SolidGigs
Cost: 14-day free trial, then $35/month or $350/year.
Model: broader multi-source external lead curation for discovering freelance opportunities.
Freelance lead comparison · Last checked September 5, 2026 · Refresh due October 5, 2026
SolidGigs vs Gun.io: broad lead discovery or selective software-developer matching?
Choose SolidGigs when your bottleneck is finding external freelance opportunities and you prefer to control pitching, contracts and payment yourself. Choose Gun.io when you are an experienced software developer willing to pass selective approval and prefer curated matching plus platform-administered contracts, time tracking, billing and payments.
AlreadyChecked Verdict
No universal winner: choose broader independent lead discovery or selective developer matching with managed commercial infrastructure.
SolidGigs fits freelancers who want broad external opportunity discovery and downstream independence. Gun.io fits experienced software developers willing to pass selective approval who value curated technical matching plus platform-administered contracts, time tracking, billing and payments.
Best for you if… your acquisition is developer-specific and the managed Gun.io workflow is worth selective access and relationship rules; otherwise SolidGigs keeps the search broader and the client relationship independent.
| Choice | Best for | Current cost | Biggest advantage | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent discovery SolidGigs | Freelancers across broader categories who already manage pitching, contracts and payment themselves. | $35/month or $350/year after a 14-day free trial. | Predictable fixed-cost discovery across multiple external sources. | No leads, clients, hours or earnings are guaranteed; downstream transactions remain outside SolidGigs. |
| Developer network Gun.io | Experienced software developers who can pass selective approval and prefer curated matching plus managed contracts/billing/payments. | Gun.io currently says developers keep 100% of the rate they set and that Gun.io fees are charged to clients. | Specialized matching with contracts, time tracking, billing and payment administration. | Approval and placement are not guaranteed; 100% of the developer-set rate is not 100% of every client-facing dollar; current payment marketing does not override contractual/compliance conditions. |
Research receipt
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Net-30 weekly payment mechanics checked
Client screening claims bounded
Relationship/non-solicitation rules checked
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Rate boundary: Gun.io currently says developers keep 100% of the rate they set and that Gun.io fees are charged to clients. That means the developer-set rate is preserved; it does not mean the developer receives 100% of every client-facing dollar.
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Current models
Gun.io
Access: selectively approved network centered on software developers and engineers.
Workflow: curated matching and interviews plus Gun.io contracts, time tracking, billing and payment administration.
Gun.io access is selective
Gun.io's current FAQ says only approved talent users are presented as finalists and reports roughly 100 approved developers from about 1,000 new developers each month. Current hiring pages also describe algorithmic screening, work-history/background review and a live technical interview with a senior engineer. Those are provider-reported processes and statistics; they do not independently guarantee quality, safety, approval or placement.
Keeping 100% of your rate is not 100% of the client price
Gun.io says developers are paid exactly the rate they request or keep 100% of the rate they set, and that Gun.io fees are charged to clients. Its client-facing pricing can include Gun.io's own fee structure. We therefore do not describe a developer as receiving every dollar a client pays, and we do not turn Gun.io's client-facing hourly tiers, packages or direct-hire fees into freelancer-side deductions.
Payment is weekly on net-30 terms
Gun.io's current FAQ says each payment covers a week of logged time and is paid in weekly increments on net-30 terms. In practical terms, each billing week's logged hours are paid 30 days from the end of that week, producing a weekly cadence after the initial month.
Gun.io also uses guaranteed-payment language in current developer marketing. That is Gun.io's provider promise. AlreadyChecked does not convert it into an independent unconditional guarantee that overrides every contract, dispute, fraud, compliance, time-reporting, tax or termination condition.
Gun.io manages more of the commercial workflow
Current provider material says Gun.io handles contracts, hours tracking, billing and payments and supports both parties during the engagement. Its FAQ also says Gun.io can negotiate rate on a developer's behalf, while developers retain the final say on rate decisions.
Client screening and relationship rules matter
Gun.io says opportunities are with companies personally vetted by its team and that it assesses price tolerance and technical expectations before introductions. That is provider-controlled screening, not independent proof that every client is safe, solvent or cancellation-proof.
Gun.io also describes pre-contract communication controls, a two-year client non-solicitation commitment and buyout arrangements for some off-platform or full-time transitions. Moving a relationship outside the platform can remove Gun.io platform benefits, so we do not recommend bypassing those rules.
Which one fits?
Pick SolidGigs when…
You work across broader freelance categories, already manage client relationships independently and want external opportunity discovery for a fixed recurring subscription.
Pick Gun.io when…
You are an experienced software developer, are willing to pass selective approval, and prefer curated technical matching plus contracts, time tracking, billing and payment administration.
Important limitations
- Neither service guarantees clients, contracts, hours or earnings.
- Gun.io approval, finalist status, interviews and contracts are not guaranteed.
- Gun.io's provider-reported approval statistics and experience mix are not independent quality or placement proof.
- Keeping 100% of a developer-set rate does not mean receiving 100% of every client-facing dollar.
- Gun.io client-facing pricing and direct-hire fees are not proven freelancer-side deductions.
- Gun.io's guaranteed-payment wording is provider language, not an unconditional AlreadyChecked guarantee in every contractual or compliance scenario.
- Client vetting does not independently prove every client is safe, solvent or cancellation-proof.
- Relationship/non-solicitation rules can govern off-platform or full-time transitions.
- No project-controlled AlreadyChecked Gun.io commercial destination is proven.
Evidence checked
- SolidGigs current product and Terms pages.
- Gun.io current Find Work, FAQ and Pricing pages.
- Gun.io current developer-vetting and Privacy Policy material.
- Gun.io current engineer-support material describing rates, contracts and payment administration.
AlreadyChecked verdict: No universal winner. SolidGigs fits fixed-cost external opportunity discovery and downstream independence; Gun.io fits experienced software developers who pass selective approval and prefer curated matching plus platform-managed commercial administration.