Luby vs Toptal

Need a team that owns delivery, not one more Toptal freelancer to manage?

Toptal connects you with vetted individuals. Luby gives you a managed senior squad that owns delivery, with engineers starting in 7 days, AI-augmented workflows, and ISO 27701 certification.
Get senior engineers in 7 days

Choosing a vendor decides how fast your roadmap moves and who answers for the result.

Toptal hands you individuals to coordinate; Luby hands you a senior team that answers for delivery.

  • 24+

    years delivering complex software

  • 220+

    engineers and product specialists

  • 1,350+

    projects delivered

  • 540+

    clients served globally

Why Luby

Where Luby differs from Toptal

Senior nearshore engineers, aligned to U.S. time zones and certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 27701, with AI built into how they deliver.

  • A managed team, not a marketplace match

    Toptal matches you with vetted individuals. Luby owns delivery end to end: the squad, the process, QA, and accountability for the result.

  • Scale the team without restarting the search

    Add or replace senior engineers from a bench of 220+ pre-vetted engineers, without running a new marketplace search each time.

  • Certified for procurement, beyond a freelancer contract

    ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 at the company level, plus a 4.8/5.0 rating on Clutch, give procurement more to verify than an individual contract.

Comparison

Luby vs Toptal, side by side

An honest comparison built on public data. Where Toptal wins, we say so.

  • Team size

    Luby
    220+ pre-vetted engineers, managed squads
    Toptal
    Freelancer network (no fixed team)

  • Time to staff

    Luby
    Ready in 7 daysLuby advantage
    Toptal
    Multi-week ramp-up

  • Certifications

    Luby
    ISO 27001 + ISO 27701Luby advantage
    Toptal
    N/A (individual contracts)

  • AI-augmented delivery

    Luby
    Standard, built inLuby advantage
    Toptal
    Per-freelancer, not standardized

  • Pricing band

    Luby
    Competitive, with published rangesLuby advantage
    Toptal
    U.S. freelancer rates

  • U.S. time zone overlap

    Luby
    Aligned to U.S. time zonesLuby advantage
    Toptal
    Varies by freelancer

Competitor data from public sources (Clutch, G2, vendor websites).

Technologies

Technologies & partners

DockerDocker
KubernetesKubernetes
TerraformTerraform
AWSAWS
Google CloudGoogle Cloud
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
.NET.NET
JavaJava
KafkaKafka
ReactReact
Spring BootSpring Boot

Why teams switch

Why teams move from Toptal to Luby

  • One freelancer became five

    A single hire turns into several individuals to coordinate, review, and replace. Teams move to Luby when they want one squad with shared process and QA instead of a roster to manage.

  • Accountability for the outcome, not the hours

    A marketplace contract covers an individual's time. With Luby, the squad answers for what ships, including the process and QA around it.

  • Working hours that match your team's

    Freelancer time zones vary with each hire. Luby engineers work aligned to U.S. time zones, so reviews and standups happen inside your business day.

Honest take

When Toptal is the right fit

For a single specialist on a short, well-scoped gig, or true self-serve flexibility, Toptal's marketplace is hard to beat. When you need an owned, scalable senior team, Luby is built for that.

What our clients say

  • Luby Software has helped us develop our main solution, which is a banking integration for loans and buy now, pay later transactions. Our experience with the whole team involved in my project has been remarkable.

    Witoldo Hendrich Junior

    CLO, Online IPS

  • Their understanding of our vision and their ability to translate that into a functional product is truly impressive.

    Rafael Rjeille Cordeiro

    CEO, Yangflow

  • Everyone is professional, responsive, and flexible. They are open to feedback and continuously improve their process.

    Jason Meltzer

    CTO & Co-Founder, Papaya

  • Luby is an innovative company committed to its projects. I feel confident performing the most challenging tasks with them as a partner.

    Wilson Baraban Filho

    CTO, Inter&Co

  • They became true strategic partners because they understand our business.

    Matthew March

    CIO, Sunwest Bank

Common questions

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