Clear-Cut Reviews
Clear reviews of the tools freelancers and small business owners actually use, with the reasons behind every score written out. I cut everything that won’t help you decide, and tell you exactly where a free plan stops.
My goal is clear-cut, and so are the reviews. I hope they help you find what you need.
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Latest reviews
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How to Create Proton Pass Aliases 2026: Even Replies Stay Private
Proton Pass made me an alias in one click on a sign-up form. With no form open, its alias menu still makes one in under…
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Proton Pass vs NordPass 2026: Both Devices at Once, or Client Folders
Proton Pass’s free plan kept my phone and computer signed in together, while NordPass’s signed my computer out the moment the phone signed in. NordPass…
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Proton Pass Review 2026: A Free Password Manager That Hides Your Email
Proton Pass’s free plan kept my computer and phone signed in together and flagged my weak passwords, two things NordPass charges for. The catch is…
How I test every tool
I’m Jonas, and I test every tool on this site myself, with my own files rather than a vendor’s sample assets. If a vendor gives me access to a paid plan, the review says so.
Testing order
Where a tool has a free plan, I start there and keep going until I hit its limits. Then I upgrade and test the paid plan on its own, because a free plan and a paid plan are two different products. That way a review can tell you what the upgrade buys.
Score breakdown
Each tool starts at 5 and loses points only for specific, tested failures, each one written down with what it costs you. Every sub-score sits on the page, so you can check each deduction and tell me if I got it wrong.
Commissions and scores
A tool that pays a commission gets no higher number for it. I’ll rank a tool that pays me nothing above one that pays well when the testing says so. The Affiliate Disclosure page explains how affiliate links work on this site.
What a Clear-Cut review gives you
One person, not a team
The verdict in each review is mine. No ghostwriters, no faceless team. My name and photo sit on every post, so there’s always somebody on the hook when a recommendation turns out wrong.
Fewer tools, tested deeper
I’d rather cover fewer tools properly than list every one I could name. Some of the testing is work I needed done anyway, and I set up other tests on purpose.
The answer comes first
Every review opens with the answer, in a line or two, before any of the detail. Read the first screen and you have the verdict. Read the rest and you have the evidence it was built from.