Exactly how the Legit Score is built — sub-score weights, verification multipliers, recency tiers, and the minimum threshold for a score to appear publicly.
What the score represents
A weighted summary of submitted reviewer experiences.
Important framing
The Legit Score is a weighted aggregate of ratings submitted by vendors, agencies, and partners who have worked with the reviewed company. It reflects the collective experiences of those reviewers — weighted by verification tier, recency, and review volume. It is not an independent determination by Legit about the quality of the company, and it is not an editorial opinion.
Legit does not independently investigate, audit, or make findings about any company. The score is a mathematical summary of what verified reviewers have reported from their own firsthand business experiences. The methodology is designed to make that summary as accurate, current, and manipulation-resistant as possible.
Sub-score weights
Eight dimensions. Not equally weighted.
Each of the eight rated dimensions contributes to the overall score at a different weight. Dimensions that have the most direct financial impact on a vendor relationship are weighted most heavily. The "Would work again" signal is treated separately as the most powerful single input.
DimensionWeightRelative weight
Would work again
Highest
Pays on time
High
Fair in disputes
High
Treats partners fairly
High
Communication
Standard
Honors scope
Standard
Decision-maker access
Standard
Approval speed
Standard
Internal stability
Lower
Verification multipliers
Each review is weighted by its verification tier.
Before a review's scores are aggregated into the overall Legit Score, each score is multiplied by the reviewer's verification tier. Higher-tier reviews carry proportionally more weight. Unverified reviews do not contribute to the score calculation.
Verified contract
1.5×
Confirmed working relationship via redacted contract, invoice, SOW, CRM screenshot, or business email. Highest trust — counts at full 1.5× weight.
Verified LinkedIn
1.3×
LinkedIn employment history confirms relevant role during the review period. Strong identity and context signal — counts at 1.3× weight.
Verified email
1.1×
Work email domain confirmed. Baseline identity signal confirming association with a real business — counts at 1.1× weight.
Unverified
Context only
No identity verification. Review appears on the company profile as a contextual signal but is excluded from the Legit Score calculation entirely.
Recency weighting
Recent reviews carry more weight.
Companies change over time — new leadership, new procurement policies, new culture. The Legit Score reflects the most recent reviewer experiences most heavily, so that improvement or deterioration shows up in the score rather than being buried by historical data.
Last 12 months
Full weight
Most recent reviews are the primary driver of the score. This is the period that matters most to anyone currently deciding whether to sign.
12–24 months
60% weight
Recent context with reduced influence. A company that has improved should not be permanently penalized for older behavior.
2+ years ago
20% weight
Historical reference only. Minimal impact on current score. Displayed with clear timestamps so readers can assess relevance themselves.
Minimum threshold
A score only appears when the data supports it.
A public Legit Score is only displayed for companies that have received at least 3 verified reviews. Companies with fewer than 3 verified reviews show a profile with available context but no aggregate score. This threshold exists to prevent single-review scores from appearing credible when they may not represent the full picture.
3 verified reviews required
Until a company has at least 3 verified reviews, no aggregate score is shown on their public profile. The individual verified reviews that do exist are shown, along with a note explaining that the minimum threshold has not yet been met. This requirement applies to verified reviews only — unverified context submissions do not count toward the threshold.
Scope and limitations
What the Legit Score is not.
The score is a summary of reviewer-submitted experiences. It is explicitly not:
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An independent audit or investigation. Legit does not independently verify the facts asserted in any review, and the score does not constitute a finding of fact about the company's conduct.
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A legal determination. Nothing in the Legit Score, sub-scores, or review content constitutes a legal conclusion about any company's conduct or compliance.
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A complete picture. The score reflects the experiences of reviewers who chose to submit to Legit. It is not a census, and the absence of reviews does not imply the absence of experiences.