Affiliate Disclosure
We believe in total transparency. Here's exactly how PickYour-AI makes money — and why it will never compromise the honesty of our reviews.
Last updated: May 1, 2025
Some Links Are Affiliate Links
When you click certain links on our site and make a purchase, we earn a commission — at no extra cost to you.
Reviews Are Always Honest
We never let affiliate relationships influence our ratings, scores, or editorial opinions. Ever.
FTC Compliant
This disclosure complies with the FTC's guidelines on endorsements and testimonials in advertising.
How PickYour-AI Makes Money
Running a quality review site takes time and resources — testing tools, writing comprehensive guides, maintaining infrastructure. To sustain this, PickYour-AI earns revenue through:
Affiliate Commissions
Our primary revenue source. When you click a link to an AI tool and sign up for a paid plan, we may receive a commission from the tool provider. This is called affiliate marketing.
The commission comes from the tool company's marketing budget — it's money they would have spent on advertising anyway. You never pay more because of an affiliate link; in many cases, our links come with exclusive discounts or extended trials.
What We Don't Do
- Paid reviews: We do not accept payment to write positive reviews. Never.
- Pay-to-rank: No tool can buy its way onto a "best of" list.
- Undisclosed sponsorships: If a post is sponsored, we say so clearly.
- Data brokering: We do not sell your data to advertisers.
How This Affects Our Reviews
Editorial Independence Is Non-Negotiable
Affiliate relationships have zero influence on review scores, content, or recommendations. A tool with a high affiliate commission doesn't get a higher score. A tool with no affiliate program still gets covered if it's worth covering.
Our review process works like this:
- We identify tools worth reviewing based on reader interest and market relevance
- We test the tool thoroughly across real use cases
- We write our honest assessment, including negatives and limitations
- Only after the review is complete do we add affiliate links (where available)
If we review a tool and it's mediocre, we say it's mediocre — regardless of whether we have an affiliate deal with them. You can verify this by reading our 1-star and 2-star reviews.
How to Identify Affiliate Links
We try to make it easy to know when you're clicking an affiliate link:
- Articles that contain affiliate links have a disclosure notice at the top
- Affiliate links typically point to the tool's pricing or sign-up page
- The URL may contain tracking parameters (like
?ref=or?via=)
Not all links are affiliate links. Many links — to documentation, comparison data, or third-party sources — have no affiliate relationship.
FTC Compliance
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires content creators to clearly disclose any material connection between themselves and a brand when endorsing products.
PickYour-AI complies with FTC guidelines on endorsements and testimonials by:
- Publishing this dedicated affiliate disclosure page
- Adding in-content disclosures on articles with affiliate links
- Never claiming to be independent when a material relationship exists
- Being honest about the affiliate relationship in the way we describe products
If you are located in the EU, these disclosures also comply with relevant EU consumer protection and advertising transparency regulations.
Our Tool Selection Criteria
We review tools based on:
- Reader demand — tools people are actually asking about
- Market relevance — tools with significant user bases or unique capabilities
- Editorial interest — tools our team finds genuinely interesting to test
The existence (or absence) of an affiliate program is never a selection criterion. Some of our most recommended tools have no affiliate program at all.
Questions or Concerns?
If you believe a review is biased, inaccurate, or undisclosed — tell us. We take these concerns seriously and will investigate.
Contact us:
Email: hello@pickyour-ai.com