Leaving Thumbtack?
Thumbtack alternatives for local businesses
Thumbtack is a US home-services marketplace where pros pay per lead, within a weekly budget they set. If you pay for shared leads and want more of your work to come from your own customers, these are the options by need, with prices as their own pages showed them on 10 November 2026. Thumbtack's own website refused our check that day, so its facts come from its app's listing.
What you need
What a local business needs from its page
- New jobsPeople who do not know you yet, finding you and asking for a price.
- Repeat and word-of-mouth customersSomewhere to send the customers who already know your name.
- Your own enquiriesEnquiries that come to you, with nothing to pay for each one.
Options by need
Where to go instead of Thumbtack, or beside it
Grouped by what you need. No option is ranked: within each need they are in A to Z order, Blinx among them.
| Option | Who it suits | Starting price | Trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| If you want other marketplaces for new jobsMarketplaces that send you buyers, each charging its own way. | |||
| Angi | Homeowner jobs in the US, and in Canada through HomeStars | A monthly budget or an annual subscription; no public price list2 | Not published |
| Bark | Buyers in many categories, paid per contact | Credits: US$2.35 each3VAT basis not published | Not published |
| If customers choose you on review sitesA page on a site people search to pick a business. | |||
| Yelp | Businesses customers choose on Yelp | $0 page; Upgrade $180 a month4VAT basis not published | None needed: the page is $04 |
| If you want your own page for the customers you already havePlaces that show your business, with nothing to pay per enquiry. | |||
| Blinx | Local businesses whose customers call, visit or ask to book | $5 a month or $46.80 a yearplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses | 15 days, no card |
| Google Business Profile | Being found in Google Search and Maps | $05 | None needed5 |
| If you want job software with a websiteQuotes, scheduling and invoices, with a website included. | |||
| Jobber | Crews who quote, schedule and invoice | Core $29 a month, prepaid yearly6VAT basis not published | 14 days, no card6 |
Want to see yours?Fill your page from your Google listing, then publish it when you are happy.
Moving
Leaving Thumbtack: what to keep and what to do
Keep Thumbtack for new work while it pays. Give the customers you already have a page of your own, where their enquiries cost nothing per lead.
- Keep your Thumbtack profileNothing on Blinx changes it.
- Create your page from your Google listingStart your 15-day trial, with no card. Your hours, number, address, photos and reviews fill the empty parts.
- Give it to your own customersPut your Blinx address on your invoices, your van and your cards, and print its QR code.
- Put it in your Google profileAdd your Blinx address to your profile's website box, so people who look you up land on it.
Read the full guide: How do I move my business page to Blinx?
Ready when you areYour page fills from your Google listing in a few minutes.
Leaving Thumbtack: the usual questions
Is there a Thumbtack alternative without lead fees?
A page of your own: a Google Business Profile is $0, and a Blinx page is $5 a month or $46.80 a year, plus VAT at 20% for UK businesses, with nothing to pay per enquiry. Neither sends you new jobs the way a marketplace does; they are for customers who already know your name or look you up.
Which of these send me new jobs?
Angi and Bark are marketplaces that send jobs: Angi through a monthly budget or an annual subscription, with no public price list, and Bark through credits for each contact, US$2.35 each, VAT basis not published. Yelp brings people who search Yelp.
Can I use Thumbtack and my own page together?
Yes. Thumbtack brings new customers who search its marketplace; your own page is the address you give everyone else, on your van, your invoices and your Google profile. Nothing on Blinx changes your Thumbtack profile.
How does Thumbtack charge pros?
Its app's listing says pros pay per lead, within a weekly budget they set. Thumbtack publishes no price sheet, and its own website refused our check on 10 November 2026, so we cannot show its price beside the others.
More
Comparisons and pages for your business
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- All comparisonsEvery option in one table
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Sources
- Thumbtack for Professionals in Apple's App Store, seen on 10 November 2026
- Angi help, how a monthly budget works, seen on 10 November 2026
- Bark help, credits, seen on 10 November 2026
- Yelp for Business, local business pricing, seen on 10 November 2026
- Google Business Profile Help, seen on 10 November 2026
- Jobber, pricing, seen on 10 November 2026
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