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=== 3. Toptal === | === 3. Toptal === | ||
The company's name stands for "top talent". It claims to provide access to only the top 3% of freelancers worldwide<ref>https://www.upwork.com/resources/upwork-vs-toptal</ref>. Toptal was founded in 2010 by Taso Du Val and Breanden Beneschott. Taso Du Val has been the company's CEO since its inception, while Breanden Beneschott was the COO until he was ousted in 2018<ref>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/at-booming-toptal-no-stock-for-employees-or-investors</ref>. Unlike the other three Upwork competitors mentioned in this article, Toptal is the only competitor not listed. It has over 500 employees and no headquarters<ref>https://remote.co/company/toptal/</ref>. The table below compares Upwork and Toptal. | The company's name stands for "top talent". It claims to provide access to only the top 3% of freelancers worldwide<ref>https://www.upwork.com/resources/upwork-vs-toptal</ref>. Toptal was founded in 2010 by Taso Du Val and Breanden Beneschott. Taso Du Val has been the company's CEO since its inception, while Breanden Beneschott was the COO until he was ousted in 2018<ref>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/at-booming-toptal-no-stock-for-employees-or-investors</ref>. Unlike the other three Upwork competitors mentioned in this article, Toptal is the only competitor not listed. It has over 500 employees and no headquarters<ref>https://remote.co/company/toptal/</ref>. The table below compares Upwork and Toptal. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
! | |||
!CEO ownership | |||
!2020 revenue | |||
!Number of clients in 2022 | |||
!Time it takes to locate a freelancer | |||
!Time it takes a freelancer to join the platform | |||
!Trial window for client-freelance relationship available? | |||
!Where freelancers come from | |||
!Does it vets clients? | |||
!Industries covered | |||
!Experience needed? | |||
!Deposit needed from clients? | |||
!Account types | |||
!Awards badges? | |||
!Service fees levied on freelancers | |||
!Security | |||
!Job categories | |||
!Types of clients | |||
|- | |||
|Upwork | |||
|Hayden owns less than 1% of the company | |||
|$374 million | |||
|over 818,000 | |||
|less than 3 days | |||
| | |||
|No | |||
|More than 180 countries | |||
|No | |||
|12 | |||
|No | |||
|No | |||
|Freelance basic and freelance plus | |||
|Yes | |||
|20-5% of earnings | |||
|Takes security of the platform seriously | |||
|More than 90 | |||
|All types | |||
|- | |||
|Toptal | |||
|Taso owns 100% of the company | |||
|Around $300 million | |||
|Over 21,000 | |||
|Up to 3 weeks | |||
|Up to 5 weeks | |||
|Yes | |||
|More than 100 countries | |||
|Yes | |||
|5 | |||
|2 years experience needed | |||
|$500 deposited is needed, which is credited on first invoice or refunded | |||
|One account type | |||
|No | |||
|No service fee | |||
|No much information about Toptal's security features | |||
|Only 5 | |||
|Mainly start-ups and large enterprises | |||
|} | |||
=== 4. Freelancer.com<ref>https://www.freelancer.com/about | === 4. Freelancer.com<ref>https://www.freelancer.com/about | ||