Leverage Benchmarks
The Leverage Index — DataEI's signature benchmark measuring how SMBs in the $2M–$50M range achieve outsized output through automation, AI, and lean operations. Research you can't get from other analysts or sources.
Featured Benchmark — Preview
The first DataEI Leverage Index report publishes Q3 2026. Here's a preview of what's in the dataset.
Preliminary score — based on 47 companies surveyed. Final score publishes with the full report.
Upcoming Benchmark Segments
The Q3 2026 report covers the SMB Automation segment. Additional segments follow on a rolling basis.
Automation platforms, AI tooling, and agent infrastructure for the $2M–$50M segment. The flagship report.
Sales tech stacks, pipeline leverage, and revenue operations at sub-scale companies.
Content engines, demand generation, and marketing automation for lean teams.
Process automation, workflow tooling, and operational leverage in SMB back-office.
Build vs. buy, AI-augmented dev, and engineering leverage for small product teams.
Financial operations, tooling leverage, and back-office automation at SMB scale.
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