SolidGigs vs Storetasker: broad external leads or a selective Shopify expert network?

Choose SolidGigs when your bottleneck is finding broader external freelance opportunities and you prefer downstream independence. Choose Storetasker when you are an accepted Shopify/e-commerce specialist who wants curated network leads, expert-controlled quotes and hosted payment/retainer workflow.

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Current models

“Top 3%” and 15,000+ reviewed are Storetasker claims

Storetasker's current expert pages say it has reviewed 15,000+ developers, designers and marketers and hand selected the top 3%.

Those statements describe Storetasker's own admission process. They are provider-reported selectivity claims, not independent AlreadyChecked proof that every admitted expert is safer, better, more likely to win work or guaranteed to produce results. They do not create badge authority.

Accepted experts choose curated opportunities—but lead volume is not guaranteed

Current Storetasker guidance says accepted experts can access curated opportunities from a dashboard, receive notifications for relevant leads, be introduced one at a time, create their own quotes and work directly with clients.

Experts can also pass on leads without penalty and Storetasker says there is no yearly or monthly activity minimum. That flexibility does not guarantee ongoing lead supply, first-choice access, client acceptance, project awards or retainers.

The published 10% figure is a floor, not everybody's fee

Storetasker's current expert page says the platform charges a percentage fee based on billings between the expert and a referred client and that, as more business is done through Storetasker, the fee gradually drops down to 10%.

That wording does not support the claim that every expert always pays 10%. It also does not currently establish one universal starting percentage or exact progression schedule. We therefore treat 10% as the published fee floor after volume-based reductions, not a universal expert fee.

Earnings examples are marketing examples—not expected income

Storetasker publishes individual lifetime earnings examples and says average member earnings range roughly from $2,000 to $35,000 per month.

Those figures are provider marketing. They are not independently verified expected earnings, not a forecast for a particular expert and not a ranking signal in this comparison.

The same boundary applies to Storetasker statements that some projects range up to $30,000 or that clients may seek part-time retainer help: those are opportunity examples, not guaranteed project values, lead values, retainer conversion or recurring income.

Direct client work still sits inside Storetasker's workflow

Storetasker says experts work directly with clients while the platform handles lead generation, quotes, bills/invoices, recurring-payment subscriptions and payment infrastructure.

That means Storetasker is not simply a passive external job list. Direct client communication and delivery coexist with hosted workflow and fee/payment rules.

Escrow and “secure payments” are not unconditional payout guarantees

Current Storetasker materials market escrow and secure payments, and agency guidance says payment is held in escrow until client approval of work.

That condition matters. The current public material does not establish one universal expert payout cadence, one universal payment rail, fee-free receipt, or a guaranteed outcome for every approval, dispute, refund or payment-method scenario.

So “secure payments” and “get paid quickly” should be read as provider descriptions of the workflow—not as unconditional AlreadyChecked payment guarantees.

Which one fits?

Important limitations

• Neither service guarantees clients, projects, retainers or earnings.
• Storetasker's top-3% and 15,000+-reviewed statements are provider claims, not independent quality/safety proof.
• Accepted experts are not guaranteed a fixed lead volume, project award rate or recurring work.
• The published 10% figure is a fee floor after volume-based reductions, not a universal expert fee.
• Current public Storetasker guidance does not establish one universal starting fee or exact progression.
• $2,000–$35,000/month and individual lifetime earnings examples are provider marketing, not expected income.
• Projects up to $30,000 and retainer examples do not guarantee project values or recurring income.
• Escrow/secure-payment language does not guarantee payout in every client-approval, dispute, refund or payment-method scenario.
• No universal Storetasker payout cadence, payment rail, bank/FX fee or dispute outcome is proven from the current public material.
• No project-controlled AlreadyChecked Storetasker commercial destination is proven.

Evidence checked

• SolidGigs current product and Terms pages.
• Storetasker current homepage.
• Storetasker current Become an Expert guidance.
• Storetasker current agency guidance describing payment/escrow workflow.