{
 "title": "Probegrade vs. other \u201ccan't be bought\u201d ratings sites",
 "compared": [
  "Probegrade",
  "Other independent ratings sites"
 ],
 "rows": [
  {
   "dimension": "Independence pledge",
   "probegrade": "Yes, plus labeled sponsorship that never moves scores",
   "them": "Yes, in their positioning"
  },
  {
   "dimension": "Measures the data, not just the endpoint",
   "probegrade": "Schema validity and freshness are scored alongside uptime and latency",
   "them": "Varies; check what each one measures"
  },
  {
   "dimension": "Auditability",
   "probegrade": "Archive hash published with each monthly edition",
   "them": "Varies"
  },
  {
   "dimension": "Pays providers for agents",
   "probegrade": "Built-in x402 gateway with upto caps",
   "them": "Ratings only, in most cases"
  },
  {
   "dimension": "Agent-readable",
   "probegrade": "llms.txt, Markdown and JSON versions",
   "them": "Varies"
  }
 ],
 "note": "Category comparison. It describes common patterns, not any specific company.",
 "updated": "2026-10-17",
 "url": "https://probegrade.com/compare/cant-be-bought-ratings/"
}