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Microtask sites like Amazon MTurk

Small paid online tasks — data labeling, surveys, and quick jobs anyone can do.

How you earn
Small online tasks
Skills needed
None
Startup cost
None
First payout
Days
$2 per hour A large MTurk study found median pay of about $2 per hour, only 4% earned over $7.25. Best for anyone with spare minutes and a computer or phone who wants small extra income. Source ↗
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PlatformPlatform's cutTypical payMinimum payoutPays viaWho can join
Swagbucks Points redeemable for cash and rew… — 300 SB (cash or gift cards… PayPal +1 11 countries
Amazon Mechanical Turk Requesters pay fees, workers keep… $2/hr median No minimum, new workers ha… Amazon gift cards +1 Worldwide except Cuba, Iran, North…
Appen Per-task and hourly project rates — $5 via Payoneer Payoneer Worldwide
Rakuten Insight Points per survey (~$0.50-5) — — PayPal +2 12 Asian markets + US
Macromill Points per survey redeemable — 500 points (about 500 yen)… Bank transfer +1 Japan
TimeBucks Per-task micropayments, min $5 — — PayPal +2 Worldwide
Microworkers Per-task micropayments ($0.05-2 ty… — $9 PayPal +2 Worldwide
SproutGigs Per-task micropayments, min $5 — — PayPal +3 Worldwide
Prolific Researcher-set rewards, minimum ~$… — 6 GBP or 6 USD PayPal 52 countries
InboxDollars Cash for surveys and tasks, min $1… — — PayPal +2 United States
Clickworker Per-task micropayments (~$3-14/hr… — 10 EUR via PayPal or SEPA,… PayPal +2 Worldwide
Attapoll Per-survey payments (~$0.40-4/surv… — Around $3 in local currenc… PayPal +3 30+ countries

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Swagbucks3.4Silver 40 ptsRewards platform

One of the most popular rewards platforms, paying for surveys, watching videos, shopping, and games. Points redeem for PayPal cash or gift cards.

Fees Points redeemable for cash and rewardsswagbucks.com
Amazon Mechanical Turk3.4Microtask platform

The original microtask crowdwork platform from Amazon, where workers complete small human intelligence tasks like data labeling, surveys, and content moderation. Requesters post batches and workers earn per task.

Fees Requesters pay fees, workers keep the listed rewardmturk.com
Appen3.8Gold 60 ptsAI data crowdwork

A long-running crowdwork company that pays contributors for AI training data work such as search evaluation, transcription, and data collection projects. Contributors apply to projects that match their language and locat…

Fees Per-task and hourly project ratesappen.com
Rakuten Insight3.1Bronze 15 ptsSurvey and microtask site

Earn cash and gift cards completing Rakuten surveys.

Fees Points per survey (~$0.50-5)insight.rakuten.com
Macromill3.1Bronze 20 ptsSurvey and microtask site

Answer market-research surveys for points redeemable as cash or gift cards.

Fees Points per survey redeemablemacromill.com
TimeBucks3.3Bronze 20 ptsRewards platform

A get-paid-to site with many earning options - surveys, content tasks, and engagement jobs. Pays weekly with a low minimum.

Fees Per-task micropayments, min $5timebucks.com
Microworkers3.6Silver 50 ptsMicrotask platform

A microtask marketplace where workers complete small online jobs like categorization, testing, and short research tasks. Tasks pay small amounts and add up toward a modest payout threshold.

Fees Per-task micropayments ($0.05-2 typical)microworkers.com
SproutGigs3.1Bronze 15 ptsMicrotask platform

A micro-jobs marketplace (formerly Picoworkers) where workers complete small online gigs posted by businesses. Withdrawals from a 5 dollar balance.

Fees Per-task micropayments, min $5sproutgigs.com
Prolific3.3Bronze 30 ptsResearch participation platform

A research platform where participants get paid to take part in academic studies and surveys. Researchers set fair hourly rates and participants are matched by demographic screeners.

Fees Researcher-set rewards, minimum ~$8/hourprolific.com
InboxDollars3.3Bronze 20 ptsRewards platform

A long-running US rewards site paying cash for surveys, reading emails, and offers. Owned by Prodege, the company behind Swagbucks.

Fees Cash for surveys and tasks, min $15 first cashoutinboxdollars.com
Clickworker3.5Silver 45 ptsMicrotask platform

A German microtask platform where workers complete paid tasks like AI training data creation, surveys, text writing, and app testing. Sign-up is open and work happens in the browser or app.

Fees Per-task micropayments (~$3-14/hr effective)clickworker.com
Attapoll2.9Survey app

A survey app paying users worldwide for completing short market-research surveys.

Fees Per-survey payments (~$0.40-4/survey)attapoll.app
PanelClix2.8Survey and microtask site

Earn cash by completing online surveys on this Dutch panel.

Fees Points per survey (~EUR 0.50-2), min EUR 10panelclix.nl
YouGov3.3Bronze 15 ptsSurvey panel

A research panel that pays members for completing surveys on news and brands.

Fees Points per survey, redemption ~$25-50 thresholdyougov.com
Toluna3.1Survey panel

A global survey community where members earn points and cash for sharing opinions.

Fees Points per survey (~$1-3/survey)toluna.com
ySense3.4Bronze 15 ptsRewards platform

A worldwide rewards community (formerly ClixSense) paying for surveys, offers, and small tasks. Open to workers in most countries.

Fees Per-task and survey micropaymentsysense.com
Panel Ariadna2.9Survey and microtask site

Complete paid online surveys for points and rewards - Poland largest panel.

Fees Points redeemable for prizes and voucherspanelariadna.pl