How we research.

Every Pickverge page follows the same process. It's designed so you can verify anything we say in a click.

1. Primary sources first. Pricing, plan limits and features come from the vendor's own pricing pages, docs and terms, not from other review sites.
2. Every fact is dated. Each article lists its sources with the date we checked them. Software pricing moves fast; the date tells you how fresh a claim is.
3. Gaps are stated, not guessed. When a vendor doesn't publish a detail, we write "not publicly stated" rather than estimating.
4. Opinion is labelled as opinion. If we cite community feedback or third-party reviews, we say where it came from and treat it as a viewpoint, not a fact.
5. Rankings are earned, not bought. Picks are based on fit for the reader: price, limits and features against a clear use case. Commission rates play no part.
6. Regular re-checks. Pages are re-verified at least every 90 days, and sooner when a vendor changes its pricing.

What we don't do

We don't publish made-up benchmarks, star ratings without a basis, or claims of hands-on results we didn't produce. If we ever run our own tests, the article will show exactly how they were done.

How AI fits in

We use AI tools to help gather information, organise it and draft comparisons. That speed is what lets us cover more tools and keep them up to date. Every page goes through the same sourcing and disclosure checklist before it's published, and every fact still has to trace back to an official source.

Affiliate data

Affiliate program terms are cross-checked against the open OpenAffiliate registry and each vendor's own partner page.