only when assets are sold or licensed.
- What it buys
- Source code (repositories, documentation, tests) and workspace data (Slack, Google Drive, email, Notion, Figma), plus IP, talent and domains
- Published payout
- Deals in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for unique assets
- Size requirement
- None published. Operating companies and companies winding down can both sell
- Exclusivity
- Not published
- Fee to seller
- No upfront cost. A percentage on a successful sale or license (rate not published)
- Payment timing
- Not published. Initial viability assessment within days or hours
Direct buyer
Endless Data
Best for companies with roughly 30 or more staff that want a non-exclusive license
Endless Data, the trading name of Seldon Ventures, L.L.C., licenses operational data from companies and places it with several AI labs, naming micro1, Mercor and Handshake as examples. It advertises up to $4 million, asks for roughly 30 or more staff, several years of history and English documentation, uses a non-exclusive license and charges the seller nothing.
- What it buys
- Quotes, tickets, work orders, SOPs, handover notes and internal communications. Excludes personal data, protected health information, privileged matter content, client books and pricing logic
- Published payout
- Up to $4 million (indicative estimate based on headcount, years of history and location)
- Size requirement
- Roughly 30 or more employees, several years of history, English documentation. US, UK and Canada prioritized
- Exclusivity
- Non-exclusive
- Fee to seller
- None. Endless is paid by the labs
- Payment timing
- Fixed sum agreed before data is shared, paid after signing, preparation and transfer. No date published
Direct buyer
Polyshares
Best for companies of any headcount with real operating history that want no fee or commission
Polyshares is a direct buyer that licenses a company's operational record, anonymizes it and supplies AI labs itself. Its site says typical deals run $100,000 to $2 million and above, sellers pay no fee or commission, an offer arrives within one to two weeks and payment follows net 30 to 60 days once data is approved, shared and anonymized.
- What it buys
- Operational data: Slack, email, Drive, spreadsheets, CRM history, support tickets, design files, call recordings, accounting and ERP exports
- Published payout
- $100,000 to $2 million and above typical. Four published licenses range from $110,000 to $450,000
- Size requirement
- No headcount minimum. Any company with real operating history, in any sector
- Exclusivity
- All four published case studies are perpetual exclusive licenses. Its terms page does not state exclusivity
- Fee to seller
- None. No fee and no commission
- Payment timing
- Offer within one to two weeks. Net 30 to 60 days after data is approved, shared and anonymized
Training-data company
Labelbox Prism
Best for companies open to an exclusive license paid as an upfront fee plus revenue share
Prism, operated by Labelbox, acquires operational data and work documents from companies and contributors to supply frontier AI developers. Its page publishes deals from around $50,000 for smaller targeted datasets to more than $1 million for large enterprise partnerships, pays an upfront licensing fee at signing plus a revenue share on downstream use, and makes licenses exclusive by default.
- What it buys
- Work documents (coding sessions, research traces, financial modeling) and operational data from systems such as Salesforce, Jira and SAP
- Published payout
- From around $50,000 (smaller targeted datasets) to more than $1 million (large enterprise partnerships)
- Size requirement
- Not published. Prefers high-volume B2C companies for support logs
- Exclusivity
- Exclusive by default, tailored to scope, sensitivity and strategic value
- Fee to seller
- Not published. Scoping is free and non-binding
- Payment timing
- Upfront fee at signing plus revenue share. Prism says first call to first wire takes under 21 days
Read our Labelbox Prism profileCompare Troveo and Labelbox Prism
Training-data company
Mercor
Best for companies whose workflow data sits in tools such as Slack, Gmail, Salesforce and GitHub
Mercor is a training-data company that pays businesses to license workflow data from tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Salesforce, GitHub and Notion. Its data monetization page says Mercor covers the cost of extraction, anonymization and transfer, and pays by wire transfer after delivery, typically within 2 to 4 weeks of the signed agreement.
- What it buys
- Workflow data from more than 100 supported tools, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Salesforce, GitHub and Notion
- Published payout
- Not published on mercor.com/data. ddiy.co reported Mercor's referral page listing $20,000 to $1.5 million by industry (October 2026)
- Size requirement
- Not published on mercor.com/data. Target industries include legal, healthcare, finance and insurance, professional services, manufacturing, retail, real estate and logistics
- Exclusivity
- Not published
- Fee to seller
- None. Mercor covers extraction, anonymization and transfer costs
- Payment timing
- Wire transfer after delivery, typically within 2 to 4 weeks of the signed agreement
Independent broker (this site)
Sell My Data To AI
Best for companies that want every buyer verified and the success fee agreed in writing before any introduction
Sell My Data To AI is an independent broker that helps companies license their data to vetted AI buyers, and helps AI teams source rights-cleared training data from vetted sellers.
- Fee to seller
- Sellers pay nothing to be assessed. We charge a success fee only when a deal completes, and the fee is agreed in writing before we introduce you to any buyer.
- Buyer vetting
- Every buyer is verified before they see a sample: company identity, intended use, security and retention commitments, onward transfer limits and, for larger deals, ability to pay.
- Data custody
- We do not take custody of your raw data. Buyers see redacted samples under a mutual NDA, and full data moves only after you sign a license directly with the buyer.
- Your control
- You approve every buyer, every sample and every license term. You can withdraw at any point before signing.
Frequently asked questions
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Comparisons with Troveo
Sources
- Business data, Troveo, accessed November 2026
- SellMyData homepage and FAQ, SellMyData, accessed November 2026
- Company data licensing, OpenTrain AI, accessed November 2026
- Company data licensing for software companies, OpenTrain AI, accessed November 2026
- AssetHub, SimpleClosure, accessed November 2026
- AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train models, MIT Technology Review, accessed November 2026
- micro1 tries to beat Google's bid to buy bankrupt Spirit Airlines' data, Fortune, accessed November 2026
- Endless Data homepage and FAQ, Endless Data, accessed November 2026
- Polyshares homepage, Polyshares, accessed November 2026
- Track record, Polyshares, accessed November 2026
- Data licensing terms, Polyshares, accessed November 2026
- Answers, Polyshares, accessed November 2026
- Prism, Labelbox, accessed November 2026
- Data monetization, Mercor, accessed November 2026
- Sell company data to AI, ddiy.co, accessed November 2026
- Selling company data for AI training: what to know before you say yes, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein and Selz, accessed November 2026