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What is the difference between verified and self-reported MRR?
Verified MRR is a figure ShowMRR itself read from a payment provider the founder connected, with every connection synced successfully in the last 72 hours. Self-reported MRR is a number a person typed in, or one ShowMRRBot read from a page the company publishes. It has not been checked against any payment provider.
The labels you will see
verified: read from Stripe, Polar or Lemon Squeezy within the last 72 hours.not_currently_verified: it came from a connected provider, but the last good sync is older than 72 hours.self_reported_public_page: ShowMRRBot read it from the company's own public page.self_reported: the founder typed it in.not_reported: there is no figure.
Website pages show these as Verified and Self-reported with a date; the MCP server returns the exact status values above.
Why it matters when you compare startups
A leaderboard ranks by the figure shown, so a typed number and a provider-read number can sit side by side. The label is what tells them apart. Compare like with like: filter to verified figures, or read the label on each row.
How to turn self-reported into verified
The founder claims the listing (publish a token file on the startup's website and connect the payment account that bills it) and connects a read-only key. See how to verify a startup's MRR.
FAQ
Which label is better?
Verified, because ShowMRR read the number from the provider rather than trusting a typed one. Neither is an audit.
Why would a verified figure lose its label?
Verified requires every active connection to have synced successfully in the last 72 hours. A revoked, expired or broken key means no fresh sync, so the label goes.
Where is the exact rule written down?
On the methodology page, which also lists which listings are read from a public page today.