Editorial Policy
How we choose what to recommend. How affiliate partnerships work. No ambiguity.
Independence
Every recommendation on this site is editorially independent. No tool provider has paid for placement, influenced a ranking, or reviewed content before publication. We recommend what we would actually use.
Affiliate disclosure
Some links on this site are affiliate links. When you sign up for a tool through one of these links, we may earn a commission from the provider. This never affects the price you pay and never influences our rankings.
"We will always recommend the best tool for a given need, regardless of whether we have an affiliate relationship with it. If the best option has no affiliate programme, we recommend it anyway."
How we choose what to cover
We focus on tools that solo founders and small teams actually use when building software products. Every article starts with a real question - "what analytics tool should I use?" or "is it worth paying for a VPN?" - and answers it as honestly as we can.
Commission rates and rankings
Commission rates play zero role in how we rank tools. Many of the tools we recommend most highly (Stripe, Supabase, Cloudflare, Bitwarden) have no affiliate programme at all. We recommend them because they are the best choice, full stop.
Corrections
If you spot an error, outdated information, or something that does not match your experience with a tool, we want to know. Accuracy matters more than being right the first time.
Last updated: April 2026