Kolabtree Limited Reviews 325

TrustScore 3 out of 5

3.0

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Review summary

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Evaluating 43 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers appreciate the platform for its ability to connect them with clients and experts, finding it an outstanding space for professional collaboration and high-level consulting services. They often describe the website as excellent and professional, making it easy to find clients and ensuring projects are funded before work begins, which facilitates negotiations and timely project completion. However, a significant number of people express dissatisfaction with payment delays and the overall payment process, noting that funds are often withheld or not released on time, leading to financial pressure. There are also widespread complaints about unresponsive customer service, with many reporting that their emails and support tickets go unanswered for weeks or months, making it difficult to resolve issues, especially concerning payments. Some users also find the platform's fees high and the available payment methods limited, suggesting that alternative options would improve flexibility and reduce wait times.

What people talk about most

Payment

Reviewers highlight negative aspects of payment, with many experiencing significant delays in receiving funds... See more

Response time

Clients share negative opinions on response times, with many reporting that emails and support tickets often... See more

Service

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with service, with some expressing extreme disappointment... See more

Customer service

Customers had negative experiences with customer service, often reporting unresponsiveness and a lack of... See more

Website

Users describe positive interactions with the website, with many considering it an excellent platform and... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Ongoing issue. First couple of months went very smoothly with no delays in payments. From work in December, despite there usually being 2 payments released, one mid month one end, I am still waiting t... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

It provided a good amount of candidates for the project I was working on, but the interface is not the easiest to use, and when I went to pay a freelancer, the site claimed there were insufficient fun... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Things were going great the first 8 weeks as a mathematical physicist. There are a few minor issues with one or two bad clients who do not release payment and then have to chase up. Which is not sorte... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I was able to meet a hard working statistician who met my needs. Unfortunately communication with the support staff via email is poor and contributed to a delay in payment of the statistician.


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  1. Business to Business Service
  2. Business Networking Company

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Hire freelance scientists and researchers at Kolabtree. Search over 10,000+ research freelancers and PhDs - Post your project for free.


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3.0

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

325 reviews

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Kolabtree can improve its customer service

First time user of Kolabtree, so wrote to customer service by email several times - the only way of contacting them - and received no acknowledgment, no response, after 2 business days. They have reassured me that the system was experiencing a downtime, hope they will bring it up to speed.

June 15, 2022
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Reply from Kolabtree Limited

Dear Liana,

We are extremely sorry to hear your experience about the delay in response. Unfortunately, due to a system glitch we were unable to trace your support ticket. However, thank you for bringing this to our notice and have taken further steps to ensure this doesn’t happen in the future.
With regards to your query, we noticed that the client is yet to release the payment for your work, hence the amount is in the escrow. Kolabtree holds no interest in keeping this amount, however, the when the project is funded in an escrow account, it gives assurance to the freelancers that the amount will be paid once the deliverables are submitted and reviewed by the client. In your case, the client is yet to release the amount, hence, we have personally reached out to the client to transfer the payment to you. Once, we receive a confirmation, we will transfer the amount to your wallet.

Best Regards,
Team Kolabtree

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I trust them please you do too.

I trust them please you do too.

I am very satisfied with this platform job and customer service.
if you are busy or for any reason can not complete your job these people here will help you.

June 10, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The trajectory of my project changed…

The trajectory of my project changed and death, continuing Covid19 related issues concerning my health has taken place. I emailed customer care to see how to handle aborting the project. Six hours later, no response. I'm highly upset and need the funds refunded. I'm at a loss as how to contact the support department as an email has gotten me absolutely nowhere. Very disappointed with this delay. Support has now responded and the matter has been settled. I changed my star rating to 5 because of the situation being resolved and my freelancer Rashmi Sharma was very patient and professional during this time. In better times I would definitely use this platform again.

May 23, 2022
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Interface and VAT issues

I have some issues with the user interface: saved projects don't come up in a separate tab, you can only see them when you browse projects; the font in workspace chat is almost too tiny to read, notifications don't disappear after you looked at them, and many more annoying and counterintuitive things.

But by far the most important drawback is that Kolabtree doesn't provide enough information about the client (address) to facilitate correct filling of VAT. The default option of 21% VAT is useless if a client is outside of the EU. So they create some illusion of facilitating above board transactions, but it's pure fiction in a lot of cases.

Also, I don't understand why the client can rate me, but I can't rate them. If they were rude or annoying, I would like to have a way of warning other freelancers.

May 3, 2022
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Excellent experts in a user-unfriendly platform

The experts in this platform are amazing! The job is done there and there and you can find experts in any field you want. Fully satisfied about the work.
However, the platform (website) is as user-unfriendly as possible. It’s slow to load, you get lost in the webpages searching for one specific function and you’ll be getting tons of unnecessary emails for every update.

April 25, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Maths professional help

Yeah, put in contact with a good Maths professional. The whole thing was smooth and easy. Good communication with hi and with Kolabtree. Would use again should the need arise

March 7, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Kolabtree has a horrible UX and UI

Hello, future user,

I want to tell you about some flaws that the Kolabtree platform has and that make it less convenient than other similar solutions.

You should know that when you publish your project, kolabtree allows all candidates to write questions or public comments that sometimes harm the success of your project. For example, a candidate who publish his commercial offer (price) in public will influence the opinion of other candidates.

Worse, you have no right to delete comments posted by other candidates about your project, and this is against the GDPR.

Second, when an applicant harasses you, you will not be able to block or report them.

When you get a notification and click on it, it doesn't take you anywhere. You have to look for the exact location of the link and click on it. So the notification window is not fully clickable.

Even worse, when you receive a message from a candidate, you don't have access to the conversation unless you click a "reply" button.

This platform has a catastrophic UI, it lacks a lot of basic features, and then the support is often absent in the live chat.

I don't recommend this web application.

February 22, 2022
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Reply from Kolabtree Limited

Dear Chico,
Thank you for your feedback.

Our team is dedicated to providing excellent customer service, and we strive for 100% satisfaction for every user. We have taken these feedbacks into consideration and are working towards improving our UI/UX.

However, we could not find the name on this review in our system. Can you please help us with the same so that we can have a detailed look.

Regards
Team Kolabtree

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great service!

This is a wonderful service allowing me to find the expert I need to help me with my research statistics. I found one who offered a great price and exceptional results. I am very pleased.

February 18, 2022
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