A.Team is a members-only network of world-class product builders. A.Teamers function as cloud-based, modular teams to accelerate product development.
Toptal is a remote network of freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, and product/project managers.
A fully transparent pricing model for both the client and the builder. Builders keep 100% of their rate. Clients pay a 16.7% fee.
Freelancers keep 100% of their rate. Client fee is not transparent, and can be upwards of 100% of the rate paid to the builder, according to user reviews.
3 layers of vetting:
Screening process designed to measure subject matter expertise, professionalism, and communication skills.
A.Team is designed to tackle complex product missions through elite product teams. Missions last 12-18 months on average, although there's no minimum time period to get started.
Can use the toptal projects feature to hire a team for longer term/advanced projects.
Guaranteed on-time payments every 2 weeks for established builders in the A.Team network.
~1 month until you receive your first paycheck from a project.