The Best Upwork Alternatives in 2026

The table below is the shortest version of the recommendation. “Best for” is based on the platform’s operating model and current fee structure, not on affiliate relationships.

Read our Upwork review and Upwork versus Toptal comparison alongside this shortlist.

Upwork remains one of the broadest freelance marketplaces, but its breadth is also why people search for alternatives. A business may want a smaller pool with stronger vetting. A freelancer may want to stop paying for proposal capacity or reduce the percentage taken from earnings. A creative professional may prefer a portfolio-first model instead of a bidding feed. None of those problems has the same solution.

Upwork’s own 2026 pricing is also more complicated than it used to be. Freelancer service fees can range from 0% to 15% per contract. Additional Connects cost $0.15 each, and Freelancer Plus is listed at $19.99 per month with 100 Connects and other benefits. Clients can also face a Marketplace Fee and a one-time contract initiation fee of $0.99 to $14.99 per new marketplace contract.

There is an important official-source discrepancy on the client side. Upwork’s live pricing material gives examples using a 5% Basic Marketplace Fee, while its Help Center and parts of the same pricing page still state that the Marketplace Fee can be up to 7.99%. That means a buyer comparing alternatives should not treat one Upwork percentage as universal. The fee displayed in the account and at checkout is the figure that matters for a specific contract.

The practical reasons to consider a switch usually fall into four buckets:

• Lower or more predictable platform fees, especially for repeat client work.
• A different way of winning work — discovery, packaged services or matching instead of proposal auctions.
• Stronger curation for clients who would rather pay more for a smaller, screened shortlist.
• A specialised market where the right buyers or talent are easier to find than on a general marketplace.

If the main issue is simply that proposals are not converting, however, changing platforms can reproduce the same problem in a different interface. Positioning, proof of work, pricing, niche clarity and responsiveness still matter everywhere.

This ranking uses buyer and freelancer criteria together because “Upwork alternative” has two distinct search intents. A freelancer wants opportunities and take-home earnings; a client wants talent quality, speed, cost and protection. A platform can be excellent for one side and merely average for the other.

• Economics: platform commission, client fees, subscriptions, bidding credits and other recurring costs.
• How work is won: open bidding, catalogue purchasing, direct discovery, curated matching or a specialist network.
• Payment protection: escrow, funded milestones, dispute mechanisms and invoicing support.
• Talent model: broad marketplace versus screened or niche talent.
• Best use case: the type of work and buyer/freelancer for which the model is genuinely advantageous.
• Trade-off: the most important compromise a user accepts by leaving Upwork for that platform.

Contra is the most interesting Upwork alternative for freelancers whose biggest complaint is the platform taking a percentage of their earnings. Contra positions itself as commission-free for independent professionals: contractors can create a profile, send proposals and invoices, use contracts and receive payments without a percentage commission being deducted from their earnings.

That does not mean every transaction is free. Contra’s 2026 pricing model separates freelancer commission from payment/platform charges. The current pricing page shows a free plan and Contra Pro at $29 per month or $199 per year. On the free tier, current payment fees are shown as $15 for payments below $500 and $29 for payments above $500, while Pro removes those platform fees. Processing and payout fees from payment providers can still apply. Contra’s own help and product pages contain some older $19 and $29 contract-fee references, so the live pricing page should be treated as the more current source when checking a transaction.

Why this matters: a freelancer who already generates clients through LinkedIn, referrals, an agency network or a personal website may not need to pay a marketplace 10% simply for handling contracts and payments. Contra gives that freelancer a professional system for proposals, contracts, escrow-style project workflows and payments while keeping the freelancer-side commission at zero.

Where Contra is stronger than Upwork

• Freelancers keep 100% of their quoted earnings before payment-provider or optional payout charges.
• Portfolio and discovery presentation is better suited to creatives, product people and independent specialists who sell expertise rather than generic hourly labour.
• It works well for bringing an existing off-platform client into a structured contract and payment workflow.
• Pro turns a percentage-fee problem into a predictable subscription for active freelancers.

Where Contra is weaker

The obvious trade-off is demand. Upwork’s value is the enormous volume of client activity across categories and budgets. Contra has grown, but it is still not a like-for-like replacement for that breadth. A freelancer who depends almost entirely on marketplace-generated leads may find the zero-commission economics attractive while receiving fewer suitable opportunities.

Contra also has rapidly evolving pricing. The fact that some official pages still reference different client contract fees is a reminder to confirm the current fee displayed before moving recurring work purely for cost reasons.

Best fit: Experienced freelancers, designers, marketers, developers and independent consultants who already know how to win clients and want a lower-fee operating layer rather than a giant proposal marketplace.

Avoid if: You need a very high volume of open jobs and rely on the marketplace itself as your primary lead source.

Fiverr solves a different problem from Upwork. Instead of starting with a client job post and competing through proposals, the classic Fiverr model starts with a service listing. Freelancers package a deliverable — for example a logo, video edit, WordPress fix, voice-over or SEO audit — and buyers shop for it more like an ecommerce product.

That difference can be valuable when the work is repeatable. A freelancer can define scope, turnaround time, revision limits and package tiers once, then let the listing sell repeatedly. A buyer who already knows what they need can compare offerings without writing a detailed job post and sorting through dozens of proposals.

The cost is substantial on the seller side. Fiverr’s payment terms state that sellers are generally credited with 80% of the purchase amount, effectively a 20% platform share. For buyers, the current payment terms state a 5.5% service fee plus a $3.50 small-order fee for purchases under $200. Some Fiverr Help pages still show older thresholds and dollar amounts, so the September 2025 payment terms are the cleaner source for the current general fee rule.

Where Fiverr is stronger than Upwork

• There is less need to write a custom proposal for every small, repeatable job.
• The catalogue model is efficient for buyers who want a clearly defined deliverable quickly.
• Packages and add-ons make it easier to productise a service and upsell scope.
• Strong fit for creative, marketing, media, web and other deliverable-based work.

Where Fiverr is weaker

A 20% seller share is expensive compared with many alternatives in this guide. The shopping-style experience can also push buyers toward price comparison, especially in crowded categories. Complex consulting, ambiguous projects and long-running engagements usually require more conversation than a simple service page communicates.

Best fit: Freelancers who can turn a skill into a repeatable package, and buyers who want to purchase a defined outcome rather than run a recruitment process.

Avoid if: Your work is highly bespoke, consultative or relationship-led and cannot be scoped cleanly before discovery.

Toptal sits at the opposite end of the market from an open bidding platform. Its value proposition is curation. Businesses describe what they need and Toptal matches them with screened professionals across areas such as software development, design, product, project management, finance, marketing and consulting.

For clients, the current FAQ says Toptal charges a flat $79 monthly subscription if the client proceeds with talent matching. Engagements begin with a trial period of up to two weeks; if the client is not satisfied, Toptal says the client is not billed for that trial. Talent set their own rates, and Toptal’s talent FAQ says the platform does not take a cut from talent earnings.

The part that is less transparent is the total client rate. Unlike a marketplace where the freelancer quote and marketplace fee are plainly separated, Toptal does not publish a simple universal percentage margin for every engagement. That makes it harder to compare price before speaking to the platform. In return, the buyer is paying for matching and vetting rather than for access to a giant self-service directory.

Where Toptal is stronger than Upwork

• Clients spend less time screening a large number of open-market applicants.
• The matching model is better suited to senior, high-impact work where a bad hire is more expensive than a premium rate.
• Talent does not pay a platform percentage out of its stated rate.
• The no-risk trial reduces some of the hiring risk for clients.

Where Toptal is weaker

Toptal is not designed for bargain hunting or dozens of small one-off jobs. Clients with simple tasks may be paying for a level of curation they do not need. Freelancers face a screening barrier rather than an open sign-up-and-bid model, so it is not an accessible replacement for every Upwork freelancer.

Best fit: Companies hiring experienced specialists for meaningful projects where quality and time-to-shortlist matter more than having the lowest possible rate.

Avoid if: You need inexpensive task work, want to browse a huge open catalogue yourself, or are a new freelancer building first-time marketplace credibility.

Freelancer.com is the closest alternative in this list for users who actually like the basic Upwork marketplace model but want another pool of projects. Clients can post projects, receive bids and use milestone payments; freelancers build profiles and compete for posted work. It also has a contest model that is particularly visible in design and creative categories.

Its core fee structure is straightforward. Employers pay 3% of the project value or $3, whichever is greater, on fixed-price projects, and 3% on hourly payments. Freelancers pay 10% or $5, whichever is greater, on fixed-price projects and 10% on hourly work. Free freelancer accounts receive an initial six bids per month according to the current fee page, and the platform requires a standard minimum available account balance of $20 before bidding, with potentially higher requirements in some risk or high-value situations.

Compared with Upwork, the client-side percentage can look attractive, particularly when an Upwork account is showing a higher Marketplace Fee. For freelancers, however, 10% is not automatically cheaper than Upwork’s current variable 0–15% contract fee; the exact answer depends on the Upwork fee attached to the job.

Where Freelancer.com is stronger than Upwork

• A low published client project fee of 3% for standard projects.
• Large general-purpose marketplace with many categories and international participation.
• Contests give clients another way to source creative ideas.
• Milestone payments provide a familiar funded-workflow model.

Where Freelancer.com is weaker

If you are leaving Upwork because bidding itself feels exhausting, Freelancer.com may reproduce the same behaviour: job feeds, competitive quotes and paid visibility options. The $20 minimum account balance requirement can also be annoying for freelancers who want a completely frictionless free account.

Best fit: Clients who want competitive bidding at a low published client fee, and freelancers who prefer open marketplaces and do not mind active bidding.

Avoid if: Your reason for leaving Upwork is proposal fatigue rather than Upwork specifically.

PeoplePerHour blends several models: buyers can post jobs, purchase predefined “Offers,” or contact freelancers directly. The platform uses escrow and a WorkStream that keeps project communication, proposals, invoices and payment history together. Its UK roots and GBP-based fee thresholds make it especially relevant to UK freelancers and small businesses, although the platform is international.

The freelancer fee structure heavily rewards repeat billing with the same buyer. PeoplePerHour currently charges 20% on lifetime billing below £250 with a buyer, 7.5% between £250 and £5,000, and 3.5% above £5,000, excluding VAT. That is a poor deal for a tiny first project but potentially attractive for a long-term client relationship once enough billing has accumulated.

Payment protection is built around escrow. Buyers fund a deposit before work starts, and the platform can use the recorded WorkStream as evidence in a dispute. One practical drawback for freelancers is cash-flow timing: PeoplePerHour says funds can take approximately 14 working days to clear before they are available for withdrawal.

Where PeoplePerHour is stronger than Upwork

• The service-fee percentage falls substantially as a freelancer bills the same buyer over time.
• The Offer model gives freelancers a productised-sales option alongside proposal-based projects.
• Escrow and a single WorkStream create a clear evidence trail for the relationship.
• Particularly intuitive for UK users working in pounds and with UK-style small-business projects.

Where PeoplePerHour is weaker

The 20% fee on the earliest stage of a new buyer relationship is steep. It only becomes compelling for repeat work. The possible 14-working-day clearing period is also slow compared with freelancers who prioritise fast access to cash.

Best fit: UK-based freelancers and buyers who expect to build continuing relationships rather than run only one small transaction.

Avoid if: Most of your work is low-value, one-off projects with new clients, because the initial 20% freelancer fee is difficult to justify.

Guru is an older general-purpose freelance marketplace with a model that feels familiar to anyone coming from Upwork: profiles, job posts, quotes, work management, invoicing and a funded-payment system called SafePay. Its main differentiator in this comparison is the ability for freelancers to reduce the platform job fee by upgrading membership.

The free Basic membership carries a 9% job fee and 10 bids per month. Paid plans currently range from $11.95 to $49.95 per month, with lower annual-equivalent pricing, and the job fee drops to 7%, 6% or 5% on the Professional, Business and Executive tiers respectively. Guru’s employer fee is 2.9% on invoice payments. The platform says employers paying by eCheck, physical check or wire transfer receive a 3% instant cashback, which can effectively offset that handling fee in eligible cases.

SafePay is not mandatory, but Guru recommends it particularly for first-time relationships. Funds can be placed into SafePay before work begins, and arbitration is available for disputes involving SafePay funds, with an arbitration charge of $25 or 5% of the SafePay balance, whichever is higher, except for very small balances where the fee is waived and funds are split.

Where Guru is stronger than Upwork

• Freelancers can reach a 5% platform job fee on the highest membership tier.
• Client handling fee is a published 2.9%, with an offset mechanism for some payment methods.
• SafePay gives both sides a funded-payment workflow without requiring it for every job.
• A familiar general marketplace makes migration easier for users who still like bidding.

Where Guru is weaker

The lowest freelancer fee requires a paid subscription, so the economics depend on how much you bill. The marketplace is also smaller and less culturally dominant than Upwork, which may mean fewer relevant opportunities in some categories. Paying for more bids simply to compete can also feel like a different version of the same problem Upwork Connects create.

Best fit: Active marketplace freelancers who generate enough revenue for a paid membership to make the lower job fee worthwhile.

Avoid if: You want zero subscription cost and zero bidding friction.

Braintrust has moved beyond the shape of a traditional freelance board. Its current talent proposition focuses on identity verification, skills validation and AI-assisted matching for contract and full-time roles, with a strong concentration in technology, design, product, data and adjacent professional work.

The economics are deliberately asymmetric: Braintrust states that talent pays zero platform fees and keeps 100% of earnings, while its Site Service Fee terms charge clients a 15% platform fee on top of the amount agreed with the freelancer. Additional charges can apply for services such as employer-of-record or compliance support.

For a senior engineer, product designer or specialist who dislikes giving a percentage of earnings to a marketplace, that can be attractive. For a client, 15% is meaningfully higher than the published client fees on general marketplaces such as Freelancer.com or Guru, but Braintrust is selling a more selective matching and professional-talent proposition rather than low-cost open bidding.

Where Braintrust is stronger than Upwork

• Talent pays no platform percentage.
• The model is built around professional matching rather than flooding every job with open-market bids.
• Good fit for contract and full-time technology, design and product roles.
• Clients see a published platform percentage instead of an opaque staffing-agency spread.

Where Braintrust is weaker

It is not a broad small-task marketplace. A local business that needs a quick logo tweak, a one-hour virtual assistant task or a $100 spreadsheet clean-up is not the clearest use case. The 15% client fee also means the buyer needs to value the network and matching process enough to pay more on top of the talent rate.

Best fit: Experienced technology, product, design and AI professionals, plus companies hiring for those roles.

Avoid if: You need broad, low-cost task outsourcing across many non-specialist categories.

99designs is not an Upwork replacement for writers, accountants or virtual assistants. It is valuable precisely because it is narrower. The platform focuses on visual design and offers two main buying routes: one-to-one projects with a designer and design contests where multiple designers respond to a brief.

For one-to-one projects, clients pay a fixed 5% platform fee. Designers pay a platform fee based on level: 15% at Entry Level, 10% at Mid Level and 5% at Top Level. A designer can also face a 20% client introduction fee on the first $500 of paid invoices with a new client, capped at $100, although the fee is waived in certain cases such as when the designer won or was a finalist in a contest with that client or invited a brand-new client through the platform’s invitation flow.

Contest pricing depends on category and package. For example, current official pricing pages show different starting prices for cards, landing pages and other design categories. That category-specific approach means there is no honest single “99designs costs X” figure for every design brief. The platform also offers a 100% money-back guarantee on non-guaranteed contests when the client is not satisfied, subject to the contest terms.

Where 99designs is stronger than Upwork

• Designers and design buyers operate in a specialist environment rather than a general freelance marketplace.
• Contests are useful when a client wants to explore multiple visual concepts rather than hire one person immediately.
• One-to-one projects support ongoing relationships after a successful initial engagement.
• Designer levels create a clearer quality signal than a generic profile alone.

Where 99designs is weaker

The platform is irrelevant outside design. Its designer fee structure can also be expensive for new or lower-level designers, particularly when the introduction fee applies. Contests are not ideal for every design professional because multiple participants may invest effort while only one ultimately wins the main project.

Best fit: Businesses buying logos, branding, packaging, web visuals and other design work, and designers who want a specialist audience.

Avoid if: Your work is not design-related or you want one broad platform for many operational roles.

“Cheapest” changes depending on which side of the marketplace you are on and whether the relationship is new or recurring. A platform with no freelancer commission may move the fee to the client. A platform with a low headline percentage may charge for membership or bidding capacity. The cheapest option is therefore the one with the lowest total cost for your actual pattern of work.

The fee comparison also shows why replacing Upwork purely on price can be misleading. Upwork’s freelancer service fee now ranges from 0% to 15% per contract. A freelancer offered a low Upwork fee may actually pay less than on Freelancer.com or a new PeoplePerHour relationship. Conversely, someone paying a high Upwork fee and purchasing many Connects may save substantially with a discovery- or relationship-led platform.

An alternatives article should not pretend that leaving is always the smart move. Upwork still has advantages that smaller marketplaces struggle to reproduce: broad category coverage, global buyer awareness, an established reputation system, hourly and fixed-price workflows, payment protection, project catalogues and a very large addressable market.

Staying can make sense when you already have strong profile history, repeat clients and high visibility. Marketplace reputation is an asset. Moving to another site often means starting over with reviews and discovery. A Top Rated freelancer who consistently wins profitable work may save a few percentage points elsewhere but lose far more in reduced demand.

Upwork can also be reasonable when the contract-specific freelancer fee shown to you is low. Because the 2026 fee is variable from 0% to 15%, blanket advice based on the old assumption of one standard freelancer percentage is no longer reliable.

For clients, Upwork remains useful when you need breadth. If you hire a developer this month, a bookkeeper next month and a voice artist after that, a general marketplace is operationally simpler than maintaining accounts across three specialist platforms.

The safest migration is usually diversification, not an overnight exit. Freelancers who close one channel before another produces work can turn dissatisfaction with a platform into a cash-flow problem.

1. Choose the problem you are solving. If fees are the issue, prioritise Contra, Guru or Braintrust. If proposal fatigue is the issue, test Fiverr, Contra or a matching network. If client quality is the issue, consider a curated platform such as Toptal or Braintrust.
2. Test one additional channel first. Build the profile, portfolio and payment setup before reducing activity on Upwork.
3. Move only work that the platform rules allow you to move. Do not violate Upwork’s circumvention rules simply to save a fee. For existing Upwork relationships, follow the applicable conversion or contract rules.
4. Measure net earnings rather than headline fees. Include proposal credits, subscription plans, payment processing, withdrawal costs and the unpaid time spent applying.
5. Keep an owned channel. A website, email list, LinkedIn presence and referral network reduce dependence on any marketplace algorithm or fee change.

For businesses, the equivalent rule is to trial the alternative on one well-scoped project. Measure time to a credible shortlist, interview burden, project quality, communication and all-in cost. The cheapest marketplace fee means little if your team spends ten extra hours screening weak candidates.

Fee tables are useful, but the visible percentage is only one part of the economics. A freelancer can move from a 10% marketplace fee to a nominally commission-free platform and still earn less if the new platform supplies fewer qualified leads. A client can save three percentage points on marketplace fees and still spend more overall if internal staff need extra hours to screen proposals, rewrite briefs or replace a weak hire. The correct comparison is total acquisition cost, not just platform commission.

For freelancers, the biggest hidden cost is reputation portability. Reviews, earnings history, badges, completed contracts and repeat-client signals are usually platform-specific. A strong Upwork profile may represent years of accumulated proof. Starting elsewhere can temporarily reduce conversion even when the new fee structure is better. That is why the safest strategy is usually to build a second channel while keeping the first one active, then shift effort only after the new source produces dependable revenue.

Another hidden cost is sales behaviour. Upwork and Freelancer.com reward proposal skill. Fiverr rewards packaging, thumbnails, service positioning and catalogue conversion. Contra rewards portfolio quality, discovery and external relationship-building. Toptal and Braintrust reward screening performance and senior expertise. Moving platforms can therefore require changing how you sell, not merely copying the same profile to a new website.

Clients face the reverse problem. Open marketplaces reduce the cash cost of access but increase the work of screening. Curated networks increase the price of access but can reduce interviews and sourcing time. A $5,000 project with a 15% client platform fee adds $750; that can look expensive until you compare it with the internal cost of a manager spending two days sorting low-quality applications, or with the cost of replacing a poor contractor halfway through the work. Premium matching is not automatically good value, but neither is the lowest published percentage.

Payment timing also matters. A fee that is one or two percentage points lower can be irrelevant to a freelancer who waits substantially longer to withdraw cleared funds. PeoplePerHour, for example, says its clearing period can take about 14 working days before funds become available for withdrawal. For someone funding payroll, contractors or advertising from freelance cash flow, working-capital speed can matter more than a small difference in commission.

Finally, consider client ownership and concentration risk. A marketplace can be excellent for lead generation while still being dangerous as your only pipeline. Search ranking changes, verification rules, fee changes or an account review can affect income quickly. The strongest long-term setup for many established freelancers is a portfolio of channels: one marketplace for demand, one lower-fee system for direct relationships, and one owned channel such as a website, email list, professional network or referral engine. The goal is not necessarily to abandon Upwork; it is to make sure Upwork is a channel rather than the business itself.

For most experienced freelancers, Contra is the most strategically different alternative to Upwork because it changes the economics and the relationship model rather than simply offering another place to bid. Its commission-free freelancer structure is particularly attractive if you already have referral, social or direct-client demand. The compromise is that its marketplace demand is not as broad as Upwork’s, and its fee structure has evolved quickly enough that current transaction costs should be checked before switching recurring work.

For buyers who want a quick, defined service, Fiverr is the better fit. For companies hiring senior specialists where screening time and hiring risk matter more than bargain pricing, Toptal is stronger. Freelancer.com is the closest conventional replacement if you still want a large bidding marketplace. Guru is worth considering when recurring billings make its lower fee tiers meaningful. PeoplePerHour is more compelling for repeat UK-oriented relationships than for small first jobs. Braintrust is a specialist option for professional technology and product talent, while 99designs is the clear niche choice for visual design.

The central buying decision is therefore not “Which site is Upwork but cheaper?” The better question is “Which marketplace model matches the way I want to buy or sell work?” A lower fee will not compensate for the wrong demand, weak talent fit or a sales process you dislike using every week.

What is the best alternative to Upwork?

Contra is the strongest general alternative for experienced freelancers who want to keep more of their earnings and can attract clients beyond a giant job board. For buyers, the answer depends on the work: Fiverr suits defined services, Toptal suits vetted senior talent, and Freelancer.com suits open competitive bidding.

Is there a freelance platform with no freelancer commission?

Contra and Braintrust both state that talent keeps 100% of earnings without a freelancer platform commission. Their business models charge fees elsewhere, so “no freelancer commission” does not mean the entire transaction is free.

Is Fiverr cheaper than Upwork?

Not necessarily. Fiverr sellers generally receive 80% of the order amount, which is effectively a 20% platform share. Upwork freelancer fees currently vary from 0% to 15% per contract, so Fiverr can be more expensive for the seller even though it removes much of the proposal process.

Is Toptal better than Upwork?

Toptal is better when a business wants a smaller pool of screened senior specialists and is comfortable paying for a curated model. Upwork is better when breadth, self-service searching and access to many price points matter more.

Which Upwork alternative is best for beginners?

Freelancer.com and Fiverr are relatively accessible because they offer open-market models, although both are competitive. Toptal and Braintrust are more selective and better suited to experienced professionals. Beginners should also build an owned portfolio rather than relying entirely on any marketplace.

Which platform has the lowest fees for freelancers?

There is no universal winner. Contra and Braintrust advertise zero freelancer platform commission. Guru can reduce its job fee to 5% on its highest paid membership. PeoplePerHour can fall to 3.5% after more than £5,000 of lifetime billing with the same buyer, but begins much higher.

Can I move my Upwork clients to another platform?

You should not move an Upwork relationship outside the platform merely to avoid fees without checking Upwork’s current circumvention and conversion rules. Existing marketplace relationships can be subject to contractual restrictions or conversion fees. Follow the current Upwork terms for the specific relationship.

What is the best Upwork alternative for small businesses hiring freelancers?

For repeatable small projects, Fiverr is convenient. For open bidding at a low published client fee, Freelancer.com is attractive. For higher-stakes senior hires, Toptal or Braintrust may justify their higher client-side cost because they reduce the screening burden.

Pricing and policies were checked against official platform sources on 6 October 2026. Official pages can change without notice, and several platforms currently have legacy help pages that do not perfectly match their newest pricing pages. For a purchase or contract, confirm the fee shown in the live account or checkout flow.

• Upwork — Pricing for freelancers

• Upwork — Client pricing

• Upwork Help — Freelancer Service Fee

• Upwork — Connects Calculator

• Contra — Pricing

• Contra — Commission-free payments

• Contra — 2026 Payments fee update

• Fiverr — Payment Terms of Service

• Fiverr Help — Paying for orders

• Toptal — Client FAQ

• Toptal — Talent FAQ

• Freelancer.com — Fees and Charges

• PeoplePerHour — Freelancer commission fees

• PeoplePerHour — Escrow

• Guru — Freelancer pricing

• Guru Help — Employer fees

• Guru — SafePay

• Braintrust — For Talent

• Braintrust — Site Service Fees Terms

• 99designs Help — Platform fee

• 99designs Help — 1-to-1 Project fees

• 99designs Help — Client introduction fee

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