Pending test
We have not run the bench. The tool is listed so you can find it. Pending is not a zero and not a last-place finish. On a leaderboard these tools are alphabetical.
Disclosure
Labels mean what they say.
Affiliate
The tool page has a second link that may pay TestedStack a commission. The primary Visit button goes to the vendor's own URL. The leaderboard does not read the affiliate field. The launch data set does not include affiliate URLs.
Sponsored
Someone paid for a mention, usually in the newsletter or a clearly marked module. The tool stays in score order on category pages.
Featured
A paid badge. It is a label, not a boost. Featured tools are not pinned to the top.
Fast-track
A fee bought an earlier test date. The page says that in words. When the test is published, the score is the score. The fee is not added to it.
The rubric is on How we rank. Commercial options are on Advertise.