Costs
The model matters more than the number
Anyone quoting a figure before seeing your account is quoting their average client. What you can compare beforehand is how the pricing works — and what each model quietly rewards.
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How we compare
AdSTARS Connect vs Upwork, for marketing workTwo marketplaces with the same shape and different priorities. This is where each one wins, written by the smaller of the two.AdSTARS Connect vs Fiverr, for marketing workThese two are solving different problems. One sells a deliverable; the other contracts an outcome.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.