Collective (formerly Collective Work): AI sourcing for recruiters and a job board
Freelance project job board and AI sourcing agent (Sherlock) for recruiters.
Collective (collective.work) is a recruitment platform that combines a job board, where companies post freelance projects, with Sherlock, an AI sourcing agent for recruiters. Its positioning has changed: the focus is now on AI-assisted recruiting, and the site announces no invoicing or payment features for freelancers.
Who Collective Work is for
Recruiters who want to search for profiles with AI, and freelancers who want to answer listings and make their profile visible to those recruiters. It's no longer presented as a platform that groups freelancers into collectives.
Features
- Freelance project listings: day rate shown, quick application, 0% commission mentioned on the listings we looked at.
- Sherlock: AI sourcing agent that searches and filters profiles from a brief (for recruiters).
- Connection to recruiting tools: ATS, unified messaging, profile export (for recruiters).
Collective Work pricing in 2026
These are the prices of Collective Work's French offer. They may differ in your country.
The published prices are for recruiters: a free plan (limited AI searches), Basic at €95 per seat per month billed annually (€119 monthly), Start at €135 (€169 monthly) and custom Pro. On the freelancer side, we didn't find any pricing; the listings we looked at show 0% commission. Prices checked on collective.work in October 2026.
Why we recommend Collective Work
We list it as a complementary channel for answering freelance listings with no commission shown and for putting your profile in front of recruiters. The weak point to know about: the few public candidate reviews (Trustpilot, 4 reviews) mention little response, and the main offer now targets recruiters. Our detailed review of Collective Work goes back over this shift.
Collective Work or something else?
For a turnkey setup with contract, invoicing and payment, see our review of Malt and the comparison of project platforms, or the Collective Work alternatives.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Freelance project listings with a day rate and quick application
- 0% commission shown on the listings we looked at
- Profile findable by recruiters who use Sherlock
- Free plan for recruiters who want to try it out
Weaknesses
- Focus now on recruiters rather than freelancers
- Few public reviews (4 on Trustpilot), with applications left unanswered
- No pricing published for freelancers, and no invoicing management announced
Frequently asked questions about Collective (formerly Collective Work)
The freelance listings we looked at mention 0% commission. The published prices are for recruiters: a free plan, Basic at €95 per seat per month billed annually (€119 monthly), Start at €135 (€169), custom Pro (October 2026).
Sherlock is Collective's AI sourcing agent: it searches and filters profiles from a job description, a brief or an ideal candidate, for recruiters.
It has a job board with quick application and a profile visible to recruiters, but its main offer now targets recruiters. As a complementary channel, yes. As your only source of projects, nothing guarantees it will work.
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