Where the money comes from, in one page.
What we earn from
Some tool pages link to the vendor through an affiliate programme. If you sign up after clicking one, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. These links are marked on the page where they appear.
What it does not affect
- Whether a tool is listed at all
- Its rating, its rank, or its position in any list
- Whether it appears in a comparison or a blind test
- What our editors write about it
Roughly one in six tools carries an affiliate link. The other five in six earn us nothing, and they are ranked by the same method.
Sponsorship
The monthly newsletter carries one sponsor slot, labelled as a sponsor, placed after the editorial content. Sponsors receive no listing benefit of any kind and cannot see a comparison before it publishes.
Why we publish this
A directory that hides its revenue model is asking you to trust a ranking you cannot check. The specific number above is checkable — that is the point of printing it.