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About BeforeYouBuys

Our mission is to help you make informed decisions when investing in SaaS products and services.

Our Mission

At BeforeYouBuys, we’re committed to providing honest, thorough, and expert reviews of SaaS products. We believe that making the right technology choices can transform businesses, and we’re here to guide you through those decisions.

What We Believe

  • Every business deserves access to accurate information about the tools they use
  • Real, hands-on testing is the only way to truly evaluate a product
  • Transparency about our review process builds trust with our readers
  • Expert reviewers provide insights that generic review sites can’t match

What We Don’t Do

  • Accept payment for favorable reviews or higher rankings
  • Review products without thoroughly testing them
  • Hide affiliate relationships or monetization methods
  • Copy content from other review sites or rely solely on vendor claims

Our Review Process

We follow a rigorous methodology to ensure our reviews are thorough, accurate, and helpful for your decision-making process.

Hands-On Testing

We purchase and use every software we review, testing all features in real-world scenarios to provide authentic feedback based on actual experience.

Expert Analysis

Our team of industry specialists brings years of professional experience to every review, ensuring technical accuracy and practical insights.

Comprehensive Evaluation Framework

We evaluate each product using the same criteria across categories: performance, features, pricing, usability, customer support, and security.

Regular Updates

We continuously revisit our reviews to ensure they reflect current features, pricing, and performance as products evolve over time.

Our Scoring System

We rate products on a scale of 1–5 stars across six key categories, which are then weighted to calculate the overall score:

Performance (25%)

Speed, reliability, uptime, and technical efficiency

Features (20%)

Breadth, depth, and quality of functionality

Usability (20%)

Ease of use, interface design, learning curve

Support (15%)

Quality and availability of customer support

Pricing (10%)

Value for money and pricing structure

Security (10%)

Data protection, privacy controls, compliance

Editorial Policy & Ethics

Our commitment to honest, unbiased reviews is supported by a strict editorial policy.

At BeforeYouBuys, maintaining editorial integrity is our highest priority. We understand that our readers rely on our reviews to make important business decisions, and we take that responsibility seriously.

Affiliate Relationships

We participate in affiliate programs with some of the companies we review. This means we may earn a commission when you click on links to those companies and purchase their products. However:

  • We never allow affiliate relationships to influence our ratings or reviews
  • We disclose affiliate relationships clearly on review pages
  • We often recommend products for which we receive no compensation
  • Our reviewers are never informed about affiliate arrangements when conducting tests

Testing Independence

Our review process is completely independent from our business operations:

  • Reviewers have complete editorial freedom to report their findings honestly
  • We purchase products for testing whenever possible, rather than using free review copies
  • When we must use vendor-provided access, we clearly disclose this in our reviews
  • We follow the same testing protocol regardless of our relationship with the vendor

Corrections and Updates

We’re committed to accuracy in all our content:

  • If we discover factual errors in our reviews, we promptly correct them
  • We regularly update reviews to reflect changes in products
  • When significant updates are made, we clearly note what changed and when

Our commitment to these principles has helped us build trust with our readers, and we work every day to maintain that trust through ethical practices and transparent operations.

Our Expert Reviewers

Every review is written by an industry specialist — real people with verifiable expertise, not AI-generated content.

Caleb Thompson

Senior Software Reviewer

Web Hosting · Website Builders · WordPress · VPN

5+ years evaluating web hosting providers, website builders, and WordPress tools. Runs real load-time benchmarks and uptime monitoring on every hosting product reviewed.

Olivia Martinez

E-Learning Specialist

Online Courses · LMS · Webinars · Education

Has created and sold online courses on multiple platforms. Reviews every course tool by actually building and publishing a course on it, testing the full instructor experience.

Ethan Walker

Marketing & AI Reviewer

AI Tools · SEO · Email Marketing · Social Media

Digital marketing practitioner who tests AI writing tools, SEO software, and email platforms by using them on real campaigns. Every review reflects real performance data.

Madison Reed

E-commerce & Business Analyst

E-commerce · CRM · Finance · Affiliate · Productivity

Reviews e-commerce platforms, CRM systems, and business tools with a focus on real-world ROI. Tests each product by running actual transactions and measuring conversions.