# Editorial Policy

**URL:** https://payablesbrief.com/editorial-policy/
**Published:** 2026-10-04
**Modified:** 2026-10-04
**Author:** Payables Brief desk

> How Payables Brief sources, computes, dates and corrects the AP automation cost records, lists and guides it publishes.

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# Editorial Policy

Last updated 4 October 2026

## Who writes

The Payables Brief desk writes every cost record, list, comparison, guide and research piece. No vendor, investor or other third party directs what we publish.

## Where the figures come from

-   Prices, plans and payment fees come from the vendor’s own website.
-   Marketplace listing prices are shown separately and never mixed into a computed figure.
-   Prices and estimates from third-party sites are never used.
-   A vendor with a verified pricing listing sends its price list. We publish those figures as the vendor’s own, label the record “Paid listing”, and compute its cost with the same method as every other vendor.

## How a figure is computed

Each computed figure is the monthly cost at a stated invoice volume. It is built from line items that add up to the total, and the cost per invoice is the monthly cost divided by the volume. The [pricing methodology](https://payablesbrief.com/methodology/) lists every assumption.

## Dates and the change log

Every record carries the date its prices apply to and a change log. When a price, a fee or a computed figure changes, the change log records what changed and when. Earlier entries stay visible.

## How lists are ranked

Lists rank vendors by fit for a stated buyer and volume, and print the cost per invoice at that volume wherever it can be computed. A quote-only vendor can still rank on fit; its cost cell says quote only.

## Corrections

Email [hello@payablesbrief.com](mailto:hello@payablesbrief.com) with the URL, the correct information and the vendor page that shows it. We fix the record if the source holds up and log the change with its date.

## Independence

Some vendors pay us to be included on Payables Brief. That payment never affects the rankings or the review itself. It never changes a cost figure, a rank or a verdict. The details are on [how we make money](https://payablesbrief.com/how-we-make-money/).