Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: August 2026

How We Make Money

VacuumTested participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Our product links are managed through PartnerBoost, our Amazon affiliate network.

This means that when you click on a product link on our site and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission — at no additional cost to you. The price you pay is exactly the same whether you use our link or go directly to Amazon.

Our Editorial Independence

Our ratings, rankings, and recommendations are not influenced by affiliate relationships. We do not:

Accept payment from brands for higher placement or higher ratings
Change our scores based on which brand pays higher commissions
Remove negative reviews at a brand's request
Publish sponsored content without clearly labeling it as such (we currently publish no sponsored content)

If a robot is on our "best" list, it's there because we believe it's the best choice for a specific use case — not because we earn more from it. In fact, some of our top-ranked products (for example, value-tier models) have lower effective commission rates than alternatives we ranked lower.

How to Identify Affiliate Links

All product links that may earn us a commission are marked with rel="nofollow sponsored" in the HTML. On the visible page, Amazon links typically say "Check Price on Amazon" or "View on Amazon."

Why We Use Affiliate Links

VacuumTested has no paywall, no subscription, no display ads, and no sponsored content. Affiliate commissions are how we pay for hosting, research tools, and the time required to maintain accurate, up-to-date comparisons. We chose this model because it aligns our incentives with yours: we only earn when we help you find a product you actually want to buy.

Amazon Associates Program Statement

VacuumTested is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

How VacuumTested is funded

VacuumTested is an independent robot vacuum review site that researches and compares robot vacuums for different homes, floors, pets, and budgets.

Revenue source: Amazon affiliate commissions
Cost to reader: None — commissions are paid by the retailer
Effect on rankings: None — scores come from the published rubric

Frequently asked questions

Do affiliate links make your recommendations biased?

They create an incentive to publish useful recommendations, which is why we neutralise the part that could bias us: scores come from a published rubric applied identically to every model, and we do not sell placements or accept free units.

Does it cost me more to buy through your links?

No. Affiliate commissions are paid by the retailer out of its own margin, not added to your price.

Why do you link to Amazon specifically?

Amazon carries the widest US selection of the brands we cover and publishes the rating volume we use as one input. We link to specific product pages rather than search results so you land on the exact model being reviewed.