Hiring Top 3% Freelancers through Toptal

Toptal is a global remote company that connects the best freelancers: software engineers, designers, financial experts, product managers and project managers. Headquarterless.

Leading Global Talent Network

Toptal offers access to top business, design and technical talent ready to take on your project.

Selecting the Cream of the Professional Industry

Choose from profiles of the most experienced freelancers in the top 3%. Working with the best has its cost, but the quality justifies the price.

Exceptional Freelancer Selection

Only 3% of 100,000 applicants join Toptal. The choice of freelancers is limited: developers, designers, financial experts, project and product managers.

Limited Scope of Activity

Toptal is focused on certain areas and this should be taken into account. Not all areas are covered: no HR consultants or content writers.

High Standards and Prices

The Toptal platform claims to work exclusively with the best freelancers, which is reflected in the prices. High standards have their price.

Multilingualism and Limitations

Toptal is a global network, but the site is only available in English. Nevertheless, you can find freelancers from different countries, including Russia.

Testing Toptal

Analyzing Toptal's tech support, service costs and functionality will help you decide if the platform is right for your needs.

Toptal vs. Fiverr

Toptal prefers long-term cooperation, while Fiverr is suitable for one-time projects. The choice depends on your requirements and budget.

5 Week Selection Phase

Language Skills and Communication

Thorough testing of your English language and professional communication skills.

Professional Competency Testing

Testing of technical knowledge and solution-finding ability.

Online Interview

Interviews with Toptal employees with specific tasks.

Test Assignment

Candidate completes the task in 1-3 weeks.

Evaluation of Work on Projects

Freelancers at Toptal maintain high quality of work, every new project is a new challenge.

Experienced Professionals

Only freelancers with extensive experience in their field work on Toptal. Each successful candidate receives a profile that shows completed projects, experience and availability of free time.

Risk-free Collaboration Period

Toptal provides about 2 weeks to evaluate a new freelancer. If the results are not satisfactory, you don't pay for this period and can move on to another candidate. You can even continue your collaboration until the end of the trial period without paying.

Selecting and Continuing Work

After the trial period, you decide whether to continue with your current freelancer or request new candidates. Re-selection includes a new two-week trial period with no risk of payment.

Thorough Selection of Freelancers on Toptal

Toptal conducts an impressive 5 weeks of testing of candidates before giving them the opportunity to work. The selection goes through several stages where only 3% are tested:

Variety of Freelancer Specializations

The Toptal platform, although focused on five main areas (design, development, finance, product management and project management), offers more highly specialized areas. On the category tree, you can find up to 200 different types of specializations in development alone.

Flexible Freelance Recruitment

From developers for Uber to creators of Chrome extensions, Toptal provides a variety of specialists. Even if you don't find the specialization you need, you can request a consultation to find the right contractor.