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Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce, powered by a global network of more than 20,000 highly vetted professionals in technology, design, finance, marketing, and strategic consulting. Founded in 2010, Toptal has been trusted by more than 30,000 clients, from the Fortune 500 to cutting-edge startups. As an entirely unique professional services firm, we help drive businesses forward with world-class on-demand talent, teams, and end-to-end solutions. For more information, please visit www.toptal.com.
Toptal Reviews Summary
Toptal has a rating of 4.9 stars from 234 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Toptal most frequently mention great experience, high quality and long term. Toptal ranks 6th among Freelancing sites.
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I have been associated around 4 years with Toptal, and it has provided me really good opportunities while being in the comfort of my home. I have really got good clients to work with and because of the credibility of Toptal, I was able establish long term relationships with clients.
I have been working for more than 3 years for toptal as a remote engineer and my experience working here is amazing. Toptal provides you with excellent opportunities that helps you to grow as an engineer and helps you to work with top organisations around the globe. I highly recommend toptal since the community is full of rich talented individuals and your career will take an exceptional turn towards growth.
I joined the Toptal in late 2022 and even though market was not good at the time, Toptal really supported in finding the new jobs according to my preferences and helped me boost my career a lot. All the clients were super happy with the outcome as well. 100% recommended to anyone seeking talent or anyone trying to find new opportunities.
Toptal has been the best freelance platform I've worked with so far. It gives you the freedom to choose projects that genuinely match your skills and interests, while offering fair and competitive rates.
What really stands out is the level of involvement and support from the Toptal team—they are responsive, proactive, and genuinely listen to feedback. Any concerns or issues are addressed promptly, which makes the overall experience smooth and trustworthy.
For freelancers looking for long-term, fulfilling work with quality clients, Toptal is an excellent choice.
Toptal has been a great platform to work with. The screening process is demanding, but it leads to high-quality clients and serious projects. Communication is clear, support is responsive, and payments are always on time. Overall, a very professional experience.
Toptal is a great freelancing platform. You don't have to worry about getting top engagements by yourself. Recruiters do that for you and you can continue to do what you love most aka programming.
I've been working as a QA engineer on Toptal for over 8 years. During this time, I've had the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled professionals and work on a variety of interesting, challenging projects.
I've been a member of Toptal for several years, and my experience has been consistently positive. The client quality is high, and the projects are well-scoped and professionally managed. Compared to many other platforms, engagements tend to be more serious and better organized.
The matching process is thoughtful, and the recruiting team is responsive and supportive throughout each stage - from introductions to project onboarding. Communication is clear, expectations are defined early, and there is always someone available to help resolve questions or blockers.
Payments are reliable and transparent, which makes long-term collaboration much easier. Overall, Toptal has provided a stable and professional environment for working with international clients on meaningful projects.
I'm a seasoned freelancer with experience on a dozen freelancing platforms. I had the best experience with Toptal. Clients, prices, community, everything is amazing.
It is not easy to get in, but once you do, it is the best experience.
Working with Toptal has been an excellent experience. The platform provides access to a wide variety of challenging and interesting projects that truly test your skills. Most importantly, the compensation is fair and reflects the level of expertise required. It is a fantastic environment for anyone looking to work with top-tier global clients
I've been a toptal member for over a year and a half now, and it's been a great experience, I've found multiple freelancing jobs.
I have been with Toptal for quite some time. A good place to work. Toptal team's help is always insightful along the journey.
One issue I have is they don't have enough staff to review internal applications. I applied for "core position" long time ago, I am still waiting for my interview.
TopTal does give me work (management consultant) to keep me occupied for 10 to 15% of my time. Given the tough economic and business conditions right now, it is fine. But I hope that after an year, I get to see better utilization from TopTal
I joined Toptal in 2021 and worked through Toptal with many clients throughout the World, it has been a wonderful experience so far.
I have worked with toptal for more than 2 years now and got some great opportunities to work on some cool projects. The teams were well organized and it was real fun to work with a remotely spread team.
Initially, It was quite easy to confuse Toptal with yet another freelance platform so I was somewhat skeptical about spending any time to pass entry barriers. Luckily for me, I had plenty of time and lots of curiosity. Enrolling as a talent in Toptal changed my way of working forever.
First, it cuts off all the most annoying parts of the hiring process - no paperwork, clear salary expectations, no client distrust with dozens of entry barriers, and a smooth matching experience overall. Once both you and your client expressed interest in cooperation it is almost always a guaranteed hire!
Second – it's a premium quality service. Toptal's managers are always by your side and ready to help, solve any controversial situations between you and the client, or simply introduce your profile as a hire recommendation. It is not always limited to job lifecycle - you can also enroll in learning programs, get some coaching assistance, or dive deep into the community: Toptal always encourages you to grow as a professional and gives just enough tools for that.
Last but not least - you can land yourself some really well-paid jobs here! No compromises - you always get your desired rate. A payout process is so punctual it is simply impossible to overestimate - never have I ever experienced any delays at all. As a neat bonus, Toptal can manufacture a prepaid visa card and deliver it to your country - I am actively using it and it works like a clock!
This platform definitely deserves more attention and the industry should view it as a standard to strive for. At the moment I would not trade Toptal for a classic hiring ever. 10/10
This is my first project completed through the Toptal platform. Everything went smoothly. Toptal provided good client communication and assistance on their end. Efficient platform organization allowed me to quickly complete the project.
The overall experience using Toptal as a partner to increase the freelancing work with good companies willing to grow and develop.
From initial brief to interview with the client and final delivery, working within Toptal is a seamless experience. Toptal works on all the burocracry leaving me to focus exclusively on delivering my best work. There are also several points of contact, making sure that both parties are happy with the direction of the project.
My experience in Toptal as a Freelance has been awesome, platform is very easy to use, screening process was very fast and I had a lot of help from Toptal recruiters, payments always were in time and I'm glad to join them
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