PeoplePerHour Alternative for Canadian Businesses

PeoplePerHour is a UK-based freelance platform that connects businesses with freelancers primarily across Europe and the UK. The platform offers "Hourlies" — fixed-price service offerings — alongside traditional project-based hiring. While PeoplePerHour has carved out a niche in the UK market, its Canadian presence is virtually non-existent.

Canadian businesses exploring PeoplePerHour quickly discover that the platform wasn't built for them. Time zones are misaligned, the talent pool skews heavily British and European, and there's no support for Canadian tax requirements. Freel offers everything PeoplePerHour promises — but purpose-built for Canada.

PeoplePerHour's biggest limitation for Canadians is geography. The platform is UK-centric, meaning most freelancers are in GMT/BST time zones — 5 to 8 hours ahead of Canadian businesses. This makes real-time collaboration difficult and extends project timelines. The talent pool, while strong in the UK, has almost no Canadian representation.

Pricing on PeoplePerHour is in GBP (British Pounds), adding currency conversion costs and making budget planning harder for Canadian businesses. The platform's Hourlies model, while convenient, is similar to Fiverr's gig approach with all the same limitations around customization and quality consistency.

Any Canadian business that has considered PeoplePerHour and realized it's not designed for the Canadian market. If you want the same quality of curated freelance talent but with Canadian time zones, Canadian dollar pricing, local tax compliance, and freelancers who understand your market — Freel is the platform built for you.