What the collection contains
The 201-company collection records product descriptions, pricing language, buyer roles, source links, and unanswered questions. Records were reviewed on 3, 4, 8, and 9 July 2026. Some cited material is older or archived. The stage and category labels belong to that research period; they are not live company classifications.
The technical subset includes API and usage products, data and AI infrastructure, developer tools, infrastructure and DevOps, and security and compliance. Those five categories account for 84 records. The broader collection includes finance, health, HR, marketing, sales, productivity, and vertical software.
| Historical stage label | All records (n=201) | Technical subset (n=84) |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | 29 | 12 |
| Series A | 45 | 18 |
| Series B | 45 | 21 |
| Series C | 25 | 10 |
| Growth | 40 | 17 |
| Public | 17 | 6 |
Sources: 201-company research explorer and downloadable records
Choose a comparable company before choosing a sales motion
Start with a category filter in the research explorer, then inspect the source pages for the selected companies. Export the selection with its review dates. Treat any pricing or packaging term as historical until you open the current vendor page.
| Compare | Why it matters | Question to answer |
|---|---|---|
| Billing unit | Seat, request, storage, and compute pricing respond to different usage patterns. | Can the buyer estimate the bill from a workload they understand? |
| Deployment requirement | A trial may omit private networking, data location, and operating responsibility. | What changes between an initial test and the production deployment? |
| Person using the product | The evaluator may not own the budget or approve security. | Who tries it, who approves it, and what does each person need? |
| Proof required | A quickstart, assurance document, and financial case answer different questions. | Which unanswered question prevents the next buying step? |
| Stage label | Stage can help narrow a research set but does not describe the buying process. | Does this company actually sell to a comparable buyer? |
Examples to inspect
These are examples from the collection, not evidence that a stage produces a particular sales model. A company can expose both a self-service entry point and a sales-assisted enterprise offer.
| Company | Historical label | Concrete research question |
|---|---|---|
| WorkOS | Series B · Developer tools | How does connection-based enterprise SSO pricing relate to the developer's integration work? |
| Clerk | Series C · Developer tools | Which production requirements move a buyer from the free plan to a paid plan? |
| Baseten | Growth · Data and AI infrastructure | How do usage pricing and deployment choices change a production estimate? |
| GitLab | Public · Developer tools | Which requirements belong to the selected product tier and hosting option? |
Sources: WorkOS pricing · Clerk pricing · Baseten pricing · GitLab plans
Category counts and small groups
Only six technical records carry a public-company label. Some category-by-stage cells contain zero, one, or two companies. A percentage from one of those cells is highly sensitive to a single record, so the downloadable cross-tab reports counts. Do not use it to rank stages or forecast a channel's performance.
| Technical category | Records | Share of technical subset |
|---|---|---|
| API and usage products | 10 | 12% |
| Data and AI infrastructure | 20 | 24% |
| Developer tools | 15 | 18% |
| Infrastructure and DevOps | 17 | 20% |
| Security and compliance | 22 | 26% |
Method and limits
We counted the category and stage fields in all 201 normalized records, then selected the five named technical categories. No weighting or statistical inference was applied. The collection is a convenience sample assembled for company research, not a representative market survey.
The record review dates are 3 July (55 records), 4 July (50), 8 July (25), and 9 July (71), all in 2026. Review dates do not imply a fresh check of every linked page. Revenue, customer acquisition cost, sales conversion, and channel contribution were not independently measured. No causal claim about stage or growth is supported.
Sources and dates
- 201-company research explorer and downloadable records ↗
Underlying company records, review dates, source URLs, and gaps.
- WorkOS pricing ↗Reviewed 2026-09-08
- Clerk pricing ↗Reviewed 2026-09-08
- Baseten pricing ↗Reviewed 2026-09-08
- GitLab plans ↗
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