What is an affiliate link?
When you click a link on this site and sign up for or purchase a tool, the company may pay us a referral commission. This comes at no extra cost to you — you pay exactly the same price whether you use our link or go directly.
Affiliate commissions are one of the primary ways we fund the time and resources required to conduct in-depth technical reviews.
How we label affiliate links
Any link carrying an affiliate relationship is marked with the following indicator:
We do not hide affiliate links or obscure them in any way. If a link earns us money, you will know before you click it.
What our affiliate relationships do and don't affect
What may be present
- An affiliate link to sign up or purchase
- A disclosure note at the top of the article
- Coverage of the tool on this site at all
What never changes
- Our final review score
- Coverage of weaknesses and limitations
- Our recommendation or lack thereof
- Comparison results against competitors
- Whether a negative finding gets published
We have published negative reviews of tools that have affiliate programs. The existence of a commission opportunity does not determine what we write — our test results do.
What we do not do
We do not accept sponsored reviews — payment from a company in exchange for writing a review, positive or otherwise.
We do not allow companies to review or approve our content before publication. No company has editorial control over anything we publish.
We do not accept gifted access in exchange for favorable coverage. Free accounts used for testing are disclosed and have no bearing on our conclusions.
Questions about this policy
If you have questions about any specific link or relationship, reach us through our contact page. We respond to every question about our editorial independence.
Last updated: January 2025
Applies to: thankyouopensource.com