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Security Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

We combine expert opinions from the web’s most trusted sources and turn them into a simple 5-star metascore you can rely on.

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HOW IT WORKS

How We Turn Dozens of Expert Reviews Into One 5-Star Score

Instead of reading five different websites, you get a single, data-driven verdict. Here’s how we compress the internet’s best security advice into one metascore you can trust:

  1. Curate Trusted Sources We track 30+ leading outlets—CNET, Forbes, TechRadar, Tom’s Guide, and more.
  2. Extract Key Metrics Pricing, feature depth, real-world tests, customer support, and user ratings.
  3. Normalize & Weight An algorithm rewards recent, hands-on tests and penalizes fluff pieces.
  4. Publish a Single 5-Star Metascore Easy-to-scan rating and color badge for apples-to-apples comparison.
  5. Refresh Weekly Automated crawlers pull new reviews so scores evolve with the market.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly is the Metascore?

The Metascore is a 1-to-5 star rating distilled from dozens of expert reviews. Instead of reading five sites, you get the internet’s consensus in one glance.

How do you calculate it?

We pull scores from 30+ trusted outlets (CNET, Forbes, TechRadar, etc.), normalise them, weight for recency & test depth, then publish the averaged result.

Why trust an aggregate over one editor’s pick?

A consensus of vetted experts smooths out individual bias and one-off test quirks—giving you a more resilient verdict.

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