Djobzy is a location-based work and services marketplace with live-map discovery where workers keep 100% of the agreed price. PeoplePerHour is a UK-founded remote freelance marketplace with a tiered fee that drops the more you bill a single client — from 20% down to 3.5% over time.
The tiered-by-client model is the headline. It rewards long client relationships heavily, but hurts freelancers who mostly work on short projects with new buyers. Djobzy’s flat zero commission changes that trade-off completely. Here’s the fact-by-fact comparison.
Reviewed by the Djobzy team · Updated 24 July 2026 · All comparisons →
Djobzy
Zero commission, local plus remote
Workers keep 100% of the agreed price. Employers pay a 15% platform fee. Discovery via live map.
PeoplePerHour
UK freelance marketplace, tiered fee
Freelancer fee tiered by buyer-lifetime billing: 20% under £250, 7.5% up to £5,000, 3.5% above. Plus VAT.
Djobzy vs PeoplePerHour: 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. Covers local and remote work in one profile.
PeoplePerHour
Remote freelance marketplace founded in London in 2007. Combines a proposal/bidding model with a productised “Offers” catalog (similar to Fiverr gigs). Runs European and UK-heavy client base.1
Scope
Djobzy
Local and remote work. Jobs, services, freelance and shift work — one profile covers all of it.
PeoplePerHour
Remote digital services: web, marketing, design, video, writing, admin, tech. Not built for local or in-person work.2
What the freelancer or worker pays
Djobzy
Zero commission
Workers keep 100% of the agreed worker price. No proposal fees, no monthly quotas.
PeoplePerHour
20% / 7.5% / 3.5% tiered by buyer
PPH’s freelancer fee depends on cumulative billing with a specific buyer: 20% under £250, 7.5% from £250 to £5,000, then 3.5% above £5,000. All excluding VAT (which adds 20% to the fee in the UK). Minimum £1 fee per invoice.3
Freelancers get 15 free proposal credits per month; additional credits are paid.
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.
PeoplePerHour
Service fee (~10% + £0.60)
Independent 2026 reporting places the buyer-side service fee at around 10% of the order plus a small flat fee, though exact rates aren’t detailed on PPH’s own public pricing pages.4
Payment protection
Djobzy
Payment is held in escrow until the job is completed. Workers are paid on completion; clients are protected until then.
PeoplePerHour
PPH uses escrow-held payments. Funds are released to the freelancer when the buyer approves deliverables. Dispute resolution is available through the platform.5
How people find each other
Djobzy
Live map with active listings and provider profiles visible by location. Direct discovery, not proposal-based.
PeoplePerHour
Two modes: proposals (buyers post projects, freelancers submit proposals using credits) and Offers (freelancers list productised gigs with fixed prices).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.
PeoplePerHour
Profile-based reputation with badges and ratings. Optional CERT (identity verification) badges. 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.
PeoplePerHour
Reviews and ratings live on the PPH profile. No public statement found describing reputation as portable off-platform.8
Repeat work
Djobzy
Employers can build a trusted list over time and re-hire directly. Workers keep a portable Career Passport that grows with each engagement.
PeoplePerHour
The tiered fee structure rewards long-term buyer relationships: hitting £5,000 lifetime with one buyer drops the commission from 20% to 3.5% on that specific client. Repeat business with new buyers restarts at 20%.9
Where it works
Djobzy
Live map active globally. Local work concentrated in focus markets (Vancouver, Toronto); remote work open worldwide.
PeoplePerHour
Global, UK-heavy. PPH’s own materials cite over 1 million clients and £100M+ paid out to freelancers to date; third-party sources put registered freelancer count at 2M+.10
What you actually take home
PPH’s fee depends on how much you’ve billed to a single buyer over time. A brand-new buyer starts at 20%. Below is a new-buyer scenario — the counter resets each time you work with someone new.
The project pays
£300
On Djobzy
Project pays
£300
Commission you pay
£0
You take home
£300
On PeoplePerHour (new buyer)
Project pays
£300
Tiered fee (excl. VAT)
−£54
You take home
£246
Note: PPH charges 20% on the first £250 you bill a new buyer, 7.5% on the next £250–£5,000, then 3.5% above. UK-based freelancers also pay VAT on the fee (20%). The calculator applies each tier as your project value crosses the thresholds; the counter resets per buyer, so a new client starts at 20% again.
Illustrative comparison at PPH’s tiered rates, not a quote. Verified 24 July 2026.
Which situation fits which platform
PeoplePerHour may fit better if
You're a UK or European freelancer with a stable roster of long-term clients — the 3.5% top-tier rate is competitive once you've hit £5,000 with a buyer. Or you're a UK client who wants access to freelancers already familiar with British business conventions.
Djobzy may fit better if
Most of your work is with new clients or one-off projects (where you'd stay stuck at PPH's 20% rate), or you don't want to worry about VAT on top of the fee. Djobzy's zero commission applies to every project, from the first £1 through any lifetime billing figure.
Tiered vs. flat, again
PPH's tiered fee benefits freelancers with concentrated, long-term client relationships. Djobzy's zero commission benefits freelancers with variable client bases — new work is treated the same as repeat work.
No tiers to climb. No VAT on the fee.
Every project is a zero-commission project.
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 PeoplePerHour figures verified 24 July 2026. Platform terms, fees and features change — confirm current details directly with each platform before deciding.
1, 2. peopleperhour.com about pages and category structure; company founding history verified via Jobbers.io 2026 review and Wikipedia
3. support.peopleperhour.com/hc/en-us/articles/205218337 (Freelancer commission fees) — official PPH support article
4. ComeUp 2026 alternatives roundup on peopleperhour.com; buyer service-fee figures from third-party reporting
5. peopleperhour.com Terms and Conditions on escrow and dispute resolution
6. peopleperhour.com static/terms (Offers vs custom projects)
7. PPH badge and verification pages
8, 9. Absence-of-feature statement; tier structure documented on support.peopleperhour.com
10. peopleperhour.com company page (1M+ clients, £100M+ paid); G2 registered-freelancer count
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