Toptal

Toptal

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What is Toptal?

Founded in 2010, Toptal is a freelance talent marketplace that enables companies to scale their teams on-demand. With a global network of pre-vetted experts, Toptal connects you with the top 3% of freelance talent in Development, Design, Finance, Product Management, and Project Management.

How does Toptal work?

  1. Tell us what kind of Talent you need
  2. We'll find you the perfect match (within 48 hours on average)
  3. They become a part of your team
  4. Work with them at no-risk for two weeks

If you're not 100% satisfied after a trial working with a Toptal expert, we'll start the process all over again at absolutely no cost.

Toptal Key Features

Expert freelancers on-demand

Fully-managed project teams

System integration

Consulting services

What is Toptal?


Toptal Product Details

Many organizations are faced with the issue of finding reliable engineers, designers, and other specialized talent. At Toptal, we leverage smart infrastructure and a rigorous screening process to curate the best talent the world has to offer. In a typical Toptal engagement, in almost all cases we’ll introduce you to candidates within 24 hours, and 90% of our clients hire the first candidate we introduce.


Countries Toptal Services Available In

Toptal serves clients internationally


Toptal Pricing

Pricing range (based on developer rates)

  • Hourly: $60-$150+/hour
  • Part-time hire (20hrs/week): $1,000-$2,400+/week
  • Full-time hire (40hrs/week): $2,000-$4,800+/week

Toptal Free Trial Information

We make sure to start each engagement with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to help ensure the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.


Toptal Support & Customer Service

An expert on our team will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. Within days, we'll introduce you to the right talent for your project. You can also email and chat with customer support to get any issues addressed.


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Toptal Reviews

4.8

Excellent!

49 Reviews

Last reviewed on
10 January 2022

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

We were really impressed with TopTal's talent pool. We contracted out two full-stack developers to create a React Native mobile app and web app and we were very happy with their performance. Having the peace of mind that the freelancers you are working with are already vetted and approved is worth every penny. It gives us assurance that we will be able to complete the project with the talent and not have to worry about finding another freelancer if we are not happy with their performance. Having this resource as a small digital marketing agency greatly expands our product offerings and allows us to produce high-quality digital products that meet and exceed industry standards.

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Monday, January 3, 2022

Top notch talent was just an email away. The Toptal recruiters do a wonderful ob of finding the right candidates from around the world. Would highly recommend them to anyone needing to bring in help or full time talent to a team.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Great experience, I utilized Toptal to find resources to develop a prototype for a new business idea. Smooth process, and I was connected to a fantastic developer.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

I've been a customer of Toptal for a few projects now and I can say with confidence that the level of talent I had the opportunity to work with was unmatched. I continue to work with a number of their members on a longterm basis and I hope to continue working with them well into the future.

From the speed of the procurement and the ease of the interview process to the trust they've built with me and the cost effective nature of their business, they are my go to partner for salesforce talent in the industry right now.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

I have been a client of Toptal since 2017. They have provided essential software engineering resources for my time in academic research, two startups, and now in the commercial sector. I have formed a habit of taking Toptal with me when I change organizations. That speaks to the incredibly consistent resources they provide with very accurate skillsets for my required role. Though starting with Toptal to procure software engineering resources, I have now seen their work in both hardware engineering and financial analysis. I can say that, without a doubt, my next resource from Toptal will be a perfect fit for any role I identify.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

We’ve worked with several amazing people through Toptal over the past year. I’m impressed with how simple it is find great help, and the fast turnaround time to start interviewing.

We found a rockstar PM and two highly-skilled developers that were pivotal in our latest product launch!

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

The small startup I'm part of hired a React dev through Toptal. We were impressed and very satisfied with the completed work. Our dev was hardworking, punctual, and very skilled. The dev worked on our project with genuine interest which made everything so much better.

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

optal has consistently matched up us with great talent that fits exactly what we need. Through their service we have been able to satisfy short term needs for specific projects, as well as find great long term team members. Our Toptal reps do a great job of making sure they understand our technical and soft skills needs for every role, quickly finding great, pre-vetted candidates, and helping us quickly interview them and select the right one. I also love their no-regrets policy that gives us a grace period on new team members where we are charged nothing if we quickly see that they aren't working out. We'll continue using Toptal's services well into the future. Thanks!

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

A trusted source for tech talent. Toptal has come through for our company on several occasions during the past year when we needed to get qualified software engineers and web designers in place quickly. We have been very satisfied with the quality of the professionals as well as the customer service from our account representatives.

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Excellent business process. Excellent engineer. Toptal was responsive to my business and technical requests.

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