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Freelance Marketplaces
Compare Upwork, Fiverr, Toptal, Freelancer.com and more on client fees, freelancer commission and payment protection, plus Kmong and Wishket for Korea. Freelance marketplaces connect businesses with independent talent through proposal boards, packaged gigs, contests or vetted networks. Fees as of November 2026.
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Kmong
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South Korea's largest gig marketplace: buy fixed-price services from vetted experts in about 700 categories, paid through escrow.
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Wishket
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Korea's IT project platform: post a software project free, get manager-reviewed proposals from vetted developers and agencies, paid via escrow.
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Freelancer.com
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Global freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace: post projects free, take bids or run contests, and pay through milestone escrow.
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Contra
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Commission-free network for creative independents: portfolios, job board, escrow-backed projects, invoices and digital product sales in one place.
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PeoplePerHour
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UK-born freelance marketplace: buy fixed-price Offers or post a project and get AI-matched proposals, with escrow until you're satisfied.
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Guru
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Long-running US freelance marketplace with low fees: 2.9% for clients, 5-9% for freelancers, SafePay escrow and flexible payment agreements.
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Upwork
★ Editor's pick
The largest work marketplace: hire independent talent hourly, by fixed-price milestones or from a project catalog, with funded-milestone protection.
