Pricing — ATELIERR

if you need a builder

For clients.

Describing your problem Free

Getting matched Free

Sending a brief Free · no account

When the builder quotes you Quote + 3% handling fee, held in escrow

When money releases After you (or an idle 3-day timer) confirm delivery

Dispute protection Included · Stripe-backed + platform mediation

Compare: Upwork charges you 5% client fee + 3% processing (~8% from you alone). We charge 3% total from you. On a $10,000 project, you pay $10,300 and your builder gets $9,500. You know what comes out and where it goes.

if you are a builder

For builders.

Applying & joining Free

Monthly / annual fees None · no membership, no listing fee

When a client pays You receive quote minus 5% service fee, wired to your bank after release

Payout account Stripe Connect Express · ~5 min onboarding · bank or debit card

When you get paid Client marks delivered → 3-day dispute window → funds wired to your bank

Chargeback protection Stripe standard terms · platform assists with evidence

Compare: Upwork takes 10% from you (total take ~18%). Fiverr takes 20% (total ~25%). We take 5% from you + 3% from the client = 8% total. On a $10,000 project you keep $9,500 — roughly $1,500 more than Upwork.

honest comparisons

Where a $10,000 project ends up.

Upwork Client pays ~$10,500 (+5%). Builder receives $9,000 (-10%). Total take: ~$1,500.

Fiverr Client pays ~$10,550 (+5.5%). Builder receives $8,000 (-20%). Total take: ~$2,550.

Traditional agency Client pays $25,000–$30,000 for the same work. Builder (subcontractor) receives $8,000–$12,000. Markup 2–3×.

ATELIERR Client pays $10,300 (+3%). Builder receives $9,500 (-5%). Total take: $800.

how escrow works

Three moments. No surprises.

i — client pays

Card is charged in full, funds land in escrow.

Client pays the quoted price + 3% handling. Money sits in a platform-held Stripe balance. The builder has confirmation the client is real and capitalised; the client has confirmation the money hasn't left escrow yet.

ii — builder ships

Delivery is marked in the admin.

Either party can mark the engagement delivered. A 3-day dispute window opens. If the client doesn't raise an issue, the timer auto-releases.

iii — release

Funds transfer to the builder's bank.

If no dispute, the builder receives the quote minus 5%, wired to their Stripe Connect account. Platform keeps the 3% client fee + 5% builder fee. Done.

why this model

The platform should be paid on the outcome.

aligned incentives

We only make money when you do.

No flat membership, no listing fees. If you never close a deal on ATELIERR, you pay ATELIERR nothing. If a deal falls apart, we refund and take nothing.

real trust

Escrow answers "will you actually pay."

Without escrow, a $20K contract between strangers is a trust fall. With escrow, the money is visible before the work starts — and the builder isn't shipping into a void.

undercut, not copy

Half what Upwork takes.

Upwork's fee exists because they run a marketplace of 500K freelancers. We run a curated directory of ten. Lower volume, higher signal, thinner margins. Structural, not promotional.

Eight percent. Escrow included.