How we make money
The short version: buyers never pay. Vendors pay for visibility and data — never for reviews, ratings, or rankings.
Free for buyers, always
Everything a buyer uses on Spotsaas — 24,578 product listings, 419 categories, 12,400+ verified reviews, comparisons, pricing pages, and free buyer resources — costs nothing and never will. No paywall, no account required to research.
Where our revenue comes from
- Premium vendor plans. Vendors pay for enhanced placement, richer profiles, and promotion in their category. Paid placements are labeled (for example, “Promoted”) so you always know what is sponsored.
- Buyer intent data. Vendors subscribe to see which companies are researching their category on Spotsaas. This is aggregate research activity — it does not change what buyers see, and it is handled in line with our privacy policy.
- Review and profile tools. Vendors pay for tools to collect verified reviews and manage their listing. Collecting more reviews is allowed; choosing or editing them is not.
- Referral fees. Some outbound links (for example, “Visit website” or free-trial links) may earn us a fee when you click or buy. This never affects where a product ranks.
What money can't buy
- Reviews and ratings. Reviews come from verified users. Vendors cannot buy, edit, reorder, or remove them — paying customers included.
- SpotScore. Our 0–10 product score is computed from feature depth, verified user ratings, and pricing data on the same formula for every product. There is no way to pay for a higher score. Read the full methodology in How we review.
- Editorial verdicts. Category summaries, comparisons, and “best of” picks follow the same methodology whether or not a vendor pays us.
Questions?
We'd rather over-explain than leave you guessing. Contact us and a human will answer.