Fiverr alternatives: frequently asked questions

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.

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.

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.

Fiverr keeps 20% of each order from the seller, and adds a 5.5% service fee to the buyer's payment plus $3.50 on orders under $200. Seller earnings clear 14 days after completion (7 days on higher seller levels).

Zinn Hub® pays instantly when a seller connects their own Stripe or PayPal account. On Upwork, fixed-price earnings are available 5 days after approval; on Fiverr, 14 days after completion.

No. This is an independent comparison site, not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Fiverr or any other platform compared here. Platform names are used only to identify them.

From each platform's own pricing page, help centre or terms. Every figure links to its source and shows the date we read it.

You can list the same services elsewhere, and keep selling on Fiverr while you do. Zinn Hub® offers a free migration of your services, packages, pricing and reviews within 48 hours.

Fiverr does not. Zinn Hub® accepts USDT and USDC and can pay sellers in crypto, and Contra lists crypto among its payment and payout methods.

On most marketplaces the payment is held until you accept the work, and a dispute is reviewed by the platform. How a refund is paid differs: Fiverr credits your balance and refunds your card on request, while Zinn Hub® and Legiit refund as platform credit.

For different work. Upwork is built around job posts, proposals and hourly or milestone contracts; Fiverr around ready-made fixed-price services. Upwork's seller fee is set per contract between 0% and 15%.

It depends on how much you sell. Contra takes no commission, Toptal takes no cut of your rate, and Zinn Hub® takes nothing on your first $500 and as little as 7% on its Agency plan. Add withdrawal and membership costs before you decide.

A good start is a platform that is free to join, free to apply for work and light on fees for your first sales. Zinn Hub®'s first $500 of sales carries no commission and bidding on its projects is free.

We re-read each source and update the figure and date together. The date beside every table is the day the figures were read.