Upwork

Upwork

Upwork Global
4.6 out of 5 stars
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Contra:

About

Find the perfect fit for your next big project, and hire for free. Create contracts and manage payments in a fraction of the time – all for free. With Contra, you can discover and hire top-notch talent, manage payments, contracts, and projects, and work the way you want. There are three ways to hire on Contra — we’ll go through all three of these in this article and when to use each one. Create contracts, send commission-free payments, and chat with freelancers — all for free. Add freelancers directly to long-term or short-term contracts to kickstart your work together. Post your opportunity in 5 easy steps and we'll match you with the perfect freelancers for your project. Browse and connect with verified, high-quality freelancers for your next project.
Upwork:

About

Hire proven pros with confidence using the world’s largest, remote talent platform. Connect with in-demand, independent professionals and specialized agencies—and see why businesses give Upwork talent a 4.8 out of 5 rating based on 1M+ reviews. From one-offs to longer-term contracts (through Upwork Payroll), you can tailor your engagements to achieve your business goals and scale dynamically as business needs change. With 1M+ reviews, get a reliable evaluation of candidates’ previous work from businesses like yours. Plus, unlike other solutions, only see client reviews from legitimate jobs completed though Upwork. Get white-glove support for your job postings, shortlisting, onboarding, and driving company adoption. Plus, get a solution customized to your existing contingent worker policies, providing the protection you need—from compliance to results risk limitation to IP and data security.
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Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
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Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
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Audience

Companies searching for a powerful Freelance Management platform
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Audience

Companies that want to hire high quality freelancers
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Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
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Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
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API

Offers API Not Supported
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API

Offers API Supported
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Screenshots and Videos

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Screenshots and Videos

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Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
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Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
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Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.6 / 5
ease 4.8 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 4.6 / 5
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Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Clients and independent contractors may find each other with ease on Upwork. Have found great help here but not all of the freelancers.
  • As an independent accountant providing bookkeeping and tax services to nonprofits, Upwork is one of the channels I use to solicit new business.
  • Most freelancers use Upwork to work with established clients. Upwork provides secure payment transactions and the best job according to user skills. Upwork provides many features to users like: - Find the verified clients overseas. - Easy to find a suitable job according to the filter section and skills set. - Upwork allows you to quickly filter the job listings and find the job that fits your preferences. - Great interface. It is easy to navigate around and find the type of work you need - Ease of communication (instant chat/call, file sharing). - Rating and Review. - The feedback/rating system helps with choosing the right candidate. - Able to read reviews of others who have worked with the individual. - Secure payment transaction. - Followed government transaction rule.
  • Lots of freelancers available and a robust interface of options to filter them by. Generally the quality is good from work I've had done, but you need to be very specific as to what work you need done and processes.
  • Upwork is an excellent platform for connecting clients and self-employed/agencies. It very helpful for freelancers to directly work with clients and share the reviews and ratings for the work. Freelance can create its customized profile to bid on individual projects: freelancer will setup own skills and experiences, education for this activity. Upwork gives the tags to users like Rising Talent, Top Rated, Payment method verified/ verified plus according to their experiences. The workflow is like the customer will create the project with description, budget, timelines, Number of proposals, and employees will bid on the same project at the same rate or personal rate using connects. Freelance can change the proposal rate even submitting the proposal. After the client can accept/declined the offer, and the user will get the notification according to the same. If an employee/agency has been hired and completed the task, they can submit the project for payment, and the customer will end the contract with the submission of the fee. - Open-source bidding platform - Work directly with the clients/employee - Employees can filter the task according to experience level like Entry level, Immediate level, Experience level. - Advanced search, filter job, save as favorite features are handy and helpful to find the best job. - Time tracking feature, so we can accomplish the task timely. - Freelancers can work from any location—no need to go to one place daily like an office. - Easy to use it. - Cross-platform application. Available for Web and Mobile. - Support guys help immediately.

Cons

  • Only tasks that appear fraudulent or suspicious, or are obviously designed to swindle the freelancers, need to be filtered out and blocked. Some freelancers are flaky.
  • The fees paid to Upwork are outrageous. If they changed their model to give the option to pay just for the matching service and allow people to run everything else outside that would be ideal.
  • I want the ability to share folders in addition to individual files. Rest the things are great and satisfied.
  • Their mobile chat app / interface could use a lot of work. They sometimes unnecessarily ding worker accounts or pause them to validate issues that crop up from their monitoring phrases in chats (or even our account and we've used them for years!), but I also understand it's a quality check and automated software can lead to false positives.
  • Nothing to dislike with Upwork. It is beneficial to work with clients and taskers directly.
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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported
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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported
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Company Information

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United States
contra.com
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Company Information

Upwork Global
Founded: 2015
United States
www.upwork.com
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Categories

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Categories

Crowdsourcing Supported
Gig Economy Supported
Recruiting Supported
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Freelance Management Features

Anonymous Talent Search Supported
Chat / Messaging Supported
Consolidated Billing & Invoicing Supported
Contract Management Supported
Custom Payments Supported
Internship Management Not Supported
Job Posting / Job Board Supported
Payment Management Supported
Portfolio Screening Supported
Progress / Time Tracking Supported
Project Management Not Supported
Talent Matching Algorithm Supported
Talent Vetting Supported
Task Management Supported

Recruiting Features

Assessments Not Supported
Background Screening Not Supported
CRM Not Supported
Interaction Tracking Supported
Internal HR Not Supported
Interview Management Supported
Job Board Posting Supported
Job Requisition Not Supported
Onboarding Not Supported
Recruiting Firms Not Supported
Reference Checking Not Supported
Resume Parsing Not Supported
Self Service Portal Supported
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Integrations

Toptal Supported
AccessOwl Not Supported
BigIdeasDB Not Supported
Careers Worldwide Not Supported
Contra Not Supported
Feeder Not Supported
Figma Supported
Fiverr Supported
Hurdlr Not Supported
LinkedIn Supported
ProvenExpert.com Not Supported
Rambox Not Supported
RepliQ Not Supported
Shift Not Supported
Shopia Not Supported
Slack Not Supported
Syften Not Supported
Teamstack Not Supported
Vollna Not Supported
Zapier Not Supported
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Integrations

Toptal Supported
AccessOwl Supported
BigIdeasDB Supported
Careers Worldwide Supported
Contra Supported
Feeder Supported
Figma Not Supported
Fiverr Not Supported
Hurdlr Supported
LinkedIn Not Supported
ProvenExpert.com Supported
Rambox Supported
RepliQ Supported
Shift Supported
Shopia Supported
Slack Supported
Syften Supported
Teamstack Supported
Vollna Supported
Zapier Supported
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