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The best Fiverr alternatives, compared on real fees
Sites like Fiverr, ranked for people who buy and sell fixed-price freelance services — with every seller fee, buyer fee, payout rule and refund policy read from each platform's own pages and dated.
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- Platforms compared
- 12
- Sourced figures
- 72
- Official pages read
- 41
- Languages
- 58
The best Fiverr alternatives, ranked
Ranked for the job most people use Fiverr for: buying and selling fixed-price services. How we set the order is on the methodology page.
Our top pick
Zinn Hub®
Best for: Sellers who want to keep more, and buyers who want no fee on top
The closest match to how Fiverr works — fixed-price services you can buy straight away, small Micro Zinn®s and projects to bid on — with 0% commission on a seller's first $500, no buyer service fee, and instant payouts to a seller's own Stripe or PayPal.
zinnhub.com — home page, as captured · Legiit
Best for: Buying fixed-price services from a smaller catalogue
A catalogue of fixed-price services like Fiverr's, with a flat 15% seller fee and no processing fee when a buyer pays from wallet funds.
legiit.com — home page, as captured · PeoplePerHour
Best for: Repeat work with the same client
Fixed-price Offers plus projects, and a seller fee that drops from 20% to 7.5% and then 3.5% as billing with one buyer grows.
peopleperhour.com — home page, as captured · Upwork
Best for: Longer projects and hourly contracts
A general marketplace built around job posts and contracts, with a seller fee set per contract between 0% and 15% and funded milestones for fixed-price work.
Freelancer.com
Best for: Posting a project and comparing bids
Free to bid on projects, with milestone payments held until the employer approves the work; both sides pay a fee.
freelancer.com — home page, as captured · Guru
Best for: Freelancers who want a low job fee on a paid membership
A 9% job fee on the free membership that falls to 5% on the top paid membership.
Workana
Best for: Hiring through projects and proposals, with falling fees
The seller fee falls from 20% to 10% and then 5% as one client pays you more, and the client's payment is held in escrow until released.
workana.com — home page, as captured · Contra
Best for: Independents who want commission-free profiles
No commission on earnings — the costs sit in processing and a capped platform fee per payment instead.
contra.com — home page, as captured · Malt
Best for: Businesses booking longer freelance missions
The seller fee falls to 5% after six months with the same client, and client plans are priced by country.
99designs
Best for: Logos and design through contests
Design contests with a 100% money-back guarantee on non-guaranteed contests, plus 1-to-1 design projects.
99designs.com — home page, as captured · Toptal
Best for: Hiring screened senior talent
A screened network that accepts fewer than 3% of applicants, with a trial of up to two weeks — a different, higher-end service rather than a like-for-like Fiverr swap.
toptal.com — home page, as captured ·
Fiverr alternatives compared
What the seller pays and what the buyer pays on top, for Fiverr and every alternative we rank. The full table adds payout timing and methods, buyer protection and minimum orders.
| Platform | Seller fee | Buyer fee |
|---|---|---|
| Fiverr | 20% of every order, including extras and tips[1] | 5.5% service fee on every payment, plus $3.50 on orders under $200[2] |
| Zinn Hub® | 0% on your first $500 of sales, then 20% falling in steps to 8% as your lifetime sales grow; a flat 8% on Pro ($25/month) or 7% on Agency ($50/month)[3] | None — the listed price is the price at checkout[4] |
| Legiit | 15% of each sale[5] | A processing fee of up to 3% when paying through a third-party provider; none when paying from wallet funds[5] |
| PeoplePerHour | 20% on the first £250 billed with each buyer, 7.5% from £250 to £5,000, and 3.5% above £5,000 (excluding VAT); at least £1 per invoice[6] | Not stated on the pages we checked[6] |
| Upwork | 0% to 15% per contract — shown before you send a proposal and fixed once the contract starts[7] | Up to 7.99% Client Marketplace Fee on the free Basic plan (3% for eligible US clients paying by bank account), plus a one-off Contract Initiation Fee of $0.99 to $14.99 on each new contract[8][9] |
| Freelancer.com | 10% or $5, whichever is greater, on fixed-price projects; 10% on hourly projects[10] | 3% or $3, whichever is greater, on fixed-price projects (3% on hourly), plus $0.30 + 2.3% when paying by card, PayPal or Skrill[10] |
| Guru | A 9% job fee on the free Basic membership, falling to 5% on the Executive membership[11] | A 2.9% payment handling fee, returned as cashback when paying by eCheck or wire transfer[12] |
| Workana | 20% with a new client, 10% once that client has paid you over $300, and 5% over $3,000[13] | A 4.5% service cost[13] |
| Contra | No commission on earnings; payout processors' own fees are passed on to the independent[14] | Card processing (2.9% + 30¢ on domestic cards) plus a platform fee per payment, capped at $29 and lower when the independent is on Pro[15] |
| Malt | 10% for a first mission, 5% after six months with the same client, 2% for clients you invite (excluding VAT)[16] | A service fee set by plan and country — in the UK 10% on Starter and 15% on Advanced[16] |
| 99designs | A designer platform fee of 15%, 10% or 5% by level, plus a client introduction fee of 20% of the first $500 with each new client[17] | A 5% platform fee on 1-to-1 projects[18] |
| Toptal | No cut — talent sets its own rate and Toptal does not take a share of it[19] | A $79 monthly subscription if you go ahead with talent matching[20] |
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Where each figure comes from
- Fiverr Help Center — your earnings page (edited 16 June 2026)
- Fiverr Help Center — paying for orders, extras or custom offers (edited 6 August 2026)
- Zinn Hub® — pricing and commission tiers
- Zinn Hub® — the fairer freelance marketplace (fees and protection)
- Legiit — terms of service (last updated 25 September 2025)
- PeoplePerHour Support — freelancer commission fees
- Upwork Help Center — the Freelancer Service Fee
- Upwork Help Center — the Client Marketplace Fee
- Upwork Help Center — the Contract Initiation Fee
- Freelancer.com — fees and charges
- Guru Help — job fee (guru.com blocks automated reads from our network; read from the search-engine index of this page)
- Guru Help — employer fees (guru.com blocks automated reads from our network; read from the search-engine index of this page)
- Workana Help — how the commission is calculated
- Contra Help Center — fees overview (independents)
- Contra Client Help Center — understanding Contra's fees as a client
- Malt Help — service fees and offers
- 99designs Help — what a platform fee is
- 99designs Help — fees for 1-to-1 projects
- Toptal — talent frequently asked questions
- Toptal — frequently asked questions (clients)
Each number links to the platform's own page. Fees change — check the platform before you buy or sell.
Fiverr alternatives by category
Best sites like Fiverr — lists for every need
Keep more of every order
Zinn Hub® works the way Fiverr does, with no buyer fee and no commission on a seller's first $500. Compare it side by side, or see every platform in one table.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Fiverr?
For buying and selling fixed-price services — what most people use Fiverr for — our top pick is Zinn Hub®: it works the same way, adds no fee to the buyer's price and charges sellers no commission on their first $500. For hourly work or long projects, Upwork suits better; for a design contest, 99designs; for screened senior specialists, Toptal.
Are there sites like Fiverr with lower fees?
Yes. Fiverr takes 20% from sellers and adds 5.5% (plus $3.50 under $200) for buyers. Every platform in our table publishes a lower seller fee on at least some work — from Contra's no-commission model to Freelancer.com's 10% — and Zinn Hub® adds no buyer fee at all.
Which Fiverr alternatives charge buyers no fee?
Zinn Hub® adds no service fee to the buyer's price. Legiit charges no processing fee when a buyer pays from wallet funds. Most other platforms add a buyer or client fee; the table shows each one.
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