About SaaS Scored

We are an independently owned software review site. No corporate parent company, no VC investors telling us what to rank, no pay-for-placement deals — just research-backed reviews with every claim sourced.

Why we built this

We got tired of Googling “best email marketing tool” and landing on sites that clearly rank tools by affiliate commission, not quality. Sites that regurgitate feature lists from marketing pages without ever signing up. Sites that slap a 4.8/5 on everything because they earn more if you click.

So we built the review site we wished existed. One that aggregates real data from independent sources, publishes its scoring methodology, cites every claim, and tells you when a popular tool is not worth your money — even if it pays us a commission.

What Makes Us Different

Research-First, Not Marketing-First

Every review starts with Reddit threads, G2/Capterra/Trustpilot analysis, and independent test data — not the tool's own marketing page. We read hundreds of real user experiences before writing a word.

Every Claim Is Sourced

Scroll to the bottom of any review and you'll find our sources list. Every deliverability rate, pricing figure, and user sentiment claim traces back to a specific, citable source.

Published Scoring Methodology

Our six-criteria scoring rubric is fully public. You can see exactly how we weight deliverability, automation, ease of use, value, templates, and support — and check our maths.

We Call Out Problems

If a tool has a 60% negative rate on Capterra for account terminations, we say so. If pricing doubled overnight, we document it. We don't soften bad news to protect affiliate relationships.

Who's Behind This

SaaS Scored is built and run by Shaun Hobbs, a growth marketer with 13+ years of experience in SaaS, ecommerce, and digital marketing. I've managed email lists, built automation flows, run deliverability audits, and dealt with the pricing games that every platform plays.

I built this site because I got tired of Googling “best email marketing tool” and landing on reviews that were obviously ranked by affiliate commission. Every score on this site is backed by data I can point to. If I got something wrong, the sources are there for you to check.

How We Make Money

We earn affiliate commissions when you sign up for a tool through our links. This is how we fund our research and keep the site free. But here is what matters:

• Commissions never influence our rankings or scores
• We review and rank tools that have no affiliate program at all
• Our scoring methodology is public — hold us accountable
• We will always tell you when a popular tool is not worth the money
• Every page with affiliate links carries a visible disclosure

Get in touch

Questions, corrections, or partnership enquiries? Email shaun@saasscored.com