# Did Upwork use to be elance?

I used elance back in the day until it disappeared one day. Is upwork a baby born from elance?

##### Post Metadata
- Posted at: over 5 years ago
- Author title: Team Leader of The Round House Group
- Net upvotes: 1


## Comments
### Comment 1

Yes, Upwork is owned by the company that made Elance. oDesk and Elance were consolidated into the Upwork site.

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: over 5 years ago
- Author title: VP of Product & CX at Upwork




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