10 Fiverr Alternatives in 2022 (That Aren’t a Waste of Time)

Looking for some good Fiverr alternatives? Whether you are interested in selling your services or you are looking to buy services for your small business, Fiverr is still the King of Freelance Job Sites. The platform has the best reach and the most robust platform out there. It’s interface is simple to navigate and easy on the eyes. But most importantly, the platform is continually managed, updated, and improved based on both user feedback their internal revenue goals. And, I’m saying all of this from experience. I’ve been an active buyer and seller on the site for many years.

But, you didn’t come here to read why Fiverr is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Note: This post was first published in 2015, but every few months I update it to ensure that any of the Fiverr alternatives mentioned here are actually worth looking into. The last update was in May 2022.

Though, I’m an active buyer and seller on Fiverr myself, and though I’m personally happy overall with the platform, I can understand why some sellers and buyers may be looking for other options. For one, many freelancers and small business owners are interested in cheaper alternatives to Fiverr; they also want to increase their exposure by listing their services on more than one platform. Others may be looking for a more niche site to advertise their gig.

The bad news for sellers is that only a few gig job sites out there are actually cheaper than Fiverr, and while some offer more flexibility and exposure, it is often far outweighed by the lack of traffic.

Most Fiverr Alternatives and Fiverr Clones Are Worthless!

If you do a search for “like fiverr sites” or “fiverr alternatives,” you’ll get many results. But, most of these options are a total waste of time. The majority of these Fiverr alternatives are really Fiverr knock-offs, and they aren’t worth their web hosting. If the site owners didn’t make even a small effort to hide the fact that they are copying Fiverr, then that should tell you something right there. Plus, many of these platforms have since been abandoned by their owners.

 

But, if you still want to know about some good alternatives to Fiverr in order to expand your reach there are a few options. The Fiverr alternatives on this list have to fit few criteria simultaneously:

• They need to be getting enough traffic. If there aren’t enough buyers and sellers then why bother? I’m basing traffic on Alexa scores. All the platforms on this list are in the Alexa top 500,000.

 

• They need to have a pretty good system in place. This includes payment processing, support systems for buyers and sellers, and seller promotions. There also has to be some indication that the site is being actively managed and updated. Some sites may have low Alexa scores and seemingly high traffic, but it’s mostly from people just checking it out to see if it is a good alternative to Fiverr.

 

• It has the potential to generate real money. Can a reasonably talented freelancer make more than a few dollars on the site?

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My list of the 10 Best Alternatives to Fiverr in 2022

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Seoclerks

Seoclerks is a large and busy platform for all things related to SEO and Internet Marketing. If you are looking to buy or sell in this niche, it may be a better option for you than Fiverr. Not only does the site get a ton of traffic, it offers the widest range of money you can ask for your gigs, from $1 to $999. Payments are made via PayPal, Payee, and Alertpay/Payza..

GigBucks

The biggest selling point GigBucks has over Fiverr is that gigs can be priced between the range of $5 to $50. Sellers also have the option of getting paid via Payza and credit cards. Like Fiverr, joining is absolutely free, and you can post as many gigs as you want..

Fivesquid

Fivesquid is a UK based alternative to Fiverr that attracts an international crowd. The only main difference between it and Fiverr is that you pay and get paid in British pounds. Like SEOclerks and Envato above, this platform is pretty popular and active. They also offer customer support via email, which is another big plus..

Guru

Guru is another online marketplace that allows you to browse through services by category. The platform boasts over 1.5 million freelancers, so you can find the seller who best fits your needs. What sets Guru apart from the other platforms, however, is the features geared towards companies that work with many freelances. The platform’s “Work Room” feature, for example, allows you to keep track of and manage simultaneous jobs. Your team can also “generate agreements, set milestones, delegate tasks, communicate with everyone, and share documents through the platform.”.

Peopleperhour

PeoplePerHour helps you team up with talented and experienced freelancers in the areas of design, development, content creation and promotion. It’s quickly become one of the most popular top choices in online marketplaces currently out there- especially for businesses that use a lot of freelancers. Like Envato, all of the freelancers on PeoplePerHour go through a quality check..

Konker

Konker is a free online marketplace primarily focused on SEO and Internet marketing gigs. According to the site it has over 20,000 members.The biggest downside, however, is that they don’t offer any direct customer support. Disputes between buyers and sellers must be worked out on their own. But, for sellers, you get immediate payment once a gig has been completed.

Mechanical Turk

Mechanical Turk from Amazon.com is a crowdsourcing marketplace that connects freelancers with businesses who need small jobs—called human intelligence tasks (HITs). Most of these tasks take only a few seconds to complete and pay out only a few cents, like taking a short survey or labeling images. With experience, someone can receive such small jobs for a few dollars a piece.

Toptal

The Toptal marketplace is focused on experienced professional freelancers. The freelancers on the site must go through a vetting process that includes an interview and proof of experience. Most freelancers paid between $50 and $250 per hour, and the majority of jobs posted on Toptal involve finance and software development.

FlexJobs

Designed to save professional job seekers time and energy, FlexJobs is a platform to consider for professional freelancers. FlexJobs carefully screens job postings before publishing them to ensure legitimacy, and the platform boasts reputable big name employers, such as Apple, Dell, Salesforce, and Xerox.

Freelancermap

Freelancermap is dedicated  to a range of IT projects, including web development, game development, and social media management.

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6 Additional Sites for Professional Freelancers

I’m making a distinction between the six freelancer sites below and the Fiverr alternatives above, because these freelancer sites operate a bit differently to Fiverr. If you are a seller, you may be making bids for open jobs and directly competing with other sellers for work, instead of how it is on Fiverr, where you post your gig and the buyers basically come to you. You may earn a bit more, however. If you are a buyer, you will be sifting through bids. But, depending on what you need done, the quality of the work may be better than that found on Fiverr.

Many categories of freelance work:

Upwork

Freelancer

Project4Hire

Specifically for designers:

DesignCrowd

99Designs

Are there any up and coming Fiverr alternatives out there in 2021 that I left out? Let us know in the comments below.