- AI data companies fall into a few groups: labeling and expert vendors, AI data marketplaces, cloud data exchanges, open hubs, licensors and wind-down platforms.
- Labeling vendors create new data with their own workforce; marketplaces and brokers help license data that already exists.
- Every profile sticks to sourced facts and lists what to check before you sign.
How to read this directory
Each profile explains what the company does, where it fits, and what to check before working with it. Profiles cite their sources and avoid claims we cannot verify. We are a broker, so we also explain where a broker fits, but we do not rank companies or accept payment for listings.
Which kind of company do you need?
| You want to | Look at |
|---|---|
| Have people label or write data to your spec | Labeling and expert vendors |
| Buy a ready-made dataset | AI data marketplaces |
| Subscribe to a structured data feed | Cloud data marketplaces |
| Use open data | Open dataset hubs |
| License a private archive you hold | A broker, a governed marketplace or a direct deal |
| Sell assets as a company closes | Wind-down platforms or a broker |
Read broker vs marketplace for the trade-offs, or see side-by-side comparisons and lists.