Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Illinois based SaaS companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the SaaS industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Illinois SaaS Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
project44
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project44 is a provider of an advanced supply chain visibility platform for shippers and third-party logistics firms.
Signal
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Signal is an independent SaaS provider of data onboarding and real-time identity resolution.
ShipBob
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ShipBob is a technology company that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands.
DialogTech
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DialogTech provides actionable marketing analytics for businesses that value phone calls.
Sprout Social
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Sprout Social provides a platform for businesses to manage social media engagement, publishing and analytics.
Label Insight
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Label Insight is a SaaS company that provides insights on food label data to government, retailers, manufacturers and app developers.
Uptake Technologies
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Uptake Technologies designs and develops enterprise software.
ThreeKit
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ThreeKit is a 3D product configuration and visualization platform that enables brands to create and manage beautiful visuals at scale.
LogicGate
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LogicGate builds technology that allows businesses to automate and track disorganized processes in risk and compliance.
Provi
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Provi is a communication platform that simplifies the operations for bars, restaurants, and retailers in ordering booze.
Avail
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Avail provides a platform containing tools and resources that help streamline the landlord/tenant relationship.
Catalytic
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Catalytic offers the easiest platform for digital transformation and the automation of knowledge work.
Civis Analytics
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Civis Analytics helps organizations use data to gain a competitive advantage in how they identify, attract, and engage their audiences.
Cheetah Digital
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The technology and marketing expertise B2C marketers need to deliver enterprise-scale brand experiences.
yello
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Yello’s leading talent acquisition software is used by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth businesses to attract and nurture top talent
Hireology
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Hireology is a staffing and hiring platform for the franchise and retail-automotive industries.
Jellyvision
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We make learning and decision making delightful. ALEX, our benefits expert, helps millions of employees understand their benefit options.
SilkRoad Technology
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SilkRoad Technology provides software and services solutions which help our clients attract, retain and align people to their business.
Cohesion
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Vertically integrated smart building SaaS platform
BenchPrep
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BenchPrep offers a learner success platform to improve engagement and outcomes for learners.
CITYBASE
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CityBase is a gov tech platform that connects cities and citizens to make government more accessible and efficient.
BigTime Software
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BigTime Software develops cloud-based time-tracking, billing, and project management software.
Kalderos
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Kalderos provides a SaaS based drug discount management solution, which identifies, checks, and resolves non-compliance.
Buildout
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Buildout is an end-to-end solution that provides a marketing platform for commercial real estate.
ReviewTrackers
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ReviewTrackers is a customer feedback software that is used to measure and transform the customer experience.
UPshow
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UPshow is transforming what people experience on the shared televisions of the world
HighGround
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HighGround’s platform helps create high performing organizations through continuous performance management, feedback and recognition.
Fieldglass
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Fieldglass provides SaaS-based solutions that help firms procure and manage contingent workers, services, independent contractors and more.
SpringCM
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SpringCM is a secure document and contract management platform used to solve critical business needs.
CloudCraze
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CloudCraze delivers robust B2B commerce native on Salesforce that allows businesses to generate online revenue.
Turn Technologies, Inc.
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The complete solution for contingent workforce management
Goby
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Goby is a comprehensive and intuitive platform for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) management.
Health iPASS
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Health iPASS is redefining the patient revenue cycle by improving the patient experience from appointment to payment.
Quicket Solutions
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Quicket provides a flexible low code/no code platform that automates workflows and streamlines payments for the public sector.
HAAS Alert
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Real-time automotive collision prevention SaaS for public safety and roadway fleets
Varuna
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Varuna provides alerts, recommendations, and predictions to help water utility leaders to effectively manage a water system.
UrbanBound
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UrbanBound is a smart software solution designed for employee management and relocation benefits.
ThirdPartyTrust
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Allowing companies to manage the ever-growing vendor population.
86 Repairs
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86 Repairs is a subscription service that manages the entire repair process for restaurant groups.
LotLinx
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LotLinx’ is a SaaS provider of Digital Retailing and Marketing technologies and for the Automotive Industry.
Basecamp
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Basecamp is a private, secure space online where people working together can organize and discuss.
Mattersight
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Mattersight is an enterprise analytic company that provides SaaS-based enterprise behavioral analytics software.
Venzee Technologies, Inc.
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Venzee is a smart tech platform that provides solutions for brands to send product content to an unlimited number of selling channels.
Jammber
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Jammber provides music technologies, simplifying paperwork and payment processes without encroaching on the creative process.
Clockwork
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Intelligent, all in one FP&A software for growing companies and their advisors
Geofeedia
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Geofeedia is specializing in location-based social media monitoring, intelligence, and analysis for corporate security and more.
CancerIQ
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CancerIQ is a saas platform that helps providers use genetic information to predict, pre-empt, and prevent disease – starting with cancer
SIM Partners
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SIM Partners is a marketing businesses that focuses on improving communication with local markets.
Page Vault
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Page Vault enables legal professionals to easily capture web content for use as evidence in the U.S. courts.
TruGrid
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TruGrid simplifies access and device security for organizations via a Cloud Gateway. TruGrid software can be deployed in minutes.
ParqEx
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ParqEx is a SaaS & IoT based innovative technology platform for parking management, payment processing & access control
KPI Sense
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CFO solutions built for SaaS businesses. Tech-enabled automation paired with SaaS expertise at one low monthly cost.
BUNDLAR
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BUNDLAR is a Software as a Service, Augmented Reality Content Management System
Gather Voices
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Gather Voices is a company that helps organizations to easily collect, manage, and share user-generated videos.
Nexus A.I.
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Nexus A.I. is a cloud platform that helps clients identify the best ideas and talent for every campaign.
RIVS
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RIVS is web software facilitating voice and video interviews, job application management, and efficient hiring.
humanpredictions
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humanpredictions is a recruiting software company that gathers public data and puts together a profile for each person.
Talent Rover
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Talent Rover is a comprehensive staffing & recruitment software platform.
QualSights
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QualSights is visual insights platform that provides brands, agencies and consulting firms a dramatically faster and more affordable way.
Univa
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Univa provides optimization and management software for traditional, dynamic and cloud data centers.
Qooper
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Qooper provides Mentoring & Learning Software solutions to companies, universities and associations.
Notiphy
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SaaS software to help avoid paper processes, provide real-time data and improve collaboration for greater productivity and profitability.
Detective
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Detective is a digital adoption platform that automates the sales research process.
Gray Matter Analytics
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Healthcare data and analytics company transforming healthcare through data-driven insights through Analytics as a Service solutions.
QuickLaunch
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QuickLaunch is a next-generation AI-based Identity-as-a-Service platform
Total Attorneys
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Total Attorneys provides cloud-based practice management and customer acquisition software for attorneys.
TrustClarity
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TrustClarity is a B2B software as a service (SaaS) storefront platform.
Kokomo 24/7
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Public Safety Cloud Platform with modules – AI-driven Incident Management, Emergency Operation Center, and Anonymous Reporting
FlowMSP
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FlowMSP is a pre-incident planning software platform for the fire service industry.
ILANTUS Technologies
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ILANTUS Technologies specializes in the identity, governance, and access domain with a focus in implementation and managed services.
CloudRanger
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CloudRanger streamlines your backups, disaster recovery and server control for AWS Cloud.
Neurensic
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Machine learning regtech firm offering SaaS surveillance technology for detection of financial markets manipulation.
Hearken
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Tools to create original, popular content with audiences and with integrity
SwayBrand
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SwayBrand’s AI-powered platform creates authentic influencer micro-marketing moments.
ChoreRelief
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ChoreRelief helps homeowners and contractors connect on-demand and on-budget.
ShuttleCloud
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The Leading API for Migrating Email and Address Book Data | Techstars Company
Paylocity
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Paylocity (NASDAQ: PCTY) is a leading provider of cloud-based payroll and human capital management (HCM) software solutions.
CareerBuilder
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CareerBuilder is an online platform specialized in HR Software-as-a-Service to help companies with the recruitment process.
Cora
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Data-driven SaaS platform & marketplace for $77B B2B furnishings industry
ePublishing
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ePublishing offers publishers and media companies with SaaS content management, community, and e-commerce solutions.
Jovian Technologies
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AI SaaS platform for Food & Beverage Competitive Intelligence & Consumer data Analytics
Revenew
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Revenew is a through-channel marketing automation (TCMA) platform that brings control, transparency, and a holistic view of local marketing.
PowerPublish
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PowerPublish is a virtual newsroom that leverages technology and content automation that turns modern brands into power publishers.
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A cloud-based, collaboration SaaS company, providing secure environments for organizations to easily use photos and videos in business.
Persio
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Persio helps retailers personalize cross channel communications using a simple SaaS platform.
Banyan Technologies, Inc.
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B2B local food e-commerce platform
ShowingTime
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ShowingTime is SaaS technology provider that develops a web-based real estate lead capture, calendaring, and notification engine.
Akouba
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Akouba is a the first SAAS platform to provide community and regional banks with an online, end-to-end, small business lending solution.
Code SixFour
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The Code SixFour Benefits Consulting Cloud empowers insurance agents and benefits brokers to deliver better benefits outcomes to employers.
Crowdfind
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Providing companies the tools they need to create a better customer experience.
Blocklight
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Blocklight is the premier analytics platform for e-commerce businesses
Specifix
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OPTIMIZING THE SOURCING, SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF BUILDING MATERIALS
Gold Prairie LLC
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Gold Prairie provides specialized SaaS platforms for identifying payment errors within ERP data.
RepIQ
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RepIQ is a sales intelligence platform that helps sales representatives to target the right business prospects.
NowPow
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NowPow is a community resource network management SaaS platform for health and social service referrals.
ADSHIFT
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We help companies spend their digital ad budget more efficiently by automatically reallocating ad spend to their most profitable products
