expand.ai alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to expand.ai in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what expand.ai actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with expand.ai. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with expand.ai's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to expand.ai?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Cascade | Distilling Proprietary Intelligence | Winter 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Optilly/Installmonetizer | Fb ad optimization platform | Winter 2012 | 11 | Inactive |
| Brushes | iPad drawing software. | Summer 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Versori | Agentic integrations & automations for enterprise | Winter 2023 | 16 | Acquired |
| Abundant | Agent simulation and RL for researchers | Fall 2024 | 7 | Active |
| Halluminate | Data and RL environments to automate knowledge work | Summer 2025 | 5 | Active |
| Zillabyte | Palantir for sales people | Winter 2012 | 2 | Inactive |
| Zenbox | Brings dozens of SaaS's (Mailchimp, Stripe, Shopify, Salesforce,… | Summer 2011 | 2 | Inactive |
| Pagelever | Facebook analytics. Acquired by Unified in January 2013. | Summer 2011 | 11 | Acquired |
| Cryptoseal | Server key management, VPN as a Service, Privacy VPN. Sold to… | Summer 2011 | 3 | Acquired |
Is expand.ai still active?
expand.ai is still operating, so switching is a choice rather than a forced migration. Compare on fit and price rather than urgency.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with expand.ai. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with expand.ai's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.