HomeAdvisor alternatives for contractors
HomeAdvisor is a lead marketplace product listed in this directory. 17 other lead marketplaces serve home service contractors. Editor's picks here are Angi and Thumbtack. One publishes a starting price: $499 a month. 1 integrates with QuickBooks.
Tools 17
Pay per lead regardless of win; ads extra; formerly Angie's List
Free listing; lead fees vary by location and job
Advertising packages from $499/mo; remodel-heavy
Credit-based lead purchase; operates UK, US, AU, CA
2.5% referral fee on hired jobs only
Annual membership typically GBP 400-900/yr; no per-lead fee
First-party listing.
ASX-listed tradie marketplace; subscription lead access
Canadian reviews and leads site; part of Angi
Exclusive and shared home improvement leads; QuinStreet company
Free profile; typically GBP 3-20 per lead
Shared home-improvement leads by trade and zip
Owned by Airtasker
Pay per lead or monthly budget; optional $360/yr Vetted Pro membership
Home Depot network; 40 points per lead (about $20 in materials)
Quote credits typically GBP 3-12
Australian quote-request marketplace
FieldClients is owned by the publisher of Trades Shortlist. It is labelled on every page where it appears, carries no badge, and gets no bonus in the shortlist. Details on the methodology page.
Comparing against HomeAdvisor. Alternatives are every other tool in the same category, in the published order.
How this list is built. Every listing names home service trades as a market and sits in the lead marketplace category. Order is editor's pick, then explicit trade coverage, then a published price, then name. Nobody pays to appear or to rank. The publisher's own product is labelled and gets no adjustment. Full methodology.