Years of operating history
The single biggest driver. A long, continuous record moves the price more than raw file size. Licenses run higher for a long record.
What is your company’s data worth?
Short answer: licenses of a company’s operating record typically land between $100K and $2M, paid by the buyer to the company. The company pays nothing and keeps its data. Years of operating history, and how much of the real work is visible in the files, move the number more than raw file size. The buyer sets the price after reading a sample. The tool below gives a rough, indicative range only. It is an estimate, not an offer.
Rough value check
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Rough indicative range. Not an offer.
$250K to $600K
Based on the default answers. Change them and press the button to update.
This is a rough estimate from five self-reported answers, kept inside the typical $100K to $2M range. Latopis does not price the record and this is not an offer. A buyer prices the record only after reading a sample.
Check your data with a buyerWhat drives the value of company data?
Buyers license the working record of a company: email, chat, shared drives, estimates, job files, field photos, drawings and CAD files the company produced, and the books. Five things move the number most.
How much of the work is visible
Records that show how the work was actually done, from estimate to drawing to outcome, are worth more than a pile of routine admin files.
Breadth across systems
A record spread across email, chat, job software, drawings and the books gives a fuller picture than one system on its own. Exact systems and sizes also make for a faster review.
Rights and ownership
A company can only license what it owns. Drawings a project owner still owns, and records you hold for clients as their agent, are not part of the license. Clear ownership keeps more of the record in scope.
Company size
Buyers usually start around twenty full-time people. A long record can still fit below that. The length of the record matters more than headcount alone.
How the rough ranges map to answers
The calculator scores your answers and places them in one of six bands. Unclear rights caps the band, because only owned material can be licensed.
| Profile | Rough indicative range |
|---|---|
| Short record, one system, mostly routine files | $100K to $250K |
| A few years, a couple of systems | $150K to $400K |
| 5 to 10 years, several systems, the work partly visible | $250K to $600K |
| 10+ years, several systems, the work well documented | $400K to $900K |
| Long record across many systems, clear ownership | $600K to $1.3M |
| Very long, broad, well-documented record, clear ownership | $900K to $2M |
Indicative only. These bands are a rough guide built from the factors above, not buyer pricing. Licenses can run above $2M for a long record. A buyer sets the actual price after review.
Questions about data value
How much is my company’s data worth to buyers who license the operating record?
Licenses arranged through Latopis typically land between $100K and $2M, and can run higher for a long record. The buyer sets the price after reading a sample of the record.
Is the calculator result an offer?
No. It is a rough, indicative range based on a few answers you give. Latopis does not price the record. A buyer prices it only after reviewing a sample.
What does it cost the company?
Nothing. There is no fee and no commission from the company. The buyer pays the company, and Latopis is paid by the buyer only if a license closes.
Does the company keep its data?
Yes. The license covers defined material for a defined term. You keep the business, the files, and the right to keep using them.
Is the record anonymized before a buyer sees it?
Yes. Names, emails, phone numbers, and account numbers come off before a buyer sees the record. Nothing moves until you approve the scope.
How do I get a real number?
Start the check. It is three quick questions: your systems, the company, and who can sign. Latopis reads it and, if the record fits, introduces one buyer. A buyer reviews within one to two weeks of a finished intake.
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