Advertising, sponsorship, vendor tier and lead volume never enter a score or ranking.
Rank is never for sale.
Every platform says it is independent. The only meaningful difference is whether the mechanism is published, enforced, and costly to the publisher.
8 ARTICLES0 PAID RANKS0 BADGE FEESPUBLIC CORRECTIONS
The eight articles
Open any article to read the rule.
How the Verdict is computed
The formula is public because a formula you cannot inspect is a marketing claim.
// per dimension, per product dimension = sum(score * tier * recency) / sum(tier * recency) tier = stated 1.0 / employed 1.7 / receipted 2.4 / connected 3.1 recency = 0.5 ^ (versions_behind / 2) min_sample = 12 reviews // never in the formula sponsorship / ad spend / vendor tier / lead volume / our own products
We are owned by a company that publishes dental software.
Declaring that louder than anyone requires is the only proof of independence we can actually offer. Owned companies and declared rivals are labeled in the rankings, excluded from awards and require a second editorial read.
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