WelocalizeReviews of welocalize.com

I had a shocking experience with Welocalize's recruitment process that proves their total lack of credibility. I was waiting for a fresh link to take 'Part 3' of the Rater Exam after the previous one expired. They sent me the new link, and literally ONE HOUR later, I received an automated email stating that I failed the exam! How can someone fail an exam they haven't even opened yet? This is a clear case of 'Mass Automated Rejection.' They don't evaluate your skills or look at your performance; they just clear their queue by rejecting everyone regardless of whether they took the test or not. It's a waste of time and an insult to professionals. If you're looking for a fair opportunity, stay away from this messy and dishonest system

Overall waste of time, i get an email saying i passed my exams and then a week later i have failed. After sharing a lot of personal information and spending a great deal of time, i believe i need to make this review public on all platforms i own so as to save others the headache. This is completely unprofessional, which justifies the lowest rating and fails to meet user expectations on YMYL topic. This is a scam, run!

I had a very bad and shocking experience with Welocalize. They assigned me a task, and after I completed it, they told me I would receive a payment of $2000. They said there was a “procedure” to get my money. When I informed them that I am from India, they still said they processed my payment to a Malaysia bank and asked me to pay different charges to receive it—IMF code fee, COT code fee, currency exchange fee, and more. Every time I paid, they created a new reason to ask for more money. Like this, they took around ₹2,00,000 from me. Later, they gave me a fake agreement saying no more payment was needed. But after that, they again started asking for extra money, saying it was for “delay charges.” This is completely unacceptable and clearly a scam. Because of them, I lost my hard-earned money and now I am in debt. They gave false promises, fake documents, and kept trapping me into paying again and again. This company is completely fake and untrustworthy. Please do not fall into this trap. I am requesting anyone who reads this to guide me on how to get back my money. I don’t want any extra money from them—I only want my ₹2,00,000 back.

I applied for the Scout Search Rater position. When I filled out the application and submitted, it was instantly rejected. I sent a message to Welocalze regarding the issue and I was told the following: Community Specialist (Welocalize Talent) Jan 4, 2026, 8:42 PM GMT+2 Hello, Thank you for applying to this position at Welo Data. We regret to inform you that we will not be moving forward with your registration. We’re unable to provide further details regarding this decision. Additionally, please be aware that your account has been permanently deactivated. This means you will no longer be able to log in to your profile or apply for any future opportunities. We understand this may be disappointing, and we sincerely appreciate the time and effort you dedicated to the process. Best, Trust and Safety Specialist, Comex welocalize.com

This company has no intention of paying freelancers and appears more interested in collecting money from them instead. I completed the assigned work and requested payment, only to be told that I needed to purchase a “Company ID” before I could be paid. After that, additional unexplained fees kept being introduced—one after another. When I informed them that I was no longer interested and requested a refund, they demanded yet another fee just to process the refund. This is BULLSHIT, extremely unprofessional and unethical behavior. They consistently avoided clear explanations and acted as though they didn’t understand the issue. Very poor business practices. I told them about the review and send link for them to check. They dont even care. I strongly recommend avoiding this company— Dont even deserve a star.

It was a relieve to see that it's not only my impression, but this company is just wanting to get personal data. At the beginning of the year they refused me for exactly the same job I'm now selected for. What's changed in 10 months? Strange issue.... I'm not going to continue with the selection procedure. No time to loose...

Welocalize is totally unprofessional. The company post on linkedin and other platform non exixtent job opportunities pushing you into subscribing to their platform. Once you are there if you ask why the situation is not as they promised they immediately kick you out without any explanation. If you ask for explanation you only receive automated responses. After that every now and then they will send you email telling you to go back cause there are several new job opportunities (unexistent). If you try to go back you still are locked out they still do not reply. It is a total scam, it is just a money machine that works without producing anything. The people that managed to work for them say they are not payed that much and it is time wasted.

They all are fraud, first I say that I'll not pay any kind of upfront, then after completing the work, they say that you pay the upfront fee. Awful experience