Job boards let you apply to employers directly. Agencies hire you and place you with a client. Freelance marketplaces charge a fee on each contract. Here is what each site says about money, pay and hours on its own pages.
Published by DayShift, the job site of Catalyst Outsourcing, which is one of the options below. Checked 6 October 2026.
Want daytime hours? Most of the agencies here serve US clients, and Cyberbacker and Wing ask for graveyard shift. Want benefits? MyOutDesk, Wing, Cyberbacker and Remote Staff list them. Want the most listings? OnlineJobs.ph and JobStreet. Want the pay before you apply? DayShift and VirtualStaff.ph show it on every listing.
| Site | What it is | Cost to you | Pay shown before you apply | Hours | You contract with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DayShift (this site) | Job site of a Singapore agency, Catalyst Outsourcing | Free: no application, placement or training fee | Yes, on every listing, in SGD or MYR | Singapore and APAC clients on GMT+8, so daytime | Catalyst Outsourcing, as an independent contractor |
| OnlineJobs.ph | Job board for Filipino workers; Philippine nationals only[1] | Free, and it takes no cut of your pay[1] | Usually, in the employer's currency[2] | Set by each employer; most are in the US, UK or Australia[1] | The employer, who pays you directly[1] |
| VirtualStaff.ph | Job board, salary paid through the platform[3] | Free to sign up and apply[3] | Yes, a monthly peso rate on every card[4] | Set per listing; one read started at 9:00 PM[5] | The employer, with pay sent through VirtualStaff.ph[3] |
| JobStreet | Job board for Philippine employers[6] | Free; never asks for upfront payment[7] | Often: 7 of the first 9 remote VA results[8] | Set per listing; day and night shift both appear[8] | The employer; JobStreet is not a recruiter[6] |
| Indeed | Job board that also gathers jobs from other sites[9] | Free to search, apply and interview[9] | Sometimes, when the employer states it[10] | Set per listing | The employer[9] |
| Kalibrr | Job board for Philippine employers[11] | Free to register[11] | Sometimes; many cards read Salary Undisclosed[12] | Set per listing | The employer[12] |
| Upwork | Freelance marketplace[13] | 0% to 15% fee per contract, USD 0.15 per Connect to bid[14] | Budgets on fixed-price jobs; not on the hourly ones read[15] | You manage your own time; clients worldwide[13] | The client, paid through Upwork[13] |
| Remote Staff | Agency that places you with a client[16] | Free to apply and process[17] | No: competitive and negotiable[17] | 9 of 12 listings read were Manila daytime, mostly Australian clients[17] | Remote Staff, as an independent contractor, paid in pesos[16] |
| Cyberbacker | Agency that places you with a US client[18] | Free to apply; you pay for NBI and police clearances[18] | No[19] | Mostly graveyard shift, on US Mountain Time[18] | Cyberbacker, as an independent contractor[18] |
| 20four7VA | Agency that matches you with clients[20] | No fee to apply or be matched[21] | No: your rate comes from your experience tier[22] | Set by the client, for example US business hours[20] | 20four7VA, as an independent contractor, paid weekly in USD[22] |
| MyOutDesk | Agency for US clients[23] | Not stated | Not on the listing read; the site says USD 600 to 800 a month[24] | Every role supports US-based clients[23] | Not stated directly[25] |
| Wing Assistant | Agency for US clients[26] | Not stated | Yes on the PH listings read, as an up-to peso package[26] | US hours; graveyard shift on the PH listings read[26] | Not stated directly; onsite training in Makati[27] |
| Somewhere | Recruiting agency for US companies (formerly Support Shepherd)[28] | Free; the hiring company pays[28] | No[29] | Not stated; roles are with US companies[28] | The company that hires you, full-time[28] |
On a job board such as OnlineJobs.ph, JobStreet or Kalibrr, you apply to the employer and agree pay and hours with them. OnlineJobs.ph says employers pay their workers directly, not through the site.
An agency such as Remote Staff, Cyberbacker or 20four7VA contracts you itself, usually as an independent contractor, and places you with one of its clients. You deal with the agency on pay and the client on the work.
On Upwork you bid for each contract with Connects, the client pays through Upwork, and Upwork keeps a fee of 0% to 15% of that contract.
Every site here that states its terms is free to join; MyOutDesk and Wing don't say either way on the pages read. The costs that do exist: Upwork's per-contract fee and USD 0.15 per Connect, and the NBI and police clearances Cyberbacker asks you to submit before the interview. OnlineJobs.ph, JobStreet, Indeed and Upwork all warn that a site asking you to pay to apply is a sign of a scam.
Cyberbacker says most roles follow a graveyard shift on US Mountain Time. Wing's Philippine listings ask for graveyard shift. MyOutDesk says every role supports US-based clients. Remote Staff is the exception among the agencies: 9 of the 12 listings read were Manila daytime hours, mostly for Australian clients.
On the job boards it depends on each listing, and JobStreet shows both day and night shift remote roles.
DayShift is ours, so weigh this part accordingly. Its clients are in Singapore and the wider region on GMT+8, so the work is in your daytime, every listing shows its pay before you apply, and applying is free.
It is small: about 30 open roles on the day this was written, against thousands on OnlineJobs.ph and JobStreet. Benefits are set in each contract rather than listed on the site, so if health cover matters most to you, MyOutDesk and Wing state it up front.
None of the ones that state their terms; MyOutDesk and Wing don't say either way. The costs that exist are Upwork's fee per contract and its Connects, and the clearances Cyberbacker asks for.
Most agencies here serve US clients, so night work is common. DayShift's clients are on GMT+8, Remote Staff's listings are mostly Manila daytime, and the job boards list day shift roles among the rest.
It's a trade. An agency finds the client and may add benefits; working directly can mean more of the pay and more of the risk. The table shows who you contract with on each site.
OnlineJobs.ph accepts Philippine nationals only, and VirtualStaff.ph is for work from the Philippines. 20four7VA welcomes applications from across Southeast Asia, and DayShift lists roles marked Malaysia for people based there.
Every competitor fact was read on that company's own pages on 6 October 2026. Sites change, so check the source before you rely on a fee or a rule.