Fee comparison calculator.

Internal tool — model what a tradie pays on Trade Handy vs Airtasker & hipages, and what we earn. Change any assumption.

The tradie

Tier Their annual job income (won work) — A$ Jobs won per year (for hipages lead cost)

Our settings

Commission rate

Commission cap (A$/job)

Subscription (A$/yr)

The cap is per job — it ceilings what we take on any single job, so we earn on every job all year (like Airtasker/hipages) but never hammer a tradie on a big one.

Airtasker

Service fee %

Membership (A$/yr)

AU: 20% free · 15% Plus · 10% Pro. Fee on every won job, no cap.

hipages

Subscription (A$/yr)

Cost per booked job (A$)

$200–$600/mo sub + $25–$80/lead, shared 2–3 ways, pay‑to‑lose.

Hidden costs the big dogs carry

Pay‑to‑lose & bad‑debt cost (% of income)

Applied to Airtasker & hipages only

Leads paid but lost, chasing unpaid invoices, bad debt, lock‑in contracts, time quoting jobs you don't win. Trade Handy removes these — exclusive jobs + guaranteed pay.

Platform	Annual cost to tradie	Effective take	Their saving with us

Tradie keeps more with Trade Handy

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Our revenue from this tradie / yr

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Our effective take

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Competitor figures are editable estimates from public pricing (Airtasker 10–20% + membership; hipages ~$200–600/mo + $25–80/lead). For internal modelling — if shown to clients/tradies externally, keep claims truthful & substantiated (ACL).