Trust model

Evidence before confidence

Profiles are research aids, not rankings. Every material claim should expose its source, evidence state, and review date.

Documented

Supported by a linked primary source and checked by the Watchlist.

Vendor-claimed

The company explicitly states this, but the Watchlist has not independently reproduced it.

Observed

Recorded during a disclosed hands-on test with scope and date.

Unknown

No adequate reviewed source is attached. Absence is never converted into a negative claim.

Source priority

Sources are not interchangeable.

Official documentation, repositories, security pages, and release notes.
First-party announcements, with promotional language labeled as a vendor claim.
Approved practitioner interviews and disclosed Watchlist testing.
Independent reporting used only when a primary source cannot answer the question.

What the Watchlist does not infer

Pricing, integrations, security posture, product availability, customer outcomes, and “verified” status remain unknown unless a reviewed source supports them. A company profile mapping is identity work, not endorsement.

Corrections and conflicts

Corrections require a source and enter a private review queue. Company submissions never publish directly.

Conflicting sources remain visible as a conflict until the discrepancy is resolved. Review dates change only after a real review.

No paid rankingsNo inferred verificationNo hidden public evidence