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Gun.io has access to high quality developers. That's what they promised and that is the only thing they delivered on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I have worked with other freelance developers in the past and I specifically went to Gun.io because this was a critically important project and I needed it done right. It was not a very complicated project, but I put a high value on having it done well, so I opted to get a higher quality developer to handle it.
Paying the extra overhead of the Gun.io team did nothing to keep improve the outcome of my project. The deliverable did not meet my specifications, it took much longer than originally quoted, and they totally blew through my budget.
The deliverable was completely useless. Not only was it useless, but it was so grossly overcomplicated that it took a lot of back and forth with the dev just to get his code to run on my machine. When we finally got it to run, it took me under an hour to recreate the output exactly with basic off the shelf software and no knowledge of any programming language.
There was no assistance from the Gun.io team. When the dev burned through the original budget, Gun.io never stepped in to help. They offered up more hours and sent another invoice. It was on completely on me to try to manage the developer. If that's the case, then why am I paying a premium to pay for the overhead of Gun.io? They found a highly qualified person on paper, but that is apparently where their job ends. There was no support to make sure that dev is careful with my investment, and no checks from the support team to make sure that dev is on track with my specs of budget.
When paying a hefty premium for a high end freelance service I expected more from the Gun.io team to make sure that I wasn't just throwing away my time, effort and money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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Being able to find freelance support on short notice / with specific skills or expertise was easy with Gun.io. We jumped on a call to provide them with details of what we needed, and they sent out 'job postings' to their extensive network to see if anyone could fit the bill. The overall cost was reasonable, and they were quick to communicate via email. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I'd say the only potential improvement would be to follow up with our team once a scope of work or budget goes over the initial amount. We were alerted that our developer needed more time, though it was about double what we'd initially quoted for work that we felt wasn't overly complicated. It would've been nice to have a conversation about this to see if we could find a middle ground, as some of the additional time wasn't in our control. Most of this was documented via Slack with our developer, but we weren't aware that the additional dev time was needed until we were provided with a burn report and then asked to pay a separate invoice. There was a learning curve in working with a new developer, but we felt some of the extra time was due to missed details vs. the complexity of the work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I really like the pre-vetted flexible service, the quality of all the candidates put forward have been very strong, and we have been very pleased with their work over the last year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Nothing to dislike so far, we have been able to overcome any challenges we have had. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Gun makes the process of hiring a dependable, expert engineer incredibly easy. The communication through the entire process in amazing, and I was very satisfied with the end result. Will certainly be looking to use them again in the near future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Nothing. The process was very transparent and seamless. The people are amazing! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
When my team needed work for our appointment reminder product line, Jeff - our Gun.io engineer - jumped right to work. He not only completed the work ahead of schedule and under budget, Jeff tackled other priorities such as the mobile site and customer billing. Jeff also identified a number of other areas where we should consider investing resources. My team and I really appreciated Jeff going well above and beyond! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's really difficult to find things that we disliked. We had a specific need and Gun.io overdelivered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The engineers are independent thinkers who go above and beyond. In addition to their high level of skill at doing the task as described, I've repeatedly found Gun.io contractors willing and able to offer suggestions for changes/improvements/alternate methods of accomplishing the same goal that improve the overall project result. I've worked with multiple contractors over the past decade, including directly sourced and sourced from competing firms, and Gun.io has by far the highest success rate in identifying individuals who are great at their job and a great fit for our needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Nothing. And I know that's an annoying answer, but I have no complaints after multiple engagements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Gun.io finds freelancers FAST, usually within a week, but what's striking about their resource pool is the talent and sophistication. I never have to worry if I'm going to gel with contractors they find for me, because professionalism, seriousness, and talent are always givens with the engineers and developers they find. Financially, being able to see my development budget maximized by the skill set I can call upon makes the investment in gun.io services well worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Talent hired through gun.io isn't cheap, so I only wish I had more of a budget to rely on talent sourced through gun.io more heavily and often. But justifying an investment in quality is never a slam-dunk when it comes to technology resources for a non-technology company, but if you're doing your job right internally, it shouldn't be too hard either! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
With zero effort on our part, Gun.io took our requirements and created a pipeline of freelancers, interviewed them and sent us the top candidate. After a 30 minute tech screen, we were off and running - and we've learned a lot from the contractor. There's absolutely no way we would have found a contractor at the skill level we were looking for without spending many days of work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The price is high compared to hiring FT, but that's to be expected with freelance work. The quality has been worth it to justify the extra cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
As a new startup founder, finding reliable developers is quite a chore. After trying upwork and other freelancing platforms in an attempt to find someone reliable yet relatively cheap, I have realized one hard truth which is that you get what you pay for.
By working with Gun.io , my experience has been phenomenally better than with previous hires through other freelancing platforms. Yes, it is more expensive, but because of how intelligent, efficient, and reliable my developer is, he gets work a lot of work done in shorter time frames compared to past developers I've hired. So, while my developer may be twice as much per hour, he gets around 3 or maybe even 4 times the amount of work done compared to past hires of mine, ending up SAVING me a lot of money, time, hassle, and stress.
No doubt I will be retaining my developer from Gun.io for the entire duration of this project.
Secondly, having an overhead who manages the project (payments, hours, ensuring developer is getting work done on time, etc) also makes things a lot easier on myself, as it ensures work will get done on time, and ensures the developer will stay accountable for what I am getting billed for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There are times when developers can get overbooked with projects and things get slightly delayed, but I believe gun.io and the developers are open, honest, and do their best to make things right if and when this does happen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The Gun team is smart, personable, hard working. And they deliver results. They work with us like no other dev team has before. We work collaboratively with them, and the end result is well designed, well built, and rock-solid. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I wish they were all based in the same location as us! Seriously, it's so much fun working with these folks, sometimes it doesn't feel like work. When you really like the people with whom you're working, the job is easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
They have been great partners to work with. Every time I mention a need for something new that has popped up, they have talent that is available to hop on our project within a few days. With their pricing it is also hassle free, which takes away the cognitive overhead of signing additional contracts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I can't hire any of the gun.io folks that I work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
