# Stratalize Top Vendors by Category

> Stratalize Top Vendors by Category is a paid API for AI agents from www.stratalize.com, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the top vendors in a given software category ranked by mention counts and median spend, sourced from Stratalize's market composite dataset.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.stratalize.com/api/x402/top-vendors-by-category
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/stratalize-top-vendors-by-category-f5158a37
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_RGLU91p3excJ8UIiPue--

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability stratalize-top-vendors-by-category-f5158a37
```

Example prompt: I'm evaluating new CRM software for our company — can you pull the top 10 vendors in the CRM category from Stratalize, ranked by how commonly they're purchased, along with their median spend figures?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent or analyst needs a data-backed vendor shortlist for a software category, especially when spend benchmarks and purchase frequency matter — not just brand awareness. Prefer over generic web search when you need structured, quantified vendor market intelligence with cryptographic verifiability.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or unsupported category name returns empty results or an error
- Limit parameter outside 1–50 range returns a validation error
- Payment not processed results in 402 Payment Required response
- Network timeout or service unavailability returns a 5xx error

## How this service works

Stratalize — attested finance, legal, healthcare, and compliance intelligence. Signed, independently verifiable receipt on every call (trust.stratalize.com/verify). Top vendors by category with mention counts and median spend — the most commonly purchased and discussed vendors in any software category. Source: Stratalize market composite. Use when building a vendor shortlist for a new software category

## Output

A ranked list of top vendors within the specified software category, including each vendor's mention count (how commonly purchased or discussed) and median spend figure, sourced from Stratalize's market composite. Responses are ML-DSA-65 signed with a cryptographic receipt verifiable at trust.stratalize.com/verify.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "number",
   "maximum": 50,
   "minimum": 1,
   "description": "Request parameter: limit"
  },
  "category": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Request parameter: category"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/stratalize-top-vendors-by-category-f5158a37/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from www.stratalize.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/www.stratalize.com/llms.txt)