Methodology
How we evaluate
Every recommendation on this site is based on hands-on testing — no affiliate-driven rankings, no press releases dressed up as reviews.
We sign up for every tool with a real account, ship a real page, and where possible run a real transaction end-to-end. Then we score across six weighted criteria:
- Ease of use (20%) — from signup to a live page.
- Feature depth (20%) — completeness versus the category.
- Value (20%) — what you get per dollar at creator scale.
- Reliability (15%) — uptime, performance and support responsiveness.
- Design (15%) — how good the resulting page looks out of the box.
- Support (10%) — quality and speed of human help.
Independence
We do not accept payment for rankings or placement. When we test a tool, we sign up as a normal user and pay the same price anyone else would. If a vendor gives us free access to test a paid tier, we disclose it at the top of the review.
Corrections
If a tool's pricing, features or ownership changes, we re-verify within 30 days and update the review with the date shown at the top of each page.