If you’re weighing up Pakistan Recruitment against Toptal or Turing, it comes down to one question: do you want to rent talent by the hour, or hire a team you own? All three give you access to global engineering talent. Where they differ is the model, the cost, and how much you’re tied in. Here’s an honest look at both sides so you can decide what fits.
The core difference
Toptal and Turing are talent marketplaces. You bring on vetted freelancers or contractors, you’re usually billed at an hourly or monthly rate, and the platform stays in the middle of the relationship. Pakistan Recruitment is a recruitment agency, which is a different thing. We find and vet people from the Pakistan market and place them directly into your company as full-time employees or dedicated staff. You own the relationship, and there’s no platform taking a cut every month.
Side by side
| Pakistan Recruitment | Toptal / Turing | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Direct-hire recruitment agency | Talent marketplace or staffing platform |
| What you get | Dedicated full-time staff you employ | Contract talent billed through the platform |
| Pricing | Candidate salary plus a one-time 15% success fee on first-year salary | Ongoing hourly or monthly platform rate |
| Upfront cost | None. The fee is invoiced 15 days after the hire joins | Varies, often deposits or platform commitments |
| Typical saving vs US hire | Up to 75% | Lower than US, though the platform margin still applies |
| Time to shortlist | 48 hours | Varies by platform |
| Replacement guarantee | 30 to 90 days | Trial period varies |
| Best for | Building a team you own for the long term | Short-term or project-based needs |
When Toptal or Turing makes more sense
If you need someone for a short project, or you want to scale capacity up and down by the hour, or you’d rather keep it a contractor relationship with no employment overhead, a marketplace like Toptal or Turing is a solid choice. Their vetting is good and you can get moving quickly.
When we’re the better fit
If you’re building for the long term and you want a team that’s genuinely yours, with no platform margin stacked on top every month and up to 75% off US costs, hiring directly usually wins on total cost. You pay a one-time success fee of 15% of first-year salary once, instead of an hourly rate that keeps adding up for as long as the engagement runs.
How we vet people
Everyone we put in front of you has been through the five-point vetting framework our founder, Hassam Khan, built. It covers technical skill, communication, reliability, culture fit and English, so the shortlist you interview is already filtered.
How it works
Book a short discovery call, get a shortlist within 48 hours, interview on your own schedule, and onboard your hire. Every placement is backed by a 30 to 90 day replacement guarantee. We work with clients across North America, the EU, the Gulf and the UAE, and most roles are filled in about two weeks.
Frequently asked questions
It is, just with a different model. Rather than renting contract talent by the hour through a platform, you hire dedicated staff straight into your company for a one-time fee, with nothing taken out every month afterward.
Marketplaces charge an ongoing hourly or monthly rate that includes their margin. We charge the person’s salary plus a one-time 15% fee on their first-year salary, invoiced 15 days after they join. Over the life of a long-term role, that usually works out a lot cheaper.
Yes. We place people straight into your business as full-time staff or dedicated team members. You own the relationship and manage them like anyone else on your team.
Every placement comes with a 30 to 90 day replacement guarantee. If it isn’t the right fit inside that window, we replace them at no extra cost.
We work with companies across North America, the EU, the Gulf and the UAE.