Guru vs Jobicy Comparison 2026
Both cover hiring & freelancers. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
At a glance
- Guru starts cheaper, at $11.95.
- Only Guru has a free tier.
Side by side
Guru | Jobicy | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $11.95 | From $190 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free plan, paid tiers | Paid subscription |
| Free tier (they differ) | Yes | No |
| Billing (they differ) | Monthly or annual | One-time purchase |
| 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 |
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.
Jobicy
Post a remote role for a flat fee
Jobicy is a remote job board where a listing is bought once rather than subscribed to, which suits a creator hiring an editor twice a year rather than a company hiring continuously. The posting form asks for what a candidate needs and sends applications to an email address or an external page. A dearer tier buys distribution and priority placement rather than a different listing. Anybody hiring monthly will find a subscription board cheaper.
Our note
Post the basic listing first and buy the boost only if a week produces nothing, since $100 for reach is worth paying against a stalled search and wasted on a role that fills on its own. Write the description properly before either, because distribution cannot rescue a posting nobody wants to answer.
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