How we stack up with Upwork

Scope and structure. Upwork is a global marketplace across every category, built around ongoing contracts and hourly work with time tracking. Unjumble is Australia only and marketing only, built around a defined gig: you post it, local freelancers bid, and payment runs on a schedule of stages you both sign off.

Both, and it is the same mechanic either way. A Retainer gig is paid monthly with stages tied to dates. A Project gig is paid on delivery with stages tied to deliverables. You are not choosing between an hourly contract and a fixed price, you are agreeing a payment schedule that matches how the work actually lands.

No. There is no hourly clock to monitor. Each stage has what is being delivered and what it costs, agreed before anyone starts. You fund the stage, the freelancer does the work, you sign off, the money releases. What you are approving is the work, not the hours.

Upwork's pool is far larger and global across every discipline. Unjumble's is Australian and marketing-focused, so it is smaller by design and every freelancer joins with an ABN and an Australian mobile. If your shortlist has to be people who know the Aussie market and can work your hours, a smaller local pool is the point rather than a limitation.

Yes. Posting is free, reading bids is free, and there is no subscription. You pay for the work itself, at the price the freelancer quoted, split into stages. Unjumble takes a fee on completed work only.