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Harman Pannu vs a Freelance Marketplace

Freelance marketplaces give you a huge pool and low headline rates — but vetting, communication, and consistency are on you. Working with one experienced full-stack engineer trades that variance for accountability and code you can build on.

Feature

Harman Pannu

a Freelance Marketplace

Headline rate

Higher rate, lower rework

Wide range; low rates common

Vetting effort

None — proven, full-stack across modern tools

You vet every candidate yourself

Consistency & accountability

One engineer, accountable end to end

Varies per freelancer; turnover risk

Communication

Direct, US-based, no relay

Depends on the individual

Code you can build on

Reviewed, modern, maintainable

Quality varies; integration risk

The bottom line

A marketplace can work for small, well-specified one-off tasks. For anything you'll maintain and extend, one experienced engineer who's accountable for the whole thing usually costs less in the end and ships something you can actually build on.

Frequently asked questions

Is Upwork or Fiverr cheaper than hiring one engineer?

The hourly rate is often lower, but vetting time, rework, and integration risk frequently make the total cost higher for anything beyond a small, well-defined task.

What stack does Harman work in?

Full-stack across Next.js, React, SvelteKit, Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Hono, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Drizzle, Stripe, and modern AI SDKs.

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