Methodology
How we review software
How we decide what to say about a tool, and how we label it, so you always know what is a fact, what is our opinion and what is a price that carries a date.
Information01 / 03
Three kinds of information.
Product facts
What a tool does, from public product information. Checked against the vendor before publishing.
Editorial judgment
Who we think a tool suits, its strengths and limitations. This is opinion, and labelled as such.
Pricing
Prices, plans and trials come from each vendor’s pricing page and carry the month they were checked. They change often, so confirm before you buy.
Process02 / 03
How a review gets made.
- Step 1
Gather
We start from the vendor’s public product information: features, plans and limits.
- Step 2
Verify
Product facts and prices are checked against the vendor’s own pages before they are published.
- Step 3
Write, limitations included
Every review names who a tool suits, what it does well and what it does badly.
- Step 4
Label
Facts, opinion and pricing are kept apart and marked, with affiliate links flagged next to the link.
Our boundaries03 / 03
Lines we won’t cross.
What we don’t publish
- Star ratings, scores or “tested” badges without documented testing.
- Invented reviews, testimonials, user counts or partnerships.
- Fake discounts, countdown timers or scarcity claims.
Spotted one of these on the site? Tell us.
Testing
Our approachOur reviews summarize public product information and our editorial view. We don’t publish benchmark scores or “tested” badges. If a review ever includes hands-on testing, it will say what was done and when.
Affiliate links
We may earn a commission from some links. Commissions never decide what we recommend, and links are marked where they appear.
See the labels in action.
Open any review to see facts, opinion and dated pricing kept apart, with the limitations left in.