Testing Methodology

How we review products.

We do not accept paid placements, sponsored rankings, or pay-to-play reviews. Our recommendations are entirely editorially independent. We make money through affiliate links, but our product selections are made before we even look at affiliate availability.

Our Evaluation Criteria

Every product category has a custom scoring rubric. We assign weighted values to specific features and test them rigorously.

Software (CRM, Cloud, Productivity)

  • Value for money (25%)
  • Ease of use & onboarding (25%)
  • Core feature set (20%)
  • Integrations & Ecosystem (15%)
  • Customer support & uptime (15%)

Finance (Brokers, Cards, HYSAs)

  • Fees & hidden costs (30%)
  • Interest rates / Rewards value (30%)
  • Platform usability (20%)
  • Customer service (10%)
  • Security & Insurance (10%)

Health & Supplements

  • Ingredient purity & third-party testing (40%)
  • Clinical efficacy of dosage (30%)
  • Value & price per serving (20%)
  • Bioavailability & absorption (10%)

Conflict of Interest Policy

Our reviewers and authors are strictly forbidden from evaluating products from companies they have consulted for, invested in, or accepted gifts from. We buy our own products for testing whenever possible. When a manufacturer provides a review unit (common in fitness equipment), we disclose it and do not guarantee a positive review. If a product fails our tests, we say so.

Affiliate Disclosure

When you click a link to a product on our site and make a purchase, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. This is how we fund our editorial operations, maintain our servers, and pay our expert reviewers. We use automated registry systems to inject affiliate links only after the editorial text is finalized.