Trust & transparency

How we verify every product

Every Third Fin profile is built on sourced, dated facts — not vendor marketing or AI guesses. We have recorded 3,050 verified trust signals across 249 products, every one traceable to an authoritative source.

249
Products evaluated
3,050
Trust signals recorded
1,358
Cited sources
78,435
Third-party reviews synthesized

Exactly how many trust signals we hold

Every number on this page is queried live from our database. Each signal is independently recorded, classified, and linked to its source.

403
Security & compliance records

252 verified against an official source, across 151 products.

225
Third-party rating records

From 8 review platforms — 78,435 reviews synthesized across 145 products.

1,358
Cited sources

Every published claim traces to a linked, dated source. No orphan facts.

497
Social-proof points

Named customers, case studies, awards, and certification badges.

567
Video walkthroughs

Official and third-party demos across 227 products — linked, never re-hosted.

251
Independent editorial verdicts

A first-party assessment — strengths and watch-outs — for every one of 249 products.

Our six-step verification process

A repeatable method applied to every product — not a one-off review.

  1. 1

    Scope the product and its official sources

    We identify the product, its category, and where the truth lives: the vendor's own site, security and trust pages, developer documentation, status page, and pricing.

  2. 2

    Research from primary sources

    Company facts, capabilities, integrations, and pricing are pulled from authoritative sources — not marketing summaries or AI guesses.

  3. 3

    Cross-check independent signals

    We record third-party ratings from G2, Capterra, TrustRadius, Gartner Peer Insights, and Software Advice; named customers, case studies, and awards; and official or third-party video — each linked to its source.

  4. 4

    Classify every claim

    Each security and compliance claim is marked Verified (found on an official source or a government / standards registry), Vendor-stated (claimed but not independently confirmed), or Unverified — with the source URL and the date we checked.

  5. 5

    Assess, cite, and date

    We write an independent editorial verdict with strengths and watch-outs, attach every source, and stamp the profile with a last-verified date.

  6. 6

    Re-verify on a rolling basis

    Software changes. We re-check facts continuously, re-confirm headline ratings against the live source, and update the date.

The sources we verify against

We do not take a vendor's word for it. Every profile is cross-checked against independent platforms, official registries, and the vendor's own technical documentation.

Independent review platforms

We cite the score, the review count, and the date — and link to the source. We never reproduce review text.

  • Capterra105 products · 18,247 reviews
  • G257 products · 41,702 reviews
  • Gartner Peer Insights33 products · 13,865 reviews
  • Software Advice13 products · 1,279 reviews
  • TrustRadius12 products · 1,758 reviews
  • Shopify App Store2 products · 207 reviews
  • Other2 products · 70 reviews
  • Trustpilot1 products · 1,307 reviews

Security, compliance & official registries

Marked verified only when found on an official source — a vendor trust page, an auditor's attestation, or a government / standards registry such as the FedRAMP Marketplace.

  • SOC 2 Type II65 verified · 39 stated
  • ISO 2700164 verified · 24 stated
  • GDPR31 verified · 42 stated
  • Other33 verified · 10 stated
  • CCPA13 verified · 15 stated
  • HIPAA13 verified · 8 stated
  • PCI DSS14 verified · 5 stated
  • SOC 2 Type I7 verified · 4 stated
  • FedRAMP4 verified · 0 stated
  • cGMP-ready0 verified · 3 stated
  • ISO 140012 verified · 0 stated
  • ISO 450012 verified · 0 stated
  • ISO 90012 verified · 0 stated
  • Built for Shopify1 verified · 0 stated
  • ISO 134851 verified · 0 stated
  • Section 5080 verified · 1 stated

Product truth from the vendor

Capability and reliability claims are checked against the vendor's own technical surface.

  • Developer / API docs132 products
  • Public status pages54 products
  • Documented uptime SLAs20 products
  • Public APIs138 products

Real-world proof & video

Evidence the software does what it claims, in production.

  • Notable customers288
  • Case studies96
  • Awards68
  • Certification badges27
  • press5
  • customer3
  • analyst_recognition3
  • milestone2
  • customers_count2
  • reliability1
  • market_position1
  • integration_count1
  • Video walkthroughs & demos567

Verified vs vendor-stated — and why it matters

Showing a logo is easy. Proving the claim behind it is the job. Every security and compliance claim carries one of three honest statuses.

✓ Verified

Found on an official source: a vendor trust page, an auditor attestation, or a government / standards registry.

252 security claims
Vendor-stated

The vendor claims it, but we could not independently confirm it. Shown, but clearly labeled.

151 security claims
Unverified

Not yet checked, or not disclosed. We say so rather than guess.

No fabricated data

We deliberately do not publish an invented star rating for software we do not own. Third-party scores render only as visible, dated, cited data points — never as our own marketing.

Verified, Claimed, or both

Trust on Third Fin has two independent layers. The strongest profiles carry both.

✓ Verified

We verified it

Our editorial team researched the product against authoritative sources and dated every claim. Most profiles in the directory are Verified.

✓ Vendor-Claimed

The vendor confirmed it

A verified representative of the company claimed the profile and stands behind its details — first-party accountability on top of our research.

★ Verified & Claimed

Both — the highest signal

Independently verified by us and confirmed by the vendor. The strongest trust signal a profile can carry on Third Fin.

Run a software company in this space? Claim & verify your profile →

A worked example: Boomi

Our single most thoroughly verified profile. Here is exactly what we checked and where each fact came from.

Boomi
Assessed by Third Fin Editorial · last verified Jun 8, 2026
See full profile →

Security & compliance

FedRAMP✓ Verifiedfedramp.gov ↗ISO 27001✓ Verifiedboomi.com ↗Other✓ Verifiedboomi.com ↗GDPRVendor-statedboomi.com ↗HIPAAVendor-statedboomi.com ↗PCI DSSVendor-statedboomi.com ↗SOC 2 Type IIVendor-statedboomi.com ↗

Third-party ratings cited & dated

Gartner Peer Insights4.6/5417 reviewsas of 2026-06
G24.4/5414 reviewsas of 2026-06
Capterra4.4/5274 reviewsas of 2026-06
7 security records 3 rating sources 3 proof points 0 videos 12 cited sources

Before publishing, we re-confirm each headline rating against its live source. Compliance claims like FedRAMP or ISO 27001 are marked verified only when we can open the certificate or the official registry entry ourselves.

Our most thoroughly verified profiles

The directory's deepest trust profiles, ranked by total recorded signals.

How we keep it current

Software changes constantly. Every profile carries a last-verified date; our most recent verification pass completed Jun 22, 2026. We re-check facts on a rolling basis, re-confirm headline ratings against their live source, and record every change. Spot something out of date? Search the directory and tell us — we will review it.

Verified-only

We publish a fact only when we can trace it to an authoritative source. When something is not disclosed, we say so.

Sourced & dated

Every claim lists the source behind it and the date we last verified it.

Independent

Listings are not pay-to-play, and verdicts are never sold.

Frequently asked questions

How does Third Fin verify software information?
Every profile is researched from primary sources — the vendor's own site, security and trust pages, developer documentation, and pricing — then cross-checked against independent review platforms (G2, Capterra, TrustRadius, Gartner Peer Insights, Software Advice) and official registries. Each claim is labeled verified, vendor-stated, or unverified, with a source link and a date. Across the directory that is 3,050 recorded trust signals behind 1,358 cited sources.
What does "verified" vs "vendor-stated" mean?
Verified means we found the claim on an official source — a vendor trust page, an auditor's attestation, or a government or standards registry. Vendor-stated means the vendor claims it but we could not independently confirm it. Unverified means we have not yet checked. We currently hold 252 verified security and compliance records.
Where do your third-party ratings come from?
We cite ratings from 8 independent platforms — G2, Capterra, TrustRadius, Gartner Peer Insights, and Software Advice — recording the score, the review count, and the date, and linking to the source. In total we synthesize roughly 78,435 third-party reviews, and we never reproduce review text.
Is Third Fin paid to list or rank software?
No. Listings are not pay-to-play and editorial verdicts are never sold. Our ranking and trending signals come from public data and our own verification depth, not from vendor payments.
Do you write fake reviews or invent ratings?
Never. We do not publish an invented star rating for software we do not own, and we do not write reviews under a customer's name. Our contribution is an independent editorial assessment — clearly labeled as ours — alongside cited third-party data.
How often is the data updated?
Continuously. Every profile shows a last-verified date, and our most recent verification pass completed Jun 22, 2026. We re-check facts on a rolling basis and re-confirm headline ratings against their live source.