StackHyre earns money from affiliate links and clearly labeled sponsored content. Here’s how both work, and what they never change.
Last updated: October 24, 2026
What Affiliate Links Are
An affiliate link is a link with a tracking code. If you click it and sign up or buy, the provider pays StackHyre a referral fee. You pay the same price you’d pay going to the provider directly. Sometimes a provider offers our readers a discount code. If so, we say it on the page.
Why We Use Them
Research takes time. Checking pricing pages, reading docs and terms, and keeping guides up to date as plans change all take hours. Affiliate commissions pay for that work and keep the site free to read.
Our Promise to You
- Rankings are earned, not bought. A bigger commission never buys a better spot. Our method is in the Editorial Policy.
- We include providers that don’t pay us when they are the right fit, and we link to them with plain links.
- We share the downsides. Every review covers limits and who a provider is not right for.
- We warn you off bad options, even when they run affiliate programs.
Sponsored Content Is Different
Some posts are paid for by a brand. These are labeled “Sponsored” near the top of the page, and their paid links use rel="sponsored". Sponsored posts are separate from our own reviews and rankings, and a sponsor can’t change them. Learn more on the Advertise page.
FTC and Other Rules
This disclosure follows the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 CFR Part 255) and similar ad transparency rules in other countries. Where a page has affiliate links, we aim to make that clear.
Programs We May Join
StackHyre may join affiliate programs run directly by proxy providers, scraping API and data tool companies, and by affiliate networks. Which programs we’re in can change over time.
Questions?
If anything here is unclear, email mail@stackhyre.com. See also our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.