How we decide what to recommend — and what never influences it.
A tool's score is set before we check whether it has an affiliate program. Several of our top-rated tools have no affiliate program at all. Affiliate partnerships never change a ranking, a score, or a verdict. How the site is funded →
Every tool in a category is judged against the same real-world brief and scored on one fixed rubric — output 40%, workflow 25%, pricing 20%, lock-in 15%. Same requirements, same protocol, for every product. The full methodology →
Pricing, specs and limits are verified against each tool's official documentation and pricing pages, and dated in every review. When sources disagree, we default to the vendor's official pricing page and say so.
Limitations and failures are part of the review, not edited out. If a tool has a ceiling, we tell you where it is.
Reviews are updated as tools and pricing change, with a changelog on each one. Spotted something wrong? Tell us — corrections are welcome and credited.
Best & Tested is written by Marios K.. I build SaaS products and websites for a living. Every tool here is put through the same real-world brief and scored on a fixed rubric — never reviewed from its landing page. More about the author →