Complete guide

How Kribo finds you the right tech provider, for real.

No jargon — here is how it works: AI brief validation, the strict cap of 5 providers, written guarantees, and why all of that concretely changes things for you.

Client side

Why we exist

If you're reading this page, you've probably already tried to find a tech provider online. So you already know what's wrong.

On most platforms, you post a project and get 20, 30, sometimes 50 proposals. You spend your weekend sorting them. Many are copy-paste, some are completely off-topic, two or three might be good. You lose more time than if you'd just asked around.

At the other end, on marketplaces for senior freelancers, providers really are vetted — but at €600 a day for a developer, your brochure website costs €12,000. The entry ticket isn't right.

Kribo sits in between: specialised in tech / AI, capped at 5 providers per brief, with real-time AI validation. For small businesses with a real project who want to save time.

5 max

providers per brief — a strict cap

48 h

to receive your proposals

€0

to post your brief, today and tomorrow

Our process in detail

Five steps for you, three for us, in parallel. Here is the full timeline of a brief on Kribo.

  1. 1

    You describe your project (3 minutes)

    Project type, free-form description, budget, urgency, sector, location, contact. Five steps, no account. You can close the tab and come back later — your draft is saved.

  2. 2

    Our AI validates your brief (30 seconds)

    A 0-100 quality score, computed in real time as you write. The score updates every second. If the brief is too vague, the AI suggests concrete improvements before you publish.

  3. 3

    Smart routing to the right providers

    Once published, your brief is routed to providers whose profile matches: declared skills, sector experience, location, budget range. Only targeted providers get notified — never the whole platform.

  4. 4

    Providers spend credits to reach you

    To see your full contact details and reach out, a provider spends between 5 and 100 credits depending on the brief quality tier. That naturally filters: only genuinely interested providers go all the way. Strict cap of 5 providers per brief.

  5. 5

    You talk directly

    No middleman, no commission. The quote, the contract and the payment happen directly between you and the provider you pick. We stay available for mediation if needed.

The AI validation, explained

The AI quality score is the heart of Kribo. It's what guarantees that the briefs flowing through our system are serious, and that good briefs attract good providers.

Concretely, your brief is scored across four dimensions, each worth up to 25 points:

Anatomy of an 82 / 100 score

Example
Description21/25
Context22/25
Objectives19/25
Timeline20/25

Total score

82/100

Good brief, ready to match

Briefs above 70 points are considered Premium on the provider side (25 credits to contact you). Briefs above 85 are Hot leads (50 credits): they trigger a priority push notification to matching providers.

Why it matters: a brief with a high quality score costs the provider more to unlock. But because it's more precise, the provider is more confident they can deliver — so more motivated to try. You attract better profiles.

Quality guarantees

Kribo isn't a neutral marketplace that just puts people in touch. We commit to quality, on both the demand and the supply side. Here is what's written in our terms.

Built-in anti-scraping

Your contact details are shown to providers as a watermarked PNG image. Impossible to copy-paste, impossible to scrape.

5 providers maximum

A hard line. Once 5 providers have unlocked your brief, nobody else can. No bidding war possible.

Reporting & moderation

If a provider is pushy or off-topic, you report them in one click: they lose access to your brief and get sanctioned.

On the provider side, we guarantee credit refunds if your number is unreachable after three attempts, if the brief is incoherent (very rare thanks to AI validation), or if it's a duplicate. It's a virtuous circle: providers trust us, they invest more credits, so only the genuinely interested ones contact you.

What it costs (for you: nothing)

For clients who post a brief, Kribo is and will stay free. No credit card, no hidden fees, no commission on the final project.

We only make money on the provider side, through:

  • The Pro subscription at €39.90 / month (optional): 3 free veteran leads per week and advanced filters.
  • Credit packs: a provider spends between 5 and 100 credits to unlock your contact details, depending on your brief's quality score.

Why this model: by charging providers (and not clients), we keep the economic incentive on the side of quality briefs. A vague brief will never pay off for a provider, so we filter upstream.

Our method compared

People often ask what sets us apart. The table below compares facts, not opinions, against the three archetypes we're usually compared to.

KriboGeneralist platformsFreelance marketplacesWord of mouth
SpecialisationTech / AI onlyAll sectorsFreelancers, all tradesDepends on your network
Brief validationAI, real timeNoneN/A (profile-first)None
Cap on applications5 max, strictTypically 10 to 30+The client picksOne contact at a time
Refund guaranteesWritten, 3 casesLimitedOn the mission onlyNone
Client pricingFreeFreeCommission ~10%Free
AI-specificCore of the offerNoFreelance AI profilesRare

Indicative table, based on the public pages of the compared platforms.

FAQ

The questions we get most, with honest answers.

No commitment on your side. Email support@kribo.fr and we manually re-engage other providers matching your brief. This happens on about 3% of briefs.
Your details are shown to providers as a watermarked PNG image, never as plain text. Automated scraping is impossible.
It relies on an evaluation grid calibrated by our team: description, context, objectives, timeline. You can see the breakdown directly on the confirmation page after publishing.
Kribo is published by Sparkana, a French web and AI studio. French company, data stored in the EU. Full legal information (company name, registration) appears in our legal notice.

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