Alternative data providers
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Explore providers by signal, coverage, delivery and licensing. Use the filters below to narrow the directory and add up to four providers to the comparison table.
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Start with the signal you need, then compare coverage and methodology before price. Validate a sample against a known historical window, confirm revision and compliance policies, and only then evaluate commercial terms. See the institutional vendor-evaluation guide.
ProviderCategoryDatasetsGeographyDeliveryPrice band
Advan Research Location and foot-traffic data derived from mobile-device movement for investment research.
AirSage Geo-location data which can be used to measure consumer foot traffic. Founded in 2000; 34 employees.
Arch Metrics Inventory, geo-location, and survey data collected via contracted individuals who visit retail locations and upload geo-tagged photographs on customer foot traf
Azira Location intelligence and consumer-movement data, formerly operating as Near Intelligence.
Cuebiq Consumer-movement and footfall analytics from a consented location panel.
ExtractAlpha Develop various social, web, and market data sources to provide quant models and alternative datasets. More quant focused with fundamental applications. Founded
Foursquare Geo-location data which can be used to measure consumer foot traffic. Founded in 2009; 421 employees.
Geotab Provides fleet GPS tracking and fleet management data. Founded in 1998; 243 employees.
GroundTruth (xAd) Global geo-location data. Founded in 2009; 254 employees.
Gyana UK geolocation data provider.UK geolocation data provider. Founded in 2015; 15 employees.
Huq Industries Location and human-movement data measuring footfall, dwell time, and catchment for retail, real estate, and financial-services use.
JetTrack Corporate aircraft flight-tracking analytics for institutional investors, mapping private-jet movements to public companies and other entities.
Mobiquity Networks Geo-location data which can be used to measure consumer foot traffic. Founded in 1998; 14 employees.
Narrative.io Data marketplace with 50 data providers primarily location data (13), ID mapping (13), and web traffic (10). Founded in 2016; 7 employees.
Placer.ai Foot-traffic and location analytics estimating visits to physical venues across the US.
Premise Data Ground-truth data from a global network of on-the-ground contributors.
RetailStat Retail financial-risk, store-location and grocery-market intelligence; products combine data and analyst research.
Reveal Mobile Aggregates various 3rd party geolocation panels (primarily from apps) and provides analytics. Founded in 2015; 7 employees.
SafeGraph Points-of-interest and places data for foot-traffic and geospatial analysis.
Skydeo Mobile app usage, geo-location data, make/model/carrier information, and purchase history by demographic. Over 1bn devices in dataset. Founded in 2015; 11 emplo
StreetLight Data Mobility analytics measuring movement patterns across roads and places.
Unacast Human-mobility and location datasets for real estate and retail analysis.
Veraset Raw geospatial movement data provided as a foundational location feed.