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.
Turing is a job platform that helps companies spin up their engineering teams.
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.
Engineers set their own rates. However, a Turing specialist may recommend an alternate salary. Client fee is not transparent, and can be up to 50% according to user reviews.
3 layers of vetting:
Screening process designed to measure subject matter expertise, professionalism, and communication skills.
4 Step vetting process which consists of a resume review + 3 tests.
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.
Can only provide you with software developers— usually need multiple roles for advanced product development.
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.
Payments are dependent on the payment cadence agreed upon in the contract.