Fiverr review: Freelance services marketplace for hiring talent in many categories

What Fiverr does

Fiverr is an online marketplace where businesses and individuals hire freelancers for professional work. The homepage sorts services into categories such as Graphics & Design, Digital Marketing, Writing & Translation, Video & Animation, Music & Audio, Programming & Tech, AI Services, Consulting, Data, Business, Photography and Finance. The vendor says buyers can reach talent across 700 categories, and the popular services list includes logo design, voice over, website development, video editing and AI development.

Buyers can browse and choose freelancers themselves, or use an expert sourcing service in which experts find, interview and vet candidates on the buyer's behalf and deliver a report with recommendations. The homepage attaches a 100% money-back guarantee to that service. A separate section is aimed at people who want AI experts to help automate business tasks, with a booking system and leads management given as examples.

The footer also lists Fiverr Pro, a project management service and Fiverr Logo Maker under business solutions, and gives freelancers and agencies their own sign-up routes. According to the homepage, buyers only pay when they are happy with the result.

• Freelancer marketplace across 700 categories
• Expert sourcing with vetted freelancers
• Report with recommendations
• AI experts for business automation
• Fiverr Pro
• Project management service
• Fiverr Logo Maker
• Pay when satisfied (vendor claim)

Our take

Fiverr fits buyers who need a specific piece of work from an outside freelancer, such as a logo, a video edit, a website or an automation setup, and who want a wide choice of categories. The expert sourcing option suits people who would rather have someone else shortlist and vet candidates. The main trade-off is that the official pages provided publish no prices, so costs cannot be compared before signing up.