Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: June 25, 2026

In short: We earn a commission when you buy tools through some links on this site. This never influences our editorial recommendations. We only recommend tools we genuinely believe in.

Our editorial promise

OpsAI is an independent review site. We do not accept payment for reviews. We do not allow vendors to preview or alter our content. Our ratings and recommendations are made on the basis of hands-on testing and engineering judgment — nothing else.

How we earn revenue

OpsAI participates in affiliate programs with several companies in the DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering space. When you click an affiliate link on our site and make a purchase, we may receive a commission. This comes at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate commissions help us:

  • Pay for the time we spend testing tools (hundreds of hours per year)
  • Maintain the infrastructure that runs opsai.io
  • Continue producing independent, vendor-neutral content

Our current affiliate partners

As of June 2026, OpsAI has affiliate relationships with:

  • Cloudways (managed cloud hosting)
  • 1Password (password and access management)
  • Vultr (cloud infrastructure, via referral program)
  • PartnerStack network partners (multiple SaaS tools)

This list will grow over time as we add more partners. We will update this page whenever a new relationship begins.

What this means for you

You pay the same price whether you use our affiliate link or go directly to the vendor's site. The commission we earn is paid by the vendor, not added to your purchase price.

Affiliate relationships do not influence:

  • Which tools we choose to review
  • Our ratings or scores
  • What we write about a tool's weaknesses or flaws
  • The order in which we list tools
  • Whether we recommend a tool at all

Our "we'll say no" policy

We turn down affiliate partnerships regularly. Common reasons:

  • The tool is poor quality (we won't recommend something just because they offer 50% commission)
  • The vendor demands editorial control (we say no)
  • The commission structure is predatory or non-transparent
  • The product doesn't fit our audience

We'll also publish negative reviews of tools we have affiliate relationships with, when warranted. We disclose the affiliate relationship at the top of every such review.

Identifying affiliate links

We mark every affiliate link with rel="sponsored noopener" as required by Google's guidelines. Most affiliate links also include a parameter (e.g., ?ref=) that lets the vendor track the referral. You can usually identify an affiliate link by hovering over it and checking the URL.

FTC compliance

This disclosure is provided in accordance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR Part 255 ("Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising").

Questions?

If you have questions about our affiliate relationships or editorial practices, contact us at hello@opsai.io.