Startup Revenue Questions Answered
Each page answers one question first, then gives the steps. Every revenue figure on ShowMRR is labelled verified or self-reported; the rules are on the methodology page.
- How do I verify a startup's MRR?
A startup's MRR is verified when it is read from its payment provider, not typed in. How ShowMRR decides, and how to check a number or verify your own. - How can I tell if a startup's public MRR is real?
Check the label on the figure, its date and its history. What a verified or self-reported MRR tells you, and what no revenue database can prove. - What is the difference between verified and self-reported MRR?
Verified MRR is read from a connected payment provider and synced in the last 72 hours; self-reported MRR is typed in or taken from a public page. How to read each label. - Where can I find a database of verified startup revenue?
ShowMRR and TrustMRR are public databases of startup MRR read from payment providers. What each covers, and where Baremetrics Open Startups and Indie Hackers fit. - What are the alternatives to TrustMRR for verified startup revenue?
ShowMRR is an alternative to TrustMRR for Stripe, Lemon Squeezy and Polar. Where TrustMRR is ahead, and how to choose by the payment provider you bill through. - How do I find the top SaaS startups by MRR?
Use the ShowMRR leaderboard, filter by category, read each figure’s verified or self-reported label, or ask an AI assistant through the ShowMRR MCP server. - How do I share my startup revenue publicly without giving anyone access to my money?
Three ways to show startup revenue: a read-only key, your own open page, or a typed number. What each one exposes, and when not to share at all. - How do I create a read-only Stripe key to show my MRR?
Create a live-mode restricted Stripe key with Read on Subscriptions, Prices, Products and Coupons, and nothing else, to connect it to ShowMRR. - How is MRR calculated from Stripe, Polar and Lemon Squeezy?
How ShowMRR computes MRR from provider data: active subscriptions only, normalised to monthly after discounts, metered prices and one-off payments left out. - How can I look up startup revenue from ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor?
Connect ShowMRR's free, read-only MCP server (no sign-in) to ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code or Gemini and ask for startup MRR, history and rankings with verification labels. - How do I claim, change or remove my startup's listing on ShowMRR?
Claim a listing by publishing a token file on your site and connecting your payment provider; or email support to change or remove it, or block ShowMRRBot in robots.txt.