The standard

The Deskmark

A Deskmark is our verdict on where a product stands in its class — and the one thing about it no company can buy. It grades pay-blind standing, computed from a published algorithm on sourced, dated data. Not a lab test. Not sponsored. Not for sale.

3,858 products graded across 359 categories · 898 more On the Record · 4,756 in all.

The ladder

1. Platinum Category leader — the single best-standing product in its class on the sourced record. 267 one per class
2. Gold Top of its class — clearly ahead of the field on value, spec strength and freshness. 619 16% of graded
3. Silver Upper half of its class on the sourced record. 1,116 29% of graded
4. Bronze A sound, verified pick — holds its standing in class. 1,856 48% of graded
5. On the Record Sourced from the seller's own page and dated, but not yet ranked in its class. The eligibility floor — no metal without it. 898 the gate

How a Deskmark is earned

To carry any metal, a product must first be On the Record — every spec and price sourced from the seller's own page and dated; where a figure can't be sourced, we publish a null, never a guess. Its tier is then its standing in its category, from the same public algorithm that powers our rankings: value for money, spec strength, and how current the data is. Platinum is reserved for the single category leader, so the apex stays rare by construction.

Use it

Building an assistant or a storefront? The Deskmark and the sourced data behind it are queryable — use it in your AI assistant, take the open data, read the accuracy commitment it rests on, or report a correction (always free, always logged).