The recommendation comes first.
Axiom One may receive compensation from selected software vendors, but commercial relationships do not purchase ranking position, override audit evidence or require us to recommend a replacement.
KEEP can win
If the client's current product is the best economic and operational choice, KEEP is the recommendation even if replacing it could generate a commission.
Non-partners can outrank partners
Products with no Axiom commercial relationship can and will outrank products that compensate us when the evidence supports it.
Compensation is disclosed
Eligible outbound links may be affiliate links. When a qualifying purchase occurs, Axiom may receive compensation at no additional cost to the buyer.
Recommendation firewall
Commercial status is evaluated after the recommendation logic, not inside it.
The audit framework considers business requirements, utilization, current total cost, switching cost, implementation burden, dependencies, risk and expected operating value. Affiliate availability is not a quality score.