Pricing
Build trust with free credits and budget control
Free Trial
$100 free credit (~5 hours)
- Slack-based intro to talent
- Slack-based time tracking
- Slack-based support
- No credit card required
$15+/h
Vetted international contractors
- Slack-based intro to talent
- Slack-based time tracking
- Slack-based support
- Pay after ~5 hours free trial
$50+/h
Vetted US-based contractors
- Slack-based intro to talent
- Slack-based time tracking
- Slack-based support
- Pay after ~1-2 hours free trial
$1K - $2K
Full-time talent recruiting
- Email-based intro to talent
- Request referral to talent
- Right to hire directly
- Pay 100 days after hire
Talent set their own hourly rates
The talent set their own hourly and full time rates, but there is full transparency over what they are working on in the LD Slack. And, you have full budget control to approve their work sessions only when the work meets your standards. We recommend you try LD Talent's work session based time tracking system, which ensures optimal work efficiency.
Jenny Oluwa
[30-m work session] Working on setting up the scraper
Jenny Oluwa
[30-m work session] Working on automated login and redirecting to the products list page
Jenny Oluwa
[30-m work session] Working on getting the links of individual product page
Jenny Oluwa
[30-m work session] Working on looping through individual product
Jenny Oluwa
[30-m work session] Working on saving data to a CSV file
Transparent cut and its purpose
The platform takes a 20% cut of what the client pays, with a minimum cut of $5/hour. If you want to hire talent directly for full-time, the platform buyout fee is $1K for international talent and $2K for US-based talent. LD Talent’s actual profit margins are around ~5-10%.
LD Talent cut is used to
- Maintain the platform
- Vet, train, and upskill developers
- Support lifelong learning of developers
- Cover costs of free trial hours
- Cover costs of international and local payments
- Provide customer support for developers and clients
Comparison of talent platforms
| Platform | LD Talent | Turing | Andela | Gigster | Recruiters, LinkedIn | Upwork |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | ||||||
| Vetting | ||||||
| Pricing | Intl: $15+/h US: $50+/h Full-time: $1-2K Fee | Intl: $60+/h US: $120+/h | Intl: $50+/h | Us & Intl: $50K+ (Fixed Price) | Full-time: $25K Fee | Intl: $10+/h US: $40+/h |
| Funding | Can fund any amount | Must Fund 1-2 weeks | Must Fund 1 month | Must Fund Milestones 5K+ | One-Time Fee | Can fund any amount |
| Payment | Pay only if satisfied with tracked time | Must pay for all time tracked | Must pay for all time tracked | Must pay for milestones submitted | Must pay for all time tracked | Must pay for all time tracked |
| Buyout Options | Buyout Available ($1-2K Fee) | Buyout Available ($20K+) | Opt-Out case-by-case | N/A because Fixed Price | $25K+ | Opt-Out case-by-case |
| Time Tracking | Slack Based 30m Work Sessions | Tracker or Work Logs | Tracker or Work Logs | N/A because Fixed Price | N/A because Referral | Time Tracker Screenshots |
We've profiled more details about LD Talent and its competitors here.