KWork

A kwork starts at 500 rubles

Kwork describes a fixed minimum price for a kwork. Its homepage and content-plan page separately state starting prices for services.

Kwork’s pages list the following starting prices, checked on 2026-10-30:

• Freelance services — starting from 500 rubles (homepage).
• Content-plan services — starting at 500 rubles (content-plan page).
• A kwork — fixed minimum price of 500 rubles (terms of service).

Payments, payouts, and refunds are handled through payment partners under their rules and fees, according to Kwork’s terms.

Texts and development are listed categories

Kwork’s homepage lists development and IT, along with texts and translation, as service categories. That gives buyers a concrete starting point for browsing, but the category labels alone do not specify what each seller will deliver.

The support page describes Kwork as a freelance marketplace, consistent with the terms’ description of buyers purchasing services from registered sellers. For a particular order, the relevant scope is the seller’s offer and the agreed deliverables, rather than the broad category name.

Seller creation limits change after an order

Kwork’s terms say creating kworks is free, but the permitted number changes after a seller completes an order. New sellers may create up to 20; after their first completed order, the limit rises to 300.

Eligibility is a separate gate: the terms limit seller registration to Russian citizens registered as individual entrepreneurs or using the professional income tax regime, subject to verification. Before registering, ask support how that verification is assessed and what documents or steps it requires; those are practical questions, not additional eligibility rules.

It is also worth clarifying how the creation cap applies during review or cancellation of an order. The terms specify the change after a first completed order, so ask support to explain the boundary before planning a seller catalogue around the higher cap.

Advance payment moves through partners

A buyer pays in advance, and payment partners hold the funds until the order is completed, according to Kwork’s terms. After completion, the buyer has three calendar days to review the order, or five days if its price exceeds 10,000 rubles.

The terms also set limits on contact: exchanging contact information or communicating outside Kwork is prohibited unless contact exchange is clearly necessary for the order. Buyers and sellers should keep order communication within that stated boundary.

Kwork says support is available 24/7 and users are answered in queue order. Its support page is titled as a page for contacting Kwork support.

Order controls set practical checkpoints

Kwork’s terms describe advance payment, seller creation conditions, service access, and support handling as follows.

• Buyers pay before work proceeds, with payment partners holding the funds until completion.
• Creating kworks is free; the seller cap changes after a first completed order.
• The service is available through the website and mobile application.
• Support is stated to be available 24/7, with replies handled in queue order.

Eligibility and contract terms narrow control

Kwork’s terms put limits on seller access, account use, communication, and responsibility for freelance work.

• Seller registration is limited to Russian citizens registered as individual entrepreneurs or using the professional income tax regime, subject to verification.
• Each user may create only one account, and Kwork may delete duplicate accounts.
• Requests to exchange contact information or communicate outside Kwork are prohibited, except when contact exchange is clearly necessary for an order.
• Kwork states that it is not party to users’ freelance contracts and is not responsible for their performance.
• Payments, payouts, and refunds pass through payment partners under their rules and fees.

Several details are missing; they are listed under What we could not confirm.

Compare marketplaces by order conditions

Compare marketplaces by seller eligibility, when payment is held and released, refund handling, fees, and dispute processes. In general, the useful comparison is how each provider’s written terms handle the same order stages, rather than how broad its service categories appear.

Seller status determines marketplace fit

Kwork’s seller terms are relevant only to Russian citizens meeting the stated business or tax-status conditions, with registration subject to verification. Users must also be legally adults in the country where they conduct business.

Buyers should understand the order review window before paying: the terms give three calendar days, or five days when the order price exceeds 10,000 rubles. Those conditions make the marketplace’s fit depend on seller eligibility and whether the buyer can review the work within the stated period.

The terms answer order and account questions

What is KWork?

KWork is an online marketplace where buyers purchase freelance services and registered sellers offer them, according to the terms. The terms describe the marketplace relationship, while separately stating that Kwork is not a party to freelance service contracts between users.

How is an order funded?

An order is funded in advance by the buyer, and payment partners hold the payment until the order is completed, according to Kwork’s terms. Payments, payouts, and refunds follow those partners’ rules and fees.

How long can a buyer review an order?

A buyer has three calendar days to review an order, or five days if its price exceeds 10,000 rubles, according to the terms. The review period is the stated window for assessing the completed order.

When do the terms allow a refund request without additional confirmation?

The terms allow refund requests without additional confirmation in specified cases, including cancellation within 20 minutes of placing an order. Kwork also states that payments, payouts, and refunds are handled through payment partners under their rules and fees.

Who may register as a seller?

Seller registration is limited to Russian citizens registered as individual entrepreneurs or using the professional income tax regime, subject to verification, according to the terms. The terms also require users to be legally adults where they conduct business.

What communication must remain on KWork?

Requests to exchange contact information or communicate outside Kwork are prohibited, except when contact exchange is clearly necessary for an order. This is the communication boundary stated in the terms; it does not make Kwork a party to the users’ freelance contract.

Proceed after resolving seller and order terms

Fits if the seller meets Kwork’s stated eligibility conditions and the buyer can work within the review window.

Probably not if seller registration requirements do not match the user’s status, or if the contract boundary is unacceptable.

Main risk: treating the homepage’s refund promotion as broader than the specific cases in the terms; check the applicable refund conditions before registration.

Sources

The facts above were taken from the public pages listed here, and each entry shows the date it was read.

• kwork.ru/terms_of_servicechecked 2026-10-30
• kwork.ruchecked 2026-10-30
• kwork.ru/land/kontent-planchecked 2026-10-30
• kwork.ru/supportchecked 2026-10-30

How we put this page together

Editorial team of Stack Shelf. Prepared by the editorial team of Stack Shelf from the public sources listed above; the facts were checked on 2026-10-30. Nobody tried the service in practice. We revise the text whenever those sources are updated.

Last updated: 2026-10-30

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