How to check a software company's revenue before you partner with it
Updated · ThreeCommas
Short answer
The reliable way to check a software company's revenue is to read it from their payment system, not a screenshot. ThreeCommas connects to each business's Stripe account with read-only access and calculates monthly revenue, growth and paying customers itself, so the figures cannot be edited by the business.
Why it matters
As a partner you are paid from the business's sales. A product that doesn't sell wastes your time, and a business in trouble may not pay. Checking first is the single best way to choose well.
What verified revenue means on ThreeCommas
The business connects Stripe with a restricted key that can only read. We cannot charge, refund or change anything.
We calculate monthly revenue from the raw payment data ourselves: subscriptions, discounts, refunds and currency included. The business cannot type in a number.
Every figure shows when it was last updated, so you know it is current.
What to look at
Monthly revenue tells you the size. Growth over 30 days tells you momentum. Paying customers tells you how many people already said yes, which is what you will be asking your contacts to do.
Questions
Can a business hide its revenue?
A business can choose to show an exact figure, a range, or only to signed-in users, but the number itself always comes from Stripe.