Methodology
A ranking nobody can inspect is just an advert. Here is the whole scoring function, the data policy behind it, and how the site is paid for.
Scoring weights
Each shortlist scores every vendor against the requirement the page represents. These are the actual constants used by the code that builds the page:
| Signal | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Serves the trade | 40 | A tool that does not serve your trade is disqualifying, not a trade-off. |
| Fits company size | 20 | Enterprise tools are actively wrong for a one-truck operation, and vice versa. |
| Each required integration | 15 | Usually solvable with a workaround, so it ranks rather than excludes. |
| Each required feature | 10 | Same reasoning — reported as a gap, never used to hide a vendor. |
| Publishes real pricing | 8 | A deliberate thumb on the scale. Hiding prices costs buyers time, and we are not neutral about it. |
Hard filters versus ranking signals
Trade and company size are hard filters: a mismatch moves a vendor into the "also considered" list with the reason attached. Integrations and features never remove a vendor — a missing one is printed on the card as a gap. Nothing is silently omitted, so you can disagree with a filter and still see what it caught.
Where pricing comes from
Every figure is read off the vendor's own pricing page by a person, and stored with the source URL and the date it was read. Both appear next to the number. We do not copy pricing from other comparison sites, because that is how a figure from 2023 ends up quoted as current across a dozen pages.
If a vendor hides pricing behind a sales call, we say so. If we cannot reach their page at all, we say that too and show no number. Currently 4 of 6 vendors are verified — Jobber and Workiz could not be checked automatically.
What is editorial judgement
Strengths, limitations and the one-line positioning are opinions, written by a human and labelled as such. Capability tags — which trades a tool targets, which integrations it offers — are editorially maintained rather than individually sourced, and every page shows the date they were last reviewed. Treat the sourced pricing as fact and the rest as an informed read.
How this site makes money
Display advertising. Vendors cannot pay for placement, cannot pay to be added, and cannot pay to have a limitation removed. No vendor has been given advance sight of their entry. If that ever changes, it will be disclosed here before it ships.
Corrections
If a price is wrong or a capability is misdescribed, tell us on the contact page and we will fix it and update the review date. Vendors are welcome to submit corrections on the same terms as anyone else.