Sell Workflow Data
A reference sheet for operations leads: which buyers license company process records for AI training, and the terms they print.
WF-01 · Operational workflow recordsRev. 7 Nov 2026 | |
|---|---|
| What counts | Ticket histories, project logs, approval chains, QA checks, SOPs and decision trails, from tools such as Jira, Asana, Salesforce, HubSpot and NetSuite |
| Who buys it | micro1, Scale AI, Nyne and Labelbox Prism publish termsTraining-data companies that supply AI labs |
| Published pay | $10K–$3M+ per companyLow end: Scale AI, labelled illustrative. High end: micro1 tier 3. Ranges, never offers. |
| Typical eligibility | 20–40+ full-time staffFloors: Nyne 20 (US W-2, plus 3 years trading), micro1 30, Scale AI 40 preferred |
| First call to payment | Not published by most buyersExceptions: Labelbox claims under three weeks to first wire; micro1 pays inside 30 days of acceptance |
| What never leaves your company | Credentials, live system access and the identities of staff and customersScale AI's published exclusions. Nothing passes through this site at any stage. |
Section 1
How does a workflow data deal run, from first call to payment?
Seven steps, in this order. Each ends at a point you can check. Skip one and the deal usually stalls at the license or at acceptance.
Step 01
List the systems and the years they cover
Write down every system that holds process records: help desk, project tracker, CRM, ERP, shared docs. Note the date range of each and who administers it. Buyers ask for this first, and it decides which of them can use the records at all.
Done when one page lists each system, its date range and its admin.
Step 02
Confirm what you have the right to license
Client contracts, vendor terms and employee notices can each limit what you may license. Records made for a client may belong to that client. Customers’ personal data needs a lawful basis to share, even after de-identification.
Done when your lawyer has marked which record sets are yours to license.
Step 03
Hold the scoping call
The buyer asks about volume, history and structure, not for files. Expect questions on headcount, how many years of records exist, which tools you used and whether the documentation is in English.
Done when the buyer has said in writing which record sets interest them.
Step 04
Agree who removes what, and where
Some buyers de-identify inside your environment before anything leaves; others do it after transfer. Settle the method, the fields removed and your right to review a sample before any transfer.
Done when a written de-identification plan exists and you have reviewed a sample.
Step 05
Negotiate and sign the license
Scope, term, exclusivity, permitted uses, resale limits, end-of-term handling and the payment trigger. Your own lawyer reads it; nobody else’s.
Done when both sides have signed and you hold a countersigned copy.
Step 06
Transfer the agreed records
Only the record sets named in the agreement move, by the method the agreement names. Credentials and live system access stay with you.
Done when the buyer confirms acceptance against the agreed criteria.
Step 07
Invoice and get paid
Published schedules are rare. micro1 says 30 days from acceptance, and Labelbox says under three weeks overall, call to wire. Scale AI and Nyne print no timetable.
Done when the payment has cleared in your account.
The longer version, with what each buyer publishes at each step, is on how a deal runs.
Section 2
What does one de-identified workflow record look like?
One help desk ticket after names are replaced with stable tokens. The value to a buyer is the sequence: who did what, in what order, under which rule, and how it ended. One plain sentence on why: buyers turn records like this into practice tasks for AI agents that have to follow real business processes.
Illustrative, invented example
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| record_id | WF-2291-A |
| opened | 2024-03-11 09:14 |
| queue | Billing disputes |
| requester | customer_0412 (name removed) |
| assigned_to | agent_07 (name removed) |
| steps | Triage; refund requested; second approval by manager_02; refund issued |
| policy_cited | Refunds over $500 need a second approver |
| time_to_close | 2 days 4 hours |
| outcome | Closed; no repeat contact in 30 days |
Thousands of these, across several years and several systems, are what the published ranges describe. What counts as workflow data lists the record types buyers name.
Section 3
Who buys workflow data, and on what published terms?
Four companies print a workflow data program with figures. Every cell below is their wording, condensed; checked 11/07/2026.
| Buyer | Published pay | Eligibility | Payment timing | Exclusivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | $100K–$3M+ | Min. 30 FTE | Full amount inside 30 days from acceptance (FAQ variant: from invoice) | None described |
| Scale AI | $10K–$1M+ (illustrative) | Prefers 40+ staff; smaller firms reviewed one by one | Not published | Not published |
| Nyne | $100K+ | Min. 20 US W-2 FTE; 3+ years trading | No schedule given; paid under a license whose scope, rights and acceptance tests are set first | Not published |
| Labelbox Prism | $50K–$1M+ | No general floor; high-volume B2C firms favored for support logs | Labelbox puts call-to-wire time under 21 days | Exclusive unless agreed otherwise |
Disclosure: micro1 and Scale AI publish referral schemes that pay introducers when a referred company signs, and that can include us. Rows are sorted by the lowest published figure, never by fee, and no fee changes a cell. Independent site, with no affiliation with or endorsement from anyone named.
The full buyer comparison adds the record types each one names, ownership and de-identification.
Section 4
What is a company's workflow data worth?
Advertised ranges show the top of the market, not the middle of it. Nobody prints the arithmetic behind them, and micro1 calls the output of its own estimator "not a quote or binding offer". Read every figure on this site the same way.
The public sales that exist are mostly smaller than the tiers. Google's $10 million bid for Spirit Airlines' internal records, per Reuters in August 2026, covered an entire airline and still awaited a judge. At the other end, MIT Technology Review heard from a founder whose closed startup's code fetched about $25,000.
Put your headcount and history into the valuation estimator to see which floors you clear and which ranges then apply. Its output: published figures only. Not an offer; actual licenses often settle far lower.
- $100K–$500Kmicro1, tier 1
- $100K+Nyne, typical partnership
- $50K+Labelbox Prism, targeted sets
- $10K–$1M+Scale AI, illustrative only
Section 5
Which rules decide whether you can sell?
- Ownership first. Offer only records the company owns or is entitled to license; the buyer will want that warranted in writing.
- Client-owned material is out unless your contract with that client allows it. Agency and services firms should read their MSAs first.
- Customer personal data stays out unless your customer terms and the applicable law both permit it. A privacy notice written for running the service rarely stretches to AI licensing.
- All four buyers strip identities, each its own way (compared here). Run your own pass on names, emails, phone and account numbers before any of that.
- Exclusivity locks out every other buyer for the term. Prism starts from exclusive; micro1 mentions none.
- Your counsel, not the buyer's, reads the agreement. Estimates are not offers, and a scoping call binds nobody.
Section 6
Questions about selling workflow data
What is workflow data?
Records of how work actually gets done inside a company: tickets and their resolution steps, project logs, approval chains, QA checks, SOPs and the decisions written down along the way. Buyers use it to build realistic training tasks for AI agents. What counts, in detail.
Who pays for company workflow data?
Training-data suppliers to the AI labs. micro1, Scale AI, Nyne and Labelbox Prism print terms; a few others are active, but with no first-hand page to check we leave them blank. Buyer comparison.
How much do companies get paid?
Printed ranges span $10K (Scale AI, illustrative) to $3M+ (micro1, tier 3). Treat them as advertising: reported sales tend to land far lower. See the estimator.
Is a 25-person company too small?
It clears one floor. Nyne starts at 20 US W-2 staff with three years trading; micro1 starts at 30 and Scale AI would rather see 40. Labelbox Prism sets no floor at all.
Do we send any records to you?
Never. The form asks for a description and nothing else. If a deal follows, records move straight from you to the buyer you picked, under the license you signed.
Do we give up ownership of our records?
Not on any printed terms we found. micro1 leaves the underlying data with the seller, Prism leaves control and rights with the seller, and Nyne leaves it to the agreement. You grant a license, not title.
Get a quote
Takes about two minutes. Give a ZIP code, a reply address and a few facts about your records; the reply names each buyer whose printed criteria your company looks set to clear.
Describe the records; never attach or paste them. No data, exports, screenshots or samples belong in this form.
Plain disclosure: introductions are our business, and the company we introduce you to may pay us.
Brief logged.
- Your answers go line by line against every printed floor: staff count, history, country, language, ownership.
- A reply by email names the buyers you clear and the rule behind each. A company that clears none hears that plainly.
- No buyer hears about your company unless you answer yes to that buyer by name. Records stay put: nobody needs a sample yet.