Platforms

Browse all 58 freelance platforms in the GigDir directory. Filter by category, fees, and region to find the right marketplace for your skills.

Fiverr homepage
General Marketplaces

Fiverr

Popular

The world's largest gig marketplace, with services starting at $5.

20% service fee from freelancersView details →
Upwork homepage
General Marketplaces

Upwork

Popular

The largest freelancing platform for hourly and fixed-price contracts.

10% service fee (sliding scale)View details →
Freelancer.com homepage
General Marketplaces

Freelancer.com

Popular

A huge bidding marketplace with contests across every category.

10% or $5 (whichever is greater)View details →
PeoplePerHour homepage
General Marketplaces

PeoplePerHour

UK-rooted marketplace mixing packaged 'Hourlies' with custom projects.

20% fee (decreasing to 7.5%)View details →
Guru homepage
General Marketplaces

Guru

A veteran marketplace with low fees and flexible payment terms.

9% fee (lower with paid plans)View details →
Contra homepage
General Marketplaces

Contra

No Fee

Commission-free platform where independents keep 100% of earnings.

0% commission for freelancersView details →
Truelancer homepage
General Marketplaces

Truelancer

India-rooted marketplace with competitive rates and global reach.

8-10% service feeView details →
Workana homepage
General Marketplaces

Workana

Latin America's leading marketplace for Spanish and Portuguese freelancers.

Free to join, project-based feesView details →
Malt homepage
General Marketplaces

Malt

No Fee

Europe's leading commission-free marketplace, strongest in France.

0% fee for freelancers (clients pay fee)View details →
Freelancermap homepage
General Marketplaces

Freelancermap

The DACH region's specialist board for IT freelancers and consultants.

Subscription-based for freelancersView details →
Taskpull homepage
General Marketplaces

Taskpull

A young Berlin marketplace with clearly scoped, fixed-price Tasks, plus courses and digital resources.

24% seller commission per saleView details →
Toptal homepage
Tech & Development

Toptal

Top 3%

An invite-only-caliber network screening for the top 3% of talent.

Premium rates; no direct fee to freelancersView details →
Codeable homepage
Tech & Development

Codeable

Vetted

The vetted marketplace exclusively for WordPress and WooCommerce experts.

17.5% fee; min $120/projectView details →
Arc.dev homepage
Tech & Development

Arc.dev

Vetted

Vetted remote developer matching — free for talent, companies pay.

Free for developers; company pays feeView details →
Turing homepage
Tech & Development

Turing

AI-matched remote software jobs with Silicon Valley-caliber companies.

Free for developers; companies pay feesView details →
Andela homepage
Tech & Development

Andela

A global engineering talent network that started in Africa.

Free for talent; company pays feeView details →
IMO Talent homepage
Tech & Development

IMO Talent

Vetted

Vetted top-1% African remote talent across tech, business, and design.

Free for talent; clients payView details →
Lemon.io homepage
Tech & Development

Lemon.io

Vetted

Startup-focused developer matching with a 48-hour turnaround promise.

No fee for developersView details →
Braintrust homepage
Tech & Development

Braintrust

No Fee

A user-owned talent network charging talent 0% fees.

0% fee for talent; clients pay 15%View details →
Gun.io homepage
Tech & Development

Gun.io

Curated matching for senior freelance software developers.

0% freelancer fee; clients pay markupView details →
X-Team homepage
Tech & Development

X-Team

A remote developer community powering brands like Riot Games.

No fee for developersView details →
99designs homepage
Design & Creative

99designs

Popular

The biggest design contest marketplace, plus one-to-one projects.

Platform fee built into pricing tiersView details →
Dribbble homepage
Design & Creative

Dribbble

Popular

The designer community where portfolios turn into job offers.

Free to join; Pro from $8/moView details →
Behance homepage
Design & Creative

Behance

Adobe's free portfolio network where agencies discover creatives.

Free; included with Adobe Creative CloudView details →
DesignCrowd homepage
Design & Creative

DesignCrowd

Australia-born contest marketplace for logos, web, and print design.

Contest-based; designers earn per winView details →
Crowdspring homepage
Design & Creative

Crowdspring

Design and naming contests with 220,000+ creatives worldwide.

Contest-based; projects from $299View details →
Contently homepage
Writing & Content

Contently

Premium

Premium content marketing work for vetted journalists and writers.

Premium rates; portfolio review requiredView details →
Textbroker homepage
Writing & Content

Textbroker

Self-service content mill paying by the word, 2-5 star levels.

1.3-7.2 cents/word based on quality levelView details →
Scripted homepage
Writing & Content

Scripted

A selective content platform blending AI tools with human writers.

Subscription from $199/moView details →
Verblio homepage
Writing & Content

Verblio

Content writing platform where agencies and businesses buy articles in bulk from vetted freelancers.

Per-post pricing; 500 words from ~$50View details →
Gengo homepage
Translation & Language

Gengo

Online translation platform where linguists pick up short translation jobs on demand.

From $0.03/word to $0.12/wordView details →
ProZ homepage
Translation & Language

ProZ

Popular

The largest online community and job board for professional translators and interpreters.

Free basic; Plus membership ~$120/yrView details →
Translated homepage
Translation & Language

Translated

Professional translation service that assigns projects to a vetted network of freelance linguists.

From $0.10/wordView details →
Voices.com homepage
Voice & Audio

Voices.com

Popular

The largest online marketplace for voice-over talent, connecting voice actors with global brands.

Subscription plans; free for voice talentView details →
Voice123 homepage
Voice & Audio

Voice123

Voice-over marketplace where actors audition for projects posted by producers and brands.

Subscription from $0-$400/yr for talentView details →
Bunny Studio homepage
Voice & Audio

Bunny Studio

Creative services platform that assigns voice, writing, design and translation projects to vetted freelancers.

Project-based; quotes availableView details →
TaskRabbit homepage
Local Services

TaskRabbit

Popular

Local services marketplace where taskers get booked for furniture assembly, moving help, cleaning and errands.

Taskers set own rates; 15% service feeView details →
Thumbtack homepage
Local Services

Thumbtack

Popular

Lead-generation marketplace where local service pros pay to contact customers who request quotes.

Pros pay per lead; free for customersView details →
Bark homepage
Local Services

Bark

UK-born lead marketplace connecting local service pros with customers in over 1,500 categories.

Credit-based system for professionalsView details →
Airtasker homepage
Local Services

Airtasker

Australian marketplace for local tasks and remote work, from cleaning to graphic design.

Service fee varies by task valueView details →
Amazon Mechanical Turk homepage
Microtasks

Amazon Mechanical Turk

Amazon's microtask marketplace where workers complete small online tasks for requesters worldwide.

Per-task pricing; 20-40% requester feeView details →
Clickworker homepage
Microtasks

Clickworker

Microtask platform where freelancers complete writing, research and data tasks for global clients.

Per-task pricingView details →
Appen homepage
Microtasks

Appen

AI training data platform where contractors annotate, transcribe and evaluate data for machine learning models.

Per-task/hourly; varies by projectView details →
Catalant homepage
Professional Consulting

Catalant

Marketplace for independent consultants and experts serving enterprise clients on high-value projects.

Enterprise pricing; project-basedView details →
Kolabtree homepage
Professional Consulting

Kolabtree

Freelance platform for scientists, researchers and academics offering consulting and research support.

15% service fee; experts set ratesView details →
Clarity.fm homepage
Professional Consulting

Clarity.fm

On-demand expert network where entrepreneurs pay for phone advice from vetted professionals.

Per-minute rates set by experts; 15% feeView details →
FlexJobs homepage
Remote Job Boards

FlexJobs

Popular

Subscription job board specializing in remote, flexible and part-time positions screened for legitimacy.

Subscription from $9.95/mo for job seekersView details →
We Work Remotely homepage
Remote Job Boards

We Work Remotely

The largest remote work community, listing programming, marketing and customer support jobs from global companies.

Free for job seekersView details →
Remotive homepage
Remote Job Boards

Remotive

Remote work community and job board connecting tech professionals with distributed companies.

Free for job seekersView details →
Remote OK homepage
Remote Job Boards

Remote OK

Remote job aggregator with salary transparency, company reviews and a global remote work community.

Free for job seekersView details →
Working Nomads homepage
Remote Job Boards

Working Nomads

Curated remote job board delivering a daily digest of development, marketing and management roles.

FreeView details →
Remote1stJobs homepage
Remote Job Boards

Remote1stJobs

Job board specializing in junior and entry-level remote positions across tech, marketing and support.

Free for job seekersView details →
italki homepage
Online Teaching

italki

Popular

Language learning marketplace where teachers set their own prices and students book one-on-one lessons.

Teachers set own rates; 15% commissionView details →
Preply homepage
Online Teaching

Preply

Language tutoring platform that uses algorithmic matching to connect students with tutors for online lessons.

Tutors set rates; 33% commission on first lessonsView details →
Cambly homepage
Online Teaching

Cambly

Platform for casual English conversation practice, paying tutors per minute of talk time with global students.

Tutors earn $0.17/min (~$10.20/hr)View details →
Shutterstock Contributor homepage
Stock & Media

Shutterstock Contributor

Stock media marketplace where photographers and videographers earn royalties on every download.

15-40% royalty per downloadView details →
Adobe Stock Contributor homepage
Stock & Media

Adobe Stock Contributor

Stock marketplace integrated with Creative Cloud, paying contributors royalties on photos, videos and illustrations.

33% royalty for photos; up to 70% for templatesView details →
Pond5 homepage
Stock & Media

Pond5

Stock media marketplace specializing in video, music and sound effects with contributor-set pricing.

Artists set prices; 40-60% royaltyView details →