Hire from the top 1% on Upwork.

Upwork Business Plus is a membership plan that gives clients advanced hiring tools, reporting, and support to manage freelancer contracts more effectively. It’s billed on a 30-day cycle with no upfront costs and you can sign up for free.

In addition to all the features and benefits available with Upwork’s Basic  plan, Business Plus includes:

- Hire the top 1% and choose from freelancers and agencies across 125+ categories, with the top talent vetted for skills and reliability. Average rating of 4.8/5 (Learn more).
- Find top talent faster and with exclusive access to the Expert-Vetted talent filter
- Get your shortlist in under 6 hours. Uma reviews profiles and delivers your top matches the same day.
- Send up to 60 invites per job and 15 messages per day
- Get priority 24/7 access to live experts by chat, phone, or email. 
- Track spend and freelancer insights with advanced reporting
- Monthly invoicing with 30-day payment terms. When available, Pay Later payment terms require Business Plus clients based in the U.S.to apply and be approved.
- Manage and pay freelancers sourced on or off Upwork in one place with direct contracts for $49/month per active contract.

Business Plus is free to join and runs on a 30-day membership cycle.  When you hire on Upwork, you'll pay a 8 or 10% Business Plus fee on all payments that you make to freelancers for fixed-price and hourly projects, Project Catalog projects, and bonuses. The discounted Business Plus fee of 8% is available for eligible clients in the U.S. who pay with a checking account. Check to see if you’re eligible here.

Pricing for all of Upwork’s client membership plans is available here.

Any client with Account Admin access can request to downgrade their Business Plus plan to the Basic plan. Business Plus runs on a 30-day membership cycle, and downgrades take effect at the end of your membership cycle. You can manage your membership plan for your Upwork account under Settings/membership/change_ plan. 

Any client with an Account Admin role can upgrade their Basic plan to Business Plus at any time. Manage your membership plan for your Upwork account under Settings/membership/change_ plan. There are no penalties or restrictions for upgrading. Changes will take effect immediately.

Direct contracts allow Business Plus clients to invite, manage, and securely pay freelancers they’ve sourced outside of Upwork, such as through job boards, referrals, or agencies, directly on Upwork. Each active direct contract costs $49/month per contract, billed monthly while the contract is active. This feature makes it easy to manage all your freelancer relationships in one place, whether they were found on or off Upwork.