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Thumbtack or a website?

Checked on 10 November 2026By Blinx TeamHow we compare

Keep Thumbtack if its US jobs pay: pros pay per lead within a weekly budget, with Instant Book and budget controls, and no public price sheet. A Blinx page is for the customers you already have, with booking requests and enquiries that cost nothing per contact: $5 a month or $46.80 a year, plus VAT at 20% for UK businesses, after a 15-day trial with no card. Blinx brings no buyers; it is the page your own customers use.

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Full comparison

Blinx and Thumbtack, row by row

Every answer is in words, and the same answer looks the same on both sides. Blinx's plan limits sit in its own cells.

Checked on 10 November 2026. Blinx's prices are before VAT. Thumbtack publishes no price to set beside them. How we chose these rows: 9 are the same on every comparison (price, the $0 plan, trial and card, one page or several, own domain, and what happens if you stop paying). The other 5 are rows for lead marketplaces and listing sites: features Thumbtack's own pages list, and features Blinx has, each answered for both: "No, checked" where a product has nothing like it, "Not published" where Thumbtack's pages do not mention it.
FeatureBlinxPro, and basic where it differsThumbtackNotes
Cost
Price a month$5plus VAT at 20% for UK businessesPer lead, within a weekly budget you set; no public price sheet1
Price a year$46.80, which is $3.90 a monthplus VAT at 20% for UK businessesNot published
12-month total$46.80 paid yearly, $60 paid monthlyplus VAT at 20% for UK businessesNot published
A $0 planYes: basic plan after the trial. 'Powered by Blinx' shows, up to 3 photos; seeing who got in touch needs Pro.Not published
Trial
Trial length15 daysNot published
Card needed to startNoNot published
Pages
One page or severalOne pageA profile on its marketplace1
Own domainNo, checkedNot publishedA Blinx page lives at blinx.biz/your-business
If you stop paying
What happens to the page if you stop payingIt stays up on the basic plan; nothing is deletedNot published
For lead marketplaces and listing sites
Leads sent to youNo, checked: Blinx brings no buyers; it is the page your own customers useYes: home-services jobs from its US marketplace1
What you pay for leadsNothing per enquiry: $5 a month or $46.80 a yearplus VAT at 20% for UK businessesPer lead, within a weekly budget you set; no public price sheet1
Online bookingPart: customers ask for a slot in your opening hours, and you say yes or no on Pro. No calendar sync or depositsYes: Instant Book1
An app for prosNo, checked: Blinx is a web app you add to your home screenYes: Thumbtack for Professionals, in the App Store1
Your own page and your own enquiriesYes: your page at blinx.biz/your-business, and every enquiry is yours, shown on ProNot published

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Cost over 12 months

What a year costs

Monthly against monthly and yearly against yearly, each price in the currency its company publishes, with its tax basis beside it. Checked on the date at the top of the page.

Blinx, Pro

$46.80a yearWhich is $3.90 a monthplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses
Paying monthly$5 a month: $60 for 12 monthsplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses
Trial15 days, no card

Thumbtack, pay per lead

Per lead, within a weekly budget1
  • Pros pay per lead, within a weekly budget they set; Thumbtack publishes no price sheet1
  • Thumbtack's own website refused our check on 10 November 2026, so these facts come from its app's listing1

Which to choose

Thumbtack on its own, or with a Blinx page

Both lists are meant to be fair. Each reason given for Blinx is a checked difference, numbered to its source.

Thumbtack on its own is enough if

  • You work in the US and want home-services jobs sent to you1
  • You want Instant Book, and control over a weekly budget for leads1
  • You want an app made for pros1

Add a Blinx page if

  • You want booking requests and enquiries that cost nothing per contact, from customers who already know you; Thumbtack charges per lead1

In detail

What each does well

Where the work comes from

BlinxBlinx brings no buyers. It is your own page, for repeat customers, referrals and anyone who finds your Google profile.

ThumbtackThumbtack is a US home-services marketplace: pros pay per lead, within a weekly budget they set.1

Bookings

BlinxCustomers ask for a slot in your opening hours on every plan, and on Pro you say yes or no to each; nothing is charged per request.

ThumbtackInstant Book lets customers book a pro on its marketplace.1

Running it

BlinxBlinx is a web app you add to your home screen, with an alert when someone gets in touch.

ThumbtackThumbtack for Professionals is an app in the App Store, with budget controls.1

Using both

How to use Thumbtack and a Blinx page together

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.

  1. Keep your Thumbtack profileNothing on Blinx changes it.
  2. 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.
  3. Give it to your own customersPut your Blinx address on your invoices, your van and your cards, and print its QR code.
  4. Put it in your Google profileAdd your Blinx address to your profile's website box, so people who look you up land on it.

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Thumbtack and Blinx: the usual questions

Is Thumbtack worth it for pros?

That depends on how often the leads you pay for become jobs. Thumbtack charges per lead, within a weekly budget you set, and publishes no price sheet. If it brings you work that pays, keep it, and give repeat customers a page of your own, where an enquiry costs nothing per lead.

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 a price beside Blinx's.

Can I use Thumbtack and my own website 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.

Does a Blinx page book jobs like Instant Book?

Not in the same way. On a Blinx page, customers ask for a slot in your opening hours on every plan, and on Pro you say yes or no to each request. There is no fee per request, and no calendar sync.

Blinx in brief

$5 a month or $46.80 a year in US dollars, plus VAT at 20% for UK businesses, after a 15-day trial with no card. A page you do not pay for after the trial stays live on the basic plan, with fewer features. Stop paying at any time and nothing is deleted.

Pricing: Pro and basic side by side

More comparisons

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Sources

  1. Thumbtack for Professionals in Apple's App Store, seen on 10 November 2026

Thumbtack is a trademark of its owner. Blinx is not affiliated with it.

Prices and features change, so we check every comparison each month and take it down if its facts cannot be checked again. Spotted something out of date? Tell us through the support form and we will correct it within 5 working days. How we choose rows and sources: how we compare.

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