Client Memberships

It is completely free to register, post jobs, and hire on Elance. Elance makes money when the work is delivered and payments are made through Elance. When candidates quote an hourly rate or a fixed price, the quote includes the 8.75% Elance fee. When you pay Elance for work performed by your freelancer, Elance deducts the fee and immediately transfers the rest to the freelancer. In other words, the cost of using Elance is included in the price quoted by your freelancers and Elance only makes money when you approve and pay for the work.   

The Service Fee applies to all payments that a client makes to a freelancer identified on Elance in the first 2 years, whether the payments are made through Elance or not.  After 24 months the Service Fee applies only for payments made through Elance. For additional information, please refer to our Terms of Service.

Freelancer Memberships

Freelancers who join Elance select one of four membership plans that best fits their needs ranging from free (ideal for getting started) to plans suited for freelancers who are active in seeking clients and submitting proposals. For more detail on these plans, click here.

When freelancers quote an hourly rate or a fixed price, the quote includes the 8.75% Elance fee. The 8.75% Service Fee is Elance’s earned commission of payments made to freelancers for work delivered (this includes Elance's fee and Payment Processing costs charged by credit cards and banks).

The Service Fee applies to all payments that a client makes to a freelancer identified on Elance in the first 2 years, whether the payments are made through Elance or not.  After 24 months the Service Fee applies only for payments made through Elance. For additional information, please refer to our Terms of Service.