COMPARE / AGENCY VS FREELANCER
Agency vs freelancer: who does the screening
On an open freelance platform, you post the job, read the proposals and manage the person you pick. With CloudTask, our team runs the search and sends you a shortlist of people already screened for the role. The question is who spends the hours finding the right fit.
TRUSTED BY TEAMS WHOSE CLOUDTASK HIRES HAVE STAYED 5 TO 8 YEARS
THE SHORT ANSWER
Hiring a freelancer yourself vs hiring through a partner
Both routes can end with a great hire. The difference is who does the searching, the screening and the managing, and how much of that time comes out of your week.
How an open freelance platform works
Anyone can create a profile. You post a job, proposals arrive, and you read them, run the interviews and choose. The reach is enormous and the screening is yours to do. Once the work starts, you manage the engagement.
How hiring through CloudTask works
You describe the role. Our team searches, screens candidates on a live call and sends 3 to 5 matched profiles in 48 hours. You interview only people who already fit, and you choose the one you want.
What happens after the hire
On a freelance platform the relationship is between you and the freelancer. With CloudTask, every hire carries a replacement guarantee, 24 months on Managed Staffing and 6 months on Direct Hire, and on Managed Staffing we handle payroll and compliance.
The question that decides it
Do you have the time and the know-how to screen for this role? If you do, and the work is a short project, a freelance platform can fit. If the role is ongoing and a wrong hire is costly, let someone else do the screening first.
SIDE BY SIDE
CloudTask vs an open freelance platform
The same role, filled two ways.
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| Open freelance platform | ||
|---|---|---|
| How you find someone | A shortlist of 3 to 5 matches | You post and read proposals |
| Who does the screening | CloudTask, on a live call | You, across every applicant |
| Time to a shortlist | 48 hours | Depends on your review time |
| Who employs the person | You or CloudTask, your choice | You contract the freelancer |
| Payroll and compliance | Handled on Managed Staffing | Varies by provider |
| Works your business hours | Varies by freelancer | |
| Replacement guarantee | 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire | Varies by provider |
WHERE DOING IT YOURSELF GETS HARD
What changes when someone screens for you
An open platform gives you reach. For roles that matter, the work of sorting that reach lands on you.
Posting on an open platform
A single post can bring a long list of proposals, and you read every one.
With a CloudTask shortlist
You receive 3 to 5 profiles, each already screened for the role on a live call.
Posting on an open platform
You judge skills from a profile and a short cover note.
With a CloudTask shortlist
You interview people already matched to the role, so the first call is about fit, not basics.
Posting on an open platform
If the hire does not work out, the search starts again from zero.
With a CloudTask shortlist
A replacement guarantee covers every hire: 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire.
WHEN EACH MODEL WINS
Choose by the role and by your time
An open platform and a hiring partner solve different problems. This is how to tell which one you have.
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Ongoing roles: a screened shortlist
SDRs, Account Executives, customer success, support and operations hires are long term. A careful screen up front saves months later.
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No time to screen: a shortlist
If your team cannot spend days reading proposals and running first calls, hand that work to someone who does it every day.
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Small, one-off tasks: an open platform
A logo, a short translation or a one-week fix is quick to scope and easy to judge on delivery. An open platform fits that well.
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You know exactly what to test: either
If you already screen well for the skill, an open platform gives you a wide pool to test from.
WHY CLOUDTASK
A shortlist with numbers behind it
10,000+
hires placed
since 2016
85%
still in seat
past 90 days
48
hours
to 3 to 5 matched profiles
12
countries
across Latin America and the Caribbean
HOW IT WORKS
From role to screened hire in four steps
The same process for every role, on either model.
Tell us the role
Share what the job needs. $299 starts the search.
Get 3 to 5 matches in 48 hours
Our team searches, screens on a live call and sends a shortlist matched to the role.
Interview and choose
You meet the people you like and pick your hire.
Start with a guarantee
Every hire carries a replacement guarantee: 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire.
Which model
Two models. Open to every role.
The process does not change. What changes is who employs your hire and how you pay.
Direct Hire
You employ them. One fee, once.
- $299 to start your search, one time
- One-time fee when your candidate accepts
- Your hire joins your payroll
- 6-month replacement guarantee
Managed Staffing
We handle payroll. One monthly rate.
- $299 to start your search, one time
- No placement fee
- Compliance, contracts and payroll handled
- 24-month replacement guarantee
Testimonials
Teams that let us do the search
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At first we were an SF-based team only. Then I met Amir Reiter back in 2018. After visiting Medellín, I knew LATAM would be key to our growth and success.
Tim Zheng CEO, Apollo.io -
After meeting my CX and CS team in Medellín, we immediately loved the culture and the work ethic. As a European-HQ company, we found LATAM to be perfect to service our American clients.
Carl Carell CRO and Co-founder, GetAccept -
LATAM has been a gold mine for talent. Our CloudTask hires understand our company culture and mission, and they connect with our customers in a way that drives high NPS and CX scores.
David Barrett CEO, Expensify
FAQ
Agency vs freelancer questions
Is it better to hire through an agency than to hire a freelancer?
What is the difference between working with an agency and a freelancer?
How do you hire a freelancer on an open platform?
What are the risks of hiring freelancers for ongoing work?
How fast can CloudTask send candidates?
Which roles does CloudTask place?
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