Most review sites are written by people who've never opened the product. They list 15 tools, refuse to pick one, and pad the word count with feature tables copied from marketing pages.
MailCompared exists because we got tired of reading that stuff while trying to make actual purchasing decisions. We evaluate tools through hands-on testing, verified pricing, and aggregated feedback from real users on G2, Capterra, Reddit, and YouTube. When we recommend something, there's a reason. When we say skip it, we'll tell you why.
We make money through affiliate links - if you sign up for a tool through one of our links, we earn a commission. We're upfront about that because we're also going to recommend the free option when it's good enough, which doesn't make us any money. Our recommendations are based on what works, not who pays the highest commission.
How We Review
Every review follows a two-layer process. Layer 1 is hard facts: pricing verified directly from each product's website, features confirmed per plan, integrations checked against documentation. If we can't verify it, we don't publish it.
Layer 2 is the experience layer. We sign up for free tiers and trials with real accounts. We read hundreds of user reviews to find patterns - not cherry-picked quotes, but themes that show up across dozens of reviews. We search Reddit for switching stories and real feedback. And we're honest about the limits of our testing - we'll tell you what we observed firsthand and what comes from aggregated user research.
Every article includes a "last verified" date so you know when we last checked the facts. For more detail, see our full review methodology.
