Turing vs Upwork

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• Andela Vetted talent network Andela is a global talent marketplace that connects companies with vetted remote software engineers and other technologists. It launched in Lagos in 2014 and says it now sources from 135+ countries. Latin America United States Europe & UK Global 6 of 16 rows sourced Alternatives
• Arc.dev Vetted talent network Arc.dev is a remote hiring platform that matches companies with pre-vetted software developers for both freelance contracts and full-time roles, using AI-assisted sourcing and screening. Global Pricing Arc's pricing page lists freelance talent at $15 to $110+ per hour and a full-time placement fee of 20% of annual salary. Arc publishes no effective date on that page; checked 13 August 2026. 4 of 16 rows sourced Alternatives
• CloudDevs Vetted talent network CloudDevs is a talent marketplace that connects companies with pre-vetted, timezone-aligned Latin American developers and designers, claiming matches within 24 hours. Latin America United States Pricing CloudDevs advertises rates of $45 to $75 per hour on its own homepage. Checked 7 August 2026. 2 of 16 rows sourced Alternatives
• Codementor Vetted talent network Codementor is an on-demand marketplace for live 1:1 developer mentorship and code help, whose freelance hiring arm CodementorX was rebranded as Arc (arc.dev), a vetted remote developer hiring platform. Global Pricing Mentors set the rate for their sessions. Codementor's help centre states the minimum charge for a paid session is the mentor's 15-minute rate, after which billing is per minute, plus a service fee that Codementor does not publish as a percentage. Help article last edited 22 January 2025. 1 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

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1. [1]Turing · turing.com/frontier-ai/experts: "Vetting flows built to each role and project." Under a "CASE STUDY" heading: "Turing mobilized a vetted pool of 1,200-plus domain experts. Every expert cleared Turing's adaptive AI video interview, customized to their background, along with full KYC, identity, AML, and compliance checks."turing.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
2. [2]Upwork · Upwork Help, "What is Expert-Vetted status on Upwork?": "The Expert-Vetted badge highlights independent professionals in the top 1% of their field on Upwork. To earn it, freelancers complete a rigorous evaluation process, including a 30-minute interview to assess both hard and soft skills." The badge is stated to be visible to Enterprise and Business Plus clients. That screening sits on top of an open marketplace: https://www.upwork.com/i/how-it-works/client/ tells clients to "Browse freelancer portfolios to see real examples of their work", "Read freelancer reviews to gauge their communication, reliability, and quality" and "Message or video chat with freelancers to learn more about their experience and skills."support.upwork.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
3. [3]Upwork · Upwork Help: "With hourly contracts, you pay your freelancer by the hour. The minimum hourly rate is $3.00 USD ... Freelancers track their hours using a work diary ... You can set a weekly limit on how many hours can be billed ... You're billed based on hours logged each week." And: "With fixed-price contracts, you pay your freelancer a set amount for a defined project or deliverable (we call them milestones). The minimum project rate is $5.00 USD ... You can break the project into milestones (or keep it as one) ... You fund each milestone before work begins."support.upwork.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
4. [4]Upwork · Form 10-K FY2025 (filed 13 February 2026): "Effective May 2025, we introduced a variable pricing structure for talent service fees for new contracts. Under this variable pricing structure, talent on the Upwork Marketplace are charged a fixed fee for each contract ranging from 0% to 15% of their earnings, depending on platform-specific supply and demand factors... The applicable fee is disclosed at contract inception and remains fixed for the duration of the contract. For contracts formed prior to May 2025, we maintain a flat talent service fee of 10% for talent working with clients on the Upwork Marketplace." And: "We charge a client marketplace fee of 5% on each transaction-or 3% if paid via ACH for eligible clients. We also offer a Business Plus plan that includes premium features targeted at larger customers, which is subject to a client marketplace fee of 10% on each transaction-or 8% if paid via ACH for eligible clients." · Form 10-K FY2025: "clients of our Enterprise Solutions offerings can subscribe to a compliance service that includes worker classification services for an additional fee"; revenue policy note headed "Enterprise compliance service fees." · Upwork Form 10-K for fiscal 2025: "our platforms and workforce solutions include capabilities designed to support trusted and reliable remote engagements, such as escrow services, approval workflows, and dispute resolution processes that help ensure clients pay only for work that has been completed and talent are paid in full and on time." And: "we provide escrow services to our customers and maintain a subsidiary licensed as an internet escrow agent by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which we refer to as the DFPI." · Upwork Form 10-K for fiscal 2025, risk factor "We are subject to disputes with or between our customers": "Disputes sometimes arise between talent and clients, including with respect to service standards, payment, confidentiality, work product, and intellectual property ownership and infringement. If either party believes the contract terms were not met, the service agreements negotiated between our customers and our default terms provide a mechanism for the parties to request assistance from us and, for some contracts, a third-party arbitrator." · Form 10-K for FY2025 (filed 2026-02-13): "Upwork Inc. is incorporated in the state of Delaware and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California." · Reported revenue of $787.8 million for fiscal 2025, up 2% on 2024, in the Form 10-K filed 13 February 2026; common stock trades on Nasdaq under UPWK following an initial public offering in October 2018. · Effective May 2025 Upwork moved new contracts to a variable talent service fee of 0% to 15%, disclosed at contract inception and fixed for the contract; contracts formed before May 2025 stay on a flat 10%.sec.govchecked 12 Aug 2026
5. [5]Turing · Page headline and body, verbatim: "Hire software developers remotely within 4 days" and "4 days to fill most roles, sometimes same day." · turing.com/hire/software-developers: "Get 3-week risk-free trial" and, in the FAQ, "The purpose of the 3-week no-risk trial period is to start working with the developers and include them in the team. If you are satisfied with the developers, you keep working with them and pay their salary including the first 3 weeks. But, if you are not satisfied during the trial period, then you won't pay anything." The hiring steps list step 4 as "Begin your trial: Start building with a no-risk 3 week trial period."turing.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
6. [6]Upwork · Upwork "How Upwork works" FAQ, "How fast can I hire a freelancer on Upwork?": "Most clients hire within three days of posting a job. Once your job is live, freelancers begin submitting proposals. You can also invite specific freelancers to apply or review suggested freelancer matches to move faster."upwork.comchecked 12 Aug 2026
7. [7]Turing · Forbes, 12 August 2023, states Turing was founded in 2018 by Jonathan Siddharth and Vijay Krishnan. · Founded in 2018 by Jonathan Siddharth (CEO) and Vijay Krishnan (CTO), who had previously built an AI-powered content recommendation company.forbes.comchecked 7 Aug 2026
8. [8]Upwork · TechCrunch, 5 May 2015: Elance and oDesk merged and the combined company rebranded as Upwork. The 2015 date is the date of that rebrand, not of the predecessor companies. · Elance and oDesk merged more than a year before the rebrand; TechCrunch reported on 5 May 2015 that the combined company was rebranding as Upwork.techcrunch.comchecked 7 Aug 2026
9. [9]Turing · "Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is a leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems."turing.comchecked 13 Aug 2026
10. [10]Turing · Announced a $111 million Series E in March 2025.turing.comchecked 7 Aug 2026