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Toptal

4.9

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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.


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Founded in 2010
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Toptal Reviews Summary

Toptal has a rating of 4.9 stars from 235 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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Spain
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I designed and developed with Wordpress a website for a client who owns a soccer school for kids. The client was quite inexperienced and at first it wasn't the easiest person to work with, but I managed to explain the process and let him understand how everything worked. Eventually, we got along fairly well and the work went smoothly. Overall I'm fairly satisfied by the product, even though there are some limitations and improvements needed. I told that to the client but he preferred to cut short the work for budget reasons. He was happy with a functional, working website, at least at this stage.

Date of experience: April 19, 2023
Egypt
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Great Freelancing Platform
April 19, 2023

I enjoyed working on the last engagement on Toptal, I had a great client with a clear set of requirements and a very helpful team. Also, the Toptal matching team were very helpful!

Date of experience: April 19, 2023
Brazil
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Greate place to work
April 18, 2023

- Greate projects and lots of options to choose from
- Company diversity: small and mid-size startups but also enterprise
- Good pay
- Greate education programs

Date of experience: April 18, 2023
Uzbekistan
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As a developer who has worked on Toptal, I can confidently say that it's a top-tier platform for connecting businesses with the world's best freelance talent. What I appreciated most about Toptal was their rigorous screening process, which ensures that only the top 3% of applicants are accepted into the network. This meant that I was surrounded by a community of elite developers who were all at the top of their game.

Toptal's flexible engagement model also made it easy for me to find work that fit my schedule and skills. Whether I was looking for short-term projects or long-term engagements, I was able to find opportunities that matched my expertise and interests.

Overall, I would highly recommend Toptal to any developer looking for high-quality freelance work. The platform's commitment to excellence and their focus on connecting businesses with the best of the best make it a top choice for developers who are serious about their craft.

Date of experience: April 14, 2023
France
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Toptal makes freelancing fun
April 14, 2023

As a freelance professional, I recently had the opportunity to complete a project through Toptal, and I have to say, the experience was outstanding. From the start, the Toptal team made the process simple and streamlined, removing all the burdens typically associated with freelancing.

One of the standout features of Toptal is their rigorous screening process, which ensures that only the top 3% of applicants are accepted into the network. As a freelancer, this gave me confidence that I was working with other highly skilled professionals and that the work I was doing would be of the highest quality.

Toptal team handles everything from the administrative tasks like invoicing and payment processing to the more complex aspects of project management. This allowed me to focus solely on the work at hand, confident that all the other details were being taken care of.

Throughout the project, the Toptal team provided exceptional communication, ensuring that all parties were on the same page and that the project was progressing as planned. They were always available to answer any questions I had and provided prompt, professional responses.

Overall, I cannot recommend Toptal enough for freelancers looking for a streamlined, professional, and stress-free experience. The team at Toptal truly removes all the burdens of freelancing, allowing you to focus on what you do best - delivering outstanding work to your clients.

Date of experience: April 14, 2023
California
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Professionalism at its peak
April 12, 2023

It was my second project with Toptal and the way they handle the hiring process and the support I received from their internal project manager was wonderful. I felt respected and admired for my skills, which I think is a great gesture from a platform like this.

Date of experience: April 12, 2023
Canada
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Absolutely amazing
April 12, 2023

Toptal is a game-changer for freelancers who want to work with high-quality clients on exciting projects. The platform's rigorous screening process ensures that only the top 3% of applicants are accepted, which means that as a freelancer, you are working with some of the best professionals in the industry.

The client pool on Toptal is impressive, ranging from large corporations to well-funded startups, and they are all seeking top-tier talent for their projects. This creates an exciting and challenging environment for freelancers, where they get to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

Toptal's system is also top-notch, with an easy-to-use interface that makes it easy to manage projects, communicate with clients, and receive payments. The platform's support team is always available to assist freelancers with any issues that may arise, and they are quick to resolve any problems.

Overall, I highly recommend Toptal to any freelancer who is looking for challenging and rewarding work with high-quality clients. The platform's commitment to excellence and quality ensures that you will always have access to the best opportunities and projects in the industry

Date of experience: April 11, 2023
District of Columbia
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Engagement with Teachable
April 12, 2023

Worked as Software Engineer in Teachable's Monetization team. Led integration effort with Stripe APIs to improve profitability by saving millions of dollars on forex fees.

Date of experience: April 11, 2023
Indonesia
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Best Freelancing Platform
April 11, 2023

I use this platform to look for a client and Toptal take care of everything from matching, payment, agreement, etc.

Date of experience: April 11, 2023
NL
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Greta engagement
April 11, 2023

Great engagement, nice technology and the client was a great communicator about the things they want to achieve.

Date of experience: April 11, 2023
Kazakhstan
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Very pleasant experience
April 11, 2023

I had a really good time working with them. Clear directions and awesome communication made it easy to make tangible progress.

Date of experience: April 10, 2023
AE
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Toptal has made me feel like designer Ninja in this past two years. The quality of work, matcher skills, process of landing a project, payment on time to the wrapping of the project are all flawless and so streamlined. Toptal has allowed me to focus on my skills as a designer and do what I do best without the peripheral stress of other details that are always entailed when taking on a project. This platform has been a game changer for me as a designer in my 17 years of work experience!

Date of experience: April 10, 2023
Pakistan
1 review
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Top Choice for freelancers
April 10, 2023

I started working at Toptal a year ago, everyone here (Core Team, Clients) is highly supportive. I've had many opportunities to work with highly talented clients, and I've learned a lot of new technologies while working on the different projects from all over the world. With the growing importance of remote work, I feel like Toptal is clearly the Top choice to find top-level projects.

Date of experience: April 10, 2023
Switzerland
1 review
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Best freelance experience
April 7, 2023

Working with Toptal for so many years gives me the opportunity to get many different projects in different verticals. Not only that Toptal is amazing matcher, I also don't have to worry about any papirology, invoices. Both three parties are happy (clients, me and Toptal). Besides, Toptal community offers growth opportunities, pro-bono experiences and so much more.

Date of experience: April 7, 2023
Albania
1 review
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Best freelance experience ever.
April 6, 2023

Being part of this big platform ia an honour for me. My experience with Toptal as a freelance gave me the opportunity to gain experience with the global market, to develop new skills, to market myself and find new interesting project.

The main benefit of working with Toptal is the ability to work from anywhere, flexibility on setting my schedule and choosing on what project to work with.

Date of experience: April 6, 2023
Portugal
1 review
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My experience with Toptal in the last 8 years has been great.
As a freelancer they tick all the boxes we could ask for, and I can see the imense value brought to clients.

Date of experience: April 3, 2023
Spain
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Focus on making a great job
April 3, 2023

That's the only thing I need to do working with Toptal. They are always there both for me and the clients and take care of everything so we focus on the project.

Couldn't be happier.

Date of experience: April 3, 2023
Croatia
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Toptal experience
March 31, 2023

I just finished working on a second 6-9 month engagement with the same client and everything was great, I am very satisfied with how everything went. I also worked on a few more projects through Toptal and I have no complaints, eveything was fine, without any issues.

Date of experience: March 31, 2023
KR
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Software Architecht
March 31, 2023

I had an extraordinary experience working for a Toptal client as a Software Architect. They match you with serious business, and they have interesting projects. Furthermore, they have career assistance with courses and other tools for your personal growth.

Date of experience: March 31, 2023
Pakistan
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Perfect experience
March 31, 2023

It was a good experience I had a professional and excellent time dealing with the client timesheet management was perfect payment was always on time overall it has been a great experience working with toptal and with the client

Date of experience: March 31, 2023