VedexAwards
The Vedex Index Awards · Q3 2026

The Vedex Index Awards

The definitive ranking of alternative-data vendors — decided by an index, not a vote. Every placement is computed from measurable signals and paired with a plain-talk write-up of why it landed where it did.

Edition2026As ofQ3 2026Categories6Methodologyv1.0.0

How the awards work

Vedex Star

Vedex Star = #1 in category

Band 1

Top ~15% of qualifying vendors in the category

Band 2

Next ~25%

Band 3

Next ~35%

Award categories

Predicted metric

Best Data for Predicting Same-Store Sales

Vendors whose products carry the strongest research-backed evidence for this signal — Same-Store Sales.

RepRiskVedex Star
33 qualifying19 ranked
Predicted metric

Best Data for Predicting Stock Returns

Vendors whose products carry the strongest research-backed evidence for this signal — Stock Returns.

FactSetVedex Star
802 qualifying18 ranked
Topic

Reference & Entity Data

Vendors delivering Reference & Entity Data products for investment research.

DatabentoVedex Star
254 qualifying19 ranked
Topic

Identity Graph & Data Enrichment

Vendors delivering Identity Graph & Data Enrichment products for investment research.

Dun & BradstreetVedex Star
244 qualifying18 ranked
Topic

AdTech & Digital Marketing Data

Vendors delivering AdTech & Digital Marketing Data products for investment research.

Dun & BradstreetVedex Star
186 qualifying19 ranked
Topic

API-First Developer Data Tools

Vendors delivering API-First Developer Data Tools products for investment research.

FactSetVedex Star
175 qualifying19 ranked

Affiliation recusal: Sov.ai is affiliated with Vedex and is therefore not eligible for any Vedex Index Award. The Awards programme sells badges, certificates and premium profiles to the vendors it ranks, and we do not sell those to ourselves. Recusal applies to the Awards only — the vendor keeps its published index score and ranking position, unchanged. Independence policy →

Data vendors only: GitLab, CARTO, Kroll, sigmasoftware were removed from the rankings because they sell software, tooling or services rather than data. The remaining placements were renumbered; their scores and bands are unchanged. Eligibility rule →

The Vedex Index Awards are an opinion, computed from a documented, methodology-based index — not a paid placement, a poll, or a vote. Rankings reflect measurable signals as of Q3 2026 and may change between editions. Evidence-based category scores indicate research relevance, not measured trading returns. Read the methodology →