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Flexiple vs Gigster

Flexiple and Gigster side by side on 16 fixed comparators. Every Gigster fact carries the source we read it on and the date we checked it; the Flexiple column is our own account of our own product.

Flexiple India talent graph with managed hiring

Flexiple runs an India talent graph and shares a pre-vetted shortlist within 48 hours of a request, with payroll and compliance handled. Browsing the pool is free; you pay only when you engage.

Model: India talent graph with managed hiring
Talent from: India
Vetting: Pre-vetted shortlists, screened per request

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Gigster Development agency

Gigster is a fully managed software development service that assembles on-demand teams of vetted developers, designers, and project managers to deliver enterprise technology projects.

Model: Development agency
Talent from: Global
Vetting: Gigster publishes a screening funnel with the share of applicants surviving each stage: all applicants (100%), resume review (10%), a written screen (3%) of "challenging development and design questions", a phone screen (1%) that verifies "ability and background", new member (0.5%) and experienced member (0.2%), with code, timeline and design reviews continuing after a member joins.^[1]

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Flexiple vs Gigster, comparator by comparator

16 fixed comparators · 2 sourced Gigster rows

Flexiple and Gigster compared on 16 fixed comparators. Cells about Gigster link to the source we checked and the date we checked it; the Flexiple cells are our own description of our product.
Comparator	Flexiple	Gigster
Model Which bucket the platform sits in, as we classify it	India talent graph with managed hiring	Development agency
Talent from The talent geography we read the platform as serving	India	Global
Vetting Screening the platform publishes about its own pool	Pre-vetted shortlists, screened per request	Gigster publishes a screening funnel with the share of applicants surviving each stage: all applicants (100%), resume review (10%), a written screen (3%) of "challenging development and design questions", a phone screen (1%) that verifies "ability and background", new member (0.5%) and experienced member (0.2%), with code, timeline and design reviews continuing after a member joins.^[1]
Engagement Contract shapes the platform publishes	Contract or full-time, remote from India	Three engagement models: Fully Managed, where Gigster says it takes "full ownership of the development process from start to finish"; Dedicated Teams, described as "Skilled teams that are dedicated for your projects"; and Talent On Demand, "On-demand access to top-tier talent that blends with your existing team".^[2]
Pricing The fee schedule as published, with the platform's own effective date	Browsing the pool is free; you pay only when you engage	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Who keeps the spread Whether the platform discloses what it keeps between client and talent	Our fee is in the rate you approve; nothing is taken from the engineer	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Speed to shortlist Time to first candidates, only where the platform publishes one	First pre-vetted shortlist within 48 hours	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Compliance Payroll, contracts and classification the platform says it handles	Payroll and compliance handled	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Payment protection Escrow, payment terms or money-back guarantee, as the platform publishes it	Rates are approved upfront; you pay only once an engineer starts	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Trial terms The free trial or risk-free period the platform publishes, on its own terms	First pre-vetted shortlist within 48 hours; no fee until an engineer starts	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Dispute handling The route the platform documents when work quality is contested	A dedicated manager handles replacement	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Best for Our view of the buyer the model suits	Offshore engineering teams from India's talent pool	Fixed-scope projects delivered hands-off
Founded Founding year from a filing or the company's own timeline	2016	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Headquarters Stated principal office, from a filing or the company's own page	India	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Screening burden Our view of who does the filtering work	On Flexiple: shortlists screened per request	On the agency: they staff the project team
Commitment shape Our view of the lock-in the model implies	Contract or full-time; pay only when you engage	Project contract with the agency

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Where Flexiple and Gigster differ

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Different models

Gigster is a development agency, while Flexiple runs an India talent graph with managed hiring. That difference decides who does the screening work and what you pay for.

Talent geography

Gigster draws talent worldwide in our classification, while every Flexiple shortlist comes from India.

Vetting

Gigster: Gigster publishes a screening funnel with the share of applicants surviving each stage: all applicants (100%), resume review (10%), a written screen (3%) of "challenging development and design questions", a phone screen (1%) that verifies "ability and background", new member (0.5%) and experienced member (0.2%), with code, timeline and design reviews continuing after a member joins. Per gigster.com, checked 12 Aug 2026. Flexiple: Pre-vetted shortlists, screened per request.

What Gigster publishes about itself

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Gigster

Raised a $20 million Series B in 2017 led by Redpoint with participation from existing investor Andreessen Horowitz, bringing total funding to $32.5 million.^[3]

Alternatives to Gigster

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What each platform publishes

7 disclosure rows · Flexiple pinned

A tick means our dataset holds a value the platform publishes itself, read from its own page on the date its citation carries. A cell reading "Not in our dataset" is a statement about our records, not about the company: it does not mean the platform publishes nothing.

What Gigster and Flexiple each publish, across 7 rows of disclosure. A ticked cell links to the source we read and the date we read it. An empty cell means our dataset holds nothing sourced for that row.
Disclosure	Flexiple our own description	Gigster on this page
Fee schedule A fee or rate schedule the platform publishes itself	Free to browse, pay on engagement	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Vetting process A published account of how its own pool is screened	Pre-vetted, screened per request	Published, and sourced in our dataset: Published^[1]
Contract shapes The engagement types it publishes for buyers	Contract or full-time	Published, and sourced in our dataset: Published^[2]
Time to shortlist A time to first candidates the platform states itself	48 hours	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Compliance and payroll A documented payroll, contracting or classification offer	Payroll and compliance handled	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Founding year A founding year on record in a filing or its own timeline	2016	No sourced value in our dataset for this row
Headquarters A principal office on record	India	No sourced value in our dataset for this row

published, with the source we read not in our dataset = nothing sourced on our side Flexiple's column is our own description, so it carries no citation

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Flexiple's India talent pool

live market data · 97.9M profiles tracked

The comparison ends here; this is our own data. Most articles comparing Gigster quote prices that go stale. These numbers come from Flexiple's talent graph: real pool sizes and median salaries for remote engineers in India, refreshed with every site update.

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Why teams pick Flexiple

and when Gigster fits better

Flexiple, in our own words

97.9M profiles in the talent graph

Every search runs over Flexiple's live graph of India's professionals, the same data behind the salary pages on this site.

Pre-vetted shortlist in 48 hours

Tell us the role and budget once. The first screened profiles arrive within 48 hours, so comparing candidates replaces screening applicants.

Browsing is free, pay only on engage

Exploring the pool and requesting a shortlist cost nothing. Fees start only when an engineer actually starts.

Payroll and compliance handled

Contracts, payroll and Indian employment compliance are run by Flexiple, whether the engagement is contract or full-time.

Start with a free shortlist

When Gigster fits

You want a delivered outcome and are happy to stay hands-off
The project is fixed-scope and someone else should manage the team
Agency-level pricing fits the budget

Flexiple: a pre-vetted shortlist in 48 hours

Browsing Flexiple's talent pool is free. You pay only when you engage.

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Teams we've built for

From teams that hired through Flexiple

Flexiple has exceeded our expectations with their focus on customer satisfaction! The freelancers are brilliant at what they do and have made an immense impact. Highly recommended :)

Henning GrimmFounder, Aquaplot

Overall Flexiple brought in high-level of transparency with extremely quick turnarounds in the hiring process at a significantly lower cost than any alternate options we had considered.

Kislay ShashwatVP Finance, CREO

Flexiple spent a good amount of time understanding our requirements, resulting in accurate recommendations and quick ramp up by developers. We also found them to be much more affordable than other alternatives for the same level of quality.

Narayan VyasDirector PM, Plivo Inc

Frequently asked questions

Gigster is a development agency, while Flexiple runs an India talent graph with managed hiring: Flexiple runs an India talent graph and shares a pre-vetted shortlist within 48 hours of a request, with payroll and compliance handled. Browsing the pool is free; you pay only when you engage. The table on this page sets the two side by side on 16 fixed comparators, so you can see who does the screening work and what each engagement costs.

Browsing the pool is free; you pay only when you engage, and our fee sits in the rate you approve rather than being taken from the engineer. Our dataset holds no sourced fee schedule for Gigster, so we do not publish a cost comparison.

We do not publish an overall winner. Which is better depends on the role you are filling, the budget behind it and how much screening you want to keep in house, so this page sets Flexiple and Gigster side by side on 16 fixed comparators instead of naming a favourite. Every Gigster fact in that table carries the source we read it on and the date we checked it; the Flexiple rows are our own account of our own product and are not sourced to anyone else.

Teams come to us when they want dedicated remote engineers from India rather than development agencies in general: browsing the pool is free; you pay only when you engage, first pre-vetted shortlist within 48 hours, and payroll and compliance handled. Where Gigster fits better is set out further down this page, and its own published position on each comparator is in the table.

Yes. Contracts, payroll and Indian employment compliance are run by Flexiple, whether the engagement is contract or full-time. What Gigster covers is in the compliance row of the table above, quoted from its own published terms wherever our dataset holds them.

How to read this page

Every figure attributed to Gigster is quoted from that company's own website, help centre, published terms or regulatory filing, or from named press coverage, each marked with its own numbered citation and the date we checked it, resolving to the Sources list at the end of the page. We report what those sources say. We do not audit them, we do not verify the claims companies make about themselves, and figures can change the day after we check. Rows marked Flexiple's read are our own classification, not anything the company published. A blank row means our dataset holds nothing sourced for that row; it is not a statement that the company publishes nothing. Dataset last reviewed 13 Aug 2026.

If you work at one of these companies and something here is out of date or wrong, write to hello@flexiple.com and we will correct or remove it.

Sources

3 sources · dataset reviewed 13 Aug 2026

[1]Gigster · gigster.com/talent/, under "SCREENING PROCESS How we find the top 1%": "All Applicants (100%)"; "Resume Review (10%) We look for evidence that a candidate will make a significant contribution to our network."; "Written Screen (3%) Ability trumps background. We test a candidate's ability to ship beautiful, performant software with a set of challenging development and design questions."; "Phone Screen (1%) Candidates who make it to this stage are screened to verify their ability and background, and to make sure they're a good personality fit for the Gigster network."; "New Member (0.5%) Candidates who pass our rigorous phone screen are invited to join the Gigster network."; "Experienced Member (0.2%) Gigsters are monitored to ensure they continue to perform at the highest level. Code reviews, timeline reviews, and design reviews make sure you're getting the best product possible."gigster.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
[2]Gigster · gigster.com homepage, "Our Engagement Models": "Fully Managed: We take full ownership of the development process from start to finish, to deliver your product across scope, time and budget … guaranteed."; "Dedicated Teams: Skilled teams that are dedicated for your projects, giving you the flexibility to scale and achieve your business goals."; "Talent On Demand: On-demand access to top-tier talent that blends with your existing team, helping you move faster without the hassle of recruitment."gigster.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
[3]Gigster · Raised a $20 million Series B in 2017 led by Redpoint with participation from existing investor Andreessen Horowitz, bringing total funding to $32.5 million.techcrunch.comchecked 7 Aug 2026