{
  "network_version": "1.0",
  "published": "2026-09-24",
  "canonical_url": "https://bestmatchgroup.com/data/network.json",
  "description": "Canonical roster for BestMatch Group. The hub owns this file. Live verticals sync their group lists from platforms[]. staged[] is not public.",
  "affiliateActive": false,
  "affiliate_policy": {
    "affiliateActive": false,
    "earns_commission": false,
    "influences_rankings": false,
    "status": "inactive",
    "summary": "The hub is a catalog only. affiliateActive, earns_commission and influences_rankings stay false here, and this file does not host partner tracking links. Partner lists live on the vertical ethics pages and are summarized at https://bestmatchgroup.com/ethics. NordVPN and hide.me are disclosed on https://bestvpnmatch.com/ethics. Kamatera, UpCloud, Hostwinds and VPSServer are disclosed on https://bestvpsmatch.com/ethics. Hosting, AI and Robot ethics currently list no active partners. Affiliate income never influences scores or rankings.",
    "disclosure_url": "https://bestmatchgroup.com/ethics"
  },
  "counts": {
    "live_platforms": 5,
    "hub": 1,
    "staged": 2
  },
  "hub": {
    "id": "hub",
    "name": "BestMatch Group",
    "url": "https://bestmatchgroup.com",
    "status": "live",
    "role": "corporate-hub",
    "network_endpoint": "https://bestmatchgroup.com/data/network.json",
    "catalog_endpoint": "https://bestmatchgroup.com/data/ai.json",
    "llms_txt": "https://bestmatchgroup.com/llms.txt",
    "disclosure_url": "https://bestmatchgroup.com/ethics",
    "contact": {
      "business": "contact@bestmatchgroup.com",
      "careers": "careers@bestmatchgroup.com"
    },
    "location": {
      "country": "GB",
      "country_name": "United Kingdom"
    },
    "founder": {
      "name": "BoonMind Labs",
      "role": "publisher"
    }
  },
  "platforms": [
    {
      "id": "vpn",
      "name": "Best VPN Match",
      "url": "https://bestvpnmatch.com",
      "match_entry": "https://bestvpnmatch.com/#match-quiz",
      "accent": "green",
      "category": "VPN",
      "status": "live",
      "description": "Independent VPN comparison and decision engine — privacy, speed, streaming and security scores.",
      "llms_txt": "https://bestvpnmatch.com/llms.txt",
      "data_endpoint": "https://bestvpnmatch.com/data/vpn-comparison-2026.json",
      "well_known": "https://bestvpnmatch.com/.well-known/ai.json",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
      "scoring_version": null,
      "notes": "Comparison JSON is live at https://bestvpnmatch.com/data/vpn-comparison-2026.json (last_verified 2026-09-24). Per-provider partner CTAs are disclosed on https://bestvpnmatch.com/ethics (NordVPN and hide.me). Hub and network affiliateActive remain false."
    },
    {
      "id": "vps",
      "name": "Best VPS Match",
      "url": "https://bestvpsmatch.com",
      "match_entry": "https://bestvpsmatch.com/#quiz-section",
      "accent": "blue",
      "category": "VPS",
      "status": "live",
      "description": "Independent VPS comparison and decision engine — published performance data, developer tools and global infrastructure.",
      "llms_txt": "https://bestvpsmatch.com/llms.txt",
      "data_endpoint": "https://bestvpsmatch.com/data/vps-comparison-2026.json",
      "last_verified": "2026-06-12",
      "scoring_version": null,
      "notes": "Comparison JSON last_updated 2026-06-12 (see the vertical SoT; that file has last_updated, not a 2026-09-24 last_verified). Kamatera, UpCloud, Hostwinds and VPSServer are disclosed on https://bestvpsmatch.com/ethics. Sitewide affiliateActive remains false."
    },
    {
      "id": "hosting",
      "name": "Best Hosting Match",
      "url": "https://besthostingmatch.com",
      "match_entry": "https://besthostingmatch.com/#quiz-section",
      "accent": "orange",
      "category": "Web Hosting",
      "status": "live",
      "description": "Independent hosting comparison and decision engine — true 3-year cost, renewal price tracking, WordPress and business hosting.",
      "llms_txt": "https://besthostingmatch.com/llms.txt",
      "data_endpoint": "https://besthostingmatch.com/data/hosting-comparison-2026.json",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-03",
      "scoring_version": null,
      "notes": "Comparison JSON last_updated 2026-10-03. affiliate_disclosure: inactive. https://besthostingmatch.com/ethics still lists no affiliate partners."
    },
    {
      "id": "ai",
      "name": "Best AI Match",
      "url": "https://bestaimatch.com",
      "match_entry": "https://bestaimatch.com/#engine",
      "accent": "indigo",
      "category": "AI",
      "status": "live",
      "description": "Independent AI comparison and decision engine for business — models, tools, agents and token cost analysis.",
      "llms_txt": "https://bestaimatch.com/llms.txt",
      "data_endpoint": "https://bestaimatch.com/data/ai-comparison-2026.json",
      "last_verified": "2026-06-26",
      "scoring_version": "v1.0"
    },
    {
      "id": "robot",
      "name": "Best Robot Match",
      "url": "https://bestrobotmatch.com",
      "match_entry": "https://bestrobotmatch.com/#engine",
      "accent": "teal",
      "category": "Consumer robotics",
      "status": "live",
      "description": "Independent consumer-robot comparison and decision engine — capability, longevity and server-shutdown risk.",
      "llms_txt": "https://bestrobotmatch.com/llms.txt",
      "data_endpoint": "https://bestrobotmatch.com/data/robot-comparison-2026.json",
      "well_known": "https://bestrobotmatch.com/.well-known/ai.json",
      "last_verified": "2026-07-10",
      "scoring_version": "v1.0",
      "notes": "Dataset last_verified 2026-07-10 (record_version 2026.1). Well-known manifest updated 2026-07-14. affiliateActive false."
    }
  ],
  "staged": [
    {
      "id": "software",
      "name": "Best Software Match",
      "status": "staged",
      "url": null,
      "intended_host": "bestsoftwarematch.com",
      "dns": "unresolved",
      "public": false,
      "notes": "Local project only. DNS does not resolve. Do not list on public hub surfaces or vertical group lists."
    },
    {
      "id": "project",
      "name": "Best Project Match",
      "status": "staged",
      "url": null,
      "intended_host": "bestprojectmatch.com",
      "dns": "unresolved",
      "public": false,
      "notes": "Scaffold only. DNS does not resolve. Do not list on public hub surfaces or vertical group lists."
    }
  ]
}