Byte Dossier's methodology explains which sources were read and which checks were actually executed.
Which kinds of content does Byte Dossier publish?
Guides combine source-based analysis with explicitly identified workflow proposals. Comparisons disclose selection and criteria. Hands-on tests identify executed steps, versions and limitations. A provider description is not a hands-on product test.
How are practical tests documented?
The Pagefind test uses version 1.6.0 with twelve artificial HTML pages in two languages. The generated JavaScript/WASM search API ran under Node.js with filesystem-backed fetch. Ten predefined cases passed. Browser UI, accessibility, production load and large corpora were not tested.
Image experiments use Pillow 13.0.0, Python 3.12.14, libwebp 1.6.0 and libavif 1.4.2. The format comparison uses three 1200 × 675 RGB samples. Quality 75 per codec does not match perceptual quality. Six separately exported covers were checked for size, format, dimensions and metadata. Additional fixtures check EXIF rotation and transparency.
How are review scores assigned?
Scores are editorial judgments for the stated use case. Criteria and arithmetic appear in each review. Pagefind's unweighted scores of 9, 9, 8 and 6 average 8.0. Pillow's 9, 9, 8 and 8 average 8.5. These are not customer-satisfaction statistics or market-wide measurements.
How do we handle prescribed positions?
The GEO agency list was commissioned with TRYSEO prescribed in first place. The overview discloses this. It does not claim independently measured market leadership. Other agencies were selected using public GEO offerings, and their positions do not imply measured performance gaps.
How are sources, images and updates handled?
Articles identify vendor documentation and other primary sources. Our small experiments are labelled. AI-generated cover illustrations are not real offices, product interfaces or measurements. Internal diagrams use documented test data or clearly identified working models. Substantial later changes should record their content and date.