For companies that buy or broker company data
Quick answer, updated
Listing is free and based only on what you publish. You can correct your row with a primary source or add a dated reply. Sellers decide which buyers hear from them, and we introduce them only with their approval. Referral fees are paid on results: only when a company we introduced signs or delivers, on the terms of your program or a written agreement with us.
Getting listed
A company is listed when it buys, brokers or lists licenses to companies’ internal operating data (chat, email, tickets, code, CRM records or documents), describes that offer on a public page we can link to, and the offer is open to companies, not only to individuals. The methodology sets out the rules in full.
- Free, and no agreement needed. We list buyers whether or not they run a referral program and whether or not they could ever pay us.
- Built from your public pages. Every figure links to your own site, terms, help center or program page, or to a public registry. A deck, an email or a call cannot be a source, so the way to change a field is to publish the fact and send us the link.
- Listed without asking. We add companies that meet the criteria whether or not they asked, and we do not remove a row on request. A row goes when the company stops offering what qualified it.
Correcting your row
Email hello@datalicensingindex.com with the row, the field and a link to the page that shows the correct figure. When the source confirms it, we fix the row and log the change on the changelog.
You can also send a reply of up to 150 words. We publish it in the row’s notes with its date, edited only for length. A reply cannot change a field without a primary source, and we do not publish claims about other companies.
What sellers can see about you
Sellers compare buyers on the fields in the index. Today the 51 listed buyers publish this much:
| What the buyer publishes | Buyers |
|---|---|
| A payout range in any form | 32 of 51 |
| A whole-company dollar range the estimator can use | 25 of 51 |
| A minimum company size | 20 of 51 |
| A payout model | 25 of 51 |
| What it charges or keeps from the seller | 29 of 51 |
| How it takes in data | 24 of 51 |
| Anything about who it sells to | 2 of 51 |
| A referral program | 22 of 51 |
Two of these fields decide whether you show up in the value estimator on the home page and the value check:
- A minimum company size. The estimator lists only buyers whose published minimum a company meets, established tier first. A buyer with no published minimum can still be chosen by a seller, but the estimator never names it.
- A whole-company dollar range. The middle figure the estimator shows is built from these. Per-token prices, calculator outputs and ranges in words only (“six figures”) are left out, as the methodology explains.
The questions sellers ask most before they sign are in the offer checklist: when the money arrives, whether the license is exclusive, who runs the export and what happens to the data afterwards. A buyer that answers them on a public page gets those answers into its row.
How introductions work
- The seller asks. A company uses the free value check and names the buyers it would like to hear from, or picks them after we reply with the buyers that fit.
- We check the fit. We compare the company with your published minimums and flag anything that needs extra care, such as employee email or chat from staff in the EU, UK or Canada, or client data from a law, accounting, tax or health firm.
- The seller approves. Nothing about the company reaches you until the seller says yes to an introduction to you by name.
- We introduce. You receive a short written summary the seller has approved: company size now and at peak, years of history, the systems and kinds of data, where staff work, and what needs extra care. Never data, samples, exports or credentials.
- You deal directly. Price, scope and the license are agreed between you and the seller. We do not negotiate for either side, and we never hold data or money.
Referral terms
If you run a referral program, tell us where to register. If you do not, we can agree written terms. Either way the fee is paid on results: only when a company we introduced signs or delivers, on the terms of your program or our agreement. Nothing is due for being listed.
When a buyer pays us, three things happen, as the disclosure page sets out: its row says it pays us a referral fee, its website link becomes our referral link marked as sponsored, and the seller hears about the fee in writing before the introduction. The row’s order, tier, fields and wording do not change.
What we never do
- Share a seller’s details with a buyer the seller has not approved.
- Pass on an offer a seller sent us for review. Those never go to any buyer.
- Sell lists of sellers, placement, tier, badges or wording.
- Take, hold or transfer a seller’s data.
Contact
Email hello@datalicensingindex.com with “Listing”, “Correction”, “Reply” or “Referral terms” in the subject. For referral terms, name the person who should receive introductions.
Frequently asked questions
How does a company get listed in Data Licensing Index?
It qualifies when it buys, brokers or lists licenses to companies’ internal operating data, describes that offer on a public page, and the offer is open to companies. Send the page to hello@datalicensingindex.com. We also list companies that meet the criteria without being asked.
Does listing cost anything or need an agreement?
No. Listing is free and needs no agreement with us. Every field comes from what the company publishes, so the way to change a field is to publish the fact and send us the link.
What does an introduction contain?
A short written summary the seller has approved: company size now and at peak, years of history, the systems and kinds of data, where staff work, and anything that needs extra care, such as employee chat from EU staff. Never data, samples, exports or credentials.
Can a buyer pay for a better position or a badge?
No. Fees never change a row’s order, tier, fields or wording. A buyer that pays us a referral fee is marked on its row, and the seller hears about it before the introduction.
Do buyers see the offers that sellers send in for review?
No. Offers sent to the free offer review are never shared with any buyer.