Data
Image labeling, data entry, web research and categorization — workers open your form or labeling tool, complete a batch of items and submit a completion code as proof.
For Businesses
Hire People for Microtasks
Break repetitive online work into small tasks and get them done by real people in 190+ countries. You set the price, workers start within minutes, and you pay only for results you approve.
From $0.05
Per task
~4 Hours
Avg time to results
Pay only
For approved work
Use Cases
What You Can Hand Off
If a task takes a person a few minutes, needs no special skills and can be checked with a screenshot or a short answer, it's a good microtask. You decide the price per task — from $0.05.
Research
Short surveys, product feedback, first-impression tests, price and availability checks across countries. Get answers from real people in the markets you care about.
Testing
Sign-up and checkout checks, usability sessions, device and browser checks on real phones and computers.
Content
Content moderation, image tagging, short transcriptions, checking pages for broken links or errors.
Pricing
What It Costs: Real Examples
You set the reward per task. We add a 15% platform fee to the campaign total — no fixed fees, no subscription.
Task
Price per task
Quantity
Workers' pay
Fee (15%)
Total
Label 20 images in your tool
$0.30
50
$15.00
$2.25
$17.25
Answer a 5-question survey
$0.08
200
$16.00
$2.40
$18.40
Test a sign-up flow
$0.40
30
$12.00
$1.80
$13.80
Estimate your cost
Workers' pay $8.00 + 15% fee $1.20 = $9.20
Fit
Microtasks vs Other Ways to Get Work Done
Microtasks aren't the answer to everything. Here's when they make sense — and when they don't.
Microtask platform
Freelance marketplace
Virtual assistant
Best for
Many small, repeatable tasks
One skilled project
Ongoing daily support
You pay
Per approved task
Per project or hour
Monthly or hourly
Time to start
Minutes
Days
Days to weeks
Scale
Hundreds of people at once
Usually one person
One person
Skills needed
None to basic
Specialized
General admin
Playbook
How to Write a Microtask That Gets Done Right
Most rejected submissions come from unclear instructions, not bad workers. These seven rules fix that.
01
One task, one action
"Find the email on this page" works. "Research this company" doesn't.
02
Numbered steps, not paragraphs
Workers read on their phones. Short steps get followed.
03
Define the proof exactly
Say which screenshot, which text or which link you need to approve the task.
04
Run a pilot first
Launch 10 tasks, check the results, fix the instructions, then scale to 1,000.
05
Price for the time it takes
A 5-minute task at $0.05 will sit unfilled. Match the reward to the effort.
06
Geo-target only when it matters
Every country filter shrinks your pool of workers and slows results.
07
Need different data for each worker?
Send workers to your own form or tool that hands out items one batch at a time, and ask for a completion code as proof.
Quality
How Quality Is Controlled
Proof for every task
Workers submit the screenshots, answers or links you ask for.
You approve or reject.
Work that doesn't follow your instructions isn't paid.
Rating filters
Limit your campaign to workers with a high approval rate.
Compare
RapidWorkers vs Other Microtask Platforms
RapidWorkers
Microworkers
SproutGigs
Minimum deposit
$20
$10
$10
Platform fee
15%
7.5%
7–10%
Fixed fee per campaign
None
$0.75
$0.65
Fee refunded for rejected tasks
Yes
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—
Anonymous for both sides
Yes
No
No
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to hire people for microtasks?
You set the reward for each task, starting from $0.05. RapidWorkers adds a 15% platform fee to the campaign total. For example, 200 survey answers at $0.08 each cost $18.40 in total.
What happens to my money if a task is rejected or not completed?
It goes back to your balance — both the worker's reward and the 15% platform fee. You can use it for your next campaign.
Where can I hire people for small online tasks?
Microtask platforms like RapidWorkers let you post a task once and have many people complete it in parallel. Freelance marketplaces are a better fit for one-off projects that need specific skills.
How many people can work on my task at once?
As many as you set in the campaign. Workers from 190+ countries can pick up tasks in parallel, so hundreds of submissions can come in within hours.
Can I choose specific workers or hire the same people again?
No. RapidWorkers is anonymous for both employers and workers — neither side sees the other's identity. Instead of picking people, you control quality with clear instructions, required proof, rating filters and the right to reject work that doesn't meet your requirements.
Can each worker get different data to work on?
Each campaign has one set of instructions for all workers. To give people different items — images, websites, rows of a table — link to your own form or tool that assigns items automatically and shows a completion code at the end. Workers submit that code as proof.
How do I know the work was actually done?
Every submission includes the proof you asked for — screenshots, text answers or links. You review it in your dashboard and pay only for approved tasks.
Get Your First Tasks Done Today
Post a task in a few minutes. Start with a $20 deposit, no subscription, no contracts.
- No subscription
- Cancel anytime
- 24/7 availability
- Dispute resolution