Fees
Free to post. Free to bid. $299 when you hire.
One flat platform service fee at award, escrow for the work itself, and no commission on what professionals earn. Here is the whole schedule.
Clients
You pay when you hire, not to look.
- Posting a project, receiving structured bids, and asking clarifying questions cost nothing.
- A flat $299 platform service fee applies when you award — it covers secure payment processing, escrow management, contract compliance, and dispute resolution. Not a percentage of the contract value, and not a subscription.
- Milestone funds are deposited with Escrow.com at award and released as you certify work.
- Public-sector engagements follow public procurement rules: fixed fee with a Certification of Acceptance instead of escrow.
Professionals
Your fees stay yours.
- Verification, matching, bidding, messaging, calls and your directory listing are free.
- FindPE takes nothing out of your fees — no commission on awards, at any tier.
- Optional tiers add portfolio tools, highlighted profile in matching, call recording, transcription and analytics.
- Credential capacity scales with the tier: 1, 5, 15 or 35 state records, with per-credential overages.
Optional project perks
- Rush review
- Featured listing
- Direct invite
- Extended deadline
- Priority support
- Storage expansion
Charged through Stripe · escrow held by Escrow.com
Fees & taxes
Know every number before you commit
Platform fee
$299 at award ($149.50 with the scoping discount). FindPE collects it via Stripe and handles any tax on our own service.
Card vs. bank transfer
Cards add a disclosed processing fee (2.9% + $0.30, capped at 3%). Bank transfer (ACH) pays no processing fee at all.
Project funds & tax
Held by Escrow.com. You see ZIP-level tax estimates up front — final amounts are computed at funding. Escrow.com's fee is paid by you, per their schedule.