How does ProductSifter's pay-per-qualified-lead pricing work?

Vendors pay a fixed fee only when ProductSifter delivers a verified buyer lead — defined as a comparison request from a LinkedIn-authenticated user at a paying employer who matches your stated ICP and category. There is no charge for listing, ranking, badges, sponsored placement, or profile views. Failed or disputed leads are credited back automatically.

What counts as a 'qualified lead'?

A qualified lead is a comparison or shortlist request from a user who (1) is authenticated through LinkedIn and tied to a paying employer, (2) matches your stated category, company-size band, and integration footprint, and (3) has not requested the same comparison from your tool within the prior 90 days. Leads are timestamped and exportable for your CRM.

How does ProductSifter's model differ from G2, Capterra, or GetApp?

G2, Capterra, and GetApp all allow vendors to pay for higher placement, sponsored slots, profile upgrades, and review-gating — meaning ranking can be purchased independently of product quality. ProductSifter rankings are driven by verified reviewer outcomes and Stack-Fit Score™ signals; vendors cannot pay to influence rank. You pay only on qualified lead delivery, which removes the structural incentive to inflate reviews or buy visibility.

What is the minimum contract or commitment?

Vendor agreements are month-to-month with a 30-day notice. There is no annual lock-in, no setup fee, and no minimum lead volume purchase. You can pause, adjust category coverage, or cancel at any time and retain export rights to all prior lead records.

Can I export lead data and review data from ProductSifter?

Yes. Every comparison, score, Stack-Fit breakdown, and lead record is available through the vendor dashboard and the ProductSifter API. Exports are timestamped and audit-trailed so you can hand them directly to your procurement, RevOps, or finance teams without reconciliation work.

How long does it take to get listed?

Most vendor listings go live within 5 business days of submission, including category mapping, integration-footprint verification, and ICP configuration. Larger listings that require custom Stack-Fit tuning typically take 10–14 days. A vendor partnerships lead is assigned before submission so you have a named human contact throughout.

A Letter to SaaS Vendors

Pay only for the leads we deliver. Never for placement.

ProductSifter is the only major SaaS discovery platform where vendors pay on qualified-lead delivery — not on sponsored slots, review-gating, or paid tier upgrades. Rankings are driven entirely by verified reviewer outcomes and Stack-Fit scoring; the only thing money buys is the inbox notification when a buyer actually matches your category and stack.

Step 1 — Pick a category to see how your leads would route

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A buyer requests a comparison.

A verified reviewer on ProductSifter opens a shortlist in your category — say, "RevOps CRM with native HubSpot sync, US-based, SOC 2, deploys in 14 days." The platform checks the request against your published integration footprint and ICP fields.
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ProductSifter qualifies intent and stack-fit.

We confirm LinkedIn-authenticated identity, employer domain, role seniority, and that the requested category overlaps with your tool. The Stack-Fit Score™ runs against the reviewer's existing tech stack. Matching leads survive the filter; non-matches never reach you.
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The lead lands in your inbox with context.

You receive the buyer's verified identity, stack context, evaluation timeframe, and the comparison URL they viewed — audit-trailed and exportable. If the lead meets the spec agreed in your vendor contract, you pay the per-qualified-lead fee. If it doesn't, you don't.

The full mechanics — including the disqualification criteria and refund logic for misrouted leads — are codified in our Methodology and updated each quarter in the Transparency Charter.

9.2days

Median lead-to-opportunity time

Vendor delivery report, 2024

84%

Qualified-lead acceptance rate

Across 2,100+ completed evaluations

Vendor NPS — vs. 42 industry average for SaaS marketplaces

Q4 2024 vendor survey, n=340

$214

Cost-per-qualified-lead, ProductSifter PPQL

vs. $612 blended CPL on sponsored placement on G2/Capterra (median of 14 vendor reports)

Dimension	ProductSifter Pay-per-qualified-lead	G2 / Capterra / GetApp Sponsored placement + paid tiers
What vendors pay for	A delivered lead that meets the contracted ICP and Stack-Fit fields.	A slot in the page, an upgrade tier, or a sponsored badge — independent of lead quality.
What moves a ranking	Verified reviewer outcomes, cross-referenced against the buyer's stack.	Review volume, recency, and the size of the vendor's annual contract with the platform.
Reviewer integrity	Every reviewer is LinkedIn-authenticated and tied to a paying employer. Anonymous reviews are not counted.	Reviews can be incentivized via review-gating flows; anonymous reviews count toward the aggregate star rating.
Incentive during procurement	We get paid only when the lead is real. Our incentive is deliver accuracy, not click volume.	Up to a third of vendor spend funds placement, not buyer intent. Vendors are nudged toward "premium" tiers that boost rank independent of product fit.
Cost-per-qualified-lead (2024 median)	$214 · paid only on accepted leads.	$612 blended · paid upfront on impressions and slots, regardless of outcome.
Refund / dispute path	Standardized 14-day dispute window per the Transparency Charter; refunds processed inside 5 business days.	Contract-specific; commonly gated behind account-manager escalation and renewal-cycle leverage.

We are not arguing the others are dishonest — we are showing that their unit-of-sale is different. When the unit is a slot, the platform is incentivized to fill slots. When the unit is a delivered, verified lead, the platform is incentivized to qualify them. ProductSifter pays its own team on the second measure.

Currently Routing Qualified Leads

Vendors running active pipelines on the platform today.

A non-anonymized sample of vendor accounts receiving qualified leads through ProductSifter as of Q1 2026. Logos reproduced under each vendor's brand-use guidelines; omitting the Fortune 500 names referenced in press, per our editorial standard.

Northwind

RevOps CRM

Ledgerline

Close & Forecast

Helmsley

Revenue Intel

Briarstack

Marketing Ops

Cobalt & Co.

Customer Support

Tideford

Data Warehouse Ops

Names shown with vendor consent. 47 of the Fortune 500 procurement departments use the buyer side; we name vendors only when they opt into the public roster.

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Fill in the four fields to the right. Mira or Devon will reply with a category-level qualification, your expected monthly qualified-lead volume, and the contract terms — not a generic deck.

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Category-level qualification. We confirm fit, integration footprint, and ICP before any paperwork is exchanged.
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Transparent pricing. Per-qualified-lead fee published before sign-off. No minimums above 20 leads per quarter for new vendors.
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Time-to-first-lead target: 21 days. From signed contract to your first qualified lead in inbox, including Stack-Fit onboarding.

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How the model actually works.

A buyer requests a comparison.

ProductSifter qualifies intent and stack-fit.

The lead lands in your inbox with context.

Leads that arrive ready to buy.

Pay-per-qualified-lead, side by side with the other model's incentives.

Vendors running active pipelines on the platform today.

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