The 15 Most Popular SaaS Startups from Raleigh (2026)

Raleigh is home to 15 SaaS and AI products actively bought by companies on Cledara, led by Pendo (0.12% market share). This ranking is built from real purchasing data — what companies actually pay for, not funding announcements — and updates monthly. Data as of 18 August 2026, 22:20 UTC.

Top SaaS companies from Raleigh

#ProductCategoryDescriptionFoundedEmployeesFunding12-mo rank
1PendoData & AnalyticsPendo is a platform offering Product Experience and Digital Adoption Solutions. The product helps businesses improve their software experiences for customers and optimize the digital workplace for employees. 2,013501-1,000 employees$100M - $250M
23scaleEngineering & DevOps3scale is an API infrastructure software.1,99310,001+ employees-115
3ShareFileCollaboration & ProductivityShareFile, previously known as RightSignature provides a file exchange and data storage site for businesses as well as offering signature services.2,0055,001-10,000 employees-51
4Cirrus InsightData & AnalyticsCirrus Insight is a sales productivity tool that integrates with Salesforce and email platforms like Gmail and Outlook, providing features such as email tracking, Salesforce synchronization, and meeting scheduling.2,01151-200 employees
5UserVoiceCollaboration & ProductivityUserVoice is a product feedback platform that helps businesses capture and centralize customer feedback, prioritize features, and build customizable product roadmaps. The platform aims to streamline workflows, inform product strategy through user insights and analytics, and foster internal collaboration. It supports better customer engagement and data-driven decision-making.2,00811-50 employees$5M - $10M
6TrinketEngineering & DevOpsTrinket is a web-based platform that enables users to write, run, and share code directly in the browser without the need for installations.2,0132-10 employeesUnder $1M
7UbiAIAI Platforms & Model Ops​UBIAI is a platform that simplifies text annotation for natural language processing (NLP) projects. It offers tools for labeling data, training custom NLP models, and supports various annotation tasks such as named entity recognition, relation extraction, and document classification. ​2,0202-10 employees
8AllstacksEngineering & DevOpsAllStacks is a platform that specializes in software delivery and engineering performance analytics, catering to organizations that rely on software development to achieve their business goals. This platform offers a suite of tools and features designed to help businesses gain insights into their software development processes, improve efficiency, and enhance the overall quality of their software 2,01711-50 employees$25M - $50M
9InorganicSales & RevenueInorganic offers a platform designed to connect unprofitable startups with strategic buyers, aiming to preserve innovation and keep teams intact. It provides a database of companies looking for strategic acquisitions, employs algorithms for matching startups with potential acquirers, and facilitates automated outreach to these prospects.2,0232-10 employees
10Social BladeMarketing & GrowthSocial Blade is a platform that offers analytics and statistics for various social media platforms and YouTube channels. Users can utilize the platform to track and analyze metrics such as subscriber growth, view counts, and engagement for their own social media accounts or those of others. 2,0082-10 employees
11FinmarkFinance & AccountingFinmark is a financial modeling tool that makes it easy for startups to build models and forecast their finances without spreadsheets.2,02011-50 employees$5M - $10M
12BandwidthEngineering & DevOps1,9991,001-5,000 employees
13NewswireMarketing & Growth2,01251-200 employees
14Red HatEngineering & DevOps1,99310,001+ employees
15AccesswireMarketing & Growth2,00651-200 employees

The complete list is available as <a href="/api/export/startups/united-states/raleigh.csv">CSV</a> or <a href="/api/export/startups/united-states/raleigh.json">JSON</a>.

Raleigh startups by size and funding

The largest SaaS company from Raleigh by headcount is 3scale (10,001+ employees).

5 of 15 have disclosed funding, topped by Pendo ($100M - $250M).

The newest entrant is Inorganic (founded 2023).

The oldest is 3scale (founded 1993); the newest, Inorganic (2023).

What Raleigh startups build

CategoryProducts
Engineering & DevOps5
Marketing & Growth3
Data & Analytics2
Collaboration & Productivity2
AI Platforms & Model Ops1
Sales & Revenue1
Finance & Accounting1

Raleigh's SaaS scene skews toward Engineering & DevOps — 5 of its 15 tracked companies build engineering & devops software.

Raleigh vs the United States

Raleigh accounts for 0% of the 3,477 ranked SaaS products founded in the United States.

Frequently asked questions

What are the biggest SaaS startups in Raleigh?

Pendo, 3scale and ShareFile are the most-used SaaS products founded in Raleigh, based on real purchasing data from companies on Cledara. Last updated 18 August 2026, 22:20 UTC.

How many SaaS companies are based in Raleigh?

15 SaaS and AI products founded in Raleigh are actively bought by companies tracked on Cledara. Aggregators list more registered startups; this ranking counts only products with real, current usage.

Which Raleigh startups are growing fastest?

ShareFile and 3scale show the strongest rank gains among Raleigh-founded products over the last 90 days.

How is this different from other Raleigh startup lists?

Most lists rank Raleigh startups by funding raised or valuation. This one ranks them by adoption — how many companies actually pay for each product — measured monthly from Cledara's purchasing data.