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A freelance marketplace with a large community across South Asia, covering writing, design, development, and data entry. Clients post projects and freelancers send proposals or sell fixed-price services.

2014founded
3.3our rating out of 5
25achievement points, Bronze
How it works2 / 8

What you do on Truelancer

How the money is made: freelance services

  1. Build a profile
  2. Win a client
  3. Deliver the work
  4. Get paid

A freelance marketplace with a large community across South Asia, covering writing, design, development, and data entry. Clients post projects and freelancers send proposals or sell fixed-price services.

Founded 2014 · next to 57 other freelance sites

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Each dot is a platform of the same type, placed at its founding year.

Work and topics

Good for

Fees3 / 8

What Truelancer takes

Commission by project typewhat it costs you

Commission by project type

Getting paid4 / 8

How the money reaches you

3 ways to withdraw

Real earnings5 / 8

What people actually earn

People earning · All-time2M+ freelancers

Truelancer's homepage claims 2M+ freelancers on the platform (registered sign-ups, a company claim, not a count of active earners).

Source: truelancer.com ↗
Rating and achievements6 / 8

How it scores

3.3out of 5

Strong on access.

FeesGetting paidAccessTrack recordProof of earnings
  • FeesNot enough facts
  • Getting paid2.8
  • Access4.0
  • Track record3.5
  • Proof of earnings3.0
25/100 ptsBronze
  • Verified earnings
  • Open worldwide
  • 10 years running
Profile completeness7 / 8

How much we know

47%

We have 7 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.

What we have

  • What kind of platform it is
  • Year founded
  • Headquarters
  • Fees
  • Withdrawal methods
  • Countries it accepts
  • Real earnings figures

Still missing

  • Plain-English overview
  • Minimum payout
  • How fast you get paid
  • Payment protection
  • Join requirements
  • Review ratings
  • Wikipedia or reference page
  • Support channels
  • Mobile apps
  • Social accounts

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