Affiliate Disclosure

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How SetupScore Makes Money
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Short version: Amazon affiliate links. When you click a product link on SetupScore and buy something on Amazon, we earn a small commission (usually 3-5%). It costs you nothing extra. Amazon pays it from their marketing budget.

SetupScore is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program that lets sites earn fees by linking to Amazon properties.

That commission helps cover:

  • Running our multi-source analysis across 170+ publications per product
  • Price tracking across six Amazon regions
  • Maintaining the site
  • Publishing cross-referenced reviews with full source transparency

Our Amazon Affiliate Tags
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We use different affiliate tags for each Amazon region:

  • Amazon US: setupscore-20
  • Amazon UK: setupscore-21
  • Amazon DE: setupscore-21

Editorial Independence
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Affiliate commissions do not influence our reviews or recommendations. Full stop.

  • Research comes first. We analyze 20-50 independent sources before recommending any product.
  • We publish negative findings even if it means lower sales.
  • Manufacturers cannot pay for better scores or featured placement.
  • Scores are computed from cross-source consensus, not editorial judgment.

What You Pay
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Nothing extra. Amazon sets the price. Our commission comes from their end.

Example:

  • Product price on Amazon: $449
  • You click our affiliate link and purchase: $449 (same price)
  • Amazon pays us a small commission (~3%): $13.47
  • Your cost: Still $449

Price Tracking Transparency
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Our automated price tracking system checks Amazon prices daily. If a price increases significantly, we update our reviews to reflect current value. We never hide price changes to push conversions.

Other Revenue Sources
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Currently, affiliate commissions are our only revenue source. We do not display banner ads, sell email lists, accept sponsored content, or promote products we haven’t thoroughly researched.

If that changes in the future, we’ll update this page.

Questions?
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If you have questions about our affiliate relationships or how we fund SetupScore, email: [email protected]

Last updated: Apr 10, 2026