Scroll

Scroll
Summary
A service that removes advertising from participating publishers and compensating with subscription revenue.

Parent organisation: Scroll Labs Inc.
Type of organisation: Privately-owned company (or group)
Market share: Up & coming challenger

Pricing: $4.99/month ($2.49/month for first six months)
Factors driving pricing: N/A – only one pricing tier
Skills needed to set-up: Vendor support (paid)
Skills needed to use: Vendor support (paid)
Requires audience sign-in to use: Yes, sign-in compulsory
Pros
Releases new features regularly
Transparent pricing model
Clear data policies
Allows data deletion
Cons
Lacks accessibility statement
Does not share diversity data

Full Product Data Collection

Data collected January-February 2020

Product nameScroll
Product URLhttps://scroll.com/
Parent organisationScroll Labs Inc.
Workflow categoryPublishing & distribution
Date product founded2020
Product descriptionA service that removes advertising from participating publishers and compensating with subscription revenue.
What type of company or organisation is the product owned by?Privately-owned company (or group)
Is the company profit-making?No, loss-making
How is this product funded?VC investment
What market share does the tool have?Up & coming challenger
Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space?No
When did the company last release new features?Jan-2020. First released to public.
Have they shared details of the product roadmap?No
Is there talk of the product raising further investment?Yes. Currently funded at seed and Series A rounds; first acquisition of another company implies a need for further investment.
Is there talk of the product being acquired?No
Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months?No
Is there a pricing model listed on the website?Yes
How clear & transparent is this pricing model?Very: full pricing listed
What is the range of prices offered?$4.99/month ($2.49/month for first six months)
What factors drive higher pricing?N/A – only one pricing tier
What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable?Vendor support (paid)
What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day?Vendor support (paid)
Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs?Cannot tell
Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function?No
Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years?No
How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)?Technical, legalistic TOS
Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)?Yes, comprehensive.
Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”?No GDPR policy information available
Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it?Yes, sign-in compulsory
IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms?No 3rd party auth, just a user account
Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service?No / cannot tell
Does the public product website mention how to delete your data?Yes: for audience data only
Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years?No
Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website?No / cannot find
Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce?No

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