Djobzy is a location-based work and services marketplace where workers keep 100% of the agreed price. Freelancer.com is a bid-based global freelance marketplace where freelancers submit proposals on posted projects and pay a 10% commission (or $5 minimum) on winning bids.
Freelancer.com is a bidding platform — the price is set by whoever wins the auction, not by the freelancer walking in. That structure affects how much work costs and how much freelancers actually keep. Here’s the fact-by-fact comparison.
Reviewed by the Djobzy team · Updated 24 July 2026 · All comparisons →
Djobzy
Zero commission, no bidding
Workers keep 100%. Employers pay 15% platform fee. Discovery via live map, not bid auction.
Freelancer.com
Bid-based, 10% commission
Freelancers pay 10% or $5 minimum per winning bid, plus paid membership for extra bids.
Djobzy vs Freelancer.com: side by side
Ten dimensions, no winner declared. Sources are numbered and listed at the end.
Marketplace type
Djobzy
Location-based work and services marketplace with live-map discovery. No bidding — workers set their price, and discovery is via profile and map.
Freelancer.com
Global bid-based freelance marketplace, founded 2009. Clients post projects; freelancers submit bids (price, timeline, proposal) and compete to win the work.1
Scope
Djobzy
Local and remote work. Jobs, services, freelance and shift work — and one profile covers all of it.
Freelancer.com
Remote digital work across hundreds of categories: development, design, writing, data entry, translation, marketing, admin. Also runs contests where clients receive multiple design or writing submissions and choose a winner.2
What the freelancer or worker pays
Djobzy
Zero commission
Workers keep 100% of the agreed worker price. No bidding fees, no membership tiers, no monthly quotas.
Freelancer.com
10% or $5 minimum
Freelancer.com charges freelancers 10% of the project value on fixed-price and hourly contracts, or $5 — whichever is greater. The $5 minimum means small projects effectively cost more in percentage terms (a $20 job costs 25%).3
Paid membership plans reduce the fixed-price rate to 3–5% but keep the 10% rate on hourly contracts. Free plans get 6–8 bids per month; extras cost around $0.75 each.
What the client or employer pays
Djobzy
15% platform fee
Charged on top of the agreed price and visible before you confirm. Current pricing is published at djobzy.com.
Freelancer.com
3% or $3 minimum
Clients pay a project fee of 3% or $3 on fixed-price projects, and 3% on hourly. Free to post projects and review bids; fees are triggered on award.4
Payment protection
Djobzy
Payment is held in escrow until the job is completed. Workers are paid on completion; clients are protected until then.
Freelancer.com
Milestone Payments system: clients deposit funds and release them per milestone. Freelancer.com provides dispute resolution and paid arbitration through Milestone Dispute Resolution.5
How people find each other
Djobzy
Live map with active listings and provider profiles visible by location. Also open to remote engagement globally.
Freelancer.com
Bidding: clients post projects, freelancers bid with price, timeline, and proposal. Some projects receive 50–100+ bids, which clients then review manually.6
Verification
Djobzy
Seven levels: email, phone, social, address, government ID, payment card, and interview plus third-party background check.
A trust signal, not a guarantee of safety, character or competence.
Freelancer.com
Optional identity verification badges. Preferred Freelancer Program screens for consistent quality and delivery. No standardised background check across all freelancers.7
Reputation portability
Djobzy
Career Passport — a portable professional record carrying reputation, reviews, experience and work history across locations and opportunities.
Freelancer.com
Reviews and ratings live on the Freelancer.com profile. Reputation stays inside Freelancer.com — there’s no documented mechanism to export it.8
Repeat work
Djobzy
Employers can build a trusted list over time and re-hire directly, with no new proposal cost.
Freelancer.com
Clients can invite past freelancers directly to new projects, skipping the bid step. Commission still applies to repeat contracts.9
Where it works
Djobzy
Live map active globally. Local work concentrated in focus markets (Vancouver, Toronto); remote work open worldwide.
Freelancer.com
Global. Freelancer.com operates in over 240 countries and territories, all remote-first.10
What you actually take home
Say you win a project at your bid price. Freelancer.com’s 10% commission (or $5 minimum, whichever is greater) comes out of what you keep. Pick a project value below.
The project pays
$500
On Djobzy
Project pays
$500
Commission you pay
$0
You take home
$500
On Freelancer.com
Project pays
$500
10% commission (min $5)
−$50
You take home
$450
Note: Freelancer.com charges 10% of the project value or $5 — whichever is greater. On small projects the $5 minimum is higher in percentage terms. Paid membership tiers reduce fixed-price rates to 3–5% but not hourly.
Illustrative comparison at Freelancer.com’s standard 10% rate, not a quote. Verified 23 July 2026.
Which situation fits which platform
Freelancer.com may fit better if
You're comfortable in a competitive bidding environment and have earned Preferred Freelancer status (lower fees), or you're a client running design or writing contests where you want multiple submissions to choose from.
Djobzy may fit better if
You're tired of competing on price with dozens of other bidders, don't want to pay for bids or membership tiers just to be considered, and want to keep 100% of what you agree with a client. Djobzy's zero-commission model plus discovery through profile and map (rather than winning an auction) changes the dynamic entirely.
Two different ways of setting a price
Freelancer.com is auction-driven: the winning bid is usually the lowest one that seems credible. Djobzy is provider-driven: the worker sets a price, the client sees who's available near them and can review the profile before hiring. Different economics for different situations.
No bidding wars. No membership tiers. Zero commission.
Get hired for what you're worth, not what you'll accept.
Workers pay zero commission. Employers pay a 15% platform fee, visible before you confirm.
Frequently Asked Questions
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About Djobzy
Djobzy is a location-based work and services marketplace with live map discovery. It connects people who need work or services completed with workers, freelancers, professionals and service providers who can provide them locally or remotely. Users can find opportunities, hire help, offer services and build portable reputation through Djobzy's Career Passport. Workers pay zero commission and keep 100% of the agreed worker price, while employer and client platform pricing applies.
Sources and verification
All Freelancer.com figures verified 23 July 2026. Platform terms, fees and features change — confirm current details directly with each platform before deciding.
1, 2. freelancer.com about pages and category structure
3. freelancer.com Fees and Charges page, cross-checked with 2026 independent reporting (jobbers.io, freelancecompare.com, aiproposer.com)
4. freelancer.com Fees and Charges page (client fees) and hireinsouth.com 2026 breakdown
5. Milestone Payments and Milestone Dispute Resolution documentation on freelancer.com
6. Independent 2026 reviews of Freelancer.com bidding UX
7. Preferred Freelancer Program and identity verification pages
8, 9. freelancer.com Terms of Service on reputation and off-platform contact
10. freelancer.com Investor Relations reporting on geographic coverage
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