For the past few months of watching over these two giant companies who specializes on brokerage business, I found out that eLance has a better service with so many great developers who are willing to help you in your programming problem compare to RentACoder.
Although RentACoder is the pioneer of this kind of business, I cannot deny the fact that it lacks some certain features that can be found at eLance. The only mere thing that I like with RentACoder is that you can place a bid on your project with cheaper price compare to eLance. So if you are in a shoe string budget I still suggest you hire some coder at RentACoder.
Moreover, if you’d like a professional programmer or coder go to eLance. Most of the programmers there are a group of team working together to solve your programming problem. The best thing is they have a better rating system where it is vital in determining the potential of a coder. The only problem is eLance is more expensive compare to RentACoder when bidding your project. But the return on investment is being compensated by their service.
Furthermore, the majority of the provider/coder will give you a guaranteed support after you fully paid your bid. This is generally the preeminent solution that everyone is looking for.
But again, it is still depends on you whether you choose eLance or RentACoder. The bottom line is the more experiences that you have with these two companies the better are your chances of choosing the best coder.