Lyon alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Lyon in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what Lyon 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 Lyon. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Lyon's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Lyon?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Lotas | AI for quantitative trading | Summer 2025 | 2 | Active |
| Envariant | Interpretability and reasoning infra for foundation models. | Winter 2026 | 1 | Active |
| Tydo | Turn your data into intelligence | Summer 2020 | 14 | Inactive |
| Sherpa Labs | Frontier Data | Winter 2025 | 5 | Active |
| Shape | Get data insights without writing SQL | Summer 2021 | 4 | Active |
| Anasen | Anasen is an app that makes data analysis easy and accessible to… | Winter 2017 | 15 | Inactive |
| Dataform | Manage data in Snowflake, BigQuery, and Redshift | Winter 2018 | 10 | Acquired |
| CreatorML | Foundation Model for Human Attention | Winter 2023 | 6 | Inactive |
| Preseen | The AI forecasting company for global macro events. | Summer 2025 | 1 | Active |
| Pleom | Agentic Business Intelligence | Summer 2025 | — | Active |
Is Lyon still active?
Lyon 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 Lyon. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Lyon's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.