Professional design teams, not individual contractors

Better Upwork alternative

Superside gives you a dedicated design team, a collaborative tech-enabled platform and top-quality creative output, all without the hassle—all for the cost of a single designer.

Your #1 Upwork alternative

Dedicated service

Dedicated service

Focuses on creative services such as graphic design, motion graphics, illustration, custom production (video, sound, photo), and campaigns and concepts for marketing and creative teams.

Focuses on creative services such as graphic design, motion graphics, illustration, custom production (video, sound, photo), and campaigns and concepts for marketing and creative teams.

Upwork is a freelance marketplace covering a broad range of services. However, you must manage each freelancer individually, which can lead to fragmented design services.

Clearer pricing

Clearer pricing

Our pricing is transparent and subscription-based. It starts at $5,000 per month and can easily scale up (or down) to support the design needs of an entire organization.

Our pricing is transparent and subscription-based. It starts at $5,000 per month and can easily scale up (or down) to support the design needs of an entire organization.

Pricing is determined by individual freelancers and can vary greatly. A service fee is added to each payment, and there may be additional fees for currency conversion.

Smarter onboarding

Smarter onboarding

An interactive onboarding process to understand your brand, existing team structure, current skills, and ongoing team needs. With a dedicated creative project manager, there's no information lost between projects.

An interactive onboarding process to understand your brand, existing team structure, current skills, and ongoing team needs. With a dedicated creative project manager, there's no information lost between projects.

Onboarding is managed by you, the client. You'll need to vet, interview, and manage freelancers individually.

Faster turnaround

Faster turnaround

12 to 48 hours

12 to 48 hours

Varies based on freelancer availability

Easier communication

Easier communication

Stay closely connected with your dedicated creative project manager via the Superside platform, email, or Slack integration.

Stay closely connected with your dedicated creative project manager via the Superside platform, email, or Slack integration.

Communication happens directly with individual freelancers via the Upwork platform.

Limitless revisions

Limitless revisions

We offer unlimited revisions based on the hours available in your selected plans. Several simultaneous projects can be handled, and any unused hours roll over into the next month.

We offer unlimited revisions based on the hours available in your selected plans. Several simultaneous projects can be handled, and any unused hours roll over into the next month.

Revisions and requests are dependent on individual freelancer agreements and their availability.

Better talent

Better talent

We have full-time employees and contractors, meticulously vetted from over 57 countries across 19 time zones.

We have full-time employees and contractors, meticulously vetted from over 57 countries across 19 time zones.

The platform features freelancers from various locations globally, and you need to choose the right fit for your project individually.

An antidote to the legacy agency model

Superside's Creative-as-a-Service solution is built for ambitious marketing and creative teams. It helps you save time on hiring and career laddering, and avoid the hassle of dealing with multiple slow and expensive agencies. Want the full story? The video on the right is ready to spill the beans. 👉

DesignOps that scale, not an uncoordinated herd

Superside’s DesignOps process provides you with a dedicated design team that attends to your immediate needs and scales as you grow. Operationalize design for reliable, high-quality assets with predictable pricing.

Upwork depends on individual freelancers, and you need to manage each one, which may lead to inconsistent results and miscommunication.

A collaborative creative partner, not a management headache

Superside assigns you a creative production manager (CPM) who deeply understands your brand, from fonts to logos and colors. They assemble the design specialists you need (e.g., motion designers, illustrators, etc.) to deliver the creative assets you require.

Upwork is a broad platform with freelancers offering various services. You need to find, vet, and manage each freelancer individually, which can lead to inconsistencies in quality and brand alignment.

Predictable pricing, no unexpected costs

Superside offers a flexible subscription-based pricing model customized to your specific needs. Start with a full design team for the price of a junior designer. Unused subscription hours roll over into the next month. Got a big campaign coming up? Ramp up your Superside design team to suit your demands—from a simple infographic to a comprehensive guide with promotional ads on every social channel.

On Upwork, pricing varies greatly based on the freelancer's rate and the complexity of the project. The platform also charges a service fee for each transaction, and you may have additional admin work managing multiple freelancers.

Much Faster

20x

Faster than hiring creatives in-house
cut costs

50%

Reduction in average cost per asset
ship faster

70%

Lower turnaround time for digital assets
stress free

9.6

Average NPS rating from customers
Your Superside team seamlessly integrates with your existing teams to increase output.

Superside is made for

Creative Teams

Your talented team is drowning in competing demands, working on tactical tasks, not strategic outputs. Boost your team’s morale and give them time to focus on impactful creative projects by adding capacity with round-the-clock design support that delivers on-brand and on-time results.

DesignOps Teams

Different teams' needs are erratic and demand a lot of your time. Revolutionize the way your organization gets design work done with a proven design ops process that anyone on your team can use, even for those last-minute urgent design projects.

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Frictionless, Delightful Design Starts Here

Book a demo and discovery call to learn:

  • How you can achieve design at scale.
  • Why we’re different from agencies, freelancers and in-house design teams. (Hint: We’re 20x faster than hiring!)
  • Which ways we can support you.

Trusted by 450+ fast-growing companies and enterprises

Ethan Duff
Ethan DuffGlobal Head of Creative, Salesforce/Vlocity
Rob Carberry
Rob CarberrySr. Creative Ops Manager, STRAVA
Corey Pomkoski
Corey PomkoskiDirector of Creative Operations, DocuSign
J. Henrickson
J. Henrickson Creative Operations Manager, Amazon
Amir Jaffari
Amir JaffariGrowth Lead, Shopify
Tatjana Milnovic
Tatjana MilnovicGlobal Brand Strategist, Infobip
Justin Rands
Justin RandsDirector of Brand, Oyster
Myriam Malinge
Myriam MalingeHead of Marketing and Comms, SATAIR/AIRBUS
Billy Schneider
Billy SchneiderDirector of Digital Marketing , Oportun
Marc Vitulli
Marc VitulliVP, Marketing, S&S ACTIVEWEAR
Joseph Bradley
Joseph BradleyGlobal VP of IoT & Digital Services, Cisco
Xander Shapiro
Xander ShapiroChief Marketing Officer, ZEA BIOSCIENCES
Jessica Gelzer
Jessica GelzerDir. of Strategic Mkt and Comms, Curative
Monica Benson
Monica BensonHead of Brand Creative Production, Reddit

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Superside is a revolutionary way for businesses to get good design done at scale.Trusted by 450+ ambitious companies, Superside makes design hassle-free for marketing and creative teams. By combining the top 1% of creative talent from around the world with purpose-built technology and the rigor of design ops, Superside helps ambitious brands grow faster. Since inception, Superside has been a fully remote company, with more than 700 team members working across 57 countries and 13 timezones.
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