Fakespot alternative: how to check a brand now

Fakespot shut down on July 1, 2025. Here is what still works when you want to know whether a brand is worth buying.

What happened to Fakespot

Mozilla, which bought Fakespot in 2023, closed the website, browser extension and apps on July 1, 2025, saying the product did not fit a model it could sustain (Engadget). Fakespot graded the reviews on a single product page.

What ISaGoodBrand does instead

ISaGoodBrand does not analyze individual reviews. It checks the brand behind the product, using public records that are hard to fake:

CPSC recalls in the last 3 years
owner ratings across the brand's most-rated Amazon products
product liability and consumer fraud lawsuits
who owns the company and where products are made
verbatim owner comments from Reddit and Trustpilot

Every brand gets the same published formula. We cover 140 brands so far. Find a brand or read how the verdict works.

Checking reviews yourself

Read the 1-star and 2-star reviews first: they show how products fail.
Check whether reviews describe the same product: listings sometimes merge reviews of older models.
Search the brand on Reddit and on the CPSC recall database before buying anything for children, heating or electrical use.

FAQ

What happened to Fakespot?

Mozilla shut down Fakespot's website, browser extension and apps on July 1, 2025.

Is there an alternative to Fakespot?

No free tool grades individual Amazon reviews the way Fakespot did. ISaGoodBrand checks the brand instead: recalls, owner ratings, lawsuits and company records.

Does ISaGoodBrand detect fake reviews?

No. It does not analyze individual reviews; it uses public records that are hard to fake, such as CPSC recalls and court filings.