The best review sites, according to hackers
3 review sites were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 2 earn the Hacker Approved badge.
Top picks
The two most recommended review sites with the badge. Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Detailed tests others skip
Trusted for detailed, independent display and product tests and comparison tools, with no advertising. Critics say its scores and conclusions don't always match its own measurements.
Independent, non-profit, no ads
Recommended for independent product testing, reliability data and no ads or paid rankings. Critics say its data is hard to access and its reviews are sometimes wrong.
All 3 review sites, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rtings | 12 | 3 | 80% | 4 | — | Approved |
| 2 | Consumer Reports | 11 | 4 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| 3 | Yelp | 7 | 16 | 30% | 4 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same review site in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to review sites that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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