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Polyshares vs Nyne: Which Pays More for Company Data?

By the DataBuyout editorial team · Sources cited and dated

Two ways to license your company's operating data, scored on the same 11 published-term criteria, with a pick for each situation.

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The short answer

Polyshares and Nyne both license operating data from businesses, and both point to deals of $100,000 or more. Polyshares publishes more of its terms: no fee, an offer in one to two weeks, and payment 30 to 60 days after delivery. Nyne leans toward structured systems like accounting, CRM and scheduling software and spells out a careful scoping and de-identification process. If your strength is chat and email history, Polyshares fits more naturally. If it's structured operational systems, Nyne is worth a call.

Polyshares vs Nyne: side-by-side scorecard

Polyshares
Direct buyer
Typical payout
$100K to $2M+
Fee to you
None
Time to offer
1 to 2 weeks
10 of 11 terms published
Nyne
Licensing partner
Typical payout
$100K+ commonly
Fee to you
Not published
Time to offer
Not published
5 of 11 terms published

Published payout ranges

Log scale, so each step is roughly three times the last. A fading bar means the company says "and up". Hover or tap a bar for the source.

Polyshares
$100K to $2M+
Nyne
$100K and up
Wind-down market
$10K to $100K
$10K$30K$100K$300K$1M$3M

Full scorecard

PublishedPartly publishedNot published
Criteria
Polyshares
Nyne
Money
Fees to you
PublishedNone. No fee or commission
Not published
Typical payout
Published$100K to $2M+ typical (published)
PublishedPartnerships "commonly worth $100K or more" (published)
Payment terms
PublishedNet 30 to 60 days after approved, anonymized delivery
Published Payment within 30 days of invoicing, after a review of about 30 days
Process
Buyer or broker
PublishedDirect buyer. Licenses the data itself and supplies AI labs
PublishedPays businesses to license their data. Whether it buys directly or acts as an intermediary isn't stated
Time to offer
Published1 to 2 weeks from intake
Partly published15-minute scoping call first. Overall timeline not published
Who qualifies
PublishedAny company with real operating history, any sector or size
Partly publishedThresholds not published. Estimates based on systems, users and years of history
Data types
PublishedChat, email, CRM, tickets, files, calls, accounting and more (96 systems listed)
PublishedAccounting and ERP, CRM and support records, scheduling, dispatch and project systems
Protection
Anonymization
PublishedIdentifying fields stripped by a specialist partner before anything moves
PublishedDe-identified to an agreed release standard, with rules matched to each source system
Ownership after the deal
PublishedLicense. You keep the business and the data
PublishedRights, use, retention and deletion set in the agreement. Not an unrestricted handoff
Exclusivity
Not published
Not published
Track record
PublishedFounders previously built and sold companies, including Roofer.com and Simplicity Solar
Not published
Verdict
Best for
Companies with years of chat, email and ticket history that want published terms and one buyer
Companies whose value is in structured systems like QuickBooks, NetSuite or field-service software

Polyshares in brief

Polyshares licenses the operating record a business produces, like Slack, email, tickets, CRM and files, pays for it directly, anonymizes it and supplies AI labs. You answer three intake questions, the team reviews a sample, and an offer follows within one to two weeks. Payment lands 30 to 60 days after approved delivery.

Strengths: one counterparty, no fee, published deal sizes and timing, broad system coverage, you keep the data.

Watch for: pricing comes after a sample review, and exclusivity terms aren't published, so ask.

Nyne in brief

Nyne pays businesses to license anonymized history from accounting, CRM, scheduling and project management systems for AI training. It starts with a 15-minute scoping call, then agrees on scope, rights and acceptance criteria, prepares and de-identifies a bounded export, and delivers it under a paid license. Its site lists QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Salesforce, HubSpot, Asana and Jira as examples.

Strengths: A detailed, rights-first process, clear de-identification approach, strong fit for structured operational data.

Watch for: Fees, timeline, payment timing and company background aren't published. Whether Nyne holds the license itself or places it with labs isn't stated.

Which one should you pick?

Pick Polyshares if

Companies with years of chat, email and ticket history that want published terms and one buyer.

Pick Nyne if

Companies whose value is in structured systems like QuickBooks, NetSuite or field-service software.

You can ask both for a number before signing anything. Compare written offers on fee, payout, timing, what's licensed, exclusivity and what you keep.

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Common questions

Is Nyne legit?

Nyne has a public site, published terms and coverage in reporting on this market. It's a young industry, so have an attorney review any license before you sign.

Does Polyshares or Nyne pay more?

Both point to six-figure deals for strong records. Actual offers depend on your history, systems and how much work is done in writing. Get both in writing and compare.

Do I keep my data?

Polyshares licenses the data and you keep it. Rights, use, retention and deletion set in the agreement. Not an unrestricted handoff.

Can I talk to both?

Yes, until you sign. Check any exclusivity clause before you commit to one.

Sources
  1. Polyshares published terms
  2. Nyne: Company data partnerships
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