How we make money

FeeDrag Europe is a small tool built by a solo developer. Here's exactly how it's monetised and how we keep it honest.

Revenue sources (in priority order)

1

Free calculator

Live

The core calculator is and will remain free. Traffic and email capture fund ongoing maintenance.

2

PDF report (€9 one-time)

Coming soon

A detailed, downloadable PDF of your results with scenario breakdown, methodology, and a personalised summary. Coming soon.

3

Affiliate links

Live

If you click a broker link marked '(Partner link)' and sign up, we may earn a referral fee from the broker. This never affects rankings.

4

Annual monitoring (future)

Future

Email alerts when your broker changes their fee structure. Not built yet.

Affiliate integrity — non-negotiable rules

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Broker rankings are determined solely by the calculated fee drag for your specific inputs. The broker with the lowest fee drag appears first, regardless of affiliate status.

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If the cheapest broker has no affiliate relationship with us, it still ranks first. We show the official link only.

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Every affiliate link is labelled visibly with "Partner link — supports this tool". You will never see an unmarked affiliate link on this site.

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The official broker URL is always shown alongside any affiliate link. You can always go directly without us earning anything.

Data quality

All broker fee data is manually researched and verified from official broker websites. We record the verification date and source URL on every result page.

We do not use scrapers or automated fee collection. When fees change, we update manually — which means data can become stale between reviews. Always check the last verified date shown on your results.

Confidence levels:

  • Verified (manual)— Checked directly from the broker's official pricing page within the last 6 months
  • Community reported — Sourced from user reports, not directly verified
  • Estimated — Industry average used as placeholder; enter your actual fees for accuracy

What we are not

  • Not a financial advisor — results are educational estimates only
  • Not a real-time price feed — data is manually verified and timestamped
  • Not a portfolio tracker — no user accounts, no stored portfolio data
  • Not a broker review site — brokers are ranked by math, not editorial opinion

Contact

Found an error in broker data? Fee changed? Email us and we'll verify and update within 48 hours.