Guru

Guru is a deeply established, highly resilient, and incredibly reliable veteran of the freelance marketplace industry. Operating since the very early days of the internet, it has maintained a massive, fiercely loyal user base by focusing heavily on "Professional B2B Services" (like legal writing, architecture, programming, and accounting) rather than the highly commoditized "$5 gig" creative market of Fiverr. The absolute core superpower of Guru is its "Workrooms and Enterprise Collaboration." When a client hires a freelance software team on Guru to build an app, the project is moved into a highly structured "Workroom." This Workroom acts as a centralized mini-ERP for the project, tracking time, managing massive file uploads, housing all communications, and breaking complex projects down into highly specific payment milestones. Furthermore, Guru boasts incredibly low fees compared to Upwork, making it highly attractive for massive, long-term, high-budget projects where a 10% fee would be devastating. It offers absolute payment protection via its SafePay escrow system. For small-to-medium businesses looking for serious, professional-grade talent (programmers, lawyers, accountants) and demanding robust project management tools built directly into the hiring platform, Guru remains a highly trusted stalwart.