Basil

Basil operates as a vendor of record for companies that hire freelance and boutique-agency talent. It becomes a single pre-approved vendor inside a client's enterprise procurement system, then handles the administrative layer of external hiring: freelancer onboarding, statements of work, contract generation, worker classification, 1099 tax handling, invoicing and payment processing. Clients manage the relationship through a dashboard that syncs with their procurement systems, providing consolidated spend visibility, compliance controls and audit trails.

The company positions itself as an outsourced "freelance department." Customers can onboard freelancers from their own existing network (direct sourcing) or select talent from Basil's vetted database, with the stated goal of same-day booking rather than multi-week vendor approval cycles. The product set includes freelance management and workforce management tooling, roster management and sharing, legal and contract management, a dedicated account manager, and optional custom talent sourcing. Basil states support for international freelancers across 150+ countries, freelancer activation in 2-5 days and payment settlement in 1-3 days.