Trades
How much is an electrical, HVAC or plumbing company's data worth?
Scale AI names field services as a target industry, and Polyshares reports paying trades companies six figures. See what buyers license from contractors and how to check yours.
Check your company in nine questionsWhat buyers license
Service tickets, job records, dispatch history, estimates, invoices and technician notes.
Size buyers look for
30+ employees for micro1, 40+ preferred by Scale AI
Published payout ranges
$100K to $500K
micro1
micro1's published tier for qualified companies with 30+ employees.
$450K
Polyshares
A license Polyshares reports paying a roofing company. Self-reported.
$275K
Polyshares
A license Polyshares reports paying a solar company. Self-reported.
$10K to $1M+
Scale AI
Scale's illustrative range. It names field services (HVAC, plumbing and electrical) as a target industry.
Ranges are what each buyer publishes, not offers. Checked October 24, 2026.
What AI buyers want from a trades company
Your field service software holds years of real troubleshooting. What the customer said was wrong. What the tech found. What fixed it, what parts it took and what it cost. AI developers building agents for real-world work can't learn that from the web.
Scale AI lists field services, including HVAC, plumbing and electrical, among the industries it wants data from.
What makes contractor data worth more
- Years of tickets with tech notes. Notes that explain the diagnosis are worth more than a bare invoice.
- Photos tied to jobs. Before and after shots with the work order attached.
- Dispatch and scheduling history. How jobs get routed and rescheduled.
- Volume. Thousands of service calls beat a few hundred.
What to check first
Homeowner names, addresses and phone numbers have to come out first. Check your field service software's terms on exporting your own data, and check any commercial contracts that limit sharing. If you're not sure, read about the legal questions.
See which buyers fit your company. Nine questions, no email needed.