Affiliate Disclosure — How StackSutra Makes Money, Honestly

We Earn Affiliate Commissions

StackSutra participates in affiliate marketing programmes. When you click certain links on the site and go on to make a purchase, we may earn a small commission from the merchant or network — at no extra cost to you. The price you pay is identical whether you arrive at a product via an affiliate link or by typing the merchant's URL directly.

We work with the following affiliate networks and programmes:

• Skimlinks — an affiliate network that automatically identifies and converts eligible merchant links
• Cuelinks — an affiliate network operating primarily across Indian e-commerce and SaaS merchants
• Amazon Associates — Amazon's affiliate programme, which covers Amazon India, Amazon US, Amazon UK, and related storefronts

In addition to these networks, we may have direct affiliate arrangements with individual software vendors and SaaS products featured in our reviews and comparisons.

What This Means for You

Affiliate links are marked. Outbound affiliate links on StackSutra carry rel="sponsored nofollow" attributes in the HTML, consistent with Google's webmaster guidelines and FTC/ASA disclosure requirements.

Cookies may be set. When you click an affiliate link, the affiliate network or merchant may set a tracking cookie to attribute any resulting purchase to StackSutra. These cookies contain no personal information — they simply record that you arrived via this site. You can block or clear these cookies at any time via your browser settings. See our Privacy Policy for more on how cookies work on StackSutra.

Commissions do not change prices. The commission comes from the merchant's margin. You pay the same price either way.

Our Editorial Principles

Affiliate revenue supports StackSutra's ability to produce independent, research-backed content without paywalls. However, it does not — and cannot — purchase a recommendation, a positive review, or a higher ranking.

We are explicit about these principles:

1. We only recommend what we genuinely rate. A product earns a place in our reviews, comparisons, or deals pages because our research and evaluation supports it — not because of the size of a commission. We regularly feature products that offer lower commissions (or none at all) when they are the better recommendation for readers.

2. Negative findings stay in the article. If a product has meaningful weaknesses, we say so, even if we also include an affiliate link for readers who decide to proceed. We do not omit legitimate criticisms to protect commercial relationships.

3. We do not accept payment for editorial placement. StackSutra does not sell "sponsored" reviews, "featured" roundup positions, or paid editorial mentions. If a page is sponsored content (which is rare and distinct from affiliate reviews), it will be clearly labelled as such.

4. Our rankings are editorial, not auction-based. Products are ranked based on our assessment of their quality, value, and fit for the reader's use case. A vendor cannot improve their ranking by paying us more.

5. We update or remove recommendations when products change. A past affiliate relationship does not give a product permanent placement. If a product's quality declines, pricing becomes uncompetitive, or the company's practices raise concerns, we update the relevant pages.

FTC and ASA Compliance

This disclosure is provided in accordance with the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines on endorsements and testimonials (16 CFR Part 255) and the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) / CAP Code requirements for affiliate and influencer marketing.

We believe transparency is a basic reader right, not just a legal minimum.

Questions

If you have questions about our affiliate relationships, our methodology, or whether a specific recommendation is affiliated, email us:

📧 contact@stacksutra.com

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