Compare purchases with a clear scorecard
Name your options. Set your criteria. Weight what matters. See which one wins.
Your Scorecard
Criteria & Weights
Score Each Option
Rate each option from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent) for every criterion.
Results
How to use this scorecard
Add your options
Type the names of the products, services, or choices you're comparing. You can add up to 8 options. If you're choosing between three laptops, enter each model name.
Set your criteria
List the factors that matter for this decision. Price, quality, warranty, brand reputation, shipping speed, return policy. Whatever counts for you. Add as many as you need.
Weight each criterion
Give each factor a weight from 1 to 10 based on how important it is. If price matters twice as much as color, give price an 8 and color a 4. The weights shape the final ranking.
Score and compare
Rate each option on every criterion from 1 to 10. The scorecard multiplies each score by its weight and adds up the totals. The highest total is your best fit based on what you said matters.
Common mistakes to avoid
Giving everything a 10
If every option scores high on everything, the ranking won't help. Push yourself to differentiate. A real 10 means this option is the best you've seen for that specific factor.
Too many criteria
More isn't always better. If you have 15 criteria, some will overlap and dilute what actually matters. Try to keep it to 5-8 focused factors.
Ignoring the weights
If you set all weights to 5, every criterion counts the same. That's fine if everything truly matters equally. But most decisions have a few factors that carry more weight.
Forgetting to save
Your scorecard lives in your browser. If you close the tab without saving, it's gone. Hit Save or copy the share link before you leave.
Example: Choosing a laptop
Say you're picking between three laptops. You care about price, battery life, screen quality, and portability. Here's how a filled scorecard might look:
| Criterion | Weight | Laptop A | Laptop B | Laptop C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Battery Life | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Screen Quality | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Portability | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Weighted Total | 151 | 168 | 157 |
In this example, Laptop B wins with a weighted total of 168. It's not the cheapest or the most portable, but it balances battery life and screen quality well, and those factors matter to this buyer.
Assumptions and limits
Your data, your call
This scorecard doesn't fetch prices, reviews, or specs. You bring the research. The scorecard helps you organize what you find.
Weights are relative. A weight of 8 isn't "8 out of 10 important" in any universal sense. It just means that criterion counts twice as much as a weight of 4 in your specific decision.
This is a decision aid, not a guarantee. The highest score is the best fit based on your inputs. Real life might throw in factors you didn't think to include. Use the ranking as a starting point, not the final word.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to create an account?
No. Everything runs in your browser. Your data stays on your device unless you choose to share it via the share link.
Can I save my scorecard for later?
Yes. Click Save to store it in your browser's local storage. You can also copy a share link that encodes your entire scorecard in the URL.
What if my weights don't add up to 100?
The scorecard normalizes them automatically. But keeping them at 100 makes the totals easier to read and compare at a glance.
How many options can I compare?
Up to 8 options at once. That covers most real-world decisions without making the table too wide to use.
Can I print my results?
Yes. Click Print to open a clean, printer-friendly version of your scorecard. It hides the controls and shows just the data.
Is my data sent anywhere?
No. All calculations happen in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server. The share link encodes your data in the URL itself.