Transparency
Affiliate disclosure
This site can earn money through provider links. This page explains how that works and how recommendations should stay separate from compensation.
What is an affiliate link?
An affiliate link is a provider link with tracking information. If you use it to visit a provider and sign up there, this site may receive a commission. This usually does not create extra costs for you.
Not every provider link on this site is automatically an affiliate link. If there is no real approved partner link, the official provider link is used without artificial referral parameters.
Does this influence recommendations?
The recommendation logic uses structured provider data: compatible legal form, target group, cost logic, known limitations, strengths and tradeoffs. A provider without an affiliate link can therefore appear before a provider with an affiliate program if it fits your profile better.
In checked categories such as business accounts, bookkeeping or insurance, additional suitable options should remain visible so you can compare and decide yourself.
How do you recognize provider links?
Provider links may run through an internal redirect route. This can record which category and provider were clicked, usually without a name, login or direct account reference. It helps improve recommendations and later evaluations.
When a real affiliate link is active, it is maintained in the provider data. General notes appear in recommendation areas so it stays clear that provider links can trigger commissions.
Which affiliate links are active right now?
At the current project stage, many provider links are simply official provider links without approved affiliate tracking. Some providers may have affiliate programs, but they are only integrated with real tracking links once approved and deliberately stored in the provider data.
Placeholder referral links should not be used. When real partner links are added, this page, the privacy policy and the respective provider files should be updated together.
Why affiliate links at all?
The site should stay free for users. Affiliate commissions can help fund operation, research, data maintenance and further development without adding a paywall or banner ads.
If you prefer not to use affiliate links, you can open providers directly through their own website or a search engine. You do not lose any function on this site by doing that.
Questions or concerns?
If a recommendation feels odd or you think a provider is unfairly favored, use the feedback in the recommendation card. These signals help find ranking errors, outdated provider data or unclear weighting. More about the principles is on the About page.