Compare a data licence with a payout worksheet
Updated 4 October 2026
The short answer
Keep the price model, deductions and payment trigger on one page.
Use the payout worksheet
The number at the top of an offer is only part of the comparison. First ask what that number represents: a fixed licence fee, an indicative calculator range or projected future revenue.
Copy this payout worksheet:
- Price model: ___
- Currency and covered period: ___
- Agreed gross licence fee, or collected licence fees: ___
- Seller share, if applicable: ___
- Permitted deductions and who pays preparation costs: ___
- Minimum payment threshold: ___
- Payment trigger and due date: ___
- Refund, replacement or clawback conditions: ___
For a revenue share, start with: collected licence fees x seller share, less only deductions allowed by the agreement. Do not apply a seller-share percentage to an unrelated preparation-service fee or to a marketing projection.
For example, Troveo's public business-data terms explanation describes a 60% share of collected licence fees before costs are deducted. Preparation-service fees are separate. That does not make the headline valuation a guaranteed payment. The applicable signed agreement controls.
Keep taxes and your own preparation costs separate from the buyer's fee deductions. If an item is unknown, leave it unknown.
A useful comparison gives you both the expected payment basis and what must happen before money is due. A precise calculator range alone gives you neither.
Sources and limitations
Programme descriptions can change. The signed agreement controls the price, licensed scope and payment conditions. These worksheets help prepare questions and do not certify rights or promise a deal.
- Troveo business-data terms, checked 3 October 2026
- DataQuote estimate method, checked 3 October 2026
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