# Comparison Page Evidence Table

Build a dated, source-backed feature comparison using fair criteria, exact plans, qualified unknowns, equivalent evidence, and named update ownership.

## Usage note

Use this evidence table behind a public comparison, particularly when your organization offers one of the products. Record exact plans, regions, versions, and access dates. Verify from authoritative documentation or a reproducible test. Do not invent negatives from missing information, imply affiliation, bypass restricted access, or use unequal criteria to manufacture a preferred winner.

## How to use this template

1. Define the audience, options, exact plans, market, date, and neutral criteria.
2. Set evidence rules and status definitions before researching individual products.
3. Capture one source-backed record for every material cell and qualification.
4. Review equivalent treatment, ownership disclosure, uncertainty, and public-table clarity.
5. Publish only verified distinctions and schedule cell-level refresh or correction ownership.

## Blank template

### Comparison scope

- **Target reader and task:** [Decision context]
- **Options:** [Products, methods, or plans]
- **Exact versions/plans:** [Comparable scope]
- **Market and currency:** [Region]
- **Publisher relationship:** [Owned, affiliate, partner, or none]
- **Evidence cutoff:** [YYYY-MM-DD]
- **Status definitions:** [Yes, no, partial, unknown, not applicable]
- **Test method:** [Documentation or reproducible workflow]

### Evidence cell

- **Criterion:** [Neutral definition]
- **Why it matters:** [Reader need]
- **Option and plan:** [Exact]
- **Status:** [Defined label]
- **Evidence statement:** [What is documented or observed]
- **Source type:** [Official documentation, test, policy, other]
- **Source URL and access date:** [Location; YYYY-MM-DD]
- **Version or environment:** [Relevant detail]
- **Qualification:** [Limit, add-on, beta, quota, or unknown]
- **Reviewer:** [Name and date]

### Fairness checks

- [ ] Criteria were defined before results were collected.
- [ ] Every option receives equivalent evidence effort.
- [ ] Plan, region, date, and version are clear.
- [ ] Missing documentation is not converted into a false negative.
- [ ] Checkmarks do not hide limits or add-ons.
- [ ] Commercial relationships are disclosed.
- [ ] Public interpretation includes cases favoring different options.
- [ ] Every volatile cell has an update trigger.