The short answer
Which one should you pick?
E
Ethos
Pick it if you're an experienced specialist who wants the highest rates and lives in a country it pays.
M
Mercor
Pick it if you have a sharp résumé and can wait weeks or months for a contract.
R
Rex.zone
Pick it if Ethos can't pay you, or you're a generalist building a first track record.
Side by side
The details
EEthos
- Hourly pay
- $0$40–$350/hr$360
- Getting in
- Mostly an AI interview
- Wait to first task
- 1 day – 2 weeks
- Speed
- 4/5
- Steady work
- 2/5
- Paid via
- Wise
- Countries
- Can't pay 14, incl. China, Hong Kong, Macau…
- Best for
- Specialists
MMercor
- Hourly pay
- $0$5–$125/hr$360
- Getting in
- AI interview on your résumé
- Wait to first task
- Weeks to months
- Speed
- 1/5
- Steady work
- 2/5
- Paid via
- Stripe
- Countries
- Worldwide except sanctioned places
- Best for
- Generalists & specialists
RRex.zone
- Hourly pay
- $0$10–$80/hr$360
- Getting in
- Entry exam + ID check
- Wait to first task
- 3–8 weeks
- Speed
- 2/5
- Steady work
- 3/5
- Paid via
- StripePayoneerWise
- Countries
- Worldwide except sanctioned places
- Best for
- Generalists & specialists
| EEthos | MMercor | RRex.zone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly pay | $0$40–$350/hr$360 | $0$5–$125/hr$360 | $0$10–$80/hr$360 |
| Getting in | Mostly an AI interview | AI interview on your résumé | Entry exam + ID check |
| Wait to first task | 1 day – 2 weeks | Weeks to months | 3–8 weeks |
| Speed | 4/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 |
| Steady work | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Paid via | Wise | Stripe | StripePayoneerWise |
| Countries | Can't pay 14, incl. China, Hong Kong, Macau… | Worldwide except sanctioned places | Worldwide except sanctioned places |
| Best for | Specialists | Generalists & specialists | Generalists & specialists |
| Apply to Ethos | Apply to Mercor | Apply to Rex.zone |
Speed and steady-work scores are our judgement from contributor reports, not figures from the platforms.