How well do you know freelance sites?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Estimate

   In what year was Fiverr founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2010

   Fiverr was founded in 2010 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

   Source: How we verify our data Fiverr profile

2. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Kolabtree
   • Toptal
   • Fiverr
   • Jobbers
   • Braintrust
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   Toptal, Braintrust

   Kolabtree: United Kingdom; Toptal: United States; Fiverr: Israel; Jobbers: France; Braintrust: United States.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

3. Pick all that apply

   Which of these can Truelancer pay you through? Pick all that apply.

   • Western Union
   • Skrill
   • Payoneer
   • PayPal
   • Debit card
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   Payoneer, PayPal

   Truelancer pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer, Bank transfer.

   Source: How we verify our data Truelancer profile

4. Estimate

   How big a cut does Comet take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   5%

   Comet takes 5%. Its fees: 5% service fee on daily rate

   Source: Fee calculator: Comet Comet profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which one takes the smallest cut?

   • Guru
   • Kolabtree
   • Fiverr
   • Mostaql
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   Guru

   Guru 5–9%; Mostaql 15–20%; Kolabtree 20%; Fiverr 20%.

   Source: Platform fees compared Guru profile

6. Multiple choice

   How long until the first payout, typically, on freelance sites?

   • 1-3 months
   • Months
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • 1-4 weeks
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   1-4 weeks

   Typical time to first pay on freelance sites: 1-4 weeks.

   Source: All freelance sites Compare every platform type

7. Multiple choice

   Where is GoLance headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • United States
   • South Korea
   • Canada
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   United States

   GoLance is based in Wilmington, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data GoLance profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the freelance sites?

   • NoBroker
   • Shef
   • Jobbers
   • italki
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   Jobbers

   Jobbers is one of the freelance sites in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All freelance sites Jobbers profile

9. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Comet
   • Zhubajie
   • Freelancermap
   • Andela
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   Freelancermap → Zhubajie → Andela → Comet

   Freelancermap (2005), Zhubajie (2006), Andela (2014), Comet (2016).

   Source: How we verify our data Freelancermap profile

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Lancers
    • Fiverr
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    Lancers

    Fiverr was founded in 2010, Lancers in 2008.

    Source: How we verify our data Lancers profile

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