{"title":"Planet vs Planet Labs: Earth observation compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/planet-vs-planet-labs","comparison":"Planet Labs ranks 17 on the Space 100 with a score of 82; Planet ranks 92 with 65. Planet is ahead on production and leverage. Planet Labs is ahead on deployment, technology and positioning. Level on commercials, progress and firepower. Both are based in San Francisco, United States. Planet: public. Planet Labs: Public, founded 2010. Planet is named in 28 signals and Planet Labs in 32.","companies":[{"name":"Planet","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/planet","city":"San Francisco","country":"United States","stage":"public","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":92,"score":65,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":7,"progress":10,"firepower":9,"commercial":8,"deployment":1,"production":9,"technology":4},"why":"Planet sells customer-facing satellite-data analytics through Planet AI Application, which lets users query imagery and generate time-series insights.","segment":"Earth observation","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":28,"facts_total":12},{"name":"Planet Labs","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/planet-labs","city":"San Francisco","country":"United States","stage":"Public","founded":2010,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Planet Labs is a US Earth-observation operator (~200 satellites launched) whose Pelican (high-res) and Tanager (hyperspectral) constellations are ramping, with FY26 revenue of $307.7M (+26%), its first full year of adjusted-EBITDA profitability and free cash flow, and FY27 guidance raised to $425-441M. Its growth engine is defense and intelligence (up 50% YoY, including a nine-figure Swedish Armed Forces deal and NATO extensions) on a backlog up 79% to ~$900M, though declining commercial agriculture and ~41% APAC concentration are mix risks. It has Google and NVIDIA partnerships and claims 98% recurring ACV.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":17,"score":82,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":6,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":9,"commercial":8,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"Planet operates Earth-observation satellite constellations, including SkySat, Pelican and Flock imaging satellites, and sells the resulting imagery and data.","segment":"Earth observation","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":32,"facts_total":56}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}