Benchmark your insurance prices anonymously against other small businesses.
Small business owners struggle with opaque and expensive insurance pricing, making it hard to find affordable coverage without relying on brokers.
InsureBench lets users anonymously submit their insurance quotes and premiums to build a crowdsourced pricing database. It shows percentile rankings and averages for similar businesses, revealing if you're overpaying. Get alerts when peers negotiate better rates.
Small business owners seeking insurance coverage
Crowdsourced, anonymized benchmarks specific to business type/size—pure transparency from real user data.
professional
Search averages by business type, location, revenue bracket.
Upload your quote/policy details privately for database contribution.
See where your price stands vs. peers (e.g., top 20% cheapest).
Notifications when better benchmarks appear for your profile.
Personalized trends and savings estimates.
Download benchmark reports as CSV/PDF.
Visualize pricing trends over time by industry.
Side-by-side your data vs. averages.
Discuss benchmarks in private community.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| anonymous_id | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| business_type | text | No |
| revenue_bracket | text | No |
| insurance_type | text | No |
| price | int | No |
| location | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| benchmark_id | uuid | Yes |
| threshold | int | No |
| active | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/benchmarksQuery aggregated benchmarks by filters
/api/benchmarksSubmit anonymous benchmark
/api/benchmarks/:id/percentileCalculate percentile for user price
/api/alertsCreate peer alert
No exports
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 150 | 1.5% | $68 | $816 |
| Month 6 | 1,200 | 3.5% | $1,260 | $15,120 |
Anonymous data from thousands of small businesses reveals true market rates.
Share beta access in r/smallbusiness and small biz Facebook groups, asking for quote uploads in exchange for Pro. Email 30 owners from public directories. Offer free Pro to first 10 submitters.
Personalized advice
No peer benchmarks
Crowdsourced transparency
Network effects from user-submitted data; more data = better benchmarks.
Inflation driving premium hikes; owners seek data-driven negotiation tools.
Insufficient initial data
Seed with public datasets, incentivize early submits
Data privacy issues
Full anon, GDPR compliant
Success: Interest from 10+ for beta
Success: Useful percentiles generated
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