SolidGigs
Cost: 14-day free trial, then $35/month or $350/year.
Model: curated external opportunities.
Freelance acquisition comparison · Last checked September 5, 2026 · Refresh due October 5, 2026
SolidGigs vs Legiit: curated external leads or a no-bidding service storefront?
Choose SolidGigs when you want predictable fixed-cost external opportunity curation. Choose Legiit when you want buyers to order productized services without bidding on every opportunity.
AlreadyChecked Verdict
No universal winner: choose fixed external lead curation or a no-bidding service storefront.
SolidGigs fits freelancers who want predictable external opportunity discovery and already manage the transaction themselves. Legiit fits productized-service sellers who want buyers to order from a storefront without bidding on each opportunity and can accept seller fees, payout stages, chargeback risk and on-platform rules.
Best for you if… you decide whether you want to pursue external opportunities or package your service into a marketplace offer buyers can order directly.
| Choice | Best for | Current cost | Biggest advantage | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| External discovery SolidGigs | Freelancers who already handle pitching, contracts and payments and want less opportunity hunting. | $35/month or $350/year after a 14-day free trial. | Predictable fixed-cost external lead curation without a marketplace seller fee. | Downstream contracts, payment and disputes stay with the original source or client. |
| No-bidding storefront Legiit | Productized-service sellers who prefer storefront orders over bidding on each opportunity. | Ordinary Seller Fee is 15%. Current Terms also describe a payment-method-dependent 3% processing fee and a conditional additional 15% Affiliate Fee on qualifying affiliate-attributed purchases. | Buyers can order listed services directly without a proposal/bidding loop for every sale. | Seller economics can vary by payment method and affiliate attribution; payouts have separate verification/withdrawal stages, chargebacks can debit seller balances, and off-platform transactions lose platform protection. |
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No universal winner. Legiit’s ordinary Seller Fee is 15%, but that is not always the entire seller cost. Current Terms also describe a payment-method-dependent 3% processing fee and a conditional additional 15% Affiliate Fee on qualifying affiliate-attributed purchases.
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At a glance
Legiit
Model: no-bidding productized-service storefront/order marketplace.
Ordinary Seller Fee: 15% of total sale amount.
Conditional costs: third-party processing may add 3%; qualifying affiliate-attributed purchases can add a 15% Affiliate Fee deducted from seller payout in addition to the Seller Fee.
Legiit is not simply “15% in every case”
Current Terms charge a 15% Seller Fee. They also say third-party-payment-provider transactions may carry a 3% processing fee, while wallet-funded payments do not. And on qualifying affiliate-attributed purchases, the Terms say a separate 15% Affiliate Fee is deducted from seller payout in addition to the Seller Fee. That does not mean every sale costs 30%.
No bidding does not mean guaranteed orders
Legiit’s seller page markets “Stop Bidding. Start Selling,” with buyers ordering listed services. That can fit productized sellers, but no-bidding marketplace discovery does not guarantee orders, conversion or income.
Payout has separate stages
Current Terms say Legiit verifies the transaction/payment within 5 days after the buyer marks an order complete. If the buyer does not mark it complete, the transaction can automatically be considered complete after 3 days, after which verification applies. After verification, proceeds are subject to a $1,000 per day withdrawal maximum, can take up to 72 hours to appear in the seller account, and carry a $3 fee per withdrawal. Those stages are not one universal guaranteed end-to-end SLA.
Chargebacks can still reach the seller balance
If Legiit loses an external customer chargeback, current Terms say the seller’s Legiit account is debited. If that creates a negative balance, the seller must add sufficient funds to continue using the Service.
Platform protection depends on staying on-platform
Current Terms require communication/contact/purchases/sales through the Service. Outside-Service purchases are barred from Legiit’s dispute-resolution process, and attempts to buy or sell outside the Service can result in account termination.
55-point vetting is not a background check
Legiit’s seller/talent marketing advertises a 55-point vetting process. Its Terms separately state that the Provider does not perform background checks on community members. We therefore do not turn marketplace vetting into a claim that every seller is background-checked, safe, licensed, reliable or guaranteed to deliver quality.
Premium Seller is optional
Current Terms list Premium Seller at $27 every 1 month. It provides optional marketing features; it is not a required seller fee. The Terms also explicitly say optional paid advertising does not guarantee sales or increased traffic.
Which fits you?
I want fixed-cost external opportunities
SolidGigs fits better when you already handle your own pitching, contracts and payments.
I sell clearly packaged services
Legiit fits better when a storefront/order model is more useful than bidding on individual jobs.
I require one simple universal marketplace fee
Legiit is a weaker fit for that expectation because payment-method and affiliate-attribution conditions can change seller economics.
I need background-checked counterparties
Do not infer that from Legiit’s 55-point vetting marketing. The current Terms explicitly say Provider does not perform background checks.
Sources checked
- SolidGigs current service/pricing
- SolidGigs Terms
- Legiit Terms of Use
- Legiit seller page
- Legiit talent page
SolidGigs fit? Our complete SolidGigs review contains the governed commercial handoff.
Publication status: Last checked September 5, 2026. Refresh due October 5, 2026. Legiit fees, payout, vetting and marketplace rules can change. Production deployment remains separately unproven under issue #369.