Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: August 16, 2026

Tool Bench Data earns commission on qualifying purchases made through retailer links on this site. This page explains exactly how that works, what it does and does not influence, and why our editorial method makes it difficult for commercial incentives to bend the conclusions.

1. The short version

Some links on Tool Bench Data are affiliate links. If you follow one and buy something, the retailer pays us a percentage of the sale. You pay the same price you would have paid arriving at the retailer any other way — affiliate commission comes out of the retailer’s margin, not out of your total.

Tool Bench Data is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon. We may participate in other retailer affiliate programmes on the same basis.

2. What commission does not buy

• It does not buy placement. No manufacturer or retailer has paid to appear on this site, to appear higher in a comparison, or to be described in particular terms. We have never accepted such an arrangement and do not intend to.
• It does not buy editorial input. No brand sees a page before publication or can require a change to one. Corrections are made when the manufacturer’s own documentation shows a figure is wrong — a factual matter, not a commercial one.
• It does not shape which products we cover. Coverage follows the categories where specification confusion is worst, not the categories with the highest commission rates.

3. Why our method limits the conflict

Any site funded by commission has a structural incentive to encourage purchases. The relevant question is what stops that incentive from distorting the content. On Tool Bench Data, three things do.

First, everything we publish is checkable. Our comparisons are built from manufacturer specification sheets — torque, no-load RPM, blows per minute, chuck size, voltage, amp-hour rating, bare-tool weight, warranty term. If we described a tool inaccurately to make it more appealing, the manufacturer’s own documentation would contradict us on the same afternoon.

Second, we do not publish the content that is easiest to distort. No star ratings, no review counts, no aggregate reviewer sentiment and no exact prices — just tiers and ranges. Those are the levers a compromised site reaches for first, and they are absent here by design.

Third, our signature analysis frequently points away from the higher-commission purchase. The multi-year cost of battery-platform lock-in regularly favors a cheaper platform with affordable packs over a premium tool range, and argues for buying fewer batteries rather than more. We publish it anyway, on our battery platforms hub.

4. How links are presented

Retailer links are placed where a reader has plausibly reached a decision, not scattered through the body text to raise click volume. We do not disguise affiliate links as editorial recommendations, and we do not use urgency framing, countdowns or stock warnings — we have no visibility into retailer inventory and would be inventing the pressure.

Where a page recommends against a purchase — buying one larger pack rather than three small ones, for instance, or keeping an existing platform rather than switching — that recommendation stands even though it reduces what we earn.

5. Prices, availability and specifications

We do not publish exact prices anywhere on this site. Cordless pricing and kit bundling change constantly, and a figure written today would be inaccurate within weeks. Tiers and ranges stay honest for longer. Always check the current price at the retailer before buying.

Specifications carry the same caveat. Manufacturers revise products without always changing the model number, so confirm critical figures — voltage, amp-hour rating, chuck size, blade or bar length — against the listing for the exact variant you are buying.

6. Your questions and complaints

If a page reads as though it were written for commission rather than for you, tell us which passage and why — that is a fair challenge and we would rather answer it. Use the contact page. For enquiry data, see the privacy policy; for editorial standards, see about and review methodology.