Does a company pay any fees to license its data through SourceX?

The honest short answer

No. SourceX does not send the company a separate bill. The company agrees one all-in price for its license, SourceX's fee is already inside that price, and there are no separate charges added for assessment, review or delivery. Payment arrives as a single one-time amount.

What the company does spend is its own time and, if it chooses, its own advisers. Those costs are real and worth planning for, but none of them is a SourceX fee.

What the all-in price covers, and what stays with the company

The split is simple: everything SourceX does is paid for inside the price, and everything the company does for itself stays on its own books.

Where the real internal costs sit

Owners who ask about fees are usually asking a broader question: what will this cost us, all in? The honest list is short.

• Inventory time. Someone who knows the systems lists each one, how many years it covers and what can be exported. The explainer on how much data a company needs helps set expectations before anyone starts.
• Export and preparation work. The company and SourceX settle the de-identification and redaction rules up front, before preparation starts, so the scope is known in advance.
• Contract review. Most owners have their own counsel read the license agreement.
• Accounting and tax. The CFO may want to know how preparation costs are treated; how ASC 340-40 treats data preparation costs covers the accounting, and whether a data license is subject to sales tax covers the transaction-tax question.

How the money moves

1. SourceX and the company agree price and terms; the company is not committed to anything until it signs.
2. AI labs and data buyers review the opportunity, and once a company is deal-ready they typically respond within about two weeks.
3. The deal closes and the agreed records are delivered under the redaction rules set at the start, only with the company's authorization.
4. The company receives its one-time payment, typically within about 60 days of invoicing once the buyer selects the data.
5. Any referral partner is paid by SourceX, from SourceX's fee, after SourceX has received payment.

Once the money lands, the guide to deciding what to do with a one-time windfall helps the owner and CFO decide what to do with it.

What to say when an owner asks what the catch is

Advisers and partners hear this question in nearly every first conversation. A plain answer works best:

If the concern is valid

Some fee worries point to a real issue. Handle those directly:

• Nobody has time for the inventory. That is a genuine constraint. If no one at the company can run exports or own the list of systems, the company is not ready yet, and it is better to say so.
• The owner distrusts the referrer's incentive. The partner's reward is a share of SourceX's fee, never a deduction from the company's proceeds. A referrer who is a licensed professional should follow their own rules on disclosing referral fees, and the owner is entitled to ask.
• The owner would rather deal directly. The company can apply itself at sourcex.si/apply.
• The owner is unsure the company qualifies. The who qualifies page sets out the baseline: a US company with 50+ full-time employees at peak (contractors excluded), a documented operating history of several years, the right to license its records, and an owner or executive who can sponsor the process.

Next step

Owners can get a quick, preliminary read from the company fit checker, which asks for no contact details, and then apply. Advisers who keep hearing this question from clients can register as a partner and make introductions with their own referral link.