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The Upwork Alternative
For Australian Product Teams
A Remote Dedicated Developer
A remote developer assigned only to your product, 160 to 172 hours a month, from 2:00 PM AEST until midnight AEST. One AUD invoice a month issued without GST, paid by BPAY, direct EFT or wire, and a 7-day risk-free trial.
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Empiric Infotech vs Upwork
Upwork suits a quick task with a clear finish. An Australian product with paying customers needs something steadier: the same engineer every week, in your standup, on your backlog, still there when the next quarter starts. Empiric Infotech is the Upwork alternative for SaaS and product teams in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth that want that steadiness on one monthly invoice: a mid-to-senior developer, or a small dedicated team, assigned to your product full time. Your developer overlaps 3.5 hours of your day, 2:00 to 5:30 PM AEST, then stays live until midnight AEST, so problems raised after lunch are usually fixed by the next morning. Perth teams overlap 12:00 noon to 10:00 PM AWST. You receive one AUD invoice a month, issued without GST (you self-assess), paid by BPAY, direct EFT or wire. Because the developer is employed by Empiric Infotech, there is no superannuation, payroll tax or Fair Work process on your side, and you can stop with seven days' notice.
Empiric Infotech vs Upwork vs a Sydney or Melbourne hire
| Empiric Infotech (dedicated, monthly) | Toptal / Arc.dev premium | Upwork hourly | In-house hire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who works on your product | One mid-to-senior developer, exclusive to you | A premium Australia-based contractor | A contractor shared with other clients | An employee |
| Monthly cost | One flat monthly fee in AUD | AUD $14,400 - $35,200 | Variable hourly, unpredictable | AUD $13,500 - $20,300 fully loaded (AUD $130K-$180K senior salary + 25-35%) |
| Invoicing and GST | AUD invoice issued without GST (you self-assess); BPAY, direct EFT or wire | Premium hourly rate | Hourly contract or milestone escrow | Payroll |
| Employment obligations | None: the developer is employed by Empiric Infotech | None: contractor | None: contractor | Super, payroll tax, leave loading, Fair Work |
| Hours with your team | 3.5 hours, 2:00 to 5:30 PM AEST; live until midnight AEST; Perth 12:00 noon to 10:00 PM AWST | Your hours | Variable | Your hours |
| Continuity | Same developer; free replacement | Manual rematch | Contractor can vanish mid-project | Re-recruit + Fair Work notice |
| Commitment | Monthly; seven days' notice | Premium hourly rate | No sprint commitment | Permanent + Fair Work Act notice + redundancy |
| Time to start | 48 hours | 1-2 weeks | Variable, 1-30 days | 30-60 days hiring + notice period |
| Risk reversal | 7-day risk-free trial | 2-week trial | Milestone escrow, partial | 6-month probation |
Working hours across Australian time zones
Our team works 09:30 AM - 07:30 PM IST and a project manager is on call 07:30 AM - 11:00 PM IST, Monday to Friday. Here is exactly when that lands for clients in the US, Europe and Australia, your region first.
Australia East (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane) - full team online 3:00 PM - 1:00 AM (next day), project manager 1:00 PM - 4:30 AM (next day).Live cover across the edges of your day, your morning and your evening, with a project manager who replies the same business day.
US Eastern (New York, Boston, Atlanta) - full team online 12:00 AM - 10:00 AM, project manager 10:00 PM - 1:30 PM (next day).
US Pacific (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle) - full team online 9:00 PM - 7:00 AM (next day), project manager 7:00 PM - 10:30 AM (next day).
UK & Ireland (London, Dublin) - full team online 5:00 AM - 3:00 PM, project manager 3:00 AM - 6:30 PM.
Central Europe (Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid) - full team online 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM, project manager 4:00 AM - 7:30 PM.
Want it to the half-hour in your own time? Slide through your day and book a slot below.
When an Australian team should choose a dedicated developer over Upwork
Upwork is a good marketplace for one-off work: a landing page, an integration fix, a weekend script. Australian teams feel its limits on a roadmap. Contractors work across several clients and time zones, the monthly invoice moves with the hours, and a contractor who disappears mid-project leaves the next one to start from scratch.
Hiring locally avoids that but costs more than the salary suggests. A senior Sydney or Melbourne developer on an AUD $130K to $180K salary runs AUD $13,500 to $20,300 a month fully loaded once superannuation, payroll tax, leave loading and equipment add 25 to 35%, hiring takes 30 to 60 days plus a notice period, and Fair Work notice and redundancy obligations follow.
A dedicated developer from Empiric Infotech gives you the continuity of a hire with the flexibility of a contract. One engineer works only on your product, joins your standup after lunch on AEST and stays live until midnight AEST, while Perth teams share 12:00 noon to 10:00 PM AWST.
Paying is straightforward: one AUD invoice a month, issued without GST (you self-assess), paid by BPAY, direct EFT or wire. There is no superannuation, payroll tax or leave accrual on your side, the NDA and IP assignment are signed before work starts, and you stop with seven days' notice.
Australian clients include Acceleread, a speed-reading app in 24 languages built by a two-developer team, and Architecture CRM, a CRM connected to Google and Microsoft built by a single dedicated developer. Typical Australian engagements run 6 to 18 months.
See how the in-house figure is calculated in our Software Development Cost Benchmark 2026.
Real client engagements, including Australian product teams
Architecture CRM (Australia, CRM)
Tasks, projects, email, calendars and contacts in one web dashboard, with Google and Microsoft sync and Stripe subscriptions. Designed and built by a single dedicated developer.
Read case studyAcceleread (Australia, learning app)
A speed-reading app for an Australian company: 24 languages, subscriptions with several tiers, and support for Apple Vision Pro. Built by a two-developer team.
Read case studyRoamate (United States, travel)
A US travel companion app on the single-developer model most clients start with: one dedicated developer, and an app live on both stores with a 4.6/5 rating.
Read case studyTrade hourly contracts for one developer on AEST
Tell us the stack, the backlog and what your current contractors cost each month. Within 24 hours we introduce one developer who fits; you meet them in your afternoon, and they can start within 48 hours on a 7-day risk-free trial. One AUD invoice a month by BPAY, direct EFT or wire.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A dedicated developer billed monthly in AUD. One engineer works full time on your product through your afternoon and evening, so each sprint has the same person on it. Empiric Infotech adds a 7-day risk-free trial and a free replacement guarantee.
Yes. Besides other marketplaces, dedicated development companies such as Empiric Infotech assign one developer to your product full time, overlapping 2:00 to 5:30 PM AEST and live until midnight AEST, billed as one AUD invoice a month instead of an hourly contract.
A dedicated developer is one flat monthly fee in AUD for 160 to 172 hours; the current rate is shown above. An Upwork contract is billed hourly, so the monthly figure moves with the hours logged and with the contractor's other clients.
Three and a half hours inside your working day, 2:00 to 5:30 PM AEST, and developers stay live until midnight AEST. Perth teams overlap 12:00 noon to 10:00 PM AWST, and the project manager is available from noon AEST.
By BPAY, direct EFT or wire, against one AUD invoice a month. The invoice is issued without GST because Empiric Infotech LLP is established outside Australia, and you self-assess.
No. The developer is employed by Empiric Infotech, so superannuation, payroll tax, leave and Fair Work notice obligations sit with us. Your contract is a service agreement between two companies.
Yes. You meet the developer in a working session in your afternoon before anything is signed, and the first 7 days are a risk-free trial with a full refund if the fit is wrong.
You do, fully. The NDA and IP assignment are signed before work starts, and your developer commits to your repository and works in your cloud account, so the code stays with your company.
Yes. One invoice for one month and seven days' notice to stop, with no annual contract, minimum term or early-termination penalty.
