Modulate

Name: Modulate
Brand: Modulate
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

The voice intelligence company

Est 2017|Valuation $170M|Raised $41M|19 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 7K|Web traffic 38K|FTEs 52|HQ Somerville, Massachusetts, US

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Modulate versus suite vendors (ActiveFence, Spectrum Labs): Modulate is a specialist in voice intelligence (moderation and fraud). Suite vendors may be preferred when a buyer wants a single vendor across text, image, and video in addition to voice, together with integrated workflow tooling.
Build versus buy: Some large platforms build voice moderation internally. In-house solutions can offer tighter integration and control, but require significant ML, labeling, and operations investment.
Voice fraud space: VoiceVault competes with various fraud detection approaches (biometrics, device intelligence, metadata analytics). Modulate emphasizes conversational and behavioral signals.

- Modulate versus suite vendors (ActiveFence, Spectrum Labs): Modulate is a specialist in voice intelligence (moderation and fraud). Suite vendors may be preferred when a buyer wants a single vendor across text, image, and video in addition to voice, together with integrated workflow tooling. - Build versus buy: Some large platforms build voice moderation internally. In-house solutions can offer tighter integration and control, but require significant ML, labeling, and operations investment. - Voice fraud space: VoiceVault competes with various fraud detection approaches (biometrics, device intelligence, metadata analytics). Modulate emphasizes conversational and behavioral signals.

	Modulate (ToxMod / VoiceVault)	ActiveFence (suite)	Spectrum Labs (Guardian)
Starting Price	ToxMod: entry-level tier plus usage-based audio pricing; VoiceVault: enterprise-priced via marketplace with multi-thousand to tens-of-thousands per month contract listings	Not public (custom pricing)	Not public (custom pricing)
Best suited for	Real-time voice-native moderation and voice fraud detection	Unified Trust & Safety programs across media; policy tooling; enterprise programs	Platforms needing broad content moderation and contextual behavior detection
Key Strength	Voice-native approach; publicly posted ToxMod tiers; integrations (Discord Social SDK, Amazon Connect)	Broad Trust & Safety footprint; multi-format coverage; policy management	Full-service moderation AI positioning; contextual detection focus
Key Weakness	Limited mainstream review-site validation; tuning and false positives can cause user backlash	Pricing opacity; may be heavy/enterprise-oriented	Pricing opacity; voice-native depth versus specialist vendors may vary

Modulate

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map