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Hire teams, not freelancers - built for projects from $10K to $1M+.

Post your RFP. Our research team hand-picks 3-5 vetted agencies, structures comparable proposals, then steps aside so you contract direct. $10K minimum. No platform fees. No open bidding.

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No commitment until you sign
Concierge is fully refundable

$10KMinimum project budget

$1M+Largest projects matched

3-5Hand-picked agencies per RFP

0%Transaction fee (you contract direct)

72hAverage match time

Buyers receive verified, matched agency proposals

Trusted by 14,000+ buyers sourcing serious B2B work in 92 countries

Built for serious projects

Goodfirms is for long-term vendor selection - not MVPs or one-off gigs.

Hiring a 6-24 month partner? A vendor your procurement team has to defend? A contract above $10K? You're in the right place. Looking for a $500 logo or weekend prototype? We'll tell you upfront we're not it.

Post on Goodfirms when the decision matters.

Buyers here are CTOs, Heads of Product, and procurement leads signing $10K-$1M+ contracts. Median project: $85K. Median engagement: 9 months. This isn't a gig site.

$85Kmedian project value

Find a partner you can defend internally.

4-step verification · 23% acceptance

Only 23 of every 100 agencies that apply get accepted. Our research team - not algorithms - investigates each one before they go live.

Business legitimacy checkRegistered entity, tax ID, physical office, 2+ years in business, verified founders via LinkedIn.
Portfolio auditMinimum 5 completed projects per claimed service. Generic stock content auto-rejects.
Client reference callsWe interview 2-3 past clients on outcomes, on-time delivery, and rework rates.
Continuous monitoringBayesian-shrunk ratings with recency decay. Declining firms drop. Re-verified every 18 months.

Is your project eligible?

What we screen on intake

We'd rather route the wrong projects away than waste anyone's time. Four screens at intake.

Budget $10K or higherVerified at intake. Sub-$10K? Upwork or Fiverr is the right tool.
Multi-week / multi-phase scopeDiscovery, design, build, support - not a 3-day fix. Most engagements run 6-24 months.
Authorized decision-makerYou can sign or have direct access to the signer. Quick verification call for projects above $50K.
Partner, not gig workerNamed team, case studies, MSA-grade contracts, references - not an anonymous freelancer underbidding.

Goodfirms is not the right place for -

MVPs under $10KWeekend prototypesOne-off logo designHourly freelance gigs"Cheapest bidder wins"Same-day turnaround tasksBug fixes & tweaksOpen-ended "experiments"

Post your project and get matched with verified agencies.

Tell us your scope, budget, and timeline. Our research team routes it to firms that have already passed the 4-step vetting above.

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The positioning

Still wondering - how is this different from Upwork?

Same phrase, two different products. Upwork wins at transactional sub-$10K freelance work. Goodfirms owns the $10K-$1M+ band where open bidding falls apart.

Upwork-style modelfreelancer marketplace

Built for short transactional work. Open bidding, race to the bottom on rate. Works under $10K, breaks above it.

PricingPlatform takes 5-10% of transaction
MatchingOpen bidding - 50-200 applicants per job
IdentityAnonymous freelancer profiles, no company DNA
Project briefQuick job description, 1-2 paragraphs
VettingSelf-declared skills, platform-issued badges
ComparisonInbox of unstructured bids, manual triage
ProcurementNo NDAs, no security reviews, no MSAs
EngagementHourly contracts, time tracking, low commitment
ReferencesStar ratings, no verified client references
Best forSub-$10K transactional gigs, solo freelancers

Goodfirms RFP modelmanaged agency matching

Built for strategic, high-stakes work where you need a long-term partner - not a quick gig.

Pricing$0 transaction fee - direct buyer-firm contract
MatchingCurated shortlist - 3-5 hand-picked firms per RFP
IdentityFull agency profile: founders, case studies, team
Project briefStructured RFP wizard, industry-templated
Vetting4-step verified agencies (23% acceptance)
ComparisonSide-by-side proposal scoring tool
ProcurementBuilt-in NDA, MSA templates, security questionnaires
EngagementFixed-price + milestone, pilot-first option
ReferencesReference calls with past clients, verified by GF team
Best for$10K-$1M+ strategic engagements with vetted agencies

The process

The 5-step high-value RFP workflow.

"I have a project" - signed contract in 14-21 days. Procurement-grade rigor for buyers. Qualified, pre-budgeted leads for firms.

1-2 Days

Build the RFP

Guided wizard turns your idea into a structured, comparable brief.

3-4 Days

Curate & invite

Research team hand-picks 3-5 firms matched to budget, stack & industry. NDAs auto-issued.

5-12 Days

Receive proposals

Standardized proposals: scope, timeline, pricing, team, case studies - all comparable.

13-18 Days

Compare & interview

Side-by-side scoring, reference calls, optional pilots to de-risk.

19-21 Days

Sign & start

Direct contract. MSA & SOW templates provided. Goodfirms steps aside.

STEP 2 SPOTLIGHTWhy "curated 3-5" beats "open to anyone"

An open Upwork RFP draws 50-200 applicants - mostly poor matches, time-wasters, spam. Buyers burn 5-10 hours triaging.

We flip it. Our research team uses your structured RFP fields plus an 80,000-firm database to hand-pick 3-5 agencies likely to win. Only those firms get invited. First proposal back in 72 hours - not 2 weeks of inbox triage.

The flywheel

How this builds a moat.

Upwork's network effect is weak at the high end - buyers don't need 100K freelancers, just 3 good options.

Goodfirms compounds: better RFPs attract premium firms; premium firms attract enterprise buyers; better outcomes train the algorithm. Each successful match improves the next.

Switching cost is real. After 2-3 RFPs, buyers are anchored to the structured workflow. Same for firms once their case-study library lives in our system.

Goodfirms flywheel: premium RFPs, top agencies, better shortlists, enterprise buyers

Who posts on Goodfirms

Built for the people who defend the vendor decision internally.

No % cut on contract value. Flat fees and subscriptions only. We get paid for helping the deal close - not for taxing it.

CTOs & VPs of Engineering

35% of buyers

Platform builds, rearchitectures, AI/ML projects, vendor consolidations.

Typical: $150K-$750K · 6-18 months.

Heads of Product

22% of buyers

Design + build partners for new product lines and apps. Want teams that own the outcome, not just ship tickets.

Typical: $80K-$300K · MVP-to-scale, mobile apps

Procurement / Operations

19% of buyers

Defensible vendor selection - NDAs, SOC 2 docs, scoring, references - to satisfy legal & finance.

Typical: $50K-$1M+ · multi-year contracts.

CMOs & Growth Leads

14% of buyers

Performance media, brand redesigns, marketing automation. Outcome-tied engagements.

Typical: $40K-$250K · 6-12 month retainers.

Founders & CEOs

7% of buyers

Post-Series-A founders hiring their first external team. Want vetted agencies, not cold-pitch roulette.

Typical: $30K-$200K · v1 product, brand, GTM.

PMOs & Program Managers

3% of buyers

Run parallel RFPs across portfolio companies or BU initiatives. Use Concierge + Enterprise tier.

Typical: 4-12 RFPs/quarter · $200K-$2M total.

Ready when you are

Start posting your project - get 3-5 hand-picked agencies in 72 hours.

Average buyer fills the RFP wizard in under 9 minutes. Our research team handles curation, NDAs, and shortlist delivery. You make the final call.

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No commitment until you sign
Concierge is fully refundable
Anonymous posting available

72hAvg match time

3-5Curated firms per RFP

$0Transaction fees

80K+Vetted agencies

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