get_provider_score
Get a provider's iScore and what moves it — read-only
inetGeek's iScore for one provider: 0–100 against its category peers with an 80% interval and rank, the six pillars (price, capacity, capability, trust, evidence, adoption) each with its interval, weight and coverage, every scored criterion with the fact it was read from and the peer median it was measured against, and — for a provider asking how to score higher — the criteria its peers document that it does not. Computed at build from sourced facts by rules published at /iscore/; not a provider claim, not a benchmark, and not comparable across categories. Always report the interval with the number: a thin record is pulled toward the category middle with a wide band, and that band is the finding. category here is a CATEGORY ID ("database", "paas", "llm-api"), not a URL section — list_categories shows both.
This tool is read-only.
Arguments
| Argument | Type | Required | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
category | string | yes | Category id such as "database", "paas", "object-storage" — the canonical category, or one the provider is also_in |
provider | string | yes | Provider id or name, e.g. "neon" or "Neon" |
Example
Arguments:
{
"category": "web-analytics",
"provider": "databull"
}The server's answer on 2026-10-25 (first 1,400 characters):
DataBull — iScore 58/100 (80% interval 50–65), rank 11 of 11 (interval overlaps the next rank — an ordering, not a finding) in web-analytics, computed 2026-10-25.
inetGeek's own reading, computed from sourced facts against category peers by disclosed rules. Not a provider claim. Intervals are 80%; a provider with few documented facts is pulled toward the category middle rather than scored on what little is known.
Read this score with care:
- Price is thin: 2 of 5 criteria are scored, so it sits near the category middle with a wide interval (13–56). Read the interval, not the point.
- Capacity and limits is thin: 0 of 2 criteria are scored, so it sits near the category middle with a wide interval (40–62). Read the interval, not the point.
- Trust and compliance is thin: 0 of 4 criteria are scored, so it sits near the category middle with a wide interval (75–87). Read the interval, not the point.
- Documented but not scored, because the page states it as text with no comparable number or a yes/limited/no (a one-time, usage-based or other-vendor price, or a per-site choice): minimum_paid_price, sites_included, cookieless, gdpr_data_residency. Read them on the provider page; the score neither rewards nor penalises what it could not compare.
Method: https://inetgeek.com/iscore/
Coverage: scored on 36% of the decidable criteria peers document.
Pillars:
- Price: 35 (13–56), weight
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