The Best Freelance Websites According to Reddit

Freelancing bares some similarities to Formula 1: a good start is everything, and you must choose teams wisely. In all seriousness, finding the perfect work environment is crucial for your freelancing career: pegging down to a freelance platform that offers poor gigs, low payouts or has a terrible service fee structure could very well kill your spirit, eventually driving you away from home office work.

Therefore wanting to know which freelance site is the best for you is a more than legitimate question. Although our site reflects the findings of freelancing experts and fellow freelancers, it’s always a good thing to turn to the general public for an opinion – in our case, Reddit. And since ‘Redditors know it best’, we decided to create this collection of colorful opinions found on Reddit.

Naturally, there are plenty of discussions dedicated to freelancing where the most experienced freelancers on the market debate the best work strategies, as well as help newcomers with their advices. But not when it comes to freelance sites, as those can stir up quite a storm.

In fact, storm is a huge understatement: the majority of Redditors is downright vile towards freelancing sites, particularly Upwork. Past users of the site resent the poor service quality and the high fees charged on each successful gig, with a Redditor in particular calling the payment process a nightmare that might even take weeks.

Listening to the public’s opinion regarding freelance websites is often useful, but on Reddit be prepared for some not so subtle controversy. We can’t help but feel that most Redditors are seriously biased, since some of the naysayers of freelance websites always recommend the job board on Reddit. This is not surprising at all; what is, however, is the fact that most people are unaware of freelance sites other than Upwork and Freelancer.com – hence why the names Fiverr, Guru.com, Toptal, PeoplePerHour or 99designs areren’t even mentioned in any of the discussions.