1. Start with the trade
We define the core workflow of the business first: lead intake, estimating, scheduling, dispatch, field execution, customer communication, invoicing, payment and repeat service. Different trades weight those jobs differently.
2. Verify factual capabilities
Feature claims are checked against current official vendor documentation wherever possible. We distinguish vendor-stated capabilities from our own editorial assessment.
3. Score fit, not hype
Our editorial score weighs workflow fit, ease of adoption, operational depth, scalability, communication, reporting and unnecessary complexity. A larger system does not automatically score higher.
4. Make the trade-offs explicit
Every product should have a best-fit customer and a reason another customer should choose something else. Reviews that claim one tool is perfect for everyone are not useful.
5. Keep money separate from rankings
Trade Software Hub may earn referral compensation from software companies. Compensation does not buy a ranking position, editorial score or favorable conclusion.
Update policy
Software changes quickly. We date substantive review updates and link factual feature analysis to vendor documentation so readers can verify important details before purchasing.