Guru
Verified working Aug 19, 2026
A freelance marketplace with built-in contracts, tracking, and escrow.
Guru is an online marketplace where companies can find freelancers across categories such as software, design, writing, marketing, engineering, business, and legal work. Employers can post jobs, compare quotes, set payment arrangements, collaborate in project workspaces, and use SafePay payment protection. Freelancers can also use the platform to find client work and manage ongoing relationships.
Why it stands out
- Supports more payment structures than many simple gig marketplaces, including milestones, hourly tracking, individual tasks, and recurring arrangements.
- Shows freelancer feedback plus all-time transaction data, giving buyers more context than a profile description alone.
- Covers a wide mix of professional categories, from software and design to engineering, finance, education, and legal services.
- Includes built-in collaboration spaces and payment protection, so hiring, project management, and payment can stay in one workflow.
- Offers business-oriented options such as enterprise support, agency solutions, agreements, and purchase orders.
Good to know
- Freelancer quality and fit still require buyer review; the platform provides ratings and transaction data, but users must evaluate candidates carefully.
- Although job posting is described as free, actual work involves platform fees and payment terms that should be reviewed before hiring or quoting.
- SafePay and agreement features are most useful when work and payments are kept inside Guru’s system.
- Freelancers may face competition from a large global marketplace when trying to win jobs.
Under the radar: When comparing similar quotes, look beyond the proposal text and check each freelancer’s all-time transaction data alongside feedback scores to spot people with a stronger record of completed paid work.
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Small businesses, agencies, and hiring managers can source specialized freelancers for project-based or ongoing work without building a full vendor pipeline. Post a job and compare incoming quotes from freelancers in multiple skill categories. Set up fixed-price milestones, hourly tracking, task-based invoices, or recurring payments for long-term help. Use WorkRooms to keep project communication, files, progress, and payments tied to the same agreement. Freelancers can create a profile, quote on jobs, and build transaction history on a marketplace used by global clients.
Freelancer search and job posting; quote comparison; public freelancer feedback and transaction history; WorkRooms for collaboration; flexible agreements with fixed-price, hourly, task-based, and recurring payment options; Time Tracker for hourly work; SafePay payment protection; enterprise, agency, and purchase-order solutions.
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