Guru.com vs LinkedIn

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• Dice Job board Dice is a career marketplace focused on technology professionals, where employers and staffing firms post tech roles and search a resume database. United States Pricing Dice publishes a public rate card: a single job slot at $399 for 30 days, a Starter plan at $649 per month billed month to month or $549 per month billed annually, and a Standard plan at $899 per month or $749 per month billed annually. Candidate views into its resume database are bundled into the plans (250 per month on Starter, 500 on Standard). Dice states pricing "is subject to change and is valid for new customers only"; enterprise and Talent Solutions deals are quoted by sales. 3 of 16 rows sourced Alternatives
• Fiverr Freelance marketplace Fiverr is a gig-based online marketplace where freelancers sell productized services (gigs) at set prices and buyers purchase them directly. Global Pricing Sellers are credited earnings equal to 80% of the purchase amount on Gigs and of the hourly rate on Hourly Contracts, so Fiverr retains 20% on those orders. Fiverr's Payment Terms state that as of September 2025 buyers pay a service fee of 5.5% of the purchase amount, that purchases under US$200 carry an additional US$3.5 small order fee, and that new Hourly Contracts carry a US$5 Order Initiation Fee. Payment Terms last updated January 2026. 9 of 16 rows sourced Alternatives
• FlexJobs Job board FlexJobs is a subscription job board specializing in hand-screened remote, hybrid, and flexible job listings across many career fields. United States Global Pricing FlexJobs is a paid subscription for job seekers, and its pricing page localises the currency by visitor region. The US dollar card lists a $2.95 14-day full-access plan which, in FlexJobs' words, "auto-renews at $23.95 billed every 4 weeks", a 3-month plan at $29.85 up front and an annual plan at $71.40 up front, both auto-renewing. 5 of 16 rows sourced Alternatives
• Freelancer.com Freelance marketplace Freelancer.com is a crowdsourcing and freelance marketplace where employers post projects or contests and freelancers bid to win the work. Global Pricing Freelancers pay 10% of the project value or $5, whichever is greater, on fixed-price projects, and 10% on hourly projects. Employers post projects free but pay a project award fee of 3% or $3, whichever is greater, on fixed-price projects and 3% on each hourly payment, plus payment transaction fees of $0.30 plus 2.3%. Contests carry no employer fee. Per freelancer.com's own fees and charges page. 8 of 16 rows sourced Alternatives
• Indeed Job board Indeed is a job aggregator and job board where employers post openings and job seekers search and apply across virtually all industries. Global Pricing Job posts can be published free; paid visibility is sold as Standard and Premium Sponsored Job plans. Indeed states it "provides a recommended budget based on the criteria you provided, such as job title, location, and job description". Checked 7 August 2026. 3 of 16 rows sourced Alternatives

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1. [1]Guru.com · guru.com/how-it-works/: "Find quality Freelancers in the Guru marketplace using objective performance data." And: "While we share relevant information about the Freelancers, it is ultimately your decision who you choose to hire." · Guru "How Guru Works for Employers", step 2: "Post your job" to "Get Quotes from Freelancers within a few hours."guru.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
2. [2]Guru.com · guru.com/agreements lists four payment terms: Fixed Price - "Create milestones for your job. Set due dates and amount to be paid for each milestone."; Hourly - "Define the hourly rate and the maximum time to be spent in a week. Use our Time Tracker tool to accurately record billable hours."; Recurring Payments - "Set up jobs as retainers with this option. Payments can be made weekly, biweekly, monthly, or quarterly."; Task-Based - "Create and assign tasks as required for ad-hoc freelance work. Payments can be made for a task once the job is done." https://www.guru.com/how-it-works/ adds "Finalize the Agreement" on "scope of work, Payment terms and timeline" and "Use SafePay" to ensure "Only pay for work that you're 100% satisfied with."guru.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
3. [3]LinkedIn · LinkedIn Help article a517695: "Your charge amount depends on your job posts' budget and the number of views from candidates."; "For any day that you edit your average daily budget, you'll be charged based on the highest budget that you set for that day."; "We'll never charge you more than your budget (excluding any applicable taxes)." Plus the free-repost and promotion rules quoted above. · LinkedIn Help: "The cost per click (CPC) for each job fluctuates per day based on the overall marketplace and activity."; "We'll never charge you more than your budget (excluding any applicable taxes)."; unused daily budget "will be rolled over into the next day to maximize your allotted spend"; "If you repost a free job within 7 days, you'll be required to promote it." The page does not describe the mechanism as an auction. · Promoted job posts bill per click, with spend capped at the employer's budget and daily cost per click fluctuating with marketplace activity.linkedin.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
4. [4]Guru.com · guru.com/pricing/ membership table: Basic 9%, Basic+ 9%, Professional 7%, Business 6%, Executive 5% job fee. The 2.9% employer handling fee and the 3% eCheck cashback are published separately at guru.com/help/employer/handling-fees/ and are carried in this entry's cited facts.guru.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
5. [5]Guru.com · guru.com/safepay/, "Payment Protection with SafePay": "SafePay helps provide transparency on the platform. It is a shared account that is funded by the Employer before starting work. When SafePay is funded, the Freelancer can feel confident that funds are available, and the Employer feels secure that work can be reviewed before making the payment." FAQ: "Is it mandatory to use SafePay? No, it is not mandatory to use SafePay." and "Is it free to use SafePay? Yes, SafePay is free to use by both Employers and Freelancers." · guru.com/safepay/: "Funds can be released to either the Employer or the Freelancer. In the case of a disagreement, either party can request Arbitration, as long as funds are available in SafePay." FAQ: "if Arbitration is requested, we charge an Arbitration Fee of either $25 or 5% of the SafePay balance (whichever is higher). This fee is taken from the funds in SafePay. If SafePay balance is $50 or less, we waive our fee and the balance is distributed equally between the Employer and the Freelancer." And: "We offer Arbitration services only for funds in SafePay. Either party can request for Arbitration during which our Arbitrators review job expectations, communication between the parties, and work deliverables. Once a ruling is reached, funds in SafePay are distributed."guru.comchecked 13 Aug 2026
6. [6]LinkedIn · linkedin.com/legal/l/refund-policy, stamped "Last updated: 1 month ago": "Pay-per-action products charge per click, impression, applicant, etc. These products include, for example, LinkedIn Ads, Sponsored Jobs, and any other product where you're charged per action. Any actions delivered and charged are non-refundable." And: "LinkedIn Premium subscriptions, such as Premium Career, Premium Business, Premium All-in-One, Premium Company Page, LinkedIn Learning, Recruiter Lite, and Sales Navigator may be refundable within 7 days from the date the subscription is charged without Premium usage."linkedin.comchecked 13 Aug 2026
7. [7]Guru.com · guru.com/about/: "Since 1998, we have been working tirelessly out of our offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Noida, India." · Guru states it has operated since 1998, working out of offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Noida, India.guru.comchecked 7 Aug 2026
8. [8]LinkedIn · about.linkedin.com: "LinkedIn began in co-founder Reid Hoffman's living room in 2002 and was officially launched on May 5, 2003." · LinkedIn describes itself as the world's largest professional network with more than 1 billion members in more than 200 countries and territories.about.linkedin.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
9. [9]Guru.com · guru.com/contact/ gives the company's address as "5001 Baum Blvd. Suite 605, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213". guru.com/about/ separately describes "our offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Noida, India" and names no headquarters, so Pittsburgh is taken from the contact address, not from the office list.guru.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
10. [10]LinkedIn · LinkedIn Help, "User Agreement and Privacy Policy mailing address", gives for users outside the Designated Countries: "LinkedIn Corporation / Attn: Legal Dept. (Privacy Policy and User Agreement) / 1000 W. Maude Avenue / Sunnyvale, CA 94085 / USA" (and "LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company ... Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland" for the EU/EEA/Switzerland).linkedin.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
11. [11]Guru.com · Employers pay a 2.9% handling fee on the invoice value, which Guru offsets with a 3% instant cashback when payment is made by eCheck, physical check or wire transfer.guru.com
12. [12]LinkedIn · Microsoft announced its acquisition of LinkedIn on 13 June 2016 in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, and said at the time that it expected to close within that calendar year.news.microsoft.comchecked 7 Aug 2026