AI SaaS scale-upFreelance
Senior AI infrastructure engineer hired in 3 days
3 days
to hire
SLA: first interest-validated specialists in under 12 hours
Hire the specialist. Skip the middleman. In hours.
XpertDirect connects operators with verified, on-the-record specialists. No layered agencies, no inflated take-rates. Just direct matching.
This is direct hiring.
Two axes define the market. One quadrant solves it: instant matching, paid directly to the specialist, with a 5% platform fee.
2×2Direct × Fast
Instant matching, paid directly
XpertDirect
5%
platform success fee
Fast but layered
Freelance Marketplaces / Online Consulting Firms
10–40% – hidden
take-rate
Slow and layered
Recruitment Companies / Freelance Agencies
15–30%
take-rate
Slow and manpower heavy
Professional Networks & Job Boards (In-house)
Manpower cost +
€500–800 per month
€200–500 per job
How it works.
From brief to first conversation in under a working day.
01
Send a brief
Upload a job description, work package or project brief — or build one with AI.
02
Get interest-validated specialists in hours
Verified specialists with transparent rate cards — the day-rate or salary each specialist quotes in their XpertDirect profile. First interest-validated specialists in under 12 hours.
03
Talk directly
No middle layer. You message the specialist directly and take the conversation from there.
04
Engage on your terms
You negotiate and agree scope, rates, and start date directly with the specialist. Pay them directly — we charge a flat 5% platform fee.
The product, end to end.
Brief to hire, with nothing in between.
01
Send a brief
Upload a job or project description, or just describe what you need. Xpert AI structures it into a brief and starts matching.
02
Xpert AI matches
Industry, experience, skills, work preferences, recent activity. Every check runs before anyone reaches you.
03
See who fits
Ranked matches with rates, experience and a plain-English reason for the match.
04
First results in 12 hours
Your dashboard fills with specialists who have confirmed they're interested and available. Not a longlist — a shortlist.
05
Talk to them directly
Message, interview, make an offer. No account manager, no gatekeeper, no forwarded CVs.
06
Pay 5% when you hire
No card, no retainer, no subscription. A flat success fee, only on a hire.
Proof, not promises.
Every number below is timestamped and methodology-linked. Click through to see how it's measured.
Rolling 30 days
21h 40m
Median time to first five interest-validated specialists
as of 1 Jun 2026
Methodology Stop paying the middle layer.
Industry take-rates run 20-30%. Ours is a flat 5%, paid on top of the specialist's rate — never carved out of it.
- • Specialist sets their rate. You see it. They keep it.
- • No retainers, no exclusivity, no markup.
- • Invoiced separately. Auditable line item.
5%
XpertDirect
25%
Industry avg
Take-rate on a €80/h, 6-month engagement
Case studies.
A selection of engagements run through XpertDirect. Client names withheld by request.
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What we put in writing.
Four contractual commitments. No fine print.
First interest-validated specialists in under 12 hours
Or we credit the platform fee. Contractual, not aspirational.
Flat 5%, written into the MSA
No tiers, no overrides, no hidden markups. Audit-friendly invoice line.
Transparent, specialist-quoted rate cards
Every rate is set by the specialist and shown upfront. No markup, no haggling, no surprises.
EU data residency
All brief and identity data stored and processed inside the EU. DPA on request.
Start hiring directly
Upload a brief or describe your job or project. Xpert AI analyses it and surfaces matching specialists. First interest-validated specialists in under 12 hours.
Tell Xpert AI about your requirement
Upload your job or project description to get started quickly. If you don't have anything prepared, tell Xpert AI exactly what you are looking for in as much detail as possible.
- Role, experience, industry, application and key skills
- Engagement type and work location if required
- Project description and key roles required