Every methodology change, dated
Every change to how IndexFair scores brands is versioned in public. The active methodology is the most recent entry. Older scores keep the methodology version they were computed under.
- v2.1minorActiveApplied 2026-06-24
VPN profiles go live as audit-anchored. A VPN’s no-logs standing is reported only when an independent third party has assessed it — a published independent no-logs audit, or a court or seizure finding — and is described as assessed by independent audit, naming the auditor and date, never as proven or guaranteed. No overall VPN safety rating is published; service quality is shown separately from this factual no-logs standing.
- v2.0majorApplied 2026-06-09
The betting score now differentiates on the absolute market margin measured from each operator’s own live prices. Brands with a genuinely sharper product reach the top of the scale on measured merit; brands we cannot yet measure are placed at a neutral position rather than penalised. Vertical eligibility keeps casino-led brands out of the betting ranking.
- v1.0majorApplied 2026-06-02
First public methodology. The headline score combines regulatory and compliance standing, aggregated genuine user-review signal, and operational signals — computed per country and per vertical, and displayed on a fixed band that keeps licensed and offshore brands on separate, non-overlapping scales.
For the live methodology, see /methodology. For the per-source weighting, see /sources.