Pricing plans for every business

For the Basic plan, when you hire on Upwork, you pay a 3 or 5% Marketplace fee on all payments that you make to freelancers for fixed-price and hourly projects, Project Catalog projects, bonuses, and Direct Contracts, and BYO contracts.

For the Business Plus plan, when you hire on Upwork, you 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 Marketplace fee of 3% and the discounted Business Plus fee of 8% are available for eligible clients in the U.S. who pay with a checking account. Check to see if you’re eligible here.

For the Basic plan and Business Plus plan, you only pay a client service fee when you make a payment and your default billing method will be charged automatically for the balance due. 

For the Business Plus plan (with Net 30 terms), payment is due 30 days from the end of the invoiced month. Note: Monthly invoicing with payment terms is only available by application to US-based companies. 

Any client with Account Admin access can upgrade their account at any time. There are no penalties or restrictions for upgrading. Any client with Admin Full 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.

To see which billing method options are available to you, visit your profile setting. Note: Based on your location, your options may vary. Learn more about billing methods.

Both the Basic and Business Plus plans do not include upfront costs to join.

In addition, you also pay a one-time contract initiation fee for each new Marketplace and Project Catalog contract.

For Business Plus, there is no contract initiation fee, with the exception of fixed-price contracts of $100 USD or less.

Business Plus clients can use direct contracts to invite and pay freelancers sourced outside of Upwork. Each active direct contract is billed at $49/month per active contract.

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