Episode Six competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 15, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Episode Six: Fiserv, Pismo, Zact, Zeta, Marqeta, Candescent, Pliant, Paymentology, ACI Worldwide and Highnote.
- Episode Six itself has 14 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Fiserv is hiring the most, with 353 open roles.
- Zeta has raised the most venture funding on record: $250M.
- Open roles at Pliant fell the most: from 38 on Oct 12, 2026 to 36 now.
Episode Six and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Change | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Episode Six
This company
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14 | – | $40M | Venture round $40M2023 | 201-500 | Austin, United States | Java, SQL, MySQL | Japan, India, United States +3 more |
Fiserv
In common: Financial Software & Embedded Finance, Cards & Card Issuing · Java, SQL, MySQL · headquarters in United States |
353 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Milwaukee, United States | CI/CD, AWS, SQL | United States, India, Ireland +13 more |
Pismo
In common: Financial Software & Embedded Finance, Cards & Card Issuing · Java, SQL, MySQL |
1 | – | $116.5M | Series B $108M2020 | 201-500 | São Paulo, Brazil | Python, AI Agents, CI/CD | India |
Zact
In common: Financial Software & Embedded Finance, Cards & Card Issuing · Java, SQL, MySQL · headquarters in United States |
14 | – | – | – | 51-200 | Sunnyvale, United States | Rest API, MySQL, GCP | India, United States |
Zeta
In common: Financial Software & Embedded Finance, Cards & Card Issuing · Java, SQL, MySQL · headquarters in United States |
28 | – | $250M | Series C $250M2021 | 1001-5000 | San Francisco, United States | AWS, Python, AI Agents | India, United States |
Marqeta
In common: Cards & Card Issuing, Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Java, SQL, MySQL · headquarters in United States |
32 | – | – | – | 501-1000 | Oakland, United States | AWS, Python, Java | United States, United Kingdom, Poland |
Candescent
In common: Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Java, SQL, MySQL · headquarters in United States |
36 | – | – | – | 501-1000 | Atlanta, United States | CI/CD, JavaScript, GCP | India, United States, Serbia +1 more |
Pliant
In common: Cards & Card Issuing, Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Java, SQL, Rest API |
36 | -5%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 201-500 | Berlin, Germany | Windows, AWS, Terraform | Germany, United Kingdom, United States +2 more |
Paymentology
In common: Cards & Card Issuing, Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Java, SQL, MySQL |
12 | – | – | Venture round2026 | 201-500 | London, United Kingdom | CI/CD, Java, AWS | Egypt, Mexico, Poland +5 more |
ACI Worldwide
In common: Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Java, SQL, MySQL · headquarters in United States |
89 | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | Miami, United States | Azure, CI/CD, Java | United States, India, Ireland +13 more |
Highnote
In common: Cards & Card Issuing, Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Java, SQL, Rest API · headquarters in United States |
5 | – | $179.1M | Venture round $125M2024 | 51-200 | San Francisco, United States | Python, Google BigQuery, AI Agents | United States |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Episode Six's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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Alion, "Episode Six competitors and alternatives: 10 similar companies compared on hiring and funding", as of Nov 15, 2026. https://alion.io/company/episodesix/competitors