// praxis
A Toptal Alternative Worth Considering
Toptal is a talent marketplace with a vetting process. Praxis is a dedicated engineering practice. The difference matters: with Praxis you know exactly who you are getting, the engagement is directly with the engineer doing the work, and there is no platform markup on top of the rate.
No platform markup
Toptal takes a significant margin between what you pay and what the engineer earns. With Praxis, your budget goes directly to the engineer — which means you either pay less for the same quality, or get more for the same budget.
You know who you are hiring
Toptal sends you matched candidates. With Praxis, you engage with a specific engineer whose work you can evaluate directly. No talent lottery, no switching risk if the initial match does not work out.
Dedicated, not split across clients
Marketplace engineers juggle multiple clients. Praxis operates on focused project engagements — your project gets full attention, not divided capacity.
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Are you as vetted as Toptal engineers?
You can evaluate Praxis directly — review the work, speak to the engineer, and make your own judgement. That is more reliable than trusting any third-party vetting process.
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What if I need a team, not a single engineer?
Praxis engagements are deliberately focused — one senior engineer, fully dedicated to your project. For work that genuinely requires a team, we advise on structure and refer to trusted partners.
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