# Middleware: Dawn score and attention ranking

Middleware scores 43 out of 100 on the Dawn Index, built from 5 signals. It ranks #99 of 204 in Infrastructure (YC), #79 of 179 in YC Winter 2023, #913 of 2075 in B2B (YC), #1740 of 4224 in Y Combinator.

## What drives the Middleware Dawn score?

| Signal | Weight | Score (0 to 100) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Search scale | 20% | 45 |
| Search momentum | 20% | 36 |
| Site scale | 15% | 27 |
| Site momentum | 10% | 18 |
| Loyalty | 20% | 72 |

## How does Middleware compare in Infrastructure (YC)?

| Rank | Brand | Dawn score |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Supabase](https://dawntrend.com/brand/supabase) | 81 |
| 2 | [AfterQuery](https://dawntrend.com/brand/afterquery) | 75 |
| 3 | [Didit](https://dawntrend.com/brand/didit) | 75 |
| 4 | [Maven](https://dawntrend.com/brand/maven) | 70 |
| 5 | [Ollama](https://dawntrend.com/brand/ollama) | 67 |
| 6 | [Termii](https://dawntrend.com/brand/termii) | 67 |
| 7 | [RDash](https://dawntrend.com/brand/rdash) | 64 |
| 8 | [Revyl](https://dawntrend.com/brand/revyl) | 63 |

## Where do the numbers come from?

Search figures are Google search estimates for the brand and its products. Site figures are third-party traffic estimates. A Dawn score measures attention, not revenue.

See the full Dawn Index.