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26 head-to-head comparisons of companies that buy, broker or list AI training data. Every fact comes from our profile of each company, checked on its own pages. We do not pick winners.

ComparisonTypesMain difference
Mercor vs micro1Training-data companymicro1 publishes payment tiers and a 30-staff minimum. Mercor publishes neither on mercor.com/data but says it covers extraction, anonymization and transfer costs.
Mercor vs Handshake AITraining-data companyHandshake AI headlines $100,000 to more than $4 million but states no fee or payment timing. Mercor publishes no payout on mercor.com/data but states no fee to the seller.
micro1 vs Handshake AITraining-data companymicro1 asks for 30 or more full-time staff and publishes when it pays. Handshake AI's page text states no size threshold or payment timing.
Mercor vs Scale AITraining-data companyScale AI publishes an illustrative $10,000 to more than $1 million and prefers 40 or more employees. Mercor publishes no payout or size threshold on mercor.com/data.
micro1 vs Scale AITraining-data companymicro1's tiers start at $100,000 and it asks for 30 or more full-time staff. Scale AI's illustrative range starts at $10,000 and it prefers 40 or more employees.
Scale AI vs Surge AITraining-data companyScale AI runs a program that pays companies for de-identified operational records. Surge AI publishes no program for buying company data.
Scale AI vs Labelbox PrismTraining-data companyLabelbox Prism makes licenses exclusive by default and pays an upfront fee plus revenue share. Scale AI does not publish exclusivity or payment timing.
Mercor vs Labelbox PrismTraining-data companyLabelbox Prism publishes deals from around $50,000, exclusive by default. Mercor publishes no payout or exclusivity on mercor.com/data.
Mercor vs PolysharesTraining-data company and direct buyerPolyshares publishes typical deals of $100,000 to $2 million and above and no headcount minimum. Mercor publishes neither on mercor.com/data.
micro1 vs PolysharesTraining-data company and direct buyermicro1 asks for 30 or more full-time staff. Polyshares sets no headcount minimum, and all four of its published case studies are perpetual exclusive licenses.
Polyshares vs Endless DataDirect buyerEndless Data uses a non-exclusive license and asks for roughly 30 or more staff. Polyshares sets no headcount minimum and publishes only exclusive case studies.
micro1 vs Endless DataTraining-data company and direct buyerEndless Data names micro1 among the labs it places data with and uses a non-exclusive license. micro1 licenses directly and does not publish exclusivity.
SellMyData vs Endless DataData broker and direct buyerEndless Data is paid by the labs and asks for roughly 30 or more staff. SellMyData sets no minimum headcount and takes a commission when a sale closes.
Troveo vs SellMyDataLicensing agent and data brokerTroveo charges no fees and shares revenue on every sale. SellMyData takes a commission when a sale closes and targets payment within 7 days.
Troveo vs Labelbox PrismLicensing agent and training-data companyLabelbox Prism adds an upfront fee at signing and makes licenses exclusive by default. Troveo asks for time-limited exclusivity with exit terms.
OpenTrain AI vs SellMyDataData brokerOpenTrain AI refers companies to named buyers for free. SellMyData de-identifies and sells the data and takes a commission when a sale closes.
SimpleClosure AssetHub vs AfterQueryData broker and training-data companySimpleClosure AssetHub focuses on source code and workspace data and takes a percentage on a sale. AfterQuery licenses years of operational records and publishes no fee.
Appen vs MercorTraining-data companyAppen quotes each partnership individually and pays on acceptance of the data. Mercor pays by wire after delivery, typically within 2 to 4 weeks of signing.
Datarade vs OpendatabayData marketplaceDatarade offers a 30% commission-only plan or annual subscriptions with lower commission. Opendatabay is free to list, with commission falling from 30% to 5% as the sale price rises.
AWS Data Exchange vs Snowflake MarketplaceData marketplaceAWS Data Exchange deducts AWS Marketplace service fees and pays monthly. Snowflake Marketplace pays through Stripe and states no provider commission in its documentation.
Snowflake Marketplace vs Databricks MarketplaceData marketplaceSnowflake Marketplace handles paid listings with Stripe payouts. On Databricks Marketplace, the provider agrees paid access with each consumer outside the Marketplace.
AWS Data Exchange vs Databricks MarketplaceData marketplaceAWS Data Exchange collects subscription payments and pays providers monthly. Databricks Marketplace leaves paid terms and billing to the provider and the consumer.
Opendatabay vs DataVendorData marketplaceDataVendor keeps 20% of earnings on withdrawal and centers on codebases and RL environments. Opendatabay's commission falls from 30% to 5% as the sale price rises.
FileYield vs OpendatabayData marketplaceFileYield leaves terms and payment to seller and buyer, with no escrow. Opendatabay takes a published commission and pays self-serve sales monthly.
Hugging Face vs Kaggle DatasetsData marketplaceHugging Face lets authors gate access and charges for extra storage. Kaggle Datasets hosts open datasets under one license chosen by the uploader.
Getty Images vs Adobe StockContent licensing platform and direct buyerGetty Images pays 15% to 45% per license plus an annual AI revenue share. Adobe Stock pays 33% on photos and 35% on video, plus a discretionary Firefly bonus.

Every fact comes from our profile of each company in the data buyers directory. Published payouts are ceilings or estimates, not quotes.

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