Luby vs Toptal

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

Toptal's default is vetted individuals, with managed teams as an option. Luby's default is a managed senior squad that owns delivery, with engineers starting in as little as 7 days, AI-augmented workflows, and ISO/IEC 27701 certification.
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Choosing a vendor decides how fast your roadmap moves and who answers for the result.

Toptal's default is individual talent to coordinate; Luby's default is 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, with AI built into how they deliver, at a company certified to ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701.

  • A managed team by default, not a match

    Toptal's default is a match with vetted individuals. Luby's default is owning delivery end to end: the squad, the process, QA, and accountability for the result.

  • Scale the team without restarting the search

    Add or replace engineers from a pool of 220+ engineers and product specialists, without running a new search each time.

  • Certifications procurement can check

    Luby holds ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 certifications, with the scope stated on each certificate, for security reviews to verify.

Comparison

Luby vs Toptal, side by side

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

  • Team size

    Luby
    220+ engineers and product specialists, managed squads
    Toptal
    Talent network; managed teams also offered

  • Time to staff

    Luby
    Engineers in as little as 7 days
    Toptal
    ~24–48h matching (per Toptal)

  • Certifications

    Luby
    ISO 27001 + ISO 27701
    Toptal
    No public ISO 27001 or SOC 2 found

  • AI-augmented delivery

    Luby
    Standard, built in
    Toptal
    Varies by talent, not standardized

  • Pricing band

    Luby
    Rate ranges published by role
    Toptal
    Premium, not published (Clutch $100–149/h) + platform fee

  • U.S. time zone overlap

    Luby
    Aligned to U.S. time zones
    Toptal
    Varies by talent location

Competitor data from public sources (vendor websites, trust centers, SEC filings, and Clutch), reviewed October 2026.

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

    Hiring individuals buys their hours, and someone still has to run the delivery. With Luby, the squad answers for what ships, including the process and QA around it.

  • Working hours that match your team's

    In a global network, 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 engagement, or a hire in about 48 hours, Toptal 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

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