Compare two data programs

What they do

Buys an agreed copy of company records for AI research and training.

Data lab that licenses company records as the buyer and pays sellers directly.

Organization type

Direct buyer

Direct buyer

DataDeals Score: Public Program Transparency

79.5/100

92.5/100

Data types

Internal communications, CRM and sales, Finance and accounting, Documents and SOPs, Meetings and calls

Internal communications, CRM and sales, Customer support, Finance and accounting, Software engineering, Documents and SOPs, Meetings and calls, Design and product

Systems named

None named

Slack, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365

Who qualifies

Main page: 6+ legal; 10+ accounting/finance/medical; 30+ other businesses/nonprofits. Conflicting partner data room: 10+/15+/50+

Company must control rights to its operating record; no fixed minimum published in report

Company size

No minimum size published

No minimum size published

How you are paid

Mode buys a filtered copy of your records and pays you under a signed agreement that sets the amount and schedule. It says sellers pay no broker fee.

Polyshares is the buyer and pays you directly, Net 30 to 60 days after the anonymized data is approved and shared. There is no seller fee or commission.

Seller fees

Published FAQs say no broker fee; exact signed purchase amount controls seller proceeds.

Official site explicitly states zero seller fee or commission.

Payment timing

Payment under agreed contract is explicit, but no uniform public date or acceptance trigger.

Published Net 30–60 following approved, shared and anonymized data.

Advertised compensation (not an offer)

$100K to $5M possible, indicative only

Typical advertised deals $100K-$2M; larger possible

Exclusivity

License: Negotiated per deal

License: Exclusive by default

Permitted AI use

Mode transforms source copy for onward AI research and training, expressly acknowledging onward delivery.

Onward AI labs see prepared datasets, under a bounded license; company acts as principal.

Privacy

Secure workspace and personal identifiers removed/transformed before resale are described.

Specialist PII processor anonymizes before Polyshares/buyers view; contact data removed.

Retention and deletion

No definite deletion/retention time for Mode's original copy or post-term rights published.

Seller controls what is submitted; scope and term bounded; no public post-term erasure deadline for anonymized copies.

Last verified

November 9, 2026

November 9, 2026

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