Proof of Usefulness Report

ScaleGrid

Analysis completed on 1/29/2026

+381
Proof of Usefulness Score
Certified Problem Solver

ScaleGrid is a verifiable, established Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) provider founded in 2012 with estimated annual revenue of $2M-$5M and a team of ~18 employees. The project demonstrates high real-world utility and verified traction with enterprise clients (e.g., Atlassian, VMware). However, the submission quality is exceptionally poor, utilizing hyperbolic and false claims (e.g., 'most people have used my product', audience 'everyone') instead of providing actual data. Consequently, while the underlying business scores well on utility and verifiable traction, the final score is significantly penalized by low Quality Factors in the Evidence and Reach categories due to the lack of serious submission effort.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+18.75
Audience Reach Impact+3.0
Technical Innovation+7.5
Evidence Of Traction+5.63
Market Timing Relevance+6.0
Functional Completeness+0.5
Subtotal+41.38
Usefulness Multiplierx0.92
Final Score+381

Project Details

Project URL
Description
ScaleGrid.io is a Database as a service (DBaaS) solution for public \u0026 private clouds. \n\nScaleGrid provides a Database as a service solution (DBaaS) to manage the entire lifecycle of databases including provisioning/deprovisioning, scale up/down, high availability, disaster recovery, upgrade, monitoring, backup \u0026 restore. Both public (EC2, Azure,GCP, Linode, DigitalOcean, OCI etc) and private (CloudStack, OpenStack , VMWare) clouds are supported.\n\nCurrently supported databases are MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL \u0026 Greenplum

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline