Partners: start here
This section is for Exponential Partners: organizations, companies and individual professionals who support Exponential directly, as sustaining partners in the shared success of the community on the internet. It is also for everyone who is thinking about becoming one: agencies, developers, designers, hosting companies, resellers, trainers, schools and freelancers.
It answers four questions: what an Exponential Partner is, how the partner program works as it is published today, what a partner does in practice (projects, hosting, extensions, marketing, referrals, contributions), and where the published sources stop and the Exponential Foundation still has to decide.
Contents
- Exponential partnership in one minute
- The ground rules of this section
- Your first week
- Map of the partner pages
- Who to ask
Exponential partnership in one minute
- What the program is. "The official partner program is designed for companies who deliver professional products and services based on the Exponential open source Content Management System" (https://exponential.earth/partner/apply, read 18 October 2026).
- Who runs it today. The published program is run by 7x: "7x categorizes partners into the following levels", and the partnership contract is signed "On behalf of 7x" (https://exponential.earth/partner/program). The role of the Exponential Foundation in the partner program is not described in the published sources: to be defined by the Foundation. See Who runs the partner program.
- Levels. Student, Now, Starter, Basic, Professional, Silver, Gold and Platinum (Partner levels).
- Profiles. IT, Creative, Hosting and Distribution partners, plus Development partners listed among the classes (Partner profiles).
- How you get in. Apply at https://exponential.earth/partner/apply, sign the agreement, buy the partner subscription in the 7x store; or qualify through the points system (How to apply, The points system).
- What it gives. Revenue opportunities, visibility, partner meetings, support tickets, discounts and, at higher levels, referrals, co-marketing and roadmap requests (Partner benefits).
- What it asks. A commitment to open source values and quality, yearly renewal, and at higher levels revenue, points and certifications (Partner requirements).
Note
Two different offers carry the word "partner". The Exponential Partner Program at https://exponential.earth/partner is the program this section describes. The 7x Partner Subscription at https://se7enx.com/partner is a managed service of 7x (hosting, support and development for your own site). The partner program at a glance compares them.
The ground rules of this section
- Every fact names its source. Prices, levels and benefits are quoted from the published program pages, with the date they were read. The live pages are authoritative; "7x reserves full rights to change or administer this program" (https://exponential.earth/partner/program).
- The benefits page is current. The levels, prices, discounts, lead priority and benefits follow https://exponential.earth/partner/benefits; where an older program page differs, the benefits page applies. The partner terms (commission, Kick-Off Package, paying and signing, the partner address) are on Partner plans and prices.
- Where the sources are silent, the page says so. "To be defined by the Foundation" marks every open question.
- Ideas are labeled as proposals. Certification ideas and similar suggestions are marked "Proposal, not a program".
- No invented names. No page names partner companies or members; the published directory requires sign-in (Partner directories).
Your first week
| Day | Do this | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Read who stands behind Exponential | Who is 7x?, Who is the Exponential Foundation? |
| 1 | Understand what a partner is and who runs the program | What an Exponential Partner is, Who runs the partner program |
| 2 | Pick your profile and a realistic level | Partner profiles, Partner levels |
| 2 | Check the costs and what they buy | Partner plans and prices, Partner benefits |
| 3 | Read the agreement and the code of conduct | The partnership agreement, Partner code of conduct |
| 4 | Prepare your application | Application checklist, How to apply |
| 5 | Plan your first contribution back to the project | Contributing code back, Earning points through community work |
Map of the partner pages
Who to ask
| Question | Where | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The partner program, your application, your level | The partner team: [email protected], or the form at https://exponential.earth/partner/contact-us | https://exponential.earth/partner/apply, https://exponential.earth/partner/program |
| Paid support and services from 7x | https://se7enx.com/contact | https://exponential.earth/support |
| The Foundation | https://foundation.exponential.earth/ | Who is the Exponential Foundation? |
| Technical questions | Forums https://share.exponential.earth/forums, Telegram https://t.me/exponentialcms | https://exponential.earth/about/project |
| A security problem | [email protected], privately | SECURITY.md |
Public demos for prospects. A demo with a published sign-in runs in demo mode (EXP_DEMO_MODE=1) so the sign-in keeps working. Demo mode for hosts, Demo mode FAQ.
Related pages
- Supporters: start here
- Sponsors: start here
- Sales and marketing: start here
- Project managers: start here
- Who is 7x?, Who is the Exponential Foundation?
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
See also: Ecosystem, Resellers, Bundlers, Integrators.