Methodology
The advisor is only worth something if you can check how it decides. This is what we apply, and the rules version every plan is computed with.
Editorial principles
- Declared neutrality
We include Trusteed's competitors when they are the best option for the case.
- Disclosure
Every Trusteed product profile carries the «Our product» label. The recommendation engine gives it no extra weight.
- Honest status
Every profile and protocol states its status (stable, beta, draft specification or deprecated) with the date it was last verified.
- No pay for position
If sponsorships ever exist, they will be visibly marked and will never change the order of recommendations.
- Primary sources
Official specifications, repositories and vendor documentation. We publish no figures without a source.
- Public correction
Vendors and the community can propose changes, which are reviewed before publication.
Inclusion criteria
- Product available (not just a waitlist) or specification published.
- Accessible documentation.
- Fits at least one of the six levels.
- No practices that contradict the model, such as scraping that ignores robots.txt or bypasses CAPTCHAs.
Scoring weights
For each level, every candidate tool adds up these weighted factors. It is deterministic: the same data gives the same result.
| Platform | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Level coverage | 0.35 |
| Maturity | 0.2 |
| Effort fit | 0.2 |
Platform compatibility is a binary filter: a tool that fits neither your platform nor any platform is not a candidate. Tools valid for any platform count as native, so this factor weighs the same for every candidate; integration cost is measured by the effort fit.
| Full coverage | 1 |
|---|---|
| Partial coverage | 0.5 |
| Stable | 1 |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.6 |
| Draft specification | 0.3 |
Deprecated tools are always excluded.
If a tool already recommended for a lower level fully covers this level, it adds 0.1. Only with full coverage. That is why a score can exceed 1.
Diagnostic tools are not candidates: they measure a store's readiness, they do not solve it.
If you prefer stable, draft tools are excluded as well.
Whether a tool is Trusteed's does not enter the score.
Ties are shown as ties and ordered alphabetically by identifier.
Size and goal do not score in version 1.1.0: they are asked, but they do not change the plan.
Rules version: 1.1.0
Freshness
A profile not verified for more than 60 days shows a warning. The warning does not change the order of recommendations.
Corrections
If you spot a wrong figure, a missing tool, or you are a vendor with a right of reply, write to us.
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