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J·BJon BishopIndependent growth marketer

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Marketing data sources for SaaS and developer founders

Find external data for market research, competitor analysis and content: data tools, public datasets, industry benchmarks, surveys and reports. Compare coverage, access and limitations.

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Market sizingPublic access

U.S. Census Bureau Data API

Size a geography-aware audience using population, household or business characteristics; compare published vintages.

Coverage: United States, states, counties, places and other statistical geographies where supported · Dataset and vintage-specific demographic, household and business tables

Official survey and economic statisticsFree
Market sizingPublic data

Census County Business Patterns

Use CBP to estimate business density and local market structure by industry and geography.

Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.

Establishments, employment, payroll, geography, industry and size bandsPrice not confirmed
Market sizingPublic data

Census Nonemployer Statistics API and datasets

Use NES to understand one-person and other nonemployer business populations by market and place.

Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.

Nonemployer firms and aggregate counts by geography and industryPrice not confirmed
Market sizingPublic data

BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey Public Use Microdata

Use CE microdata to study household spending patterns and segment-level expenditure questions.

Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.

Anonymized respondent expenditures, income and demographicsPrice not confirmed
Market sizingPublic data

Census American Community Survey 5-Year API

Use ACS 5-year estimates to contextualize demand and serviceable audiences by geography.

Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.

Pooled five-year social, economic, housing and demographic estimatesPrice not confirmed
Market sizingPublic data

Census Economic Census API

Use the Economic Census for periodic industry structure and business-size analysis.

Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.

Establishment employment, payroll, revenue, industry and geography by releasePrice not confirmed
Market sizingPublic data

Census Annual Business Survey APIs

Use ABS to explore business demographics, technology adoption and owner characteristics in aggregate.

Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.

Employer business and owner characteristics, financing and technology use by releasePrice not confirmed
Market sizingPublic data

World Bank Enterprise Surveys

Use the surveys to compare firm experiences across countries and business topics such as finance, infrastructure and competition.

Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.

Business environment indicators and anonymized firm-level survey responsesPrice not confirmed
Market sizingMixed

U.S. Census Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

Estimate addressable market and churn/expansion opportunity for a developer tool by measuring establishment births, deaths, job creation, and destruction by industry, geography, and firm characteristics. Strong for B2B SaaS founders doing territory sizing, vertical selection, sales planning, or investor-grade market and employment-dynamics analysis.

Coverage: Use the geography stated by the source; coverage can vary by dataset and release. · Estimate addressable market and churn/expansion opportunity for a developer tool by measuring establishment births, deaths, job creation, and destruction by industry, geography, and firm characteristics.

Business demographics, firm dynamics, and job-flow dataPrice not confirmed
Market sizingCommercial paid

Euromonitor Passport

Consumer-market sizing, category outlooks, company shares, consumer trends and country comparisons

Coverage: Global, country, regional and city-level coverage depending on dataset · Categories, industries, companies, consumers and economies; historic and forecast series

commercial market intelligence databasePrice not confirmed
Market sizingCommercial paid

Forrester Research

Technology and CX market context, vendor evaluation, forecasts, buyer behavior and competitive intelligence

Coverage: Global; regional and industry-specific coverage · Technology markets, customer experience, business strategy, forecasts and benchmarks

commercial analyst research and benchmarkingPrice not confirmed
Market sizingCommercial paid

Gartner Research and Market Insights

Technology market sizing, vendor landscapes, forecasts, benchmarks and executive decision support

Coverage: Global with regional and industry coverage · Markets, vendors, technologies and enterprise segments; forecasts and benchmarks

commercial analyst research and dataPrice not confirmed
Market sizingCommercial paid

Grand View Research Market Reports

Market-size estimates, segment definitions, growth forecasts and industry competitive context

Coverage: Global, regional and country markets · Industry reports with market size, segmentation, shares, drivers and forecasts

commercial market research publisherPrice not confirmed
Market sizingCommercial paid

IBISWorld Industry Research

Industry sizing, growth rates, benchmarking, competitive landscape and risk analysis

Coverage: Global; country-specific industry reports · Industry reports, market size, historical series, forecasts and company/industry structure

commercial industry research publisherPrice not confirmed
Market sizingCommercial paid

Kantar Market and Consumer Intelligence

Brand and category sizing, consumer behavior, media/advertising intelligence, brand equity and campaign measurement

Coverage: Global with country, audience and category cuts · Brands, consumers, media audiences, ad effectiveness, categories and tracking studies

commercial market research, media and consumer measurementPrice not confirmed
Market sizingCommercial paid

Mintel Market Intelligence

Consumer-market sizing, category forecasts, consumer behavior, trends and innovation opportunity analysis

Coverage: Global with country/category coverage · Consumer markets, categories, attitudes, lifestyles, forecasts and trend reports

commercial market research and consumer intelligence publisherPrice not confirmed
Market sizingPublic web

State of the Cloud 2024

Cloud SaaS market sizing, positioning and investor benchmarks

Coverage: Global cloud and AI startups · Cloud-company themes, funding and public/private market context

Venture-market analysisFree
Market sizingCommercial paid

Statista Market Insights

Market size, revenue, user and forecast estimates across 1,000+ industries; TAM/SAM framing and cross-country comparisons

Coverage: Global, with country and regional cuts · Industry/market/segment; historical data and forecasts

commercial market intelligence platformPrice not confirmed
Market sizingPublic data and API

U.S. Census Business Trends and Outlook Survey Data

Track business conditions and technology adoption by industry or firm size for market and audience research.

Coverage: United States; national, sector, subsector, employment-size, state and metro tables · Business outlook, employment, revenue, prices, operations and special topic modules including AI

Official high-frequency business survey datasetFree
Market sizingPublic dataset

OECD Business Innovation Statistics and Indicators

Compare innovation activity across industries and countries when researching technical markets or vertical SaaS opportunities.

Coverage: The 2026 release covers 33 OECD members and seven partner/accession economies; indicator coverage varies · Around 80 indicators on product and process innovation, collaboration, skills, turnover, inputs and outcomes

International business innovation statistics datasetFree
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