The 801 Most Popular SaaS Startups from San Francisco (2026)

San Francisco is home to 801 SaaS and AI products actively bought by companies on Cledara, led by Anthropic/Claude (5.51% market share). This ranking is built from real purchasing data — what companies actually pay for, not funding announcements — and updates monthly. Data as of 27 July 2026, 17:44 UTC.

Top SaaS companies from San Francisco

#ProductCategoryFoundedEmployeesFunding12-mo rank
1Anthropic/ClaudeAI Platforms & Model Ops2,02411-50 employees+18
2OpenAI/ChatGPTAI Platforms & Model Ops2,0151,001-5,000 employees$250M+-1
3CursorEngineering & DevOps2,022201-500 employees+5
4GitHubEngineering & DevOps2,008501-1,000 employees$250M+-2
5FigmaMarketing & Growth2,0121,001-5,000 employees$250M+-2
6SlackCollaboration & Productivity2,0091,001-5,000 employees-2
7NotionCollaboration & Productivity2,016501-1,000 employees$250M+-3
8IntercomCustomer Success & Support2,0111,001-5,000 employees$100M - $250M-8
9ZendeskCustomer Success & Support2,0075,001-10,000 employees-11
10MiroCollaboration & Productivity2,0111,001-5,000 employees$250M+-1
11Recall.aiEngineering & DevOps2,02211-50 employees$50M - $100M+747
12ZapierEngineering & DevOps2,011501-1,000 employees0
13DocuSignLegal, Risk & Compliance2,0035,001-10,000 employees-2
14VercelEngineering & DevOps2,015501-1,000 employees$250M++8
15Apollo.ioSales & Revenue2,015501-1,000 employees$100M - $250M+1
16CartaFinance & Accounting2,0121,001-5,000 employees$250M+-39
17GitLabEngineering & DevOps2,0141,001-5,000 employees$250M+-18
18MixpanelData & Analytics2,009201-500 employees$100M - $250M-43
19SalesforceSales & Revenue1,99910,001+ employees-24
20LinearCollaboration & Productivity2,01951-200 employees$100M - $250M+12
21VantaLegal, Risk & Compliance2,0181,001-5,000 employees$250M++16
22AsanaCollaboration & Productivity2,0081,001-5,000 employees-20
23ElasticData & Analytics2,0121,001-5,000 employees-14
24PostmanEngineering & DevOps2,014501-1,000 employees$100M - $250M-4
25ScenarioMarketing & Growth2,02111-50 employees$5M - $10M+250
26PagerDutyIT & Security2,0091,001-5,000 employees$250M+-16
27WebflowMarketing & Growth2,013501-1,000 employees$100M - $250M+2
28AirtableCollaboration & Productivity2,012501-1,000 employees-6
29SegmentData & Analytics2,012501-1,000 employees-41
30NooksSales & Revenue2,02251-200 employees$50M - $100M+464
31New RelicIT & Security2,0081,001-5,000 employees-35
32PandaDocMarketing & Growth2,014501-1,000 employees-9
33AutodeskEngineering & DevOps1,98210,001+ employees$250M++49
34PostHogData & Analytics2,02051-200 employees$100M - $250M+39
35Grammarly by SuperhumanCollaboration & Productivity2,01451-200 employees$50M - $100M-6
36ExpensifyFinance & Accounting2,00851-200 employees$100M - $250M-35
37LoomCollaboration & Productivity2,01651-200 employees$100M - $250M-2
38CircleCIEngineering & DevOps2,011201-500 employees$100M - $250M+1
39FirefliesCollaboration & Productivity2,01651-200 employees$10M - $25M-8
40DatabricksData & Analytics2,0135,001-10,000 employees$250M++172
41NetlifyEngineering & DevOps2,01551-200 employees$100M - $250M-1
42DockerEngineering & DevOps2,013501-1,000 employees$100M - $250M-1
43WorkOSIT & Security2,01951-200 employees$50M - $100M+175
44UnityEngineering & DevOps2,0045,001-10,000 employees$5M - $10M+15
45FrontCustomer Success & Support2,013201-500 employees$50M - $100M-14
46UserflowCustomer Success & Support2,02111-50 employees-152
47AppsFlyerMarketing & Growth2,0111,001-5,000 employees-227
48DeelPeople Ops & Talent2,0191,001-5,000 employees+69
49AptibleEngineering & DevOps2,01311-50 employees$10M - $25M+137
50NylasEngineering & DevOps2,014201-500 employees$100M - $250M-58

Showing the top 50 of 801 companies. The interactive page loads the full ranking, and the complete list is available as <a href="/api/export/startups/united-states/san-francisco.csv">CSV</a> or <a href="/api/export/startups/united-states/san-francisco.json">JSON</a>.

San Francisco startups by size and funding

The largest SaaS company from San Francisco by headcount is Upwork (501-1,000 employees).

509 of 801 have disclosed funding, topped by OpenAI/ChatGPT ($250M+).

The newest entrant is Kilo Code (founded 2025).

The oldest is Business Wire (founded 1961); the newest, Kilo Code (2025).

What San Francisco startups build

CategoryProducts
Engineering & DevOps164
Marketing & Growth143
Collaboration & Productivity93
Data & Analytics62
AI Platforms & Model Ops61
Sales & Revenue58
People Ops & Talent52
IT & Security48
Customer Success & Support46
Finance & Accounting27
Operations & Supply Chain25
Legal, Risk & Compliance19
Other3

San Francisco's SaaS scene skews toward Engineering & DevOps — 164 of its 801 tracked companies build engineering & devops software.

San Francisco vs the United States

San Francisco accounts for 23% of the 3,460 ranked SaaS products founded in the United States.

Frequently asked questions

What are the biggest SaaS startups in San Francisco?

Anthropic/Claude, OpenAI/ChatGPT and Cursor are the most-used SaaS products founded in San Francisco, based on real purchasing data from companies on Cledara. Last updated 27 July 2026, 17:44 UTC.

How many SaaS companies are based in San Francisco?

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

Which San Francisco startups are growing fastest?

Macroscope and Convex show the strongest rank gains among San Francisco-founded products over the last 90 days.

How is this different from other San Francisco startup lists?

Most lists rank San Francisco 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.