Turing alternative for hiring your own remote developers
The best Turing alternative for a company that wants engineers on its own team is a platform that tests developers and lets you hire them directly. DeveloperHiring sources candidates, runs a coding test and an AI interview, and gives you a ranked top five. You pay the developer yourself and a flat plan from $99 a month billed yearly, with no hourly margin on top.
Edit the role, then see the skill matrix, screening questions and a sample coding task in about a minute.
#1 Candidate 8882
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL · code, interview and integrity done
#2 Candidate 8241
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL · code, interview and integrity done
#3 Candidate 7076
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL · code, interview and integrity done
#4 Candidate 4191
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL · code, interview and integrity done
#5 Candidate 8511
Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL · code, interview and integrity done
Why do companies look for a Turing alternative?
Turing matches companies with remote developers from its own pool, and the developer usually works through Turing. You pay Turing a rate per hour or per month, and that rate covers both the engineer's pay and Turing's cut. Turing does not publish the rate or the split, so you see the number only after you describe the role.
That is a fair deal for a burst of work. It feels different in month fourteen, when the engineer is part of the team, knows the codebase, and you are still paying a marketplace margin on every hour. Buyers who search for Turing alternatives are usually there: they like remote talent and pre-screening, and they want to stop renting it.
Some teams also want more control over the screen. With a talent network you trust its vetting. With DeveloperHiring you see the task, the hidden tests, the interview transcript and the score for every candidate, and you change the weights yourself.
How does DeveloperHiring compare with Turing and other options?
Side by side for a US company hiring a remote developer. Turing does not publish rates, so hourly figures are third-party estimates and change by role, seniority and country.
| What matters | Turing | Toptal | Open marketplace | Recruiting agency | DeveloperHiring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who the developer works for | Usually engaged through Turing | A contractor from the network | A freelancer on your contract | Your employee | Your employee or your own contractor |
| How you pay | A rate per hour or month, quoted per role | $79 a month fee plus the developer rate | Freelancer rate plus marketplace fees | Often 20 to 25 percent of first-year salary | Flat plan from $99 a month billed yearly |
| Published rates | No | No | Set by each freelancer | Fee percentage only | Yes, on the pricing page |
| Typical hourly cost | Third-party estimates roughly $50 to $150, senior roles higher | Third-party estimates roughly $60 to $150 | Wide range | Not hourly | Not hourly, you set the salary |
| Proof of skill you can see | Turing's own vetting before matching | Network screening before matching | Profile and reviews | Recruiter notes | Task, hidden tests, transcript and scorecard per candidate |
| Candidates per role | A few matched profiles | Usually one match at a time | As many as you review | A handful of CVs | A ranked top five |
| Trial | Two weeks per Turing's help center | Up to two weeks | Depends on the contract | Guarantee period | You meet the top five before any offer |
| Best for | Remote capacity fast without employing anyone | Short projects with a vetted contractor | Small, defined tasks | Hard senior roles when cost matters less | Hiring your own engineers again and again at a fixed cost |
Turing trial from its public help center; some Turing hire pages mention a three week trial, so confirm the terms in writing. Toptal terms from its public FAQ and pricing pages. Agency range is the common US contingency range.
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When is Turing still the better choice?
There are honest cases where a talent network beats hiring directly.
- You need hands on keyboards in days. A network with developers already screened can start a trial faster than any hiring process, ours included.
- You cannot employ people abroad. Turing handles the contract and payroll side in the developer's country. If you hire directly outside the US, you need your own contractor agreement or an employer of record.
- The work ends in a few months. A migration or a one-off integration rarely justifies a permanent seat.
- You want one invoice for a whole remote team. Networks bundle that for you.
If the seat is permanent, run the numbers. Our Turing pricing breakdown shows what a year of one developer costs at common rates.
What does a year of one remote developer cost each way?
A worked example for one full-time senior backend engineer working from Latin America on US hours. Every number is an assumption for illustration. Use your own quote.
Through a talent network
$156,000
At an assumed $75 an hour for 40 hours a week over 52 weeks. The rate includes the developer's pay and the network's share, and it keeps running for as long as the developer stays.
Direct hire plus an employer of record
$78,000
An assumed $66,000 salary plus about $1,000 a month for an employer of record service. You still need a way to find and test the developer.
Direct hire found with DeveloperHiring
$79,188
The same salary and employer of record cost, plus $1,188 for the Startup plan billed yearly. The plan covers up to 2 new roles a month, so the next hire adds no fee.
The gap comes from the margin, not from paying the engineer less. Salary bands for each stack and region are on our hire developers in Latin America page, and every plan limit is on pricing.
How do you hire remote developers without a talent network?
Four steps from a role description to an offer. The first three run without anyone on your team, in any time zone.
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Step 1
Describe the role
Paste the job or a few lines about it. We turn it into a weighted skill matrix and screening questions you can edit.
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Step 2
We find candidates
Public developer profiles, your hosted role page, CSV imports and referrals. Every CV and public repo gets a score per skill.
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Step 3
They prove it
A coding task in the browser with hidden tests, then an AI interviewer asks about their own code, async, at a time that suits them.
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Step 4
You pick from five
Ranked scorecards with integrity signals. Your team runs one final call and makes the offer directly.
You see the evidence, not just a match
A network tells you a developer passed its screen. We show you how: the exact task, which tests passed, how long it took, what the candidate said when asked why they chose that design, and any integrity flags. Read how the coding assessment and the AI technical interview work, or the steps for hiring remote developers across time zones.
async def charge(order_id: str, repo: Repo) -> Receipt:
order = await repo.lock(order_id)
if order.paid:
return order.receipt # idempotent retry
return await repo.mark_paid(order)Running hidden tests
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failed handles_empty_input, handles_large_inputWho switches from Turing to DeveloperHiring?
Teams that already work well with remote engineers and now want them on their own books.
Startups past the first contractors
A founder who shipped version one with network developers and now wants two permanent backend engineers without a margin on every hour.
Teams hiring nearshore on purpose
An engineering manager who wants Latin American or European developers on US hours, chosen from a wider pool on a rubric the team controls.
Recruiters with many developer roles
An in-house recruiter with eight open roles who needs a fair technical screen that does not eat senior engineers' time.
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Hire your next remote developer directly
Paste a role and see the skill matrix, screening questions and a sample coding task in about a minute. Plans start at $99 per month billed yearly, with no hourly margin and no placement fee.