Openlance: the freelancer marketplace run as a club
A freelancer marketplace where members run the club: fair fees, quality over quantity and a community that looks after its own.
The problem
Why we're building Openlance
Big freelance marketplaces can feel like a race to the bottom. Freelancers compete on price against thousands of others and pay high fees, while buyers wade through a sea of profiles to find someone reliable.
Openlance is built as a club rather than a crowd. Freelancers join as members, the community keeps quality high, and buyers get a shorter list of people who are genuinely good at what they do.
Features
What Openlance does
Membership, not a crowd
Freelancers join the club and are reviewed, so the marketplace stays focused on quality.
Fair fees
A fee model designed to be fair to freelancers instead of taking a large share of every order.
Gigs and custom offers
Buy a fixed package or request a custom quote, like the marketplaces you already know.
Secure payments
Payments are held safely until the work is delivered and approved.
Reviews you can trust
Ratings come only from completed orders, so reputation is earned.
Community perks
Members get learning sessions, referrals and support from fellow freelancers.
For freelancers
Join a club that values your work, keep more of what you earn and grow with peers.
For buyers
Hire reviewed freelancers for design, development, writing and more, without the noise.
Screens
A look inside
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Browse gigs
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Freelancer profile
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Order chat
Tech behind it
How it's built
- Next.js
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Razorpay
- Supabase
- Vercel
Built by Lobhari
Openlance is designed, built and run by the same Bhubaneswar team that builds software for our clients. What we learn here goes straight into client projects.
See what we can build for you →Openlance is still sending out the club invitations.
Join the waitlist; we'll ping you at take-off.
Join the Openlance waitlist
We'll email you once, when it's ready in your city. No spam.
FAQ
Openlance FAQs
Is Openlance live?
Openlance is in development at openlance.org. Visit the site or join the waitlist here for launch updates.
How is it different from Fiverr?
It works like a marketplace you already know, but it is run as a club: members are reviewed, fees are designed to be fair, and the community shapes how it grows.
Can Lobhari build a marketplace for my business?
Yes. Multi-vendor marketplaces with listings, payments, reviews and admin tools are exactly what we build. Talk to us for a fixed quote.