How this site works
RankMyTool is a comparison database for cordless power tools: 54 tools across 9 brands and 10 battery platforms, from $99 to $409 bare. It exists because tool research is dominated by the wrong question. Every review argues about which drill is best; almost nobody tells you that the batteries and chargers you already own decide most of your future purchases. This site organizes everything around that lock-in.
Where the data comes from
Specs (torque, RPM, weight, motor type) come from manufacturer spec sheets and product documentation, and they stay in the units the manufacturer quotes — when DeWalt publishes UWO instead of in-lbs, we label it as DeWalt's unit rather than converting marketing math into a fake apples-to-apples number. Prices are typical street prices, not MSRP; sales happen constantly, so treat a price here as a tier, not a quote. Star ratings and review counts are aggregated from major retail listings. When we couldn't verify a rating at a real retailer, the tool shows no rating — a blank beats a guess.
Where the opinions come from
We don't run a test lab, and we won't pretend to. The pros, cons, and owner notes on each tool page are distilled from public owner discussions: r/Tools and the brand subreddits, contractor forums, and long-term reviews from people who use these tools for a living. Launch-day coverage says everything is a beast; what matters is what owners say after year two, when the chuck wobbles or the battery gauge starts lying. Summarizing that is editorial work, and we try to keep the wording as blunt as the owners wrote it.
How the rankings are ordered
Guide, brand, and category pages are sorted by owner rating, then by spec. There are no sponsored placements and no one can pay to move up a list. If a tool sits first, it's because owners rate it first.
Keeping it current
The catalog was last refreshed on July 31, 2026. New tools get added, street prices get corrected, and discontinued models get pulled as we notice them. If something looks off — a dead model, a stale price — that's a data bug, not an ad.