Our Methodology
How We Evaluate Products
Our comparison system evaluates products across multiple dimensions to provide you with transparent, data-driven recommendations.
- •Price: We normalize prices across products to identify value. Lower prices contribute to higher scores.
- •Customer Ratings: We aggregate verified ratings from multiple sources, normalized to a 0-5 scale.
- •Review Count: Products with more verified reviews provide more reliable data. We use logarithmic scaling to account for wide ranges in review volume.
- •Category-Specific Attributes: Each category has weighted attributes (e.g., grain-free for food, durability for toys) that contribute to the overall score.
How Best Pick is Chosen
Our Best Pick algorithm uses a deterministic scoring system:
- Each product receives a normalized score (0-1) for each attribute
- Attributes are weighted based on category importance
- Total score = sum of (normalized value × weight) for all attributes
- Confidence = (top score / sum of all scores) × 100
- The product with the highest total score becomes Best Pick
We provide the top 3 reasons why a product is Best Pick, as well as any tradeoffs compared to runner-up options.
How MyMatchPath Makes Money
MyMatchPath is free to use. We generate revenue through affiliate partnerships:
- •When you click on a "Where to Buy" link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission from the retailer (e.g., Amazon Associates).
- •This commission does not affect the price you pay or our product recommendations.
- •Our scoring algorithm is objective and not influenced by affiliate relationships.
For complete details, see our Affiliate Disclosure.
Transparency Promise
We believe in transparency. Our methodology is public, our scoring is deterministic (no AI bias), and we clearly disclose our affiliate relationships. Our goal is to help pet parents make informed decisions, not to maximize affiliate revenue.