# Best home service and local trades marketplaces for AI agents (slim)

> Taskrabbit Partner API (E), Checkatrade (E) and Airtasker (F) lead the 10 ranked home service and local trades marketplaces. Picks by need, strengths, weaknesses and prices from the Anchor benchmark.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/home-services/index.md (~5,450 tokens) · this version ~1,330 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/home-services/index.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/home-services/
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-14

All 10 ranked home service and local trades marketplaces on the Anchor benchmark, with a pick for each need and where each one falls short. Scores come from public evidence, re-checked as vendors change.

- Ranked: 10 · agent-ready (BB or better): 0 · accept x402: 0 · hosted endpoints: 2
- Full ranked table: https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/home-services.md
- Head-to-head comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/home-services/index.md (43)
- Methodology: https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/index.md

## The shortlist

| # | Tool | Grade | Score | Best for | Price | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Taskrabbit Partner API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/taskrabbit.md) | E | 44.3 | A retailer or platform that wants to sell Taskrabbit assembly, mounting and similar fixed-price services in its own checkout, with Taskrabbit's approval. | Paid | Local |
| 2 | [Checkatrade](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/checkatrade.md) | E | 43.9 | UK homeowners finding vetted tradespeople and booking simple fixed-price jobs such as boiler servicing. | Free | Hosted |
| 3 | [Airtasker](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtasker.md) | F | 36.8 | Posting household and odd jobs (cleaning, removals, gardening, handyman work) in Australia, the UK, the US and other Airtasker markets, then hiring from bids. | Free | Hosted |
| 4 | [Bark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bark.md) | F | 16.5 | Customers who want quotes for local services across many categories, and professionals buying leads. | Freemium | Local |
| 5 | [Rated People](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rated-people.md) | F | 15.9 | UK homeowners who want to post a job and hear back from several tradespeople. | Freemium | Local |
| 6 | [Houzz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/houzz.md) | F | 13.1 | Homeowners researching design ideas and professionals themselves. | Freemium | Local |
| 7 | [Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/angi.md) | F | 12.7 | US homeowners hiring tradespeople through a person. | Freemium | Local |
| 8 | [TrustATrader](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trustatrader.md) | F | 12.1 | UK homeowners who want to search vetted, reviewed traders and contact them directly. | Freemium | Local |
| 9 | [Urban Company](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/urban-company.md) | F | 11.8 | People in Indian, Emirati, Singaporean and Saudi cities booking services at home through the app. | Pay per use | Local |
| 10 | [Handy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/handy.md) | F | 10 | A person booking a cleaner or handyperson at a set time. | Pay per use | Local |

## Picks by need

- Highest score overall: [Taskrabbit Partner API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/taskrabbit.md), E, 44.3/100 on the benchmark. Also [Checkatrade](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/checkatrade.md), E, 43.9/100.
- Schema & documentation: [Checkatrade](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/checkatrade.md), 75/100 on schema & documentation, against 67 for the overall leader.
- Agent ergonomics: [Checkatrade](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/checkatrade.md), 63/100 on agent ergonomics, against 46 for the overall leader.
- Security & auth: [Airtasker](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtasker.md), 45/100 on security & auth, against 39 for the overall leader.
- Maintenance & community: [Bark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bark.md), 54/100 on maintenance & community, against 35 for the overall leader.
- Transparency & trust: [Airtasker](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtasker.md), 60/100 on transparency & trust, against 57 for the overall leader.
- A hosted MCP endpoint: [Checkatrade](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/checkatrade.md), remote MCP server, nothing to install.

## How to choose

- Whether an agent can book: Check whether a job can be posted, quoted and booked through an API, since many marketplaces take requests only through their own app or website.
- Partner access: Check whether the API is open to any developer or only to approved partners, because a partner agreement can be the longest step.
- Coverage by trade and area: Check which trades and postcodes or cities are covered, since a marketplace strong in one country may have no tradespeople in another.
- Payment, vetting and disputes: Check who takes payment, how tradespeople are vetted and how a dispute is raised, since the agent's user carries the risk of a job gone wrong.

- How the benchmark tests this category: In this run, public evidence against the published checklist. When the task suites run, one household job posted through each listing's partner API or sandbox, quotes collected and a booking made and cancelled. We check trade and area coverage, quote fields, booking and payment steps, and what access took.

Each listing's verdict, strengths and weaknesses: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/home-services/index.md