Affiliate disclosure

How our rankings work

Editorial independence is the entire value of a review site, so we protect it deliberately. We score and rank every tool on a fixed rubric, on merit, before checking which products have affiliate programs or what they pay. A higher commission never earns a higher score or a better placement. If the best tool in a category has no affiliate program at all, it still wins, and we'll link to it anyway.

What we earn from

When we recommend a paid tool, the outbound link is often an affiliate link. If you sign up or purchase through it, the vendor may pay us a referral commission. This is the main way Stackmerit funds its work: the research, the time, and keeping the site free to read. It costs you nothing extra, and it never changes the price you pay.

Affiliate links are marked with rel="sponsored" and a short note at the point of the link, so you always know when a link can earn us a commission.

Our promises to you

• We recommend tools on merit, judged against a fixed rubric.
• Rankings are decided on merit, before commissions are considered.
• We'll tell you who a tool is not for, not just who it's for.
• Where we cite numbers, we attribute them to their source and date them.
• We correct mistakes quickly and note material changes to reviews.

FTC compliance

This disclosure is provided in line with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's guidance on endorsements and affiliate relationships. Our aim is simple: you should never be surprised to learn we earn from a link. If anything here is unclear, ask us via the contact page, or read more about who we are and how we review on the about page.