# Airtasker vs Handy (slim)

> Airtasker scores 36.8 (F) to Handy's 10 (F) for booking home services. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Airtasker scores 36.8 (F) on agent readiness against Handy's 10 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do booking home services.

- Airtasker: F 36.8, rank #1024 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtasker.min.md
- Handy: F 10, rank #1086 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/handy.min.md
- Airtasker, good for Posting household and odd jobs (cleaning, removals, gardening, handyman work) in Australia, the UK, the US and other Airtasker markets, then hiring from bids. Ahead on Reliability, 45 against 15; Schema & documentation, 21 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 38 against 0; Security & auth, 45 against 5; Payments & pricing, 20 against 10; Maintenance & community, 30 against 4; Transparency & trust, 60 against 52. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Handy, good for A person booking a cleaner or handyperson at a set time.

| Category | Airtasker | Handy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 15 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 21 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 38 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 5 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 30 | 4 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Airtasker | Handy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | Platform |
| Vendor | Airtasker Limited | Handy Technologies, Inc. (Angi) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.airtasker.com/mcp` | no (local only) |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP |  |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under Airtasker's terms. The public repository (README, Claude Code plugin and a skill) is Apache-2.0 | Closed service under the Handy Terms of Use / User Agreement, last updated 8 July 2024. |
| Tools exposed | 7 | none |
| Last release | 2026-08-13 | 2025-10-13 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-02-16 | 2024-07-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-24 | 2023-06-22 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 0 stars | none |