Why does the tool ask about jobs per year if no buyer prices by job?

Because volume is the next question once headcount is settled. Annual jobs multiplied by years on the platform gives a rough count of the work orders sitting in your system.

Do part-time staff count?

Nyne counts full-time U.S. W-2 employees and micro1 says full-time employees. 1099 subcontractors and part-time staff may not count toward either floor. Scale AI says only "employees" and assesses case by case.

Is the reported $150,000 a typical price?

It is one reported figure, from The Information in 2026, about payments to HVAC companies. It is not a published rate from any buyer and it is not an offer.

Why are actual licenses often lower than the published ranges?

A printed range shows what a buyer pays for the data that suits it best. Scale AI labels its own range illustrative and promises nothing. Scope, exclusivity, cleanup and how much of your history the buyer wants all move the figure.

What is your HVAC data worth?

There is no published price list for HVAC records. What buyers print is a size floor and a range per company, so the honest answer starts with which ranges your headcount opens: Nyne from 20 full-time W-2 employees (commonly $100K or more), micro1 from 30 ($100K to $3M+), and Scale AI preferring 40 ($10K to $1M+, illustrative).

Buyer terms on this page were read straight from the buyers' websites on 7 November 2026.

Which published tiers fit your company?

Type in your own figures. They stay on this page: the comparison happens on your device, using the floors listed further down.

Method: full-time headcount and years are set against each buyer's printed floor, and the ranges are those buyers' own figures. Not an offer; actual, signed licenses are often far lower.

What size floor does each buyer publish?

Entry floors and advertised ranges as each buyer printed them on 7 November 2026. None of these is an offer.
Buyer	Published size floor	Published range per company
Nyne	At least 20 full-time U.S. W-2 employees; three years in business	Typically $100K and up, by type and volume of data
micro1	30+ full-time employees	Three published tiers: $100K–$500K, $500K–$3M for large operational sets, and $3M+ for highly unique data
Scale AI	Prefers 40 or more employees; smaller firms judged one at a time	$10K to $1M+ a partnership, rising with how often you deliver; Scale calls the range illustrative, with no guarantee
Labelbox Prism	No size rule published	About $50K for a small targeted set; $1M+ for the biggest enterprise deals

A note on money: micro1 and Scale AI both reward the person who introduces a company that later signs, so we could be paid by either if you sign. The order of this list and our description of each buyer are the same either way.

Sell HVAC Data stands apart from every company named here: none of them owns it, funds it or vouches for it.

Is there a figure for HVAC companies in particular?

In 2026 The Information put a number on it for this trade: roughly $150,000 per HVAC firm, with data labeling startups such as micro1 doing the paying. It is a reported figure, not a rate card, and nothing on the buyers' own pages ties a price to HVAC work.

What moves the number?

Years of history, how consistently technicians fill in their notes, whether work orders link to equipment and invoices, and how much of the set a buyer wants. Exclusivity matters too: Prism starts from an exclusive license, and exclusivity usually moves the price. A shop that gives a buyer eight clean years of linked records is in a different conversation from one with three years of one-word notes.

Pages this is checked against

Nyne: Sell company data; opened for this HVAC guide on 7 Nov 2026
micro1: Company data partnerships; opened for this HVAC guide on 7 Nov 2026
Scale AI: Data Partnership; opened for this HVAC guide on 7 Nov 2026
Labelbox: Prism; opened for this HVAC guide on 7 Nov 2026
The Information: Stephanie Palazzolo on data labeling startups paying HVAC firms (2026 report, day and month not visible); opened for this HVAC guide on 7 Nov 2026

Questions owners ask

Why does the tool ask about jobs per year if no buyer prices by job?: Because volume is the next question once headcount is settled. Annual jobs multiplied by years on the platform gives a rough count of the work orders sitting in your system.
Do part-time staff count?: Nyne counts full-time U.S. W-2 employees and micro1 says full-time employees. 1099 subcontractors and part-time staff may not count toward either floor. Scale AI says only "employees" and assesses case by case.
Is the reported $150,000 a typical price?: It is one reported figure, from The Information in 2026, about payments to HVAC companies. It is not a published rate from any buyer and it is not an offer.
Why are actual licenses often lower than the published ranges?: A printed range shows what a buyer pays for the data that suits it best. Scale AI labels its own range illustrative and promises nothing. Scope, exclusivity, cleanup and how much of your history the buyer wants all move the figure.

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It takes three screens: your company ZIP code, an address for our reply, then six optional questions about the records you keep. Our reply names the buyers whose published entry rules a company like yours meets, and you choose what, if anything, happens after that.

Keep your records to yourself: no exports, job tickets, screenshots or samples belong in this form. We have no use for them and will not accept them.

Sell HVAC Data makes introductions. A buyer you go on to sign with may pay us for having introduced you.

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Where is your company based?

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What is your HVAC data worth?

Which published tiers fit your company?

What size floor does each buyer publish?

Is there a figure for HVAC companies in particular?

What moves the number?

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