Guru vs Himalayas Comparison 2026
Both cover hiring & freelancers. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Freelance marketplace with a lower job fee
Remote jobs, plus the tools to apply for them
At a glance
- Himalayas starts cheaper, at $9.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Guru | Himalayas | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $11.95 | From $9 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | 9% of what you earn | Not stated |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | Hiring & Freelancers | Hiring & Freelancers |
| Works with |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
Guru
Freelance marketplace with a lower job fee
Guru is an older freelance marketplace whose job fee drops as the membership tier rises, which is a different bet from the platforms that take a flat cut. Its SafePay escrow holds the client's money before work starts. Volume is well below Upwork's, so it works as a second source of leads rather than as the only one.
Our note
The break-even is arithmetic worth doing once. Executive costs $49.95 and saves four points against the free plan's 9 percent, so it pays for itself at roughly $1,250 of monthly earnings. Below that, Basic is the better plan.
Himalayas
Remote jobs, plus the tools to apply for them
Himalayas lists remote roles and puts the application machinery beside them: a profile, a resume builder, cover letters, mock interviews and a tracker for what has been sent where. The free account covers the search and gives one of each AI tool to try. Paying turns those into unlimited and moves job alerts from weekly to daily. Companies pay separately to post, which is the other half of the site.
Our note
Use the free single-use tools before paying, because they are enough to judge whether the AI output sounds like you, which is the only thing that matters here. The upgrade is worth it during an active search and worth cancelling the moment one ends.
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