Pricing Built to Connect Manufacturing Faster.
Free to join. Free to showcase. Free to connect. Upgrade only when you’re ready,
and pay only for the advanced features that help you grow.
For manufacturers and inventors hiring experts to solve problems and support projects.
Hire experts, build your presence and access the tools you need to get started. At no cost.
- Everything included free
- Browse & hiring experts & services
- Access services, gigs and quick tasks
- Create & publish company profile
- Access to operation tools
- 3 GB storage. Add more anytime
- 5 team seats. Add more anytime
- 3% platform fee, capped at $500
- Secure Payment & Protection
- Dispute resolution support
Key Features
| Hiring experts | Included | |
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Browse Experts &
Services▾
Find experts by work style and filter by skills, services, industries, and certifications—no traditional hiring friction. |
✓ | |
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Hire Expert
Services▾
Choose ready-to-use service packages with clear scope, deliverables, and upfront pricing so you can start quickly. |
Unlimited | |
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Post Custom
Gigs▾
Post gigs to receive competitive proposals; manage contracts, milestones, and payments in one place. |
Unlimited | |
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Launch Quick
Tasks▾
Launch a quick task for fast, focused help—ask questions or request troubleshooting without full project setup. |
Unlimited | |
| Get discovered | ||
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Create & Claim Company
Profile▾
Build a richer company profile that showcases your products, services, capabilities, and certifications so others can find and trust you. |
✓ | |
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Browse
Listings▾
Explore manufacturing businesses by capabilities, industries, compliance standards, and location. |
✓ | |
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Showcase Services &
Capabilities▾
List your service, product, and training offerings in one discoverable place with portfolio examples. |
✓ | |
| Digitize operations | ||
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Tooling
Catalogs▾
Store, search, annotate, bookmark, and share all your tooling catalogs in one place so you find what you need instantly. |
All access | |
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Equipment
Upkeep▾
Track equipment details, maintenance, and service history to prevent downtime and extend equipment life. |
Unlimited | |
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Activity
Tracking▾
Plan and track daily work, assign tasks, and monitor progress so your team stays aligned and accountable. |
Unlimited | |
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Secure Helios Drive▾
Store, organize, and access all your files in a secure workspace, linked to tasks, catalogs, and records. |
3 GB | |
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Smart Bookmarks▾
Save catalog pages, files, and references into organized collections so key information is always easy to find. |
✓ | |
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Instant
Searches▾
Search across your entire workspace to find files, tasks, catalogs, services, and experts in seconds. |
✓ | |
| Team Workspace | ||
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Team Seats▾
Add teammates so your company can manage work together. |
5 Seats | |
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Shared Helios Drive Storage▾
Store & share project files, specs, quotes, and documents in one shared place. |
✓ | |
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Shared Equipment Management▾
Track machines, tools, capabilities, and equipment-related needs as a team. |
✓ | |
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Collaborative Activity Tracking▾
Coordinate tasks, work updates, and project progress across your team |
✓ | |
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Roles & Permissions▾
Control who can view, manage, approve, or edit workspace information. |
✓ | |
| MANAGE WORK & PAYMENTS | ||
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Direct Messaging▾
Easy communication & tracking between experts and customers. |
✓ | |
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Digital Contracts▾
Create clear project agreements before work begins. |
✓ | |
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Secure Payments Transaction▾
Pay and get paid through Helios with added transaction protection. |
✓ | |
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Milestone, Time & Work Records▾
Track milestones, timesheets, work uploads, progress updates, and approvals. |
✓ | |
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Dispute Resolution Support▾
Get support when project, payment, or delivery issues need review. |
✓ | |
| INSIGHTS & SUPPORT | ||
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Analytics & Spend
Tracking▾
Track spend and engagement with analytics that scale from basic tracking to advanced forecasting. |
✓ | |
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Helios Coins
Rewards▾
Earn Helios Coins as you engage on the platform, with bonus rewards on higher tiers. |
Earn + bonus | |
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Dedicated Customer
Support▾
Get a dedicated customer success contact to help you get the most out of Helios. |
✓ | |
- Invite an expert you already trust
- One place to manage transaction & engagement
- For new invited clients and shared work.
- Processing fees may apply.
- Applies to new company referrals
- Applies to new expert referrals
- Simple link-based tracking
- 10 GB — $5 / mo
- 25 GB — $10 / mo
- 60 GB — $20 / mo
- Per-seat monthly billing
- Shared workspace & bookmarks
- Role-based access controls
Build your expert profile, showcase your services, and connect with businesses looking for your skills. to join.
- Everything included free
- Build and publish your expert profile
- List unlimited services
- Apply to unlimited gigs and quick tasks
- Get a verified expert badge
- Milestone, Time & Work Records
- Secure payments and dispute support
- 3 GB storage. Add more anytime
- Commission rate from 12.5% to 6%
Key Features
| Offering expertise | Included | |
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Offer Expert Services
▾
Turn your experience into clear, discoverable services with defined scope and upfront pricing. |
Unlimited | |
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Apply for Gigs
▾
Apply to real manufacturing projects with targeted proposals that highlight your most relevant experience. |
Unlimited | |
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Apply for Quick
Tasks▾
Apply to quick tasks to win fast, lightweight work from companies. |
Unlimited | |
| Get discovered | ||
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Build & Publish Profile▾
Build a strong profile highlighting your skills, industries, certifications, and hands-on work history. |
✓ | |
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Verified Expert
Badge▾
Earn a verified badge that builds trust and credibility with potential clients. |
✓ | |
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Public Sharable Profile Page ▾
xxx |
✓ | |
| SImple Powerful Tools | ||
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PDF Tooling Catalogs▾
Store, search, annotate, bookmark, and share all your tooling catalogs in one place so you find what you need instantly. |
All access | |
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Helios Cloud Drive▾
Store and organize your files in a secure workspace to support your client work. |
3 GB | |
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PDF Bookmarks▾
Save important pages, files, and references into organized collections. |
✓ | |
| MANAGE WORK & PAYMENTS | ||
|
Direct Messaging▾
Easy communication & tracking between experts and customers. |
✓ | |
|
Digital Contracts▾
Create clear project agreements before work begins. |
✓ | |
|
Secure Payments Transaction▾
Pay and get paid through Helios with added transaction protection. |
✓ | |
|
Milestone, Time & Work Records▾
Track milestones, timesheets, work uploads, progress updates, and approvals. |
✓ | |
|
Dispute Resolution Support▾
Get support when project, payment, or delivery issues need review. |
✓ | |
| INSIGHTS & SUPPORT | ||
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Earnings
analytics▾
Track your earnings and performance, from basic insights to advanced analytics. |
✓ | |
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Helios Coins
rewards▾
Earn Helios Coins as you engage on the platform, with bonus rewards on higher tiers. |
Earn + bonus | |
|
Dedicated expert
support▾
Get dedicated support to help you grow your presence and win more work. |
✓ | |
- One place to manage transaction & engagement
- For new invited clients and shared work.
- Processing fees may apply.
- Applies to new company referrals
- Applies to new expert referrals
- Simple link-based tracking
- $Free / mo → 12.5% commission
- $29 / mo → 10% commission
- $59 / mo → 8% commission
- $99 / mo → 6% commission
Vendor tools are coming to Helios, with new ways to engage and activate customers. Be first in line.
What’s coming for suppliers
Helios is building a supplier workspace to help tooling vendors and industrial suppliers showcase products, support customers, and turn product knowledge into new service opportunities.
Enhanced discovery & matching
Get surfaced to manufacturers actively searching for what you sell with smart matching built for supplier visibility.
Upload catalogs & technical docs
Upload your full product catalogs plus spec sheets, datasheets, and compliance docs into one organized, searchable place so manufacturers find and evaluate your products faster.
Tooling test requests & lead analytics
Receive tooling test and sample requests directly, then track lead sources and conversion with built-in generation and analytics tools.
Upload events & promotions
Create and promote product launches, trade-show appearances, and special offers directly to manufacturers on the platform.
Sponsored expert content
Sponsor expert-created guides, reviews, and tutorials so your products show up in the content manufacturers already trust.
Expert affiliation & referral
Affiliate with Helios experts, earn recommendations, and track referrals so the partnerships that drive your business are fully measured.
Market intelligence & lead alerts
Track category-level demand trends and discover new opportunities as they emerge. Get notified when a qualified buyer opportunity aligns with your capabilities, priorities, and supply profile.
Demo & training event hosting
Host live product demos and training sessions on the platform, with registration and attendance built in to engage buyers at scale.
Distributor lookup & service areas
Map your distributors and define the geographic service areas you cover so manufacturers instantly see who can serve their region.
Supplier specialist booking
Let manufacturers book consultations and demos with your technical specialists through an integrated calendar — no email back-and-forth.
ERP & inventory sync
Connect your ERP to keep stock levels, pricing, and availability accurate on Helios automatically — no manual updates.
Join now and tell us what would help you sell
Helios is building a supplier workspace to help tooling vendors and industrial suppliers showcase products, support customers, and turn product knowledge into new service opportunities. Your feedback shapes what ships next.
Be first in line
There’s no vendor pricing yet, and that’s the point. Join now, get listed, and help shape the tools we build. When vendor features launch, you’ll be ready to go.
Founding members get first access & locked-in early pricing.
See what’s possible with Helios.
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