A small independent bot by a single developer that sends new Upwork job notifications to Telegram, faster than Upwork's own email alerts. 3 days free, then paid in Telegram Stars; no website, support through a personal Telegram contact.
Upwork Job Notification is a side project of one developer who described in a 2026 Medium article how he built it to catch Upwork jobs before other freelancers. The idea is the same as with larger alert services: Upwork's own email notifications arrive late, and a Telegram message is seen at once.
The bot sends notifications about new Upwork jobs to your chat. Payment is handled inside Telegram: after 3 free days you pay with Telegram Stars, so you do not need a bank card or a separate subscription on a website. The bot also has a referral program that gives the inviter 30% of what invited users pay.
That simplicity has a cost. The bot has no website, no published feature list and no privacy policy we could find, and support is a personal Telegram account named in the bot description. We could not confirm which filters it offers, how fast alerts arrive in practice or how stable it is over time.
If you want a cheap way to try Telegram alerts for Upwork and like paying with Stars, it is worth the free days. If Upwork is your main income, a service with a site, clear filters and a track record is the safer choice. The interface is in English, and the bot is not affiliated with Upwork.
Subscription 3 free days, then payment in Telegram Stars
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 5 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 5 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 3 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 6 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 5 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 6 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 8 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 54.0 |
After 3 free days you pay inside Telegram with Telegram Stars; no bank card or website subscription is needed.
A single independent developer, not Upwork. Support is the personal Telegram contact listed in the bot description.