What Drives Us?
Our Story
2011: The Problem
As a relocation consultant, founder Ryan Carrigan saw how broken the moving industry had become. Lead-generation sites sold customer info to dozens of movers, leaving people overwhelmed by nonstop calls and misleading quotes. He knew there had to be a better way.
2015: The Idea
After one too many frustrated conversations with customers, Ryan teamed up with Jason to build a platform rooted in transparency and real data, not sales tactics. moveBuddha was born to make moving simple, honest, and stress-free.
The Mission
From day one, we've focused on empowering people to make informed moving decisions. Our guides, rankings, cost tools, and company reviews are built on verified data, expert insight, and firsthand customer experiences.
Today
A decade later, moveBuddha has grown into a trusted resource used by hundreds of thousands of people each year. Our team of editors, engineers, and moving experts continues to make moving information clear, unbiased, and genuinely helpful.
Our Track Record
4,500+
We maintain the most comprehensive mover database in the U.S., verified through licensing, pricing, and performance data from federal and state sources.
1,000,000+
We aggregate and validate reviews from over 25 trusted sources including government databases, the BBB, and our own Better Moves Project.
25+
Our research incorporates official records, customer feedback, and industry surveys to ensure every recommendation is accurate and up to date.
10+ years
We've spent more than a decade refining tools and advice that help people move smarter and with less stress.
400,000+
Nearly half a million people use moveBuddha each year to find transparent, data-driven moving information that actually helps them plan better.
$50,000+
Through our Better Moves Project, we've awarded more than $50,000 in grants to help offset moving costs while gathering authentic, documented move experiences.
Industry Affiliations
moveBuddha is an active member of leading national and state moving associations dedicated to improving consumer protection, safety standards, and transparency across the relocation industry. These memberships reflect our ongoing commitment to ethical business practices and our verified expertise in moving.
Better Business Bureau Accredited Business
American Trucking Association
Move For Hunger
New York State Movers & Warehousemen Association
Michigan Movers Association
North Carolina Movers Association
How We're Improving the Moving Industry
Most moving review sites stop at ratings. We're building systems that actually improve how the industry works. From collecting real-world move data to verifying the most trustworthy movers, moveBuddha is setting a new standard for fairness, accuracy, and protection in the moving world.
moveBuddha Verified: Movers you can actually trust
Only the best of the best earn our Verified badge. Each company meets strict service, licensing, and customer satisfaction standards. If something goes wrong, we'll mediate on your behalf and provide $1,000 in additional coverage when needed.
Better Moves Project: Real moves. Real stories. Real data.
We've awarded $50k in grants to readers for sharing their honest moving experiences. These real stories power our research and make the moving industry more transparent.
Real-World Moving Review from the Better Moves Project
Christian's Move with Safeway
Brooklyn, NY → San Francisco, CA
In the summer of 2022, Christian and his partner moved from Brooklyn to San Francisco to start new jobs and be closer to their families. Christian wanted the best mix of service, flexibility, and affordability to make the most of his $5,000 relocation stipend.
Meet the Team
Ryan Carrigan
Co-Founder
Co-founder of moveBuddha and relocation industry expert focused on moving companies, costs, and consumer trends.
Learn More About Ryan
Jason Pancake
Co-Founder
Shawn Hill
VP of Growth
Daniel McBrayer
VP of Engineering
Sarah Aboul-Hosn
Project Manager
Zak Worsley
Head of Partnerships
Hilary Snow
Lead Editor
Andrea Tolar
Head of SEO
Brenda Woods
Senior Editor
Parker King
Content Operations Lead
Josh Hooton
Frontend Engineer
Jacob Ernst
Rails Engineer
Rafa Gonçalves
Senior Data Engineer
Mark Fenske
Senior WordPress Developer
Christie Pancake
Office Manager
Our Editorial Standards
Editorial Policy
Every article, guide, and review published on moveBuddha is written, fact-checked, and reviewed by our in-house editorial team. Our writers and editors draw on verified data from federal databases (like FMCSA and SAFER), state regulators, our extensive pricing dataset, and firsthand research from our Better Moves Project.
Before publishing, each piece goes through multiple rounds of accuracy checks and peer review to ensure all information is current, unbiased, and actionable.
Our editorial team operates independently from our business partnerships. Affiliate relationships never influence our content, rankings, or recommendations. That separation is built into our editorial process.
Corrections and Updates
Accuracy is core to moveBuddha's mission. When we discover an error, we correct it quickly and clearly.
Our editors review and refresh content on a regular schedule, and content gets updated when moving regulations, pricing data, or best practices change. Each update is evaluated and approved by a human editor to ensure new information meets our accuracy and sourcing standards.
Notice something off? Email our editorial team
AI Use Disclosure
We use AI tools to assist with research, organization, and first-draft development — always under human direction. These tools help our editorial team analyze data more efficiently and identify trends worth exploring.
Every piece of content on moveBuddha is crafted, edited, and approved by our experienced editors and subject-matter experts. Our team brings years of industry knowledge to ensure every guide, review, and data point is accurate, useful, and grounded in real-world moving expertise.
AI supports our work, but it doesn't define it.
Third-Party Content
When we feature guest posts or syndicated content, we clearly label it. All third-party content must meet our editorial standards and is reviewed by our team before publication.
We do not publish pay-to-play content. Any sponsored or partner content is clearly disclosed and marked as such, maintaining trust with our readers.
Our Methodology
At moveBuddha, accuracy and transparency guide everything we produce, from cost estimates to moving company rankings. Every piece of research and recommendation we publish is grounded in a transparent, firsthand, data-driven methodology.
- Verified licensing and operations: We confirm each mover's active authority, insurance coverage, and safety history using federal and state databases including FMCSA, SAFER, and state DOT records.
- Firsthand pricing data: We mystery shop movers to gather quotes, evaluate their customer service, and validate our pricing models.
- Real customer insights: We interview readers and document their end-to-end experiences with movers to provide a transparent look into the moving industry.
- Proprietary vetting: Our Verified program evaluates movers across licensing, safety, complaint levels, pricing transparency, services, and reliability to confirm their quality standards.
- Comprehensive review and complaint data: We aggregate and analyze thousands of customer ratings, BBB reports, FMCSA complaints, and third-party reviews to identify real performance trends.
- Transparent scoring system: Our rankings measure movers across dozens of data points, including cost transparency, reliability, service offerings, and customer satisfaction. Scores are updated regularly as new data becomes available.
- Editorial independence: Our editorial team operates independently from our partnerships team. Paid relationships never influence our moving company scores.
This process allows us to provide unbiased, research-backed advice that helps people avoid scams, choose reputable movers, and plan their moves with confidence.
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