Upwork vs. Kleos

Upwork is a freelance hiring platform and work marketplace that connects businesses with independent professionals across more than 10,000 skill categories. It functions as an end-to-end solution for sourcing and managing contingent workforce needs — from project specialists to long-term contractors — without the overhead of full-time hiring. Businesses of all sizes use Upwork to fill skill gaps, execute complex projects, and scale results without adding headcount. Creating an account and posting a job is free. You pay only once a contract begins.

Do you have a remote team across multiple countries? Then someone in your company is spending 4–6 hours every cycle on contracts, compliance, and payments — held together by Wise, a spreadsheet, and a prayer. Kleos becomes the legal entity that contracts and pays your team in 242 countries. $/€50 flat per contractor. Zero fees from contractors themselves. First contractor onboarded in 2 hours. You hire. We handle the rest.