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Every site in the group uses the same principle: weighted factors, real long-term costs, and a public methodology. The weights are not one shared rubric. Each platform publishes its own.
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Published sources
Scores use published specifications, pricing, benchmarks and provider documentation. No first-person lab tests.
Explainable results
Every score can be traced to the factors and weights on that platform’s methodology page.
Five specialist models
VPN, VPS, hosting, AI and consumer robotics. One research standard. Five scoring models. This hub is the catalog.
Weights in the live datasets
These figures are copied from each platform’s published file. They were not rescored for this page. Dates are the dataset dates.
| Platform | Weights | Start |
|---|---|---|
| VPN manifest 12 June 2026 |
Privacy 25, Speed 20, Security 15, Streaming 10, Value 10, Ethics 10, Apps 5, Connections 5 | Quiz · Method |
| VPS 16 providers, 12 June 2026 |
Performance 25, Reliability 15, Value 15, Developer experience 10, Global reach 10, Support 10, Privacy & jurisdiction 10, Ease of use 5 | Quiz · Method |
| Hosting 22 providers, 3 October 2026 |
Performance 25, Uptime 20, Price & value 20, Support 15, Security 10, Ease of use 5, Scalability 3, Developer features 2 | Quiz · Method |
| AI 21 models, 26 June 2026 |
Task 25, Cost 20, Context 15, Speed 10, Safety 10, Privacy 10, Integration 5, Adoption 5 | Engine · Method |
| Robot 29 robots, 10 July 2026 |
Capability 20, Reliability & longevity 20, Value 15, Support & warranty 15, Repairability 10, Software updates 10, Ecosystem 5, Privacy & safety 5 | Engine · Method |
What we do not claim
We do not run first-party speed labs. We do not pretend a homepage illustration score is a published ranking. VPN still has no public comparison JSON, so that platform’s numbers stay in its well-known manifest. The roster is data/network.json.