Access method
If you prefer guided exports instead of connected-account access, Troveo explicitly avoids OAuth and integrations. Mercor describes: Scope → connect 100+ supported tools → extraction/de-identification → delivery/payment.
Mercor vs Troveo
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 | Troveo |
|---|---|---|
| Operating records | Published Slack, Gmail, Salesforce, GitHub, Notion, contracts, clinical notes and QA logs Source ↗ | Published Full chat/email threads, versioned docs, CRM histories, tickets, finance, HR, warehouses and code 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. | Unknown Not published / not established Not established in inspected sources: No published minimum. Calculator options are not eligibility thresholds. 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 | 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 Typical full-company deals start at six figures, according to FAQ; share of every sale, including subsequent products. Percentage not verified. Source ↗ |
| Fees & net proceeds | Published No upfront/setup fees or deductions; provider covers extraction, anonymization and transfer. Source ↗ | Published FAQ says no fees, setup costs or deductions; exact revenue-share percentage not verified. Source ↗ |
| Timeline & payment trigger | Provider claim Wire upon delivery of anonymized dataset to buyer; typically 2–4 weeks from signed agreement. Source ↗ | Provider claim Under a month from signed deal to first payout for in-demand datasets only; pre-signing diligence unquantified. Source ↗ |
| Preparation & seller effort | Published Scope → connect 100+ supported tools → extraction/de-identification → delivery/payment. Source ↗ | Published Scope → agreement → guided exports (no OAuth or integrations) → anonymization/manifest → buyer match → sale. 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 ownership; licenses on approved terms. 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 Names, credentials and client identities scrubbed; timeline guide describes pseudonyms. Troveo handles exports; not a promise raw data never leaves seller. 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. | Published Time-limited; has to be earned; exit terms in agreement. Exact duration/performance thresholds not verified. Source ↗ |
| 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 Published legal contact: Austin, Texas, 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.TroveoUnknown
Not published / not established
Not established in inspected sources: No published minimum. Calculator options are not eligibility thresholds. 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.TroveoUnknown
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
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 ↗TroveoProvider claim
Names, credentials and client identities scrubbed; timeline guide describes pseudonyms. Troveo handles exports; not a promise raw data never leaves seller.
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.TroveoPublished
Time-limited; has to be earned; exit terms in agreement. Exact duration/performance thresholds not verified.
Source ↗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.TroveoUnknown
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. Troveo: Under a month from signed deal to first payout for in-demand datasets only; pre-signing diligence unquantified.
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.
Troveo: No independently audited operating-business payout established in this research. Provider cases and partnership confirmations do not establish a typical seller outcome.