Freelance marketplace websites

Fiverr is an Israeli multinational online marketplace for freelance services. It connects freelancers to people or businesses looking for services. Fiverr takes its name from the $5 asking price attached to all tasks when the company was founded, though many sellers now charge more.

Upwork Inc. (formerly Elance-oDesk) is an American freelancing platform headquartered in Santa Clara and San Francisco, California. The company was formed in 2013 as Elance-oDesk after the merger of Elance Inc. and oDesk Corp. The merged company was subsequently rebranded as Upwork in 2015.

Freelancer is an Australian freelance marketplace website, which allows potential employers to post jobs that freelancers can then bid to complete. Founded in 2009, its headquarters is located in Sydney, Australia, though it also has offices in Vancouver, London, Buenos Aires, Manila, and Jakarta.

99designs is a Melbourne, Australia, based company that operates a freelancer platform for connecting graphic designers and clients. The company was founded in 2008, and has a United States office in Oakland, California.

Toptal is a global remote company that provides a freelancing platform, connecting businesses with software engineers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers. The company has no headquarters.

Rappi is a Latin American super-app headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, with offices in São Paulo and Mexico City. It was founded in 2015.

Gengo is a web-based translation platform headquartered in Tokyo.

Taskrabbit, Inc. d/b/a Taskrabbit operates an online marketplace that matches freelance labor with local demand, allowing people to find help with tasks including personal assistance, furniture assembly, moving, delivery, and handyman work. The company was founded in 2008 by Leah Busque and was acquired by an affiliate of IKEA in 2017.

Unbabel is an artificial intelligence-powered human translation platform. The company has headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal, and San Francisco, California. It has been owned by American translation and language services company TransPerfect since August 2025.

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