Upwork vs. lemon.io

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.

Lemon.io is the go-to freelance platform for hiring trusted developers on-demand. We test every developer who applies to join our network. That means instead of going through dozens of CVs and GitHub accounts trying to figure if they’d fit your team, you’ll focus on what’s really important — your business. Each of our candidates has to pass 5 stages of our vetting process: 1. Background check 2. English proficiency test 3. Coding skills assessment 4. Real-life test task 5. Live interview You’ll get to work with someone we’ve gotten to know personally.