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Hire the Top 3% of Freelance Full-Stack Developers
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What is Toptal?

Toptal is a marketplace for top Full-stack developers and coders. CEOs, CTOs, and management at top companies and startups work with Toptal Full-stack freelancers to augment their development teams for Full-stack development, app development, web development, and other software development projects to achieve their business needs.

Company Toptal
Year founded 2010
Company size 1001-5000 employees
Headquarters Wilmington, DE
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Last updated: September 13, 2025
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259 Toptal Reviews
4.7 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 27, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Ucha M. avatar
Ucha M.
Senior Software Engineer
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"All you need is Toptal"
What do you like best about Toptal?

Stablility, community, great support, opportunities, interesting jobs, working with talented people all over the world. It's the best freelance platform to work.

What do you dislike about Toptal?

Nothing important comes to mind. But there is one thing, I would add paid vacation, at least for long-term jobs. IMHO that detail would make the platform perfect.

What problems is Toptal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Connects talented freelancers and great companies from all over the globe.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 21, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Muhammad A.
Full Stack Word Press Developer
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"Outstanding Experience as a Developer on Toptal"
What do you like best about Toptal?

Toptal is an awesome platform where you can work directly with enterprise-level clients. Talent can easily grow here career-wise and also can update his skills through the learning portals and certification programs.

What do you dislike about Toptal?

There is nothing much that I would have disliked yet about the Toptal. If there is any flaw in the system, these guys keep putting their effort to make this platform the best of all.

What problems is Toptal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Toptal is cutting out the middle man in the freelance industries and making talents work hand in hand with the client. The system is well organized and I have seen it only allows the clients to join who have a reasonable budget for their work.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 16, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Than N.
Full Stack Engineer
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"Good work and life balance"
What do you like best about Toptal?

Toptal helps me to find good clients matching my skills. Unlike other freelance networks, employers struggle with finding good engineers and vice versa. I work in my best focus time of the day, they don't track my working time. I can work more today and work less tomorrow, the productivity and efficiency are more important. I can work in the morning, then do some exercise like swimming in the afternoon and then spend a couple more hours working and meeting with clients in the evening.

What do you dislike about Toptal?

When looking for new projects in Toptal, you may receive many invitations to apply, or you send many proposals for interesting jobs, but the rate that Toptal introduces you to clients is not high. Maybe when you are already done with some projects via Toptal, you will be able to get hired more quickly. Most clients are from America and Europe. It's hard to find clients in Asian time zones.

What problems is Toptal solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Toptal platform can help me find good jobs, good clients, good technologies that I like to work with and of course, good income compares to local jobs in my region.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Best decision of my professional career"
What do you like best about Toptal?

The best thing about Toptal is that I can work remotely with companies around the world, it's especially useful if you live in a low-income or third-world country, as it opens doors that would be otherwise very hard to open.

What do you dislike about Toptal?

In my experience there isn't always a great match between the projects and the interest of developers, the tech stacks aren't always a great fit. It would be better if the recruiters could share more of the project information so the developer can make an informed decision.

What problems is Toptal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Toptal solves the problem of connecting freelancers with companies that need developers, it provides value for both the companies and the developers as salaries are higher than usual for thrid-world countries.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Hector B. avatar
Hector B.
Head Of Development And Innovation At Encora Apps
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"Full Stack Developer"
What do you like best about Toptal?

Working with so talented people it's always a great experience, you can trust everyone in the team has the skills and the right attitude to make your product a success in the market. Also, with this new era of remote work, you can be sure that you will work with the best of the best in the world.

What do you dislike about Toptal?

You need to take care of your needs, healthcare, life insurance, etc. it's not a bad thing but you need to be more organized.

What problems is Toptal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Toptal matches the best companies in the world with the best talent available. Breaking frontiers and allowing collaboration around the globe.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Andris A. avatar
Andris A.
Senior Project Manager
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"Excellent working experience with top companies around the world and interesting projects."
What do you like best about Toptal?

Working with well known companies, interesting projects, timely payments and great people from different parts of the world. Feel as a part of bigger and international family.

What do you dislike about Toptal?

Quite bureaucratic, even if you see you are a good fit to the client your profile is not introduced. Clients can terminate you without notice, no pipeline planning of projects is available.

What problems is Toptal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Toptal helps me to connect with interesting clients and projects. Toptal provides timely payments and do not have to think about invoicing or following up on payments with customer.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Pankaj B. avatar
Pankaj B.
Co Founder
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"The Best and most professional freelancers network - Gives you independence with great moolah"
What do you like best about Toptal?

Quality of clients, the seamlessness of processes, hassle-free payouts, and excellent hourly rates. Freedom to choose the full-time, part-time or hourly jobs and your own rates. Transparent self-service apps and web platform Great slack community.

What do you dislike about Toptal?

Tough entry criteria, only around 3% of applicants get through the application process if you look from the client-side, it's actually a thing necessary to maintain great quality.

What problems is Toptal solving and how is that benefiting you?

In other freelancer platforms, there are no entry barriers for talents and hence payout is very low because of the competition. Both talent and clients suffer because of it. The bidding platform makes it difficult to work with. Toptal vets both clients and talents, so that quality can be maintained on both sides. It provides a reliable and great experience for all stakeholders. Toptal connects great freelancers with companies looking to get their work done with excellent quality. Toptal has impacted my personal and professional life for good in many ways. I can spend more time with family and friends. Unlike a job, I am my own boss and am free to take long vacations when I need to. I am not burdened with employment performance pressures and corporate politics. It helped me connect with people all

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 14, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Hassan E. avatar
Hassan E.
Freelance Full Stack Developer
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"The benefits of being a freelancer, without the issues that typically come with it"
What do you like best about Toptal?

It always has been a hassle to find quality clients and to get paid, and some of the other online platforms are just a race to the bottom where you have to be paid pennies to be accepted. Toptal fixed these two pains for me, where they provide several jobs with professional clients consistently, and payment is always guaranteed for the work I do, getting paid regularly and fairly with a rate that matches my experience level. They are also always making sure they support the Toptal community and help anyone struggling with various issues such as being unable to land a job and providing several learning tracks for some of the most in-demand technical skills.

What do you dislike about Toptal?

Thankfully I haven't had any issues while working for Toptal.

What problems is Toptal solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been a freelancer (part-time and full-time) for more than 7 years, and it has always been an issue to find good clients and get paid regularly or even at all. Toptal makes sure that I can apply to several high-quality jobs, and get paid regularly.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jun 13, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
OLAJIDE A. avatar
Olajide A.
Senior Product Designer (Digital)
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"Best company with TopTalent in the world!"
What do you like best about Toptal?

Large community, options for career growth and collaborating with peers all over the world.

What do you dislike about Toptal?

Nothing to be honest as the platform is well built.

What problems is Toptal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Connecting TopTalents with companies that need quick hires and talented freelancers.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 13, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Richard A. avatar
Richard A.
Founder / Mis Consultant
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"Working at Toptal Means two things: freedom and accelerated career growth."
What do you like best about Toptal?

The ability to work from anywhere without limitation to 1 location, and exposure to international challenging projects with multinational and fortune 500 companies.

What do you dislike about Toptal?

Nothing, I am very satisfied with the experience, they support their talents and there are always lots of jobs coming, so if you know how to sell your skills and price them competitively you will keep on getting work.

What problems is Toptal solving and how is that benefiting you?

Toptal is solving the shortage of labor in specific countries and decentralizing the work, I live in Lebanon, a country facing hyperinflation and still able to have financial security working on remote projects with Toptal.