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Fiverr has a rating of 1.3 stars from 1,126 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Fiverr most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and low quality problems. Fiverr ranks 127th among Freelancing sites.

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    250
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    189
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    236

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Top Positive Review

“Fiverr gave me a refund when the seller was crooked”

Arthur H.
1/1/24

This review began as a 1 star, and I changed it to a 5 star. There is a deficiency in the Fiverr software that made me have to rewrite my complaint every time the seller responded. I thought that the seller had figured out the perfect system to make sure the review never reached Support. However, it did reach support, and support resolved the issue within a few hours after I made the complaint.

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Top Critical Review

“Mike Oliver Pakistan”

New Y.
10/28/24

I hired Mike Oliver from Pakistan on 9/14 with the agreement the work would be done in 10 days. He tricked me into pre-paying by telling me he would be my personal designer so I paid him and he has never done the work. He is a scam artist do not hire him. Fiverr has no actual customer service available, only AI. I have sent countless emails that have gone largely unanswered.

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Thumbnail of user cindyp31
Florida
1 review
8 helpful votes
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September 13th, 2015

I have been trying to get a logo made for an organization I am starting. The first designer I worked with was great, professional, quick, etc I just didnt like the final product. I paid for it but don't plan on using it. The next three either failed to respond, failed to complete, or falsely advertised and tried to get me to pay more. I also did not receive my refund from Fiverr. Bad company, unethical designers...

Thumbnail of user albertm29
Canada
4 reviews
10 helpful votes
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December 22nd, 2012

Fiverr is a cool site for making money online and they have some interesting gigs to buy and valuable services. It's not the greatest site in the world but it's neat and I like it. Also, their gifts section has a TON of cool, unique gifts for Christmas presents etc.

Thumbnail of user azimu
KR
1 review
2 helpful votes
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May 21st, 2021

I hired a seller (anna_isk) to help me with coding. She took her sweet time and wasted mine. Project never got finished and I am stuck with code thats useless. Fiverr didn't step in to help and the seller is still on Fiverr selling and has an "excellent" rating. Total crap website. Fiverr allows medicore freelancers to use their platform and doesn't protect the rights of buyers. Just don't use this website. It's a waste of time and you will loose your money. Upwork has its negative elements, but way better than Fiverr.

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Don't even bother.

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Thumbnail of user mattw39
Pennsylvania
1 review
5 helpful votes
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October 9th, 2014

I paid $55 for a logo and artwork. I was sent one draft which was terrible. The artist, through broken English, told me it was "my fault." I simply asked for a refund, which he refused. I contacted Fiverr support, and went back and forth with them a dozen times -- all they will do is "ask seller for a refund" and ask you to jump through hoops, but never actually deliver. I was never delivered anything beyond a mock-up (not the PSD files I pad for) -- yet they wouldn't refund anything. I eventually contested the charge with Paypal, who thankfully refunded it. I ended up paying a local graphic artist a higher rate, and was THRILLED to. $5 is too much for the junk on that site, let alone $55. Terrible stressful experience. Avoid like the plague.

Tip for consumers:
Just don't use it. Find a graphic artist another way, and pay them what they deserve.

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Thumbnail of user emmal86
Arizona
1 review
6 helpful votes
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May 27th, 2017

Paid $11 for a flyer that even after 7-8 modifications (or whatever the word is) turned out like my 12 year old did it. I can't believe someone who has such a high rating for making flyers could be so incompetent on what I wanted. Still gave Fiverr another shot and paid $6 for a google review. The lady promised me it was all good and that google wouldn't delete it paid for the work and a week later google deleted the review? I'll chalk that up to karma but still it was all waste of money and a reminder that if you want anything done right do it your self or pay big $$.

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Washington
1 review
4 helpful votes
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April 2nd, 2018

I found a "gig" that was modern vintage provided a bunch of information and photos etc. what I got was some really hokey work. Although it's listed as guaranteed, in the end you will pay a lot more having to dole out to various "gig" designers to find one that actually delivers the quality of work they show esp. Since you have to pay upfront. Fiverr doesn't honor guarantees unless seller doesn't deliver. This whole thing is a scam.

Thumbnail of user johnnyh145
Illinois
1 review
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August 30th, 2020

First of all if you're looking to hire someone for something lewd to write, don't say anything in the chat to your hiree about details because they'll flag your account as inappropriately talking in chat. Plus a lot of the buyers seem to just be desperate people trying to make a quick buck while not listening to you and writing their own thing. Do not use this site.

Thumbnail of user jennifere72
Massachusetts
1 review
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August 4th, 2017

I was a buyer on fiverr for a long time before I was a seller. I had all of my book covers made on fiverr. When I decided to start freelance ghostwriting, I gave fiverr a try. It's been amazing as a seller. I get great clients. I work on really interesting projects, and I'm making a few thousand bucks a month. There are some rotten sellers on Fiverr and more plagiarism than I'd care to see on the site. However, buyers can avoid these scammers, by doing their due diligence, looking through reviews, and be willing to pay higher rates. No one who is actually doing the writing is going to take $5 for 3000 words. Use common sense when picking a seller, and you'll be fine. Sellers at Level Two or Top Rated are more likely to be decent.

Thumbnail of user najmuddinm
Canada
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July 4th, 2022

I did not had a good experience as buyer on fiverr. The seller (thesocial...) was not responsive and responsible to my questions which resulted in my waste of time. Even after repeated request for reply she did not respond.

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Thumbnail of user samantham78
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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January 13th, 2017

I am a buyer for this site. I ordered some banners for my business and for whatever reason both orders totalling $61 were cancelled and the funds placed in my fiverr balance, only problem with this is there is no way of transferring that money to your bank account. I paid via Paypal so I expect refunds to go back to my original payment method- PayPal. I was left with no option but to open a dispute with Paypal and now I'm getting emails telling me that my fiverr account has been restricted and guess what?! The $61 has vanished! This is a nightmare of a company- I've emailed them and they never get back to you. I should have seen the warning flags from the start, I mean what company doesnt have a contact number? Their contact email is not easy to find either. Steer clear of this company everyone, whether you're a buyer, like me, or a seller. Something dodgy about these cowboys. Thankfully I paid with Paypal so I'm hoping I can escalate it with them and receive a full refund.

Thumbnail of user kimberlyr71
Virginia
3 reviews
11 helpful votes
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May 4th, 2018

I really like Fiverr. I use the site all the time for various needs related to my business including voiceovers, social media graphics, web design, Google indexing, Logos, ads, etc.

I have been pleased overall and there are a few freelancers I use on a regular basis. Just make sure you check out the person's profile. I tend to use Level 1 and Level 2 sellers. I've only had a few gigs that didn't turn out the way I wanted, but overall, I've achieved a lot of goals through Fiverr and plan to continue using the site.

Thumbnail of user davep202
Canada
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
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September 8th, 2018

A lot of sellers on Fiverr are selling stolen copyrighted materials like videos, logos, etc.
Fiverr knows that very well and they are partners with those thieves. If you open a ticket, they will ignore it and close it. They simply don't care. They care only how to collect money in any way. No ethics or morals. Fiverr are a bunch of thieves and most of their sellers.

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lisa s.
Ohio
1 review
3 helpful votes
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August 2nd, 2017

This is the worse place!! They make all kinds of promises and take your money. When you contact customer support, it's...."sorry about your luck" And then they want you to give them more money with another scammer. If you want to throw money away, at least throw it in the streets. Maybe a homeless person will find it and have a good meal. This place sucks!!!!

Thumbnail of user vinodk76
India
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October 22nd, 2021

Fiver only keeps exploiting users to make money and has no respect for its users. I have not been able to access my account for months. My money is also blocked. They are just not letting me access the account even after entering the correct login details. Their customer support is not being helpful at all. I think they have found that I wrote negative review about them and that's why they are not letting me login.

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Thumbnail of user jackb229
Florida
1 review
7 helpful votes
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May 27th, 2017

Majority of sellers are scammers, no real way to tell who is and who isn't. Fiverr doesn't care. Even if you get "refund" fiverr still keeps their service charge. Also I said "refund" because it goes back as credit to your fiverr account even if you pay with credit or paypal. You have to open a special request to actually get you money back... of that even works...

Thumbnail of user alexg150
New Jersey
1 review
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June 14th, 2017

I had to report over 100 scammers on fiverr.
They claim they're native English speaking copywriters and they reside in the US.
90 % of them are from NIGERIA and the rest are from other countries. Only 1 or 2 out of 100-200 copywriters are actually English speaking.

I reported all those to fiverr and told them this is fraud and deception.

They suspended my account instead of correcting the fraud!

Fiver customer reps do never care about any of these. Days later I received a canned marketing message. But I have checked the reported profiles weeks after they're still there with misinformation.

Immoral people are there.

I'm kicked out.!

Thumbnail of user reab6
Tennessee
1 review
2 helpful votes
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October 9th, 2021

They hired a scammer and he took my money and they said pretty much its not there fault. He ask me to paid outside there site. Pressured me and they did not care. I will tell everyone to never use this site because they are all scammer... even the company!

Tip for consumers:
Don't use this site

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Thumbnail of user lauras133
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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January 21st, 2016

Used it for my first time. If the seller cancels an order for whatever reason, you get NO proper refund! Only a fiverr credit amount. They also charged and refunded the wrong amount to me. I wrote to customer service, they didn't answer my question and they just copied and pasted terms and conditions! Still no refund!

Thumbnail of user maddiev5
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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July 21st, 2020

First, the sellers claiming to be a native English or an American are liars. You have to send a few messages to know they are lying. Then you can see their local time is not in one of the American timezones. If the seller responds to you as "Dear" or says "Alright" instead of "OK" that's a huge red flag. Also, I haven't been active on my account in over a year. I was a level 2 but for some reason, I lost my levels just because I didn't respond again to a conversation that was finished. If you say thank you to someone and they respond "you're welcome" you'll get penalized because you didn't respond back. Last, they take 20% of everything you make. They hold your money for 14 days. If a buyer makes a mistake and cancels an order, this also affects your rating. Fiverr... start using more professionals from America and not the scammers from the rest of the world. Your site might become more credible if you stopped foreigners from posing as Americans.

Thumbnail of user stanleys44
New Zealand
1 review
1 helpful vote
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May 30th, 2016

Given that my seller's offer says $5.00 to do an SEO and then quotes way over that amount isn't that false and misleading information and if so shouldn't Fiverr be partially responsible for this kind of false advertising.

Secondly it's interesting that I proposed hiring the seller on his knowledge of Weebly and consequently there was a need for him to having the login email address to my account to do the work and I was advised that sending an email contravenes Fiverr's terms of service.

I'm still awaiting a response from Fiverr's support desk as to how to overcome this.

Thumbnail of user davidr921
Sweden
1 review
4 helpful votes
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July 8th, 2018

Being extorted by one of the fiverr consultants after they deleted 17 www sites.
Fiverr refuses to take ANY responsability.
Avoid this if you do not have a passport photo of your consultant.
Fiverr is a terrible choice.

Thumbnail of user lecherb
Germany
11 reviews
2 helpful votes
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March 14th, 2024

Fiverr is the right place if you have skills and want to be your own boss.
Nowadays it is the time of freelancers and other people who can work from the privacy of their homes.
And the great thing is that such people can earn more than the average person doing a 9 to 5 job. Although I must say that I have a huge respect for blue collar people too.
But I feel like I am more productive when I can choose the schedule I want and when I can set the deadlines for myself.

Thumbnail of user rainyd1
Ukraine
5 reviews
5 helpful votes
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April 30th, 2020

I have been working here for a long time. Therefore, during my work I can highlight the pros and cons of this site. So, the main advantages are that you can quickly find a job. Orders are added quickly enough. Secondly, there are many orders. Any person with any work experience and without him can find a job. The disadvantage I would single out is that sometimes money comes long enough. For the first time, they came to me only in the evening, although I ordered them again in the morning. But overall the site is good and you can work here.

Thumbnail of user lucag15
Denmark
1 review
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October 10th, 2015

I was looking for music promotion.
I decided to give it a try given the low costs, but I can't say that you pay for what you get.
You get almost nothing and waste a lot of time only.

First seller disappeared after a couple emails back and forth.
I cancelled the order, but you can NOT get your money back if that happens, they stay on your Fiverr "account".
So I searched for another service, which actually delivered the service and it had little to no impact.
Forunately only 5$ wasted, a few hours wasted and many doubts on their policy of keeping the money you put for unsuccessful services.

Thumbnail of user rogery69
Canada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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February 3rd, 2022

Would give zero stars but can't... full of scammers and fake reviews... do not hire anyone from this site! Scammed out of money for a service i paid for and did not receive... no customer support! Total scam

Tip for consumers:
DO NOT USE FIVERR

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Dm promo service and did not get anything but charged

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Fiverr is the world’s largest marketplace for creative and digital services, including graphic design, copywriting, voice overs, and music and film editing.
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