Coming from a solo freelancer
Last checked November 8, 2026.
One person, hired directly, is often the cheapest way to get a small job done. There's no company around them to pay for, and a good one starts quickly.
Jobs one person covers
A bug in software you already have. A landing page. A logo. A small script. If one skill covers the job, you can describe the finish line in two sentences, and you have the time to check what comes back, hire the freelancer. One good person may be all you need.
When the job needs more than one skill
Most products do. Here's where the two routes split:
- Skills. A freelancer brings whatever that person does. With us, design, code, testing, store graphics and video sit under one plan.
- Testing. With one person, it's up to them. With us, it's in every milestone.
- Progress. Messages, versus a link to the working build at every milestone.
- The end. Whatever they hand over, versus the handover checklist, where every item is listed by name.
Taking over from your freelancer
- Before anything else, ask them for the repository, the accounts and the passwords, and make sure each one is in your name.
- Write a brief that says what already exists and what comes next.
- We estimate the work from where the code stands today, not from zero.
The website puts the two side by side at zaions.com/compare/solo-freelancer (opens in a new tab).
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