DeenTask vs Fiverr
The global gig marketplace, and the one most freelancers compare everything to.
On DeenTask you keep
£200
of a £200 job, paid by transfer or cash. We take nothing either way.
On Fiverr you keep
About £160
Around 20% of every order.
Fiverr and DeenTask are not really the same kind of thing, and it's worth being clear about that before comparing them. Fiverr is a marketplace with its own payment system, its own dispute process and an enormous global audience — and it charges roughly 20% of everything you earn for that.
DeenTask doesn't handle money at all. It's a place to have a portfolio and be found by community organisations who need work done, and when someone wants to hire you, you take it from there yourselves. That means no commission, and it also means no escrow and nobody to arbitrate if a job goes wrong.
Side by side
Fees checked August 2026
| DeenTask | Fiverr | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Leads only — we introduce you and step back | Commission marketplace — Fiverr hosts the order and takes a cut |
| What it costs you to earn | Nothing to us, ever | Around 20% of every order |
| What the client pays on top | Nothing to us, ever | A service fee on top of your price |
| How you get paid | Direct to you — bank transfer, cash, or your own card link | Held by Fiverr, released after delivery and a clearing period |
| Your own portfolio page | Yes — deentask.com/yourname, free | A seller profile inside fiverr.com, tied to the platform |
| Who's on it | Muslim community organisations, mostly UK: masjids, schools, institutes, charities | Enormous and global — millions of buyers across every category |
| You keep, on a £200 job | £200 | About £160 |
DeenTask takes nothing in every case. Paid by bank transfer or cash you keep the lot; by card your own processor takes roughly 1.5% + 20p. On the other platforms that processing sits on top of the commission, along with any withdrawal or currency fees.
Headline rates only — these platforms tier and change their pricing, so confirm on Fiverr's own pricing page before deciding anything on the strength of this table. More on taking payment yourself.
They do different jobs.
Here is where each one genuinely wins — including the cases where we lose.
Use Fiverr if…
- You want volume from a worldwide audience, today, and you're willing to pay 20% for access to it.
- You want the platform holding the money, with a dispute process behind it.
- Your work packages neatly into fixed gigs with clear deliverables and revisions.
- You're happy competing largely on price and turnaround against a very large field.
Use DeenTask if…
- You'd rather keep the whole fee and agree terms directly.
- You want a portfolio page with your own name in the URL that isn't locked inside a marketplace.
- Your clients are masjids, Islamic schools, institutes or charities, and you're tired of explaining the context of the work every time.
- You want your prices visible so people arrive already knowing your rates.
Nothing here is exclusive — plenty of people keep a Fiverr account and use DeenTask as the portfolio they send people to.
Questions
Should I leave Fiverr for DeenTask?
No, and we'd be daft to suggest it. Fiverr has an audience we don't. Most people here keep their Fiverr account and use DeenTask as the portfolio they send people to, plus a place to pick up community work without a commission on it.
Why is DeenTask free if Fiverr charges 20%?
Because DeenTask does much less. No escrow, no payment processing, no dispute resolution, no support team mediating orders — those are what the 20% pays for. We introduce the two of you and get out of the way, which is cheap to run.
Is there any payment protection on DeenTask?
None. That's the honest trade-off for keeping the full fee. Agree scope and price in writing before you start, ask for a deposit on anything sizeable, and invoice properly.
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