Online (freelance) platforms help companies find and hire independent professionals for short-term jobs or special projects. These platforms offer many benefits to both companies and talented professionals who can offer their services remotely. Due to the growing demand for this type of service in the world, a number of platforms have emerged that compete with each other in providing better business conditions. Choosing the ideal platform is often a complicated task and requires getting to know their ways of working. The aim of the research is to show the main characteristics of the most popular platforms and to facilitate the search for the most suitable one.