Why trust this
Short version: we don't take money from the suppliers we rank. Everything on this site is sourced from public information, scored by a public formula, and cited on every profile page.
Who pays for this?
Right now, nobody. SupplierSpy is a transparency project with a lean operating footprint — a single edge deployment, no separate backend, no team to feed. Zero active commercial relationships — no advertisers, no sponsors, no affiliate deals. Full policy (what's permitted and what's never permitted) is at /sponsorship-policy: anything that might eventually be a revenue source is structured so it cannot move a supplier on the leaderboard.
How is this different from every other "Top 10 Dropshipping Suppliers" blog?
Those posts are usually written by ecommerce platforms, affiliate sites, or supplier apps themselves — and the ranking conveniently matches their commercial partnerships. We have no such deals. If Yakkyo stops being transparent or Zendrop starts publishing audited financials, the ranking will move. The formula doesn't care who pays us (and again — nobody does).
Can suppliers pay to get listed?
No.
Can suppliers pay to rank higher?
No.
Can suppliers remove themselves?
They can't buy their way off the list, but we'll hear complaints and correct factual mistakes. Scoring is based on public information — if you want a higher score, publish more of it.
Want per-supplier receipts?
Every supplier profile has a /signals page that shows the rubric applied per dimension, with live external review data from Trustpilot and the Shopify App Store. Example: /supplier/yakkyo/signals or any other supplier. No editorial narrative, just the inputs.
Errors, corrections, takedowns
If something on a profile is factually wrong, tell us and we'll fix it. Our bar is "does a public source support the claim?" — if not, it goes.