Official commercial
Price, term, renewal and included product. Capture market and date.
Evidence methodology
No borrowed benchmark becomes our test
Web Host Lens is a secondary-research publication. Findings stay attached to their author, tested configuration, observation period and limitations; official claims and independent observations are never merged into a synthetic fact.
Primary product and contractIndependent observed testsCommunity issue signalsExplicit uncertainty
Research pipeline
- 01
Define the decision
Write the buyer question and the minimum facts needed to answer it.
- 02
Capture primary evidence
Use the provider’s current pricing, terms, policy and documentation for product claims.
- 03
Seek independent evidence
Prefer disclosed plan, region, workload, method, dates and raw or repeated observations.
- 04
Normalize cautiously
Convert units or ownership periods only when the original amount, currency and assumptions remain visible.
- 05
Triangulate
Explain conflicts by plan, location, time, cache, workload or method before considering aggregation.
- 06
Draft with boundaries
Attribute findings and state what the evidence cannot establish.
- 07
Review and date
Check links, product identity, arithmetic, commercial relationships and expiration triggers.
- 08
Update transparently
Append material observations and correct errors with a visible date rather than rewriting history silently.
Evidence taxonomy
Different sources answer different questions
Authority and independence are separate dimensions. Provider terms can be authoritative for a refund rule while being unsuitable evidence of comparative performance.
Official contractual
Eligibility, exclusions, remedy and procedure. Quote sparingly and link directly.
Official technical
Supported features and documented procedures, not proof of real-world outcomes.
Independent test
Observed result for the disclosed setup and interval; do not generalize beyond it.
User survey
Perception from a defined sample; inspect recruitment, sample size and question wording.
Community report
A lead for investigation, not incidence, prevalence or a provider-wide conclusion.
Benchmark acceptance record
Provider, product, plan, region, runtime, resources and account age
Required before comparative useApplication, dataset, cache state, request path, concurrency and test origin
Required before comparative useStart/end dates, run frequency, warm-up and excluded incidents
Required before comparative useDefinition, collection tool, percentile or average and missing data
Required before comparative useFunding, affiliate relationship, supplied account and editorial control
Required before comparative useWhat changed, what was not tested and where the result should not be generalized
Required before comparative useConflict and expiry
Uncertainty is part of the result
When credible sources conflict, retain both, inspect configuration and time differences, and narrow the claim. Recheck price and promotional terms frequently; recheck policies after a terms revision; retire performance evidence when the tested plan, platform or method changes materially.
Correction rule
Fix factual or arithmetic errors promptly and state the corrected observation date.
Affiliate rule
Commercial links must not change eligibility rules, evidence treatment or conclusions.
No score laundering
Do not average incompatible benchmarks, star ratings and contract facts into a precise-looking score.
No firsthand implication
Secondary testing is attributed to its publisher; Web Host Lens does not claim it ran the test.