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Guru.com fees explained
| Plan | Price on the pricing page | Job fee | Bids listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | 9% | 10 per month / 120 per year |
| Basic+ | $11.95 per month, or $8.95 per month billed annually | 9% | 50 per month / 600 per year |
| Professional | $21.95 per month, or $15.95 per month billed annually | 7% | 50 per month / 600 per year; 100 bids annual rollover |
| Business | $33.95 per month, or $24.95 per month billed annually | 6% | 50 per month / 600 per year; 200 bids annual rollover |
| Executive | $49.95 per month, or $39.95 per month billed annually | 5% | 50 per month / 600 per year; 300 bids annual rollover |
The pricing page says you can save up to 27% when you pay annually. Memberships are described as non-transferable and non-refundable. You can renew starting two weeks before expiry; if a paid membership lapses, Guru says you are moved back to Basic.
Other published membership extras
- One bid sends one quote. Premium Quotes are listed at 6 bids (Professional), 5 bids (Business) or 4 bids (Executive).
- Sales Messages (starting a conversation with a potential employer) are listed at 5 / 4 / 3 bids on Professional, Business and Executive.
- Only paying members can send direct messages, according to the pricing page.
- Search Boost amounts listed on the table are $1,000 (Basic+), $2,000 (Professional), $4,000 (Business) and $8,000 (Executive). The page does not spell out in that table whether those figures are included credits or something else, so treat the live plan comparison as the detail source.
$500 invoice example (illustrative)
Assume a $500 invoice, no fee-share, no other add-on fees and no FX. These are arithmetic illustrations from the published job-fee percentages.
- Basic or Basic+ at 9%: job fee $45; freelancer keeps $455 before any other costs.
- Professional at 7%: job fee $35; freelancer keeps $465.
- Business at 6%: job fee $30; freelancer keeps $470.
- Executive at 5%: job fee $25; freelancer keeps $475.
- If the employer elects to pay 5% of the job fee on an Executive agreement, Employer Help says the freelancer bears no job fee on that invoice. We do not extend that “zero fee” claim to a 9% Basic invoice.
The agreement and invoice screens are authoritative. Hub: multi-platform fee comparison.
FAQ
What is the Guru.com job fee?
Guru charges freelancers a job fee on every paid invoice: 9% on Basic and Basic+, 7% on Professional, 6% on Business, and 5% on Executive.
How much do Guru.com freelancer memberships cost?
Basic is free. Paid monthly prices on the freelancer pricing page are Basic+ $11.95, Professional $21.95, Business $33.95 and Executive $49.95. The same page lists lower per-month prices when billed annually: $8.95, $15.95, $24.95 and $39.95, and says you can save up to 27% annually. Memberships are described as non-transferable and non-refundable.
Can a Guru.com employer share the job fee?
Yes. The freelancer pricing page says the employer can contribute up to 5% toward the job fee, depending on the agreement and membership level. Employer Help lists three choices: the employer pays 2.5%, pays 5%, or pays none of the job fee.
Sources
- Guru — Pricing and membership plans for freelancers: guru.com/pricing-freelancer (checked Nov 7, 2026)
- Guru Help — Freelancer’s Job Fee (employers): guru.com/help/employer/freelancers-job-fee (checked Nov 7, 2026)
- Guru Help — Job Fee (freelancers), not independently loaded on this check: guru.com/help/freelancer/job-fee
- Guru Terms of Service, not independently loaded on this check: guru.com/terms-of-service
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