How we score companies
Every assessed profile scores the company on the same seven dimensions. There is no overall score.
The rules
- We score each company on seven dimensions from 1 to 5, using only public sources: the company's website, documentation, press coverage and LinkedIn.
- A company's own claims count, but score lower when nothing independent confirms them.
- Missing information lowers Transparency first.
- Scores compare companies within one category.
- A 5 is rare.
- For large groups we score the product line, not the parent company.
The seven dimensions
- Interoperability
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How easily the product can ingest, export or coordinate data with third-party systems, protocols, hardware and partner platforms.
- 1Little public evidence of open interfaces or third-party integration.
- 3Common integration paths are available, but depth or documentation is uneven.
- 5Well-documented APIs, broad protocol coverage and proven third-party integrations.
- Scale
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Operational footprint relative to the category: markets served, customer base, deployments, supported accounts, devices or data volume.
- 1Small or early footprint.
- 3Established in a few markets or customer segments.
- 5Large multi-market footprint with clear evidence of production scale.
- Stability
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Likelihood the product and company remain dependable over time, based on tenure, ownership, customer traction and organisational continuity.
- 1High uncertainty around ownership, viability or execution continuity.
- 3Reasonably established, but with some unanswered durability questions.
- 5Long track record and strong ownership or market position.
- Functionality
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Breadth and depth of workflows the product appears to support for its target category, not as a generic software score.
- 1Very narrow feature scope.
- 3Covers the core category jobs well.
- 5Deep category coverage with advanced workflows and adjacent modules.
- Security
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Publicly documented security posture, certifications, access controls, hosting model and regulated-market readiness.
- 1Very limited public security evidence.
- 3Standard enterprise controls are visible, but details are partial.
- 5Strong public security posture with meaningful certifications or regulated-market evidence.
- Quality
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Evidence of product maturity and execution quality: references, analyst recognition, docs quality, implementation depth and category fit.
- 1Thin evidence of product maturity.
- 3Credible product with normal maturity signals.
- 5Strong evidence of mature product execution and sustained customer value.
- Transparency
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How much of the product, company and commercial model is understandable from public evidence, including docs, architecture, pricing and limitations.
- 1Very little verifiable public detail.
- 3Enough public detail to evaluate the basics.
- 5Exceptionally clear public documentation and evidence.
What does not count
Vendor demos, paid analyst reports, private customer references and unpublished implementation detail do not change a score unless the same evidence is public. Each note on a profile links to the sources behind it, and a score changes when the public evidence does. EpiSensor researches these profiles independently: a profile does not imply a commercial relationship with the company.