No affiliate bias
We earn our revenue from you, not from the providers we review. That means every recommendation is driven by your best interest, not by hidden referral commissions that distort rankings on most comparison sites.
Our core comparison services
Each service is tailored to a specific decision-making context. Choose the one that fits your situation, or contact us for a custom package.
Consumer comparison reports
Designed for individuals and families who need to choose between competing products — whether that is a new credit card, a home-insurance policy or an internet plan. We research up to five providers, normalize their terms and present a clear winner based on your stated priorities.
- Up to 5 providers evaluated
- Side-by-side feature and pricing table
- Pros-and-cons summary per provider
- Weighted scoring matrix
- Final recommendation with rationale
Delivery in 5 business days. Ideal for anyone tired of reading biased review blogs and wanting a single, trustworthy document they can act on immediately.
Business benchmark reports
Built for small and mid-sized companies evaluating software platforms, service vendors or B2B suppliers. We go deeper than consumer reports — testing APIs, interviewing sales teams, reviewing SLA terms and comparing total cost of ownership over three to five years.
- Up to 10 providers evaluated
- Total-cost-of-ownership modelling
- Integration and API compatibility analysis
- Security and compliance review
- Stakeholder-ready slide deck
This service is especially popular with operations managers and CTOs who need to justify a purchasing decision to their board with hard data rather than gut feeling.
Enterprise monitoring
Markets shift, providers update pricing and new competitors emerge. Our enterprise monitoring service delivers quarterly updated comparison reports so your procurement team always has current data. We track up to 15 providers per category and alert you when a meaningful change occurs — such as a price increase, a coverage reduction or a new market entrant.
- Quarterly refreshed reports
- Up to 15 providers per category
- Change-alert notifications
- Dedicated analyst point of contact
- Annual strategy review call
Enterprise monitoring is ideal for procurement departments, insurance brokerages and IT consultancies that advise multiple clients and need to stay current without dedicating internal resources to constant market scanning.
Custom research engagements
If your comparison need does not fit neatly into one of the above packages, we offer fully custom research engagements. Past projects have included comparing commercial real-estate brokerages for a property developer, benchmarking industrial-equipment leasing terms for a manufacturing firm and evaluating franchise opportunities for a first-time investor.
- Scope defined collaboratively
- Flexible provider count
- On-site presentations available
- Ongoing advisory retainer option
- Confidentiality agreement included
Custom engagements begin with a free 30-minute scoping call where we define deliverables, timeline and pricing before any commitment.
Pricing overview
Transparent, commission-free pricing. All figures in Canadian dollars, taxes included.
Consumer
$149 / report
- Up to 5 providers
- Single category
- PDF report
- 5-day turnaround
- One revision round
Business
$495 / report
- Up to 10 providers
- Multi-category option
- PDF + slide deck
- 5-day turnaround
- Two revision rounds
Enterprise
$1,200 / quarter
- Up to 15 providers
- Quarterly updates
- Change alerts
- Dedicated analyst
- Annual strategy call
Why choose our compare services?
Beyond the data, here is what sets Credence apart from generic comparison websites and affiliate-driven review blogs.
Transparent methodology
Every report includes the full scoring rubric, data sources and weighting rationale. You can adjust weights to match your own priorities and see how the ranking changes — something no affiliate blog offers.
Human-led research
Our analysts read the fine print, call support lines and run hands-on tests. We do not scrape data from third-party aggregators — we verify every claim directly with the provider, ensuring accuracy you can trust.