The 17 SaaS Companies Ranked by Spend from Oakland (2026)
Oakland is home to 17 recorded SaaS and AI products headquartered here, led by Fivetran (0.51% of recorded software spend). The order uses recorded software spend share in the Cledara dataset; directory inclusion does not establish current paid usage. Data as of .
What this ranking measures
Location is the recorded headquarters, which may differ from where a company was founded or where its customers operate. Vendors are ordered by trailing-12-month software spend share in the Cledara dataset. Recorded products without a current paid observation remain in the directory; inclusion alone does not establish current paid usage.
Annual rank changes use the separate global popularity rank, based on payment activity. Missing calendar endpoints stay unavailable. Founding year, employee and funding fields are recorded enrichment facts, which can be incomplete or historical. Full source data is available from the CSV and JSON download links.
The headline and leader facts describe the complete published location. Search and category selections apply to the directory and its downloads.
Top SaaS companies from Oakland
| # | Product | Category | Founded | Employees | Funding | 12-mo activity rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fivetran Fivetran is an automated data movement platform that allows users to stream data into their warehouse for advanced analytics. It provides a solution for moving, transforming, securing, and governing data across various sources and destinations. Fivetran offers a wide range of connectors for SaaS replication, database replication, SAP replication, streaming replication, file replication, and custom | Data & Analytics | 2012 | 1,001-5,000 employees | $100M - $250M | +4 |
| 2 |  Launch Darkly LaunchDarkly offers feature flag and toggle management by allowing businesses to control the deployment of features and the percentage of users who have access to them. It also enables A/B testing to compare the performance of different feature variations and make data-driven decisions. Additionally, LaunchDarkly allows businesses to toggle features on or off in real-time to fix bugs or perform ma | Engineering & DevOps | 2014 | 501-1,000 employees | $100M - $250M | -70 |
| 3 |  npm npm is the maker of the node package manager, the npm Registry, and npm CLI | Engineering & DevOps | 2014 | 11-50 employees | -11 | |
| 4 |  Crowdcast Crowdcast is a platform for hosting interactive video events, combining features to support live streaming, webinars, workshops, and virtual conferences. It allows content creators and event organizers to engage with their audience through live Q&A sessions, polls, and direct screen sharing. Additionally, Crowdcast facilitates ticket sales for events, integrates with social media platforms for bro | Marketing & Growth | 2015 | 11-50 employees | -205 | |
| 5 |  Great Question Great Question is an all-in-one UX research platform that helps teams recruit participants, conduct interviews, run surveys, and analyze research data. It integrates with various tools and offers features like automated incentives and AI-driven insights. | Customer Success & Support | 2021 | 51-200 employees | $1M - $5M | +272 |
| 6 |  Elicit Elicit is an AI-powered research tool that automates literature reviews, data extraction, and synthesis to assist with research analysis tasks. | AI Platforms & Model Ops | 2023 | 11-50 employees | $5M - $10M | +730 |
| 7 | California Water Environmental Association | 1928 | 10,001+ employees | |||
| 8 | Josh Bersin Academy | People Ops & Talent | 2018 | 51-200 employees | ||
| 9 |  Marvin Marvin is a software platform that assists with qualitative research by automating the collection and analysis of user data. It enables the organization and tagging of interviews, transcripts, and other research materials in a searchable repository. The platform also provides tools for summarizing and sharing research insights efficiently. | Collaboration & Productivity | 2021 | 51-200 employees | $10M - $25M | |
| 10 | OH no Type Company | Marketing & Growth | 2-10 employees | |||
| 11 |  Prezi Prezi is a presentation tool offering a zoomable canvas to help users create presentations. It enables the spatial organization of ideas and supports real-time collaboration. Designed to enhance the presentation experience, Prezi allows for a non-linear presentation of information | Collaboration & Productivity | 2009 | 201-500 employees | $50M - $100M | |
| 12 |  Screenshotbot Screenshotbot monitors application for changes in Screenshot tests, and sends appropriate Github Issues marking the blame change. | Engineering & DevOps | 2020 | 2-10 employees | ||
| 13 |  SquadCast.fm by Descript SquadCast.fm is a cloud-based platform for recording high-quality audio and video content remotely. It supports podcasting, video production, and more with features like HD local recordings, cloud storage, progressive uploads, and Dolby audio processing to ensure reliability and clarity. | Marketing & Growth | 2016 | 2-10 employees | ||
| 14 |  Teleport Teleport is an open-source tool that offers zero trust access to servers and cloud applications through SSH, Kubernetes, and HTTPS protocols. | IT & Security | 2015 | 201-500 employees | $100M - $250M | |
| 15 |  Sunsama Sunsama is a daily planning tool designed to help users structure their workdays for better focus and productivity. It integrates with popular apps like Asana, Gmail, and Slack to organize tasks and schedules. The tool provides a guided planning process to set realistic goals and priorities. | Collaboration & Productivity | 2018 | 2-10 employees | +379 | |
| 16 |  Scarf Scarf is a platform that provides open-source project maintainers with analytics on software distribution and usage. It offers tools like Scarf Gateway and SDKs to collect data on package downloads, documentation views, and user interactions. This data helps identify organizations using the software, track adoption metrics, and inform sales and marketing strategies. | Data & Analytics | 2019 | 11-50 employees | $5M - $10M | |
| 17 | Text Blaze | Collaboration & Productivity | 2-10 employees | $1M - $5M |
Oakland startups by size and funding
The largest SaaS company from Oakland by headcount is Fivetran (1,001-5,000 employees).
9 of 17 have disclosed funding, topped by Fivetran ($100M - $250M).
The newest entrant is Elicit (founded 2023).
What Oakland startups build
- Collaboration & Productivity 4
- Engineering & DevOps 3
- Marketing & Growth 3
- Data & Analytics 2
- Customer Success & Support 1
- AI Platforms & Model Ops 1
- Other 1
- People Ops & Talent 1
- IT & Security 1
Oakland vs the United States
Oakland accounts for 0% of the 3,551 recorded SaaS products headquartered in the United States. See the full United States ranking →
Frequently asked questions
Which SaaS vendors lead the Oakland spend ranking?
Fivetran, Launch Darkly and npm are the leading SaaS products headquartered in Oakland, ordered by recorded software spend share in the Cledara dataset. Last updated 26 October 2026, 22:42 UTC.
How many SaaS companies are based in Oakland?
17 SaaS and AI products have recorded headquarters in Oakland in this directory. Products without current paid observations remain included. This is a Cledara dataset count, not a census of local companies.
Which Oakland vendors gained payment-activity rank?
Elicit and Great Question show the strongest global payment-activity rank gains among vendors headquartered in Oakland over three calendar months.
How is this different from other Oakland startup lists?
This directory groups vendors by recorded headquarters and orders them by trailing-12-month software spend share in Cledara's customer dataset. The annual change column uses the separate global payment-activity rank. Neither measure is a distinct-customer adoption percentage.