Inspired by the Seattle Start-up Index, we've compiled a Toronto Start-up Index. Sites are ranked based on an average of Alexa and Compete traffic data. Thanks to everyone made suggestions and corrections of our beta index. If there are any other sites we've missed, please leave a suggestion in the comments of this post and we'll incorporate it into the next index.
The criteria for companies to appear on the list:
We changed slightly the criteria from "Metro Toronto" to "Toronto Area" as to not exclude Kitchener-Waterloo and other areas that are generally considered to be "Toronto Area". If any Ontarians would like to dispute this definition, we're listening.
The Index is intended as a jovial comparison of local companies. Comprehensive traffic data is difficult to obtain, and neither Alexa or Compete's numbers are perfect; we average them to smooth out bias. Starting with next month's index, it will be interesting to see trends over time. The next index will be published on January 15 and regularly on the 15th of each month.
| Rank | Name | Alexa | Compete | Average |
| 1 | b5media | 26,650 | 34,393 | 30,522 |
| 2 | ProductWiki | 30,033 | 32,118 | 31,076 |
| 3 | FreshBooks | 48,485 | 57,175 | 52,830 |
| 4 | ZipLocal | 86,833 | 93,211 | 90,022 |
| 5 | Groovle | 28,174 | 180,412 | 104,293 |
| 6 | ConceptShare | 73,257 | 142,110 | 107,684 |
| 7 | SharedReviews | 116,529 | 128,335 | 122,432 |
| 8 | Sneakerplay | 111,808 | 201,067 | 156,438 |
| 9 | AideRSS | 125,898 | 204,177 | 165,038 |
| 10 | MadWhips | 170,259 | 260,550 | 215,405 |
| 11 | OfficeZilla | 240,656 | 215,494 | 228,075 |
| 12 | Quotiki | 242,731 | 272,365 | 257,548 |
| 13 | Awareness | 337,563 | 294,679 | 316,121 |
| 14 | BumpTop | 351,024 | 289,585 | 320,305 |
| 15 | JobLoft | 225,328 | 444,229 | 334,779 |
| 16 | Domainer | 448,436 | 237,733 | 343,085 |
| 17 | HomeStars | 336,238 | 404,252 | 370,245 |
| 18 | FileMobile | 455,399 | 387,663 | 421,531 |
| 19 | Onaswarm | 650,814 | 404,761 | 527,788 |
| 20 | Well.ca | 639,039 | 441,122 | 540,081 |
| 21 | YowTRIP | 726,609 | 663,315 | 694,962 |
| 22 | PokerSpace | 836,373 | 936,978 | 886,676 |
| 23 | Cozimo | 878,347 | 984,251 | 931,299 |
| 24 | mDialog | 1,524,947 | 658,374 | 1,091,661 |
| 25 | xkoto | 2,036,991 | 607,438 | 1,322,215 |
| 26 | Zerofootprint | 357,579 | - | 357,579 |
| 27 | myhood.ca | 574,148 | - | 574,148 |
| 28 | Octopz | 716,525 | - | 716,525 |
| 29 | Clay Tablet | 725,567 | - | 725,567 |
| 30 | Semacode | 923,466 | - | 923,466 |
| 31 | GigPark | 947,798 | - | 947,798 |
| 32 | ViaVol | 1,010,592 | - | 1,010,592 |
| 33 | CellClients | 1,061,860 | - | 1,061,860 |
| 34 | Cytoscape | 1,319,993 | - | 1,319,993 |
| 35 | EasyPost.ca | 1,391,364 | - | 1,391,364 |
| 36 | SlashID | 1,416,457 | - | 1,416,457 |
| 37 | CastRoller | 1,703,797 | - | 1,703,797 |
| 38 | Realosophy | 1,767,971 | - | 1,767,971 |
| 39 | Pursudo | 2,497,159 | - | 2,497,159 |
| 40 | Ogrant | 2,737,392 | - | 2,737,392 |
| 41 | FeelingBullish | 4,534,226 | - | 4,534,226 |
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Greg Andrews is a Writer and Web Developer and for Techvibes. Born and raised in Edmonton, Greg was blogging about his high school drama long before it was fashionable. In the Spring of 2007, half a year out of school, Greg moved to Vancouver in search of interesting technology and the Canadian dream. His personal sites are gregcorp.com and miscellani.ca.
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