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Affiliate Disclosure

Transparency about how some links on RankedVendors are monetized — and why it never affects our rankings.

Some links to vendors on RankedVendors are affiliate or referral links. If you click one and then sign up for or purchase a product, we may earn a commission or referral fee — at no additional cost to you. This revenue helps fund the research and editorial work behind our rankings.

Ownership: vendors we operate

RankedVendors is owned and operated by a company that also owns or operates some of the vendors listed on this site. We have a material connection to those vendors, and U.S. FTC rules require us to disclose it clearly.

To keep things honest, any vendor we own or operate is:

  • clearly labeled “Partner Brand” (a brand owned or operated by the company behind RankedVendors) everywhere it appears, including any featured placement;
  • scored with the exact same methodology applied to every other vendor, with no manual boost or inflation of its editorial score;
  • eligible to be featured for visibility on the site — always shown with its Partner Brand label — but never given a paid or manual boost to its ranking score.

Our rankings are not for sale

Affiliate relationships never influence our editorial scores, rankings, or reviews. Every vendor is scored using the same independent methodology — whether or not we have an affiliate relationship with them — and we rank vendors that have no affiliate program right alongside those that do. Sponsored placements, when present, are always clearly labeled as “Sponsored” and are kept separate from the editorial ranking.

How it works

  • We may receive a commission or referral fee from some vendors when you sign up or buy through a link on our site.
  • Not every vendor we rank has an affiliate program, and the presence or absence of one has no bearing on a vendor’s score or position.
  • Commissions, where they exist, do not change the price you pay.
  • We only feature and rank vendors based on our editorial assessment of their products and services.

Questions

If you have questions about our affiliate relationships, please reach out via the contact page.

This disclosure is provided in line with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s guidance on endorsements and is maintained as the site evolves.