Freelancer is an online freelancing, outsourcing, and crowdsourcing marketplace operated by Freelancer Technology Pty Limited, a company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia. It connects employers posting projects or contests with freelancers who bid on the work.
Employers post fixed-price or hourly projects, or launch contests for creative work such as logo design, and review bids, portfolios, and freelancer ratings before awarding work. Freelancers browse listings by skill category, submit proposals, and get paid through the platform's milestone payment system, which holds funds in escrow until milestones are approved. The site covers categories including software development, writing, design, data entry, engineering, and sales and marketing, and includes tools such as time tracking and project chat.
Freelancer is aimed at businesses seeking freelance talent for one-off or ongoing projects and at freelancers seeking a broad supply of bid-based work across many industries and price points.
The platform is available on iOS, Android, and the web. Freelancer.com is free to create an account and bid on a limited number of projects; freelancers pay a project fee (as low as 10%, reduced with paid membership) while employers are charged a percentage on fixed-price projects. Paid membership tiers for freelancers range from about $0.99 to $59.95 per month.