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Upwork — Online Freelance Marketplace

ServiceOperating Status: Currently Offered

Upwork's online work marketplace connects businesses with independent professionals across categories like software, design, marketing, and finance.

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Overview

Upwork operates an online work marketplace that connects businesses with independent professionals across categories including software development, design, marketing, finance, and administrative support, providing tools for sourcing, vetting, contracting, collaboration, and payment.

As a sole-product company, the Upwork website itself is the marketplace offering; the platform supports both project-based and longer-term engagements and has expanded into managed enterprise staffing and employer-of-record services.

Upwork — Online Freelance Marketplace - Classification

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  • Marketplace

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  • Fiverr

    Fiverr logo

    Fiverr — Online Freelance Services Marketplace

    fiverr.com

  • Brybe Marketplace

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    Freelancer and Influencer Services Marketplace

  • Toptal

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    Toptal Tech Talent

    toptal.com

AttributeUpwork — Online Freelance MarketplaceFiverr — Online Freelance Services MarketplaceFreelancer and Influencer Services MarketplaceToptal Tech Talent
ProviderUpworkupwork.com$168.8M disclosed funding · PublicFiverrfiverr.com$105M disclosed funding · PublicBrybe Marketplace$1.8M disclosed funding · SeedToptaltoptal.com$12M disclosed funding · Series A
Founded2015201020192010
Sells ToEnterprise, Small BusinessBusiness, ConsumersEnterprise, Small BusinessEnterprise, Small Business
Pricing ModelTransactionalMarketplace, SubscriptionCommission, TransactionalRecurring, Transactional
OwnershipPublicPublicPrivate, Venture-backedPrivate, Venture-backed
Upwork — Online Freelance Marketplace

Provider Upworkupwork.com$168.8M disclosed funding · Public

Founded 2015

Sells To Enterprise, Small Business

Pricing Model Transactional

Ownership Public

Fiverr — Online Freelance Services Marketplace

Provider Fiverrfiverr.com$105M disclosed funding · Public

Founded 2010

Sells To Business, Consumers

Pricing Model Marketplace, Subscription

Ownership Public

Freelancer and Influencer Services Marketplace

Provider Brybe Marketplace$1.8M disclosed funding · Seed

Founded 2019

Sells To Enterprise, Small Business

Pricing Model Commission, Transactional

Ownership Private, Venture-backed

Toptal Tech Talent

Provider Toptaltoptal.com$12M disclosed funding · Series A

Founded 2010

Sells To Enterprise, Small Business

Pricing Model Recurring, Transactional

Ownership Private, Venture-backed

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