Appen vs Braintrust

Side by side from today's live listings and each platform's own documentation.

	Appen	Braintrust
Live roles	51	Behind login
Median hourly	$34 (from the 10 of 51 roles that state an hourly rate)	n/a
Top rate	$100	n/a
How it pays	Monthly, judging by CrowdGen's fee terms (fees are counted per payment per month). Appen says it charges no fees itself; payment providers do. In the US, one ACH or PayPal payment a month is free, then $0.20 (ACH) or $0.25 (PayPal); PayPal outside the US costs 2%, capped at $20. Methods include PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm, local bank transfer, SWIFT and gift cards, depending on country.	Braintrust says it never charges talent: no fees or markups, so you keep 100% of what the client pays. It doesn't publish a payout schedule, and payment terms vary by contract.
Hiring	Apply to a CrowdGen project opening. If you're shortlisted, you finish signing up from the welcome email, add your details, sign three agreements (including a Master Services Agreement), set up two-factor authentication, then continue to the project's qualification and choose a payment method.	Create a profile, complete a short conversational AI interview, and pass ID verification and skills validation; then you're matched to roles.
Run by	Appen, an AI training data company founded in 1996. Its contributor platform is CrowdGen, which replaced Appen Connect.	Braintrust, a talent network that connects vetted freelancers with companies.

Median hourly by field

Number of hourly listings in brackets.