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Freelancer.com vs Payoneer

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Freelancer.com

Software

Find the best freelancers for any job online

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Payoneer logo

Payoneer

Software

One account. Infinite opportunities.

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Freelancer.com freelancers pay 10% or $5 (whichever is greater) on fixed-price projects, plus a further 15% fee on Preferred Freelancer Recruiter projects; Payoneer an annual account fee of $29.95 USD applies if the account receives less than $6,000 USD in any 12 consecutive months

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Freelancer.com and Payoneer actually diverge.

Attributes where Freelancer.com and Payoneer differ
AttributeFreelancer.comPayoneer
Starting priceOn request$29/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
FoundedUnknown2005

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Freelancer.com

Nothing recorded that Payoneer does not also cover.

Only in Payoneer

  • Receive payments
  • Multi-currency accounts
  • Working capital
  • Mass payouts
  • Marketplace integrations
  • Amazon
  • Fiverr
  • Upwork

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Freelancer.com

No use cases recorded yet. See the Freelancer.com review.

Payoneer

  • Receiving marketplace and platform payouts as a freelancer or sellernot Freelancer.com
  • Holding receiving accounts in several currenciesnot Freelancer.com
  • Paying suppliers and withdrawing to a local bank accountnot Freelancer.com

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Freelancer.com

  • Freelancers pay 10% or $5 (whichever is greater) on fixed-price projects, plus a further 15% fee on Preferred Freelancer Recruiter projects
  • International wire withdrawal costs $25 and card/PayPal transactions add $0.30 plus 2.3%

Payoneer

  • An annual account fee of $29.95 USD applies if the account receives less than $6,000 USD in any 12 consecutive months
  • The Payoneer card carries a $29.95 USD annual fee and $12.95 USD for a replacement
  • Converting between Payoneer balances in different currencies costs 0.50%
  • Receiving into a non local currency receiving account costs 1%, minimum $1.00 USD
  • Receiving by credit card costs up to 3.99% plus $0.49 USD
  • Withdrawing to a bank in the recipient's local currency costs 1.2% to 4%
  • ATM withdrawals cost $3.15 USD plus up to 1.8%, rising to 3.5% when currency is converted
  • Card purchases requiring conversion cost up to 3.5%

Pricing, plan by plan

Freelancer.com

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Freelancer.com review.

Payoneer

$29/month
  • StandardFree
    • Receive payments
    • Multi-currency
    • Marketplace connections

Which should you pick?

Choose Freelancer.com if

Nothing in the data separates Freelancer.com from Payoneer on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Freelancer.com review

Choose Payoneer if

  • You need receive payments.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want multi-currency accounts.
Payoneer review

Questions people ask

Is Freelancer.com or Payoneer better?
Neither clearly leads. Freelancer.com starts at On request and Payoneer at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Freelancer.com or Payoneer?
Freelancer.com starts at On request and Payoneer at $29/month.
Does Freelancer.com or Payoneer run on more platforms?
Freelancer.com runs on Web. Payoneer runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What can Freelancer.com do that Payoneer cannot?
Payoneer covers Receive payments, Multi-currency accounts, Working capital, Mass payouts.
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