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How We Rank our methodology, in the open.
What our Vetted Score measures, and what it ignores.
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The definitive guide · 9 min read
What the Vetted Score actually measures (and what it ignores)
The six factors behind every ranking, weighted and explained, plus the things we deliberately leave out.
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Recency, weighted
Why we weight recent reviews more than old ones
A 4.9 from 2019 describes a company that may not exist anymore. How recency-weighting keeps our rankings honest.
Too few to rank
How we handle businesses with too few reviews to rank
Why a great new company can sit outside our top ten, and how we avoid rewarding volume for its own sake.
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Editorial independence: why businesses cannot pay for placement
No sponsorships, no pay-to-play, no exceptions. How we stay independent and how to hold us to it.
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