Guru listing

Long-running freelance marketplace with searchable profiles.

Freelancer marketplace · guru.com

Cost to list: Free + paid; Free listing, paid upgrades
Approval: Not stated
Shows up in searches for: 1 business type; Best #3, employers
Popularity: Tranco #38,023; #530 of 1,712 directory sites
Countries: Worldwide

Not established yet: whether links are dofollow. We leave gaps blank rather than guess. Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 2 sources

Is Guru worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

For its audience

Worth it if your buyers browse it.

Guru didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 17% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what Guru offers is the people who browse it directly. A basic listing is free; paid options are sold on top.

What works

Showed up in Google for employers, as high as #3
The basic listing is free

Watch out for

Not in Google's top 10 for freelancers (0 of 4 searches)
Paid upgrades are sold on top of the free listing
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Measured fit, by business type

How often Guru made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Freelancers 0/4

Not seen

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Where Guru shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

Guru accepts 1 business type we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Employers check eligibility

1/3

Guru ranked as high as #3 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 33% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Indeed Company Pages 1/3, Behance 1/3, Upwork Agencies 1/3

Other sites

greatplacetowork.com, forbes.com, reddit.com

Searches: “best companies to work for”, “tech companies hiring”, “remote companies hiring” result
Freelancers

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 17% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Upwork Agencies 3/4, r/smallbusiness 2/4, HackerNoon 1/4

Other sites

quora.com, business.com, reddit.com

Searches: “hire freelance web developer”, “upwork alternatives”, “best freelance websites”, “hire freelance designer”

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What Guru costs and who can list

As stated on Guru's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Freelancers

Census audience: freelancers · Worldwide
Approval: Not stated. Unknown: guru.com is behind an Incapsula bot challenge; membership/pricing pages could not be read.
Sources: guru.com/pro/membership.aspx
guru.com

Not established: price and link attribute (treat links as nofollow until you see the live profile). Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to get listed on Guru

1
Prepare your details
- Services, minimum project size and hourly rate range
- Portfolio or case studies with results
- Client references willing to be contacted
- Team size and office locations
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (b2b directory), not a list published by Guru.
2

Open the submit page
guru.com
3

Approval: not stated

Unknown: guru.com is behind an Incapsula bot challenge; membership/pricing pages could not be read.
4

Check the watch-outs

3 things to know before you post.

Guru alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types Guru serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about Guru

Is Guru worth it for getting listed?

Worth it if your buyers browse it. Guru didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 17% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what Guru offers is the people who browse it directly. A basic listing is free; paid options are sold on top. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a Guru listing cost?

Free + paid options. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from Guru dofollow?

Unknown. We haven't tested Guru's link attribute and found no reliable report. Treat it as nofollow until you see the live profile.

How do I get listed on Guru?

Start at guru.com. Approval: not stated (Unknown: guru.com is behind an Incapsula bot challenge; membership/pricing pages could not be read.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best Guru alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: Upwork Agencies, Behance, and Glassdoor for Employers. The full list of 7 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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