How is the Overbid ranking calculated?

Overall score = (votes × 1) + (Visit clicks × 0.3) + Featured bonus + Outbid bonus (from live bid position) + capped Boost (paid or reward) + capped 7-day growth. This week and Rising today ignore paid bonuses. Opening a listing page is a view, not a ranking click.

Yes. The current #1 global bid and each category #1 bid are listed on this page. Outbid by $1 to take the slot until someone pays more.

Is this an AI tools directory?

It is a directory you can browse and search, plus a ranking that moves. Listings are free. Featured, Top 3, Boost, and Outbid are labeled ads.

Public formula

Live ranking, not a frozen AI tools directory

Positions update from community votes, tracked Visit clicks, weekly growth, labeled Featured placements, and outbid prices anyone can see. That is the gap versus browse-and-compare catalogs.

Open the global ranking · AI tools directory · Feature or outbid

Live public ranking

Five public signals

Browse-only AI tool directories freeze a catalog. Overbid publishes the score inputs: votes, clicks, growth, featured slots, and transparent bids. See the live formula.

Votes
One public vote per tool per hashed IP. The count is on every card.
Visit clicks
Tracked outbound Visit clicks. Opening a listing page is a view, not a ranking click. Bots are ignored.
Growth
7-day velocity on Overall, plus Rising today and This week organic windows.
Featured
Paid Featured, Top 3, Boost, and Boost (reward) are labeled. Boost is capped so it cannot buy #1.
Live bids
The current #1 price is public. Outbid it by $1. No hidden auction.

Overall score

Score = (votes × 1) + (Visit clicks × 0.3) + Featured (50) + Outbid from live bid position (#1 = 200, #2 = 100, #3 = 50) + Boost paid or reward (capped at 25) + 7-day growth (capped at 80)

Votes. One per tool per hashed IP. Visible on every listing.
Visit clicks. Outbound Visit events with a cooldown. Listing page views are separate and do not change the ranking. Search bots do not count.
Growth. Unique vote+click lift versus the previous week, capped so a spike cannot dominate forever.
Featured / Top 3 / Boost. Paid and badged. Reward Boost is labeled “Boosted (reward)”. Boost cannot buy overall #1.
Outbid. Pay $1 more than the public #1 bid (minimum 10 USD). Holds until the next higher payment.
This week / Rising today. Organic windows. No Featured or Outbid bonus.

This week’s top 3

A live board of the organic 7-day ranking. Paste it on a blog, README, or launch post. It is not a paid slot and it is not a multi-week streak — that needs stored weekly snapshots later.

<iframe src="https://www.overbid.tools/embed/top/week?theme=foil" width="280" height="188" style="border:0;overflow:hidden" loading="lazy" title="This week’s top 3 on Overbid"></iframe>

Global outbid ladder

Highest paid bids for #1 overall. Amounts are public.

No live global bid yet. The slot is open.

Open the #1 slot

#1 bid by category

Each category has its own public price to take first place.

AI Tools$10Open — outbid from $10
SEO & Content$10Open — outbid from $10
Marketing & Growth$10Open — outbid from $10
No-Code & Automation$10Open — outbid from $10
Productivity$10Open — outbid from $10
Design & Creative$10Open — outbid from $10
Developer Tools$10Open — outbid from $10
Finance & Business$10Open — outbid from $10
Other$10Open — outbid from $10

FAQ

How is the Overbid ranking calculated?: Overall score = (votes × 1) + (Visit clicks × 0.3) + Featured bonus + Outbid bonus (from live bid position) + capped Boost (paid or reward) + capped 7-day growth. This week and Rising today ignore paid bonuses. Opening a listing page is a view, not a ranking click.
Are bids public?: Yes. The current #1 global bid and each category #1 bid are listed on this page. Outbid by $1 to take the slot until someone pays more.
Is this an AI tools directory?: It is a directory you can browse and search, plus a ranking that moves. Listings are free. Featured, Top 3, Boost, and Outbid are labeled ads.

More detail in the FAQ and this page.

Live ranking, not a frozen AI tools directory

Positions update from community votes, tracked Visit clicks, weekly growth, labeled Featured placements, and outbid prices anyone can see. That is the gap versus browse-and-compare catalogs.

Live public ranking

Five public signals

Browse-only AI tool directories freeze a catalog. Overbid publishes the score inputs: votes, clicks, growth, featured slots, and transparent bids. See the live formula.

Votes
One public vote per tool per hashed IP. The count is on every card.
Visit clicks
Tracked outbound Visit clicks. Opening a listing page is a view, not a ranking click. Bots are ignored.
Growth
7-day velocity on Overall, plus Rising today and This week organic windows.
Featured
Paid Featured, Top 3, Boost, and Boost (reward) are labeled. Boost is capped so it cannot buy #1.
Live bids
The current #1 price is public. Outbid it by $1. No hidden auction.

Overall score

Score = (votes × 1) + (Visit clicks × 0.3) + Featured (50) + Outbid from live bid position (#1 = 200, #2 = 100, #3 = 50) + Boost paid or reward (capped at 25) + 7-day growth (capped at 80)

Votes. One per tool per hashed IP. Visible on every listing.
Visit clicks. Outbound Visit events with a cooldown. Listing page views are separate and do not change the ranking. Search bots do not count.
Growth. Unique vote+click lift versus the previous week, capped so a spike cannot dominate forever.
Featured / Top 3 / Boost. Paid and badged. Reward Boost is labeled “Boosted (reward)”. Boost cannot buy overall #1.
Outbid. Pay $1 more than the public #1 bid (minimum 10 USD). Holds until the next higher payment.
This week / Rising today. Organic windows. No Featured or Outbid bonus.

This week’s top 3

A live board of the organic 7-day ranking. Paste it on a blog, README, or launch post. It is not a paid slot and it is not a multi-week streak — that needs stored weekly snapshots later.

<iframe src="https://www.overbid.tools/embed/top/week?theme=foil" width="280" height="188" style="border:0;overflow:hidden" loading="lazy" title="This week’s top 3 on Overbid"></iframe>

Global outbid ladder

Highest paid bids for #1 overall. Amounts are public.

No live global bid yet. The slot is open.

Open the #1 slot

#1 bid by category

Each category has its own public price to take first place.

AI Tools$10Open — outbid from $10
SEO & Content$10Open — outbid from $10
Marketing & Growth$10Open — outbid from $10
No-Code & Automation$10Open — outbid from $10
Productivity$10Open — outbid from $10
Design & Creative$10Open — outbid from $10
Developer Tools$10Open — outbid from $10
Finance & Business$10Open — outbid from $10
Other$10Open — outbid from $10

FAQ

How is the Overbid ranking calculated?: Overall score = (votes × 1) + (Visit clicks × 0.3) + Featured bonus + Outbid bonus (from live bid position) + capped Boost (paid or reward) + capped 7-day growth. This week and Rising today ignore paid bonuses. Opening a listing page is a view, not a ranking click.
Are bids public?: Yes. The current #1 global bid and each category #1 bid are listed on this page. Outbid by $1 to take the slot until someone pays more.
Is this an AI tools directory?: It is a directory you can browse and search, plus a ranking that moves. Listings are free. Featured, Top 3, Boost, and Outbid are labeled ads.

More detail in the FAQ and this page.

Live ranking, not a frozen AI tools directory

Five public signals

Votes

Visit clicks

Growth

Featured

Live bids

Overall score

This week’s top 3

Global outbid ladder

#1 bid by category

FAQ

Live ranking, not a frozen AI tools directory

Five public signals

Votes

Visit clicks

Growth

Featured

Live bids

Overall score

This week’s top 3

Global outbid ladder

#1 bid by category

FAQ