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Air Quality — SaaS tools & trends 2026

4 products Sparkpulse tracks are shipping around air quality. The highest-velocity air quality products right now are PurpleAir, CMAQ and openair (ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity score). The theme runs across 2 sectors, so the momentum you see here is drawn from products competing in different corners of the market. Tracked products here hold a velocity score of 0.0 out of 10. Below: every tracked product carrying this theme, updated from release data. Everything on this page is regenerated from verified release data, so the ranking reflects the latest changelogs rather than a static list.

Products shipping around air quality

#01PurpleAirThe R client for PurpleAir sensors keeps finding its time-averaging was wrong.0.0alternatives →

#02CMAQCMAQ went global in v5.5, and has been patching that surface ever since.0.0alternatives →

#03openairAir quality analysis rebuilt on ggplot2, twenty years of lattice plotting dropped in one release.0.0alternatives →

#04openairmapsThe mapping half of the openair stack, currently dismantling its own static plotting in favour of the parent package.0.0alternatives →

Frequently asked questions about air quality

Which SaaS tools ship air quality in 2026?

PurpleAir, CMAQ, openair, openairmaps — the air quality products Sparkpulse tracks, ranked by shipping velocity from verified changelogs.

Which air quality product has the highest shipping velocity?

PurpleAir, with the top velocity score (0.0/10) — Sparkpulse's velocity score is derived from verified release data.

How many products are shipping around air quality?

Sparkpulse currently tracks 4 products carrying the air quality theme, updated continuously from verified release data.