Upwork

Upwork Global Inc.

About this app

One app. All of Upwork.

Enjoy a smoother, faster, and more flexible experience designed to help you get work done.

Manage your work on the go. Whether you're hiring, freelancing, or doing both, you can post jobs, submit proposals, message, track projects, and manage contracts — all from a single app. This unified experience saves you time and helps you stay focused on what matters most: getting great work done. It’s everything you need, all in one powerful, easy-to-use app, built to support the way you work.

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Ratings and reviews

Terrible business practice. You buy and spend "connects" to bid on contracts, but all of this is done prior to identification verification (which is automated). You can only do the verification after you're offered your first contract. If there's an error with your verification, you get suspended immediately, lose the contract, and lose all of the money and time you already invested. They have no real support, just ai. Not a good experience.

They should get rid of the connects system. It's a bit of a scam. One job I applied for and spent connects on had received 12 proposals but, nearly a month later, had only read two of them. Another received 38 but only opened 11 of them. I've gotten a little business from Upwork, but I don't think it's a very a good app or website.

Most of the positions I have seen so far are alot less lucrative than led to believe when signing up. I thought I was really underbidding putting my rates between $40-50/hr. I have yet to even see any positions above $25/hr before platform fees. I can make low income like that anywhere. The majority of the positions are product testing. Not worth the cost of connects and the platform subscription with what little is being paid considering the time it takes to fulfill the purchase.