Malt

Malt is a leading European freelance marketplace, especially strong in France, with growing communities in Germany, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK. Freelancers set their own rates and pay zero commission — clients cover the platform fee. Direct client relationships and local invoicing make it a natural home for European tech, design, data, and consulting independents.

How Malt Connects Freelancers and Clients

You create a profile with your day rate, skills, and availability; clients search and contact you directly, or you respond to posted briefs. Unlike bidding marketplaces, Malt encourages direct relationships — you negotiate scope and price openly, then run the engagement through the platform for contracts, invoicing, and payment. Profiles are public and searchable on Google, which brings inbound leads. Being responsive and keeping availability updated materially affects how often clients reach out.

Fees, Invoicing, and Payment Protection

For freelancers, Malt is genuinely free: clients pay the platform's service fee on top of your rate, so you keep 100%. Malt handles compliant invoicing — valuable in countries like France with strict paperwork norms — and payment runs through the platform with defined terms. Availability across France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK means contracts follow local norms. The limitation: outside these core markets, client density drops quickly.

Tips for getting hired on Malt

• Set a realistic day rate; European clients compare profiles transparently.
• Keep your availability status updated to appear in active searches.
• Respond within hours; Malt surfaces responsive freelancers more often.