Simple. Fair. Transparent.
No hidden fees, no pay-to-play proposal auctions, and zero platform subscriptions. Designed for guaranteed milestone delivery.
For Developers
Keep the vast majority of your milestone earnings with zero pay-to-play bids.
Tiered platform fee on completed milestones
You keep 87% – 90% of gross contract value
Included Specifications
- Zero monthly subscription or membership fees
- Free profile vetting & technical badge verification
- Unlimited proposal submissions with zero connect fees
- No pay-to-play visibility bids or sponsored listing costs
- Guaranteed client escrow funding before starting work
- Direct 1:1 client messaging & definition of done sign-off
- Instant milestone payouts with zero currency withholding
- Full technical dispute arbitration & code review support
For Clients
Post unlimited engineering scopes for free and hire verified technical talent.
Zero upfront cost to publish and interview developers
Only fund milestone escrow when contract is signed
Included Specifications
- Unlimited project scope posts & talent discovery
- Direct access to technically vetted developers
- Webbidev Scope Bar locked acceptance criteria guarantee
- 100% milestone escrow custody protection
- Direct developer messaging and video coordination
- Inspect live staging deliverables before releasing funds
- Full mediation & milestone scope refund guarantees
- Zero platform setup fees, posting charges, or hidden fees
Enterprise & Teams
A shared company workspace for hiring as a team. Contracts cost the same as on the free plan.
Unlimited team seats (free workspaces include 3)
Still $0 in client fees on every contract
Included Specifications
- Unlimited seats in your company workspace
- Invite teammates as hiring managers, tech reviewers or billing admins
- Post and manage contracts as a company
- Same milestone escrow and dispute protection
- Same $0 client fee on every contract
Simulate Your Contract Economics
Adjust the project budget slider below to view exact escrow allocations, developer take-home pay, and platform fee breakdown.
Client Escrow Vault
$5,000.00
100% Protected upfront
Webbidev Fee (13%)
$650.00
Standard 13% rate
Engineer Take-Home
$4,350.00
Net Payout (87% of gross)
Architectural Platform Comparison
How Webbidev’s escrow-first model compares to legacy freelance websites and agencies.
| Feature | Webbidev | Upwork | AgenciesTraditional Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | |||
| Platform fee | 10–13% flat | Up to 20% + client fee | 25–40% markup |
| Cost to send proposals | |||
| Cost to send proposals | Free, unlimited | $0.15–$2 per bid | N/A (recruiter-led) |
| Monthly membership | |||
| Monthly membership | $0 ($199 optional for unlimited team seats) | $14.99–$49.99 | Retainer fees |
| Escrow before work starts | |||
| Escrow before work starts | 100% funded | Optional | Invoiced after |
| Scope protection | |||
| Scope protection | Locked acceptance criteria | Case-by-case mediation | Hourly overruns |
| Developer vetting | |||
| Developer vetting | Technical code assessment | Self-reported | Non-technical recruiters |
| Dispute resolution | |||
| Dispute resolution | Technical code inspection | Support agent | Legal arbitration |