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Including where we lose

Every comparison here opens by naming what the alternative genuinely does better. A page that finds the incumbent worse on every axis is an advert, and we would rather you trusted the rest of the site.

AdSTARS Connect vs Upwork, for marketing work

Two marketplaces with the same shape and different priorities. This is where each one wins, written by the smaller of the two.

Opens with: what upwork does better

AdSTARS Connect vs Fiverr, for marketing work

These two are solving different problems. One sells a deliverable; the other contracts an outcome.

Opens with: what fiverr does better

Marketing agency or freelance specialist?

We run both an agency and a marketplace, which makes this the one comparison we have no incentive to rig in either direction.

Opens with: when an agency is genuinely the right answer

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What things cost

What does Google Ads management actually cost?Four pricing models, each of which quietly rewards a different behaviour. The model matters more than the number.

Our own pricing, in full