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Guru

Freelance marketplace

Mentions

2

Across all reports

Quality Score

25/ 100

Early stage

First Seen

May 2, 2026

Indexed in atlas

Last Seen

1mo ago

Most recent reference

Positioning

Synthesized from 2 mentions

Guru is an online freelancing platform that connects businesses with freelancers across categories like writing, design, and marketing. It uses a bidding system where freelancers can apply to projects with fixed-price or hourly proposals. The platform generates revenue through membership fees and transaction fees, distinguishing itself with a large talent pool and project variety.

Strengths

4 cited
  • Large talent pool with 1 million freelancers
  • Broad range of categories including tech and creative
  • 99% customer satisfaction rate claimed
  • Secure and flexible platform for collaboration

Weaknesses

4 cited
  • Bidding system may lead to race-to-bottom pricing
  • Quality control varies across freelancers
  • Membership fees could deter freelancers
  • Less specialized than niche platforms

Recent mentions

Showing 2 of 2
  • incumbent
    1mo ago

    AI Freelancer Marketplace for Enterprises

    freelancermarketplaceenterprises
  • incumbent
    1mo ago

    Marketing Task Marketplace for Tech Founders

    marketingtaskmarketplacetechfounders

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