Ownership, incentives, and how we publish
Our take VendorCadReviews.com is published by VendorCAD. We disclose ownership on every page, limit VendorCAD product claims to a verified set, state competitor tradeoffs fairly, and do not invent peer reviews or traction.
The short version
This is a manufacturer evaluation hub published by VendorCAD — not an independent review magazine or lab. Ownership is disclosed in the site header and on every page so readers can weight recommendations accordingly.
Who publishes this site
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Publisher | VendorCAD |
| Site purpose | Help manufacturers evaluate CAD-backed product configurators |
| Primary commercial CTA | Book a demo on vendorcad.com/demo |
| Soft entry | Designed-In Checklist |
| Contact | contact@vendorcad.com |
Incentives
This is owned media — there is no affiliate commission maze and no separate “editorial vs commerce” wall.
- If a manufacturer books a walkthrough or starts a Validation Pilot, VendorCAD may earn revenue from that relationship.
- Pages exist to educate and invite qualified conversations — not to harvest fake star ratings.
- We do not sell placements, sponsored “#1 badges,” or paid ranking slots on this domain.
For peer reviews from many verified customers, use platforms that verify reviewers (for example G2 / TrustRadius-class sources).
What evidence we use
Public VendorCAD product claims on this site are limited to capabilities verified for advertising use, including:
- Buyer-facing share links show the manufacturer brand
- Password-protected publish links work
- Invalid configurations are blocked before export
- Manufacturing STEP download when validation passes
- Quote requests land in the manufacturer App inbox
- Seller can be notified by email when a quote is submitted
- Live 3D preview updates when parameters change
We soften delivery and packaging language (pilot timelines, pricing hypotheses) and refuse ROI, win-rate %, “any CAD format,” native SOLIDWORKS drawings as a V1 promise, and named customer logos without permission.
See Methodology for claim and comparison rules.
Publishing standards
| Practice | How we apply it |
|---|---|
| Incentive disclosure | Ownership + CTA disclosure on every page |
| Methodology | Claim rules + comparison rules |
| Competitor fairness | DriveWorks strengths stated explicitly where relevant |
| Corrections | Email path below; dated notes on Changelog |
| Evidence over adjectives | Verified capability table; no invented scores |
| No fake peer corpus | We publish no user star ratings |
What we do not publish
- Independence claims for this site as a magazine or awards body
- Invented customer logos, review scores, or “trusted by N manufacturers”
- Hidden VendorCAD CTAs behind neutral-sounding rankings
- “Best” / “#1” without a stated criteria frame
- Buyer confirmation emails, white-label engines, or any-CAD-format exports as shipping promises
How to use these pages
- Category education — definitions, Time-to-Quote framing, designed-in STEP workflow, comparison tables with tradeoffs
- VendorCAD capability facts — only the verified claim set above; confirm in a live walkthrough
- Peer proof — we do not invent a third-party review corpus; use verified-reviewer platforms when that is what you need
Corrections and updates
Email contact@vendorcad.com with subject Reviews correction. Material fixes get a dated note on the affected page and in Changelog.