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As of 29 August 2026, Guru is free to use. Freelance marketplace connecting employers and freelancers, with paid membership tiers that lower job fees and add bids. Softwr lists it under Professional Services.
Overview
What Guru does
Freelance marketplace connecting employers and freelancers, with paid membership tiers that lower job fees and add bids.
What people use it for
- Connecting freelancers with employers for competitive project bidding
- Managing multiple contractors as a distributed freelance business
- Standing out in competitive freelance bidding with premium quotes
- Managing monthly bid limits for active freelancers
- Improving profile ranking in freelancer search results
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Guru.
- Higher tiers all include 600 bids; no bid increases from Business to Executive
- Membership purchases are non-refundable
- No free trial period before commitment
Cross-shopped
What people choose instead of Guru
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- GuruvsBonsai
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- GuruvsFreelancer.com
Freelancer.com: Find the best freelancers for any job online
- GuruvsHiveage
Hiveage: Simple, all-in-one invoicing and billing software
Pricing
What Guru costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- 120 bids annually
- 9% job fee
- No premium features
Basic+
$11.95 /mo
- 120 bids annually
- 9% job fee
- Annual: $8.95/month
Professional
$21.95 /mo
- 600 bids annually
- 7% job fee
- Premium quotes
- Direct messaging
- Personal website link
- Annual: $15.95/month
Business
$33.95 /mo
- 600 bids annually
- 6% job fee
- All Professional features
- Annual: $24.95/month
Executive
$49.95 /mo
- 600 bids annually
- 5% job fee
- All Business features
- Annual: $39.95/month
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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Is there a free Guru membership?
Yes, Guru offers a free tier with 120 annual bids and a 9% job fee on earnings.
SourceWhat is Guru's job fee structure?
Guru charges job fees that decrease with membership tier: Free 9%, Basic+ 9%, Professional 7%, Business 6%, Executive 5%.
SourceDoes Guru offer annual billing discounts?
Yes. Annual plans offer up to 27% savings. For example, Professional is $15.95/month billed annually versus $21.95/month on a monthly plan.
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