Promise pricing

TL;DR: Promise does not publish a price list we can verify, which is normal for Government companies at this stage. Below: what we can confirm, how to get a real quote, and 8 comparable tools to benchmark the number against.

What is verifiable about Promise pricing, how to get a real quote, and 8 comparable tools to price it against.

Company
Promise
Category
Government
YC batch
Winter 2018
Status
Active
Team size
80
Public price list
Not published

Last verified:

Does Promise publish its pricing?

Not in any source we can verify. Promise is a Y Combinator-backed Government company from the Winter 2018 batch, and companies at this stage usually quote per customer rather than publish rate cards. We will not guess at a number — anything quoted elsewhere without a source is guesswork too. The company profile we work from is the Y Combinator listing; the current figure has to come from Promise directly.

How to get an accurate Promise quote

  1. Ask for pricing at your actual volume, not the headline tier — per-seat and usage pricing diverge fast.
  2. Ask what happens at renewal. Uplift caps matter more than the first-year discount.
  3. Get the onboarding, migration and support costs in writing separately.
  4. Ask for a month-to-month option. If it does not exist, that tells you about the annual price.
  5. Quote a competitor from the table below. It is the fastest way to a real number.

Promise pricing compared to competitors

These are the closest comparable tools, matched on what Promise actually does. Price each one alongside it — stage and team size are a reasonable proxy for where a vendor sits on price.

Compare againstWhat it doesStageTeam
CapveonTurning infrastructure demand into actionYC Fall 20262
EffiGovThe AI OS for CitiesYC Summer 20253
ElucdPolling through mobile ads to enable governments to make better…YC Summer 20178
HazelAI-enabled procurement for governmentYC Winter 20246
Stratum IndustriesApplied AI for Governments.YC Summer 20262
CandorWe help companies win government funding with AIYC Winter 20252
Ontra MobilityPlatform for cities to optimize transitYC Summer 20242
GovDashAI platform to win and run government contractsYC Winter 202256

Is Promise worth the cost?

That depends on a number we cannot see, so judge it on what we can: Promise is currently Active with a team of around 80. A small team means faster support and more negotiating room, but more risk of the product changing direction. A larger or public vendor costs more and moves slower. If price is the deciding factor, the earlier-batch companies in the table are usually the ones still competing on it.

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