Buyer comparison
micro1 vs Nyne: which should license your data?
micro1 is the larger buyer with a published contract. Nyne is smaller, takes slightly smaller companies, and promises to beat qualifying written offers. Used together, they can lift your price.
| micro1 | Nyne | |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.9 / 10 | 7.2 / 10 |
| Type | Direct buyer | Direct buyer |
| Referral program | Yes: $50K per deal up to $700K, then 7.5% | Yes: up to $20K per company |
| Pays companies | $100K to $2M+ | $100K+ commonly |
| Minimum size | 30+ full-time staff | 20+ US W-2 staff, 3+ years in business |
| Regions | US first, then other Western markets; English data | US |
| Time to payment | Up to 30 days to review the data, then paid within 30 days of your invoice | After delivery and acceptance; timing not published |
| Exclusivity | Non-exclusive, perpetual license | Set per engagement |
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Where they really differ
Size. micro1's floor is 30 people. Nyne's is lower: 20 full-time W-2 staff in the US and at least three years trading.
Price. micro1 publishes $100K to $2M+. Nyne says deals are commonly $100K or more.
Offer policy. Show Nyne a signed-quality written offer for identical data and rights and it pledges to pay more in net cash. micro1 has no matching pledge.
Data. Nyne leans toward accounting, CRM, scheduling and dispatch systems; micro1 toward documents, SOPs and internal workflows.
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When micro1 is the better call
You have 30+ staff, document-heavy repeat work, and want a published contract and a large, well funded counterparty.
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When Nyne is the better call
You are a US company of 20 to 30 people, or you already hold a written offer and want it beaten.
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How to use two offers
You do not have to choose between micro1 and Nyne up front. The cleanest approach is to qualify with both, get each offer in writing for the same scope of data, and only then decide.
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Fix the scope first
Decide which systems and years are in, and what stays out (client files, HR records, anything under NDA). Give both buyers the same scope so the offers are comparable.
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Compare net, not headline
Subtract any seller fee or agent commission, and note whether the money arrives in one payment or several.
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Read the license term
An exclusive license, even for a year or two, stops you licensing the same records elsewhere. A non-exclusive one leaves that door open.
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Sign one before you send anything
No export until a contract is signed and you have approved how personal data is removed.
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Ask both of them the same questions
Put the same five questions to each buyer in writing and compare the answers side by side. Vague answers are an answer too.
- 1What is your written offer for our data, and what exactly does it cover?
- 2Can we license these records to anyone else, and if not, until when?
- 3Who does the de-identification, using which method, and do we sign off on a sample before anything leaves?
- 4When are we paid, and in how many payments?
- 5Will you name the AI companies that end up with our data?
FAQ
Questions, answered
Will Nyne beat a micro1 offer?
Only a real written offer covering identical data and rights triggers Nyne's pledge. Calculator numbers and "up to" claims are ignored.
Which takes smaller companies?
Nyne, from 20 full-time US W-2 employees. micro1 asks for 30+.
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Sources
Every number on this page links back to one of these.
- 1micro1: data partnerships pagemicro1.ai
- 2micro1: Data License Master Termsmicro1.ai
- 3Nyne: sell company datanyne.ai
- 4Nyne: compare data licensing offersnyne.ai
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