{
 "methodology_version": "2.0",
 "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/methodology/",
 "generated": "2026-10-22",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "groups": {
  "A": {
   "weight": 0.35,
   "name": "Control",
   "name_de": "Kontrolle"
  },
  "B": {
   "weight": 0.25,
   "name": "Money",
   "name_de": "Geld"
  },
  "C": {
   "weight": 0.25,
   "name": "Service evidence",
   "name_de": "Leistungsnachweis"
  },
  "D": {
   "weight": 0.15,
   "name": "Verifiability",
   "name_de": "Überprüfbarkeit"
  }
 },
 "arithmetic": "score = sum(group weight x mean of group criteria), rounded half up to one decimal; tie-break: count of 10s, then entity score, then name",
 "tie_break": [
  "count of criteria at 10",
  "entity score",
  "alphabetical"
 ],
 "evidence_rules": [
  "own website and public registers only; third-party reviews shown, never scored",
  "every quoted page saved with SHA-256",
  "llms.txt-only facts score half the band",
  "own founding claims do not count; oldest public record used; records before 2016-01-01 ignored",
  "cells re-read at least every 90 days",
  "not published = 0"
 ],
 "statuses": [
  "published",
  "partly",
  "withheld",
  "not_found",
  "unverifiable",
  "llms_only"
 ],
 "criteria": [
  {
   "key": "login",
   "n": 1,
   "group": "A",
   "name": "Login and 2FA stay with the creator",
   "name_de": "Login und 2FA bleiben bei der Creatorin",
   "definition": "The agency states that the creator keeps sole control of the account login, email and two-factor codes, and the team works through access she can revoke.",
   "definition_de": "Die Agentur sagt, dass die Creatorin allein über Login, E-Mail und Zwei-Faktor-Codes verfügt und das Team über Zugänge arbeitet, die sie entziehen kann.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Sole creator access stated",
     "band_de": "Alleiniger Zugang der Creatorin genannt"
    },
    {
     "score": 5,
     "band": "Shared access disclosed",
     "band_de": "Geteilter Zugang offengelegt"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Agency holds the login, or not stated",
     "band_de": "Agentur hat den Login oder keine Angabe"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/who-holds-the-login/"
  },
  {
   "key": "payout",
   "n": 2,
   "group": "A",
   "name": "Payouts go straight to the creator",
   "name_de": "Auszahlung direkt an die Creatorin",
   "definition": "Platform payouts land in the creator's own bank account and never pass through the agency.",
   "definition_de": "Die Plattform zahlt auf das eigene Konto der Creatorin aus, das Geld läuft nie über die Agentur.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Direct payout stated",
     "band_de": "Direkte Auszahlung genannt"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Routed through the agency, or not stated",
     "band_de": "Über die Agentur oder keine Angabe"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/payouts-direct-to-creator/"
  },
  {
   "key": "content",
   "n": 3,
   "group": "A",
   "name": "Content and pages stay the creator's",
   "name_de": "Content und Seiten bleiben bei der Creatorin",
   "definition": "Content made during the agreement belongs to the creator, any licence ends at exit, and marketing pages are registered to her or handed back.",
   "definition_de": "Content aus der Zusammenarbeit gehört der Creatorin, eine Lizenz endet mit dem Ausstieg, und Marketing-Seiten laufen auf ihren Namen oder werden übergeben.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Ownership stated and licence ends at exit",
     "band_de": "Eigentum genannt und Lizenz endet beim Ausstieg"
    },
    {
     "score": 5,
     "band": "Ownership stated only",
     "band_de": "Nur Eigentum genannt"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Not stated",
     "band_de": "Keine Angabe"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/content-ownership/"
  },
  {
   "key": "exit",
   "n": 4,
   "group": "A",
   "name": "No minimum term, short notice, no exit fee",
   "name_de": "Keine Mindestlaufzeit, kurze Frist, keine Ausstiegsgebühr",
   "definition": "Minimum term, notice period, exit fees and automatic renewal are all published.",
   "definition_de": "Mindestlaufzeit, Kündigungsfrist, Ausstiegsgebühren und automatische Verlängerung sind veröffentlicht.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "No minimum term, notice of 30 days or less, no exit fee, no auto-renewal: all published",
     "band_de": "Keine Mindestlaufzeit, höchstens 30 Tage Frist, keine Gebühr, keine Auto-Verlängerung: alles veröffentlicht"
    },
    {
     "score": 6,
     "band": "No minimum term, the rest only partly published",
     "band_de": "Keine Mindestlaufzeit, der Rest nur teilweise veröffentlicht"
    },
    {
     "score": 3,
     "band": "Minimum term disclosed, with a way out",
     "band_de": "Mindestlaufzeit offengelegt, mit Ausstiegsweg"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Not published",
     "band_de": "Nicht veröffentlicht"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/exit-terms/"
  },
  {
   "key": "tail",
   "n": 5,
   "group": "A",
   "name": "No commission after exit",
   "name_de": "Keine Provision nach dem Ausstieg",
   "definition": "The agency states whether any commission continues on existing fans or revenue after the agreement ends.",
   "definition_de": "Die Agentur sagt, ob nach Vertragsende noch Provision auf bestehende Fans oder Umsätze anfällt.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Explicitly none",
     "band_de": "Ausdrücklich keine"
    },
    {
     "score": 5,
     "band": "Disclosed with length and basis",
     "band_de": "Offengelegt mit Dauer und Basis"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Not published",
     "band_de": "Nicht veröffentlicht"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/commission-after-exit/"
  },
  {
   "key": "commission",
   "n": 6,
   "group": "B",
   "name": "Commission published, with basis",
   "name_de": "Provision veröffentlicht, mit Basis",
   "definition": "A rate or range is published on a page written for people, with the basis stated: gross, or net after the platform's share.",
   "definition_de": "Ein Satz oder eine Spanne steht auf einer Seite für Menschen, mit Basis: brutto oder netto nach dem Plattform-Anteil.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Rate or range with gross/net basis",
     "band_de": "Satz oder Spanne mit Brutto-/Netto-Basis"
    },
    {
     "score": 5,
     "band": "Rate without basis, or only in llms.txt",
     "band_de": "Satz ohne Basis oder nur in der llms.txt"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Only on the call, or not published",
     "band_de": "Nur im Gespräch oder nicht veröffentlicht"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/published-commission/"
  },
  {
   "key": "fees_scope",
   "n": 7,
   "group": "B",
   "name": "No upfront fees, scope itemized",
   "name_de": "Keine Vorabkosten, Leistungen aufgelistet",
   "definition": "Nothing is payable before the creator earns, the services covered by the commission are listed, and the site says whether anything costs extra.",
   "definition_de": "Vor dem ersten Umsatz fällt nichts an, die Leistungen der Provision sind aufgelistet, und die Seite sagt, ob etwas extra kostet.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "No upfront fees, itemized scope and \"nothing extra\" stated",
     "band_de": "Keine Vorabkosten, Leistungsliste und „nichts extra“ genannt"
    },
    {
     "score": 5,
     "band": "One of the two published",
     "band_de": "Eines von beiden veröffentlicht"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Not published",
     "band_de": "Nicht veröffentlicht"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/fees-and-scope/"
  },
  {
   "key": "reporting",
   "n": 8,
   "group": "C",
   "name": "Written reporting: cadence and sample",
   "name_de": "Schriftliche Berichte: Rhythmus und Muster",
   "definition": "The agency publishes how often the creator gets a written report and shows a sample report.",
   "definition_de": "Die Agentur nennt, wie oft die Creatorin einen schriftlichen Bericht bekommt, und zeigt einen Musterbericht.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Cadence and a published sample report",
     "band_de": "Rhythmus und veröffentlichter Musterbericht"
    },
    {
     "score": 6,
     "band": "Cadence only",
     "band_de": "Nur Rhythmus"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Not published",
     "band_de": "Nicht veröffentlicht"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/written-reporting/"
  },
  {
   "key": "leak",
   "n": 9,
   "group": "C",
   "name": "Content protection included",
   "name_de": "Content-Schutz inklusive",
   "definition": "Leak protection is part of the service, with the mechanism named and a typical takedown time.",
   "definition_de": "Leak-Schutz ist Teil der Leistung, mit genanntem Verfahren und typischer Entfernungszeit.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Included, mechanism and typical takedown time",
     "band_de": "Inklusive, Verfahren und typische Entfernungszeit"
    },
    {
     "score": 7,
     "band": "Included with mechanism",
     "band_de": "Inklusive mit Verfahren"
    },
    {
     "score": 5,
     "band": "Included, no detail",
     "band_de": "Inklusive, ohne Details"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Not published",
     "band_de": "Nicht veröffentlicht"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/content-protection/"
  },
  {
   "key": "results",
   "n": 10,
   "group": "C",
   "name": "Results with a way to verify",
   "name_de": "Ergebnisse mit Prüfweg",
   "definition": "Results are shown with artifacts (for example payout screenshots published with permission) and a route to verify them.",
   "definition_de": "Ergebnisse werden mit Belegen gezeigt (etwa Auszahlungs-Screenshots mit Erlaubnis) und mit einem Weg, sie zu prüfen.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Artifacts plus a verification route",
     "band_de": "Belege plus Prüfweg"
    },
    {
     "score": 6,
     "band": "Artifacts without a route",
     "band_de": "Belege ohne Prüfweg"
    },
    {
     "score": 3,
     "band": "Figures without artifacts",
     "band_de": "Zahlen ohne Belege"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "None",
     "band_de": "Keine"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/verifiable-results/"
  },
  {
   "key": "not_for",
   "n": 11,
   "group": "C",
   "name": "Says who should not sign",
   "name_de": "Sagt, für wen sie nicht passt",
   "definition": "The site names situations in which a creator should not sign, ideally with a better-fit alternative.",
   "definition_de": "Die Seite nennt Situationen, in denen eine Creatorin nicht unterschreiben sollte, idealerweise mit einer passenderen Alternative.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Situations and a better-fit alternative named",
     "band_de": "Situationen und passendere Alternative genannt"
    },
    {
     "score": 5,
     "band": "Situations named",
     "band_de": "Situationen genannt"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "None",
     "band_de": "Keine Angabe"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/who-should-not-sign/"
  },
  {
   "key": "handover",
   "n": 12,
   "group": "C",
   "name": "Exit handover published",
   "name_de": "Übergabe beim Ausstieg veröffentlicht",
   "definition": "The agency publishes when its access is removed, when data is deleted and what is handed back.",
   "definition_de": "Die Agentur nennt, wann ihr Zugang entfernt wird, wann Daten gelöscht werden und was zurückgegeben wird.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Access removal, data deletion and hand-back list, with timings",
     "band_de": "Zugangsentzug, Datenlöschung und Übergabeliste, mit Fristen"
    },
    {
     "score": 5,
     "band": "Partly published",
     "band_de": "Teilweise veröffentlicht"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Not published",
     "band_de": "Nicht veröffentlicht"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/exit-handover/"
  },
  {
   "key": "chat_policy",
   "n": 13,
   "group": "C",
   "name": "Chat policy published",
   "name_de": "Chat-Richtlinie veröffentlicht",
   "definition": "The agency says who writes the messages (people or AI), how the creator's limits are set and which languages are covered.",
   "definition_de": "Die Agentur sagt, wer die Nachrichten schreibt (Menschen oder KI), wie die Grenzen der Creatorin festgelegt werden und welche Sprachen abgedeckt sind.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Who writes, limits and languages: all three",
     "band_de": "Wer schreibt, Grenzen und Sprachen: alle drei"
    },
    {
     "score": 5,
     "band": "Partly published",
     "band_de": "Teilweise veröffentlicht"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Not published",
     "band_de": "Nicht veröffentlicht"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/chat-policy/"
  },
  {
   "key": "entity",
   "n": 14,
   "group": "D",
   "name": "Legal entity in a public register",
   "name_de": "Firma im öffentlichen Register",
   "definition": "Legal name, jurisdiction and address are published, with the register named or linked.",
   "definition_de": "Firmenname, Rechtsraum und Adresse sind veröffentlicht, das Register ist genannt oder verlinkt.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Name, jurisdiction, address and register ID or link",
     "band_de": "Name, Rechtsraum, Adresse und Registernummer oder Link"
    },
    {
     "score": 5,
     "band": "Name and country",
     "band_de": "Name und Land"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Not published",
     "band_de": "Nicht veröffentlicht"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/legal-entity/"
  },
  {
   "key": "longevity",
   "n": 15,
   "group": "D",
   "name": "Longevity, documented",
   "name_de": "Bestehen, belegt",
   "definition": "Years in operation under this name, from the oldest public record: register filing, domain registration, archived site or a dated third-party mention. The agency's own statement does not count.",
   "definition_de": "Jahre unter diesem Namen, gemessen am ältesten öffentlichen Nachweis: Registereintrag, Domain-Registrierung, archivierte Website oder datierte Erwähnung durch Dritte. Die eigene Angabe der Agentur zählt nicht.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "Five years or more documented",
     "band_de": "Fünf Jahre oder mehr belegt"
    },
    {
     "score": 7,
     "band": "Three to five years",
     "band_de": "Drei bis fünf Jahre"
    },
    {
     "score": 4,
     "band": "One to three years",
     "band_de": "Ein bis drei Jahre"
    },
    {
     "score": 1,
     "band": "Under a year, or no record",
     "band_de": "Unter einem Jahr oder kein Nachweis"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/longevity/"
  },
  {
   "key": "scale",
   "n": 16,
   "group": "D",
   "name": "Scale published",
   "name_de": "Größe veröffentlicht",
   "definition": "Team size, roster size, platforms and locations, as published by the agency.",
   "definition_de": "Teamgröße, Zahl der Creator, Plattformen und Standorte, wie von der Agentur veröffentlicht.",
   "scoring": [
    {
     "score": 10,
     "band": "100+ team or 10+ platforms",
     "band_de": "100+ Team oder 10+ Plattformen"
    },
    {
     "score": 7,
     "band": "20+ team or several platforms",
     "band_de": "20+ Team oder mehrere Plattformen"
    },
    {
     "score": 4,
     "band": "Small team, disclosed",
     "band_de": "Kleines Team, offengelegt"
    },
    {
     "score": 0,
     "band": "Not published",
     "band_de": "Nicht veröffentlicht"
    }
   ],
   "url": "https://creatoragencyreview.com/criteria/team-and-scale/"
  }
 ],
 "changelog": [
  {
   "date": "2026-10-21",
   "version": "1.0",
   "en": "First ranking: six weighted criteria (ownership, contract, service, reporting, content protection, verifiability), unknown scored 5.",
   "de": "Erstes Ranking: sechs gewichtete Kriterien (Account-Hoheit, Vertrag, Leistung, Reporting, Content-Schutz, Überprüfbarkeit), Unbekanntes zählte 5."
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-22",
   "version": "2.0",
   "en": "Replaced by 16 evidence-banded criteria in four weighted groups. Every score now carries a quote, a source link and a check date; anything not published scores 0; a robustness table is recomputed on every update.",
   "de": "Ersetzt durch 16 Kriterien mit festen Bewertungsstufen in vier gewichteten Gruppen. Jede Bewertung hat jetzt Zitat, Quelle und Prüfdatum; was nicht veröffentlicht ist, zählt 0; eine Robustheitstabelle wird bei jedem Update neu berechnet."
  }
 ],
 "applied_to": 29
}