Payment trigger
If cash timing matters, Mercor publishes wire on buyer delivery, typically 2–4 weeks after signing. Replay: 120 minutes refers to seller effort, not payment speed; payout deadline not published.
Mercor vs Replay
Direct licensing meets managed intermediary. 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 | Replay |
|---|---|---|
| Operating records | Published Slack, Gmail, Salesforce, GitHub, Notion, contracts, clinical notes and QA logs Source ↗ | Published CRM, support, threads, code/commits, docs, financial records, presentations and product analytics 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 Advertised employee bands: 20–50, 50–250, 250+. Not a verified hard minimum. 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. | Unknown Not published / not established Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted. |
| Published compensation | Provider claim Individually quoted; no public dollar rate card. Source ↗ | Provider claim Advertised size bands: $10K–$100K, $100K–$1M, $1M+. USD context; typically upfront cash plus perpetual revenue share, percentage not published. 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 ↗ | Provider claim 120 minutes refers to seller effort, not payment speed; payout deadline not published. Source ↗ |
| Preparation & seller effort | Published Scope → connect 100+ supported tools → extraction/de-identification → delivery/payment. Source ↗ | Published Value → offer → export/de-identify → payout. 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 data, code and IP; cleaned version licensed. 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 Deletion from Replay on request if not continuing; separate commercial agreement governs liability and downstream terms. 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. | Unknown 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 | Published San Francisco, CA named in program footer; US. Source ↗ | Published Delaware corporation; contact Brooklyn, NY, US. Not independently verified operational HQ. 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.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.ReplayUnknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted.Published compensation
Fees & net proceeds
MercorPublished
No upfront/setup fees or deductions; provider covers extraction, anonymization and transfer.
Source ↗ReplayUnknown
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
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.Privacy & approval
MercorProvider claim
No data leaves until approval; encryption, access logs, session-isolated credentials; SOC 2 Type II claimed, audit not inspected.
Source ↗ReplayProvider claim
Deletion from Replay on request if not continuing; separate commercial agreement governs liability and downstream terms.
Source ↗Exclusivity
MercorUnknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources. Ask for the actual agreement; unknown does not mean free, unrestricted or accepted.ReplayUnknown
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.ReplayUnknown
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?
Data fit
For your existing records, start with category fit: Mercor lists Slack, Gmail, Salesforce, GitHub, Notion, contracts, clinical notes and QA logs; Replay lists CRM, support, threads, code/commits, docs, financial records, presentations and product analytics. Ask each which subset has active demand before preparing exports.
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.
Replay: No independently audited operating-business payout established in this research. Provider cases and partnership confirmations do not establish a typical seller outcome.