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7 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
Where designers show work and get hired
Dribbble lets you pick a designer from published work and hire directly, with a free tier and paid plans from $150, instead of paying $249 to run a contest.
Freelance creatives, free to post a brief
Twine lets you post a design brief free and hear from freelance creatives, where 99designs charges from $249 to open a contest.
A logo and brand kit from a few answers
Looka replaces the contest for logo work, generating a logo and brand kit from a few answers for a one-time $20.
The freelance marketplace with the deepest bench
Upwork is the direct-hire route, posting the design job to the freelance marketplace with the deepest bench, free to start.
Bidding for freelance work at scale
Freelancer.com gets you competing bids from freelancers at scale rather than finished entries, with a free tier and paid plans from $4.99.
Freelance marketplace with a lower job fee
Guru is a freelance marketplace with a lower job fee, hiring one designer for the work rather than paying $249 for a contest, with a free tier.
Mockups, logos and thumbnails from templates
Placeit generates logos, mockups and thumbnails from templates at $7, which settles the same need without waiting on a contest or a designer.
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