Affiliate Disclosure
Indie AI Stack is supported in part by affiliate commissions. When you
click an affiliate link on this site (for example, a "Try Notion AI"
button) and sign up or purchase, we may receive a small commission from
the vendor at no additional cost to you.
Commissions never influence which tools we recommend or how
we score them.
How our content is funded
Articles on this site fall into one of four buckets:
1. Independent reviews (may contain affiliate links)
Hands-on reviews of tools we paid for and used in our own workflow. Some product links are affiliate links. The review was written before we checked whether an affiliate program existed — never the other way around.
2. Comparison & roundup pieces (may contain multiple affiliate links)
"Notion AI vs ClickUp AI", "Best AI newsletter tools", and similar comparison pieces typically link to all tools covered. Some of those links are affiliate links, some aren't. Inclusion in a roundup is based on our hands-on testing, not on which vendor pays the highest commission.
3. Sponsored content (clearly labeled)
If a vendor pays us to publish a piece focused specifically on their product, the article will carry a clear "Sponsored" label at the top. We will not publish sponsored content for tools we wouldn't recommend on our own.
4. Educational pieces (no affiliate links)
Articles like "How to choose an AI writing tool" or "Understanding token costs" are educational pieces with no affiliate links and no sponsorships. Their job is to help readers think more clearly about the category.
Editorial independence
We use a few internal rules to keep affiliate revenue from corrupting the reviews:
- If a tool was disappointing in real use, we say so — even if the affiliate program pays well
- Comparison tables show multiple decision paths so readers can pick what fits them
- Tools we haven't used for at least four weeks don't get reviewed
In other words: we don't recommend tools because they pay us. We sometimes get paid because we recommended a tool we already liked.
Affiliate networks & programs we use
| Network / Program | Example partners |
|---|---|
| Impact | Notion, ClickUp, Beehiiv |
| ShareASale | Various SaaS partners |
| PartnerStack | B2B SaaS programs |
| Direct partner programs | Vendors with in-house affiliate programs |
| Amazon Associates (US) | Books, hardware, accessories |
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