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How a register differs from a marketplace, an agency and a free list, then the head-to-heads. Every page here dates the competitor figures it quotes.

The models

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Head to head

  • Mainstay vs Upwork: what each one protects you from, and which suits the hire you are making.
  • Mainstay vs Fiverr: a defined deliverable against an introduction to a person.
  • Mainstay vs Toptal: a screened network chooses for you; a register publishes the bar it checked and leaves the choosing to you.
  • Mainstay vs Contra: a profile platform is built for the professional’s presence; a register for the buyer’s shortlist.

Alongside

  • Pricing: what a subscription costs and what it is spent on.
  • Guides: how to read a profile, what to ask, and how to brief and trial the work.
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