Contributor Program
Recognition for the people who keep this directory honest.
directree runs on real practitioner input – comments, surveys, votes and reviews. The Contributor Program recognizes the people who put that work in. Standing is earned, never bought, and it never changes what a listing says or where it ranks.
How you earn standing
Contributor standing grows from the quality of what you add – not from how often you click. We weigh contributions by trust, so genuine voices count for more than volume.
Write substantive comments
Real, specific experience with a tool helps everyone. Thoughtful comments count; drive-by one-liners and promo drops do not.
Complete surveys
Our daily surveys turn honest practitioner opinions into public data. Substantive answers build your standing.
Vote and bookmark
Small signals add up. Upvoting and bookmarking tools you genuinely rate contributes a little, steadily.
Review directree itself
Reviewed us on a site like Trustpilot, Capterra or G2? Submit the link from your account and we verify it by hand. It counts toward your standing.
Ready to submit a review link? Head to the Rewards section of your account
The two badges
Contributor standing is recomputed regularly across the whole community. The most active and trusted contributors earn a badge shown next to their name.
Runner-up
Earned by contributors whose overall standing sits just below the top band. It means your voice already carries real weight here – and Top Contributor is within reach.
Top Contributor
The top band of the community by overall standing. Top Contributors who also have a claimed and verified tool are entered into the trust-weighted Community Showcase draw – a free, rotating spotlight on the homepage.
The honesty rule
Standing is earned, never bought. It never changes a listing's Observed, AI or Founder facts, and it never moves a tool up or down the directory. The only thing it unlocks is eligibility for the Community Showcase draw – a random, trust-weighted rotation, not a ranking. That line is the whole point of directree.
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