Best Freelance Platforms

30 Companies

241 Real Customer Reviews

1.7
Average User Rating

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#1

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Toptal

7.0

Overall
Score

24 User Reviews

Part-Time, Full-Time, and Hourly Options
Service Fee Starts at $500
Elite Freelancer Screening Process

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#2

Upwork (formerly oDesk)

5.9

Overall
Score

131 User Reviews

4.5M freelancers
1.5M jobs posted

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#3

PeoplePerHour

5.2

Overall
Score

21 User Reviews

38,000+ jobs posted
180,000+ freelancers
Tiered commission structure

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#4

Field Nation

5.0

Overall
Score

16 User Reviews

Excellent dashboard for freelance management
24/7 customer support
Lack of guarantees for freelancers

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#5

Freelancer

4.6

Overall
Score

22 User Reviews

3% bill rate fee
10M registered freelancers

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99designs

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Pioneers of the Design Contest.
100% Money Back Guarantee.
Find Top Freelance Designers

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FlexJobs

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1.3 million Freelancers
Freelancers charged monthly membership fee

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CraigsList

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735 Freelancers
491 Jobs Posted

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LinkedIn

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Unknown number of Freelancers
Service fees start at $1.75/click

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Simply Hired

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Unknown # of Freelancers
$99 to post for 30 days

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