Company size
For company-size screening, a 20–29 employee company falls below micro1’s published 30+ target. Mercor must be scoped against its own eligibility description; silence is not acceptance.
Mercor vs micro1
Direct licensing meets direct licensing. Neither advertised amounts nor a public seller route establish what your business will receive.
Jump to the terms ledger ↓Research comparison; limited public terms. Pair-level evidence and scenario review is pending. Published fields alone do not meet our indexing threshold. This page is noindex and absent from the sitemap, not a negative verdict.
The terms ledger.
| Criterion | Mercor | micro1 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating records | Published Slack, Gmail, Salesforce, GitHub, Notion, contracts, clinical notes and QA logs Source ↗ | Published SOPs, knowledge bases, CRM, projects, QA and internal processes Source ↗ |
| Company eligibility | Unknown Not published / not established Not established in inspected sources: No numerical employee minimum published on inspected data page. Ask the provider; missing terms do not establish acceptance, free fees or a payment deadline. Inspection URLs remain in the profile source list. | Published 30+ employees; established documentation; English documents and representatives. Source ↗ |
| Seller geography | Unknown Not published / not established Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted. | Published US prioritized, then Western markets; strongest current demand US/UK/Canada. Global referrals do not mean global acceptance. Source ↗ |
| Published compensation | Provider claim Individually quoted; no public dollar rate card. Source ↗ | Provider claim $100k+, $500k+, $1M+ advertised partnership tiers. USD context; period unspecified; individually evaluated, not guaranteed. Source ↗ |
| Fees & net proceeds | Published No upfront/setup fees or deductions; provider covers extraction, anonymization and transfer. Source ↗ | Unknown Not published / not established Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted. |
| Timeline & payment trigger | Provider claim Wire upon delivery of anonymized dataset to buyer; typically 2–4 weeks from signed agreement. Source ↗ | Unknown Not published / not established Not established in inspected sources: No quantified payment timeline published. Ask the provider; missing terms do not establish acceptance, free fees or a payment deadline. Inspection URLs remain in the profile source list. |
| Preparation & seller effort | Published Scope → connect 100+ supported tools → extraction/de-identification → delivery/payment. Source ↗ | Published Evaluation → discovery → agreed requirements → partnership. Source ↗ |
| Ownership & permitted use | Unknown Not published / not established Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted. | Published Retains underlying ownership; approvals and scope agreed before participation. Source ↗ |
| Privacy & approval | Provider claim No data leaves until approval; encryption, access logs, session-isolated credentials; SOC 2 Type II claimed, audit not inspected. Source ↗ | Provider claim PII removed when relevant; samples reviewable; isolated processing and authorized access. Source ↗ |
| Exclusivity | Unknown Not published / not established Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted. | Unknown Not published / not established Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted. |
| Retention & deletion | Unknown Not published / not established Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted. | Published Retention/deletion follow agreed terms; no public exact duration. Source ↗ |
| HQ / published contact | Published San Francisco, CA named in program footer; US. Source ↗ | Published Published privacy contact: San Francisco, US; operational HQ not independently established. Source ↗ |
Operating records
Company eligibility
MercorUnknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources: No numerical employee minimum published on inspected data page. Ask the provider; missing terms do not establish acceptance, free fees or a payment deadline. Inspection URLs remain in the profile source list.micro1Published
30+ employees; established documentation; English documents and representatives.
Source ↗Seller geography
MercorUnknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted.micro1Published
US prioritized, then Western markets; strongest current demand US/UK/Canada. Global referrals do not mean global acceptance.
Source ↗Published compensation
Fees & net proceeds
MercorPublished
No upfront/setup fees or deductions; provider covers extraction, anonymization and transfer.
Source ↗micro1Unknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted.Timeline & payment trigger
MercorProvider claim
Wire upon delivery of anonymized dataset to buyer; typically 2–4 weeks from signed agreement.
Source ↗micro1Unknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources: No quantified payment timeline published. Ask the provider; missing terms do not establish acceptance, free fees or a payment deadline. Inspection URLs remain in the profile source list.Preparation & seller effort
Ownership & permitted use
MercorUnknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted.micro1Published
Retains underlying ownership; approvals and scope agreed before participation.
Source ↗Privacy & approval
Exclusivity
MercorUnknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted.micro1Unknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted.Retention & deletion
MercorUnknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted.HQ / published contact
Which difference matters to your company?
Payment trigger
If cash timing matters, Mercor publishes wire on buyer delivery, typically 2–4 weeks after signing. micro1: null
Shared diligence, not shared guarantees.
Both routes need lawful rights to the material. Removing names does not remove confidentiality obligations or re-identification risk. Require sample approval, buyer-use restrictions, precise payment triggers and downstream retention/deletion terms.
Seller-outcome evidence
Mercor: No independently audited operating-business payout established in this research. Provider cases and partnership confirmations do not establish a typical seller outcome.
micro1: No independently audited operating-business payout established in this research. Provider cases and partnership confirmations do not establish a typical seller outcome.