Membership Comparison Chart

Basic Guru Guru VENDOR Marketing icon (No icon) Ideal for... New Freelancers learning how Guru.com services work Individual, independent Freelancers Groups of contractors, such as vendors, firms, design shops and IT shops Profile Membership Prices More info   $0.00 Range from $29.95 to $99.95 per quarter Annual memberships available at a 50% discount! View pricing chart Range from $38.94 to $129.94 per quarter. Annual memberships available at a 50% discount! View pricing chart Transaction Fee More info   10% of a project's payment value 5% of a project's payment value Number of Profiles More info   Create 5 free Basic profiles. One profile (of the 5) is activated. Create and upgrade up to 10 profiles to Guru or Guru VENDOR status under one account.  (You must purchase a Guru or Guru VENDOR membership for each profile.) When you upgrade 1 or more profiles to a Guru or Guru VENDOR membership, you receive 1 free activated Basic profile. Receive a 20% discount when you simultaneously upgrade or renew one or more profiles to a Guru or Guru VENDOR membership within the same account. Guaranteed Proposals More info   None You are guaranteed to find at least two projects per quarter (per profile) for which you can submit a proposal. If you cannot find two projects to bid on, your profile membership will be extended on a monthly basis until you do. Number of Bids More info   Receive 10 bids that can be reused every 30 days. Receive 100 bids per Guru or Guru VENDOR profile that can be reused every 30 days. Receive 10 Basic bids that can be reused every 30 days. You can purchase Bid Pax to supplement your monthly bid allowance in order to submit proposals on more projects or to submit Premium proposals. Project Bidding More info   Restricted bidding: Only bid on projects when your profile matches the project's skill categories and specified location. Expanded bidding: Bid on all projects that match your profile's skill categories. This excludes Vendors Only and Invitation Only projects. NOTE:   Employers who only desire proposals from vendors post Vendors Only projects. Employers who only desire the Freelancers they invite to submit proposals for their projects post Invitation Only projects. Expanded bidding: Bid on all projects that match your profile's skill categories. This excludes Invitation Only projects. NOTE:   Employers who only desire proposals from vendors post Vendors Only projects. Employers who only desire the Freelancers they invite to submit proposals for their projects post Invitation Only projects. Project Searching More info   - Restricted searching - Only view details of projects when your profile matches the project's skill categories and specified location. - Expanded searching - View descriptions and details of all projects that match your profile's skill categories. Search Result Placement More info   Appear below Guru and Guru VENDOR profiles in search results. Appear above Basic profiles. Appear below Guru VENDOR profiles if employers specify a Vendors Only search. Appear above Basic profiles. Appear above Guru profiles if employers specify a Vendors Only search. Project Notification Emails More info   Receive email alerts from Guru.com every 24 hours that list projects matching your profile(s). Project Invitation Emails More info   Receive immediate employer invitation emails when employers personally invite you to bid on their projects. Project Question Board and Private Discussion Board More info   Only access a Project QB if invited to bid on a project. May only respond to employer initiated Private DB messages. Can only open/initiate a Private DB if invited by the employer. May open and send messages through both the Project QB and Private DB. NOTE:  Freelancers with Guru and Guru VENDOR profiles who do not reside within the Employer's desired location for a project cannot open a Private DB. Quick Discussion Board More info   Receive immediate employer Quick DB emails when employers personally ask you a question or send you a message from the profile search pages. Package Deals More info   None Can create and upload up to five unique Package Deals. Work Sample Space More info   Basic profiles receive 20 MB of Work Sample space, with a maximum of 10 separate files. Guru / Guru VENDOR profiles receive 100 MB of Work Sample space, with a maximum of 50 separate files Project Agreement Page More info   All members who are awarded a project by an employer receive free access to the Project Agreement page. This page assists professionals in uploading comprehensive Project Plan(s) and Milestones. Work Room Storage Space More info   All members who are awarded a project by an employer receive free Work Room server space.