# Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) vs Bark

> Bark scores 16.5 (F) to Angi's 12.7 (F) for posting home service jobs. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Bark scores 16.5 (F) on agent readiness against Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads)'s 12.7 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) leads on security & auth. Both do posting home service jobs.

- Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads): grade F, 12.7/100, rank #1078 of 1094. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/angi.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/angi.json
- Bark: grade F, 16.5/100, rank #1065 of 1094. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bark.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/bark.json
- Best home service and local trades marketplaces for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/home-services/index.md
- All 43 home services comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/home-services/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) (F)

Good for: US homeowners hiring tradespeople through a person.

Ahead on:
- Security & auth, 5 against 0

Watch for: No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call

### Bark (F)

Good for: Customers who want quotes for local services across many categories, and professionals buying leads.

Ahead on:
- Schema & documentation, 7 against 0
- Agent ergonomics, 5 against 0
- Payments & pricing, 20 against 10
- Maintenance & community, 54 against 34

Watch for: No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call for a household


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) | Bark | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 15 | even |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 7 | Bark +7 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 5 | Bark +5 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 5 | 0 | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) +5 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 10 | 20 | Bark +10 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 34 | 54 | Bark +20 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 49 | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) +4 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **12.7 · F** | **16.5 · F** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) | Bark |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Angi Inc. | Bark.com Global Limited |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports |  |  |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under the Angi Terms of Use (Angi Inc.), version 4.2 of 13 August 2026. | Closed service under Bark's terms and conditions (Bark.com Global Limited) |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-13 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-13 | 2025-09-05 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-13 | 2026-02-09 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |

## Verdicts

**Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads).** Angi is a large US marketplace for hiring local tradespeople, and its legal centre publishes dated, versioned terms and a privacy policy that discloses AI-handled calls. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today. The only integration sends leads to tradespeople's CRMs after Angi sets it up, and the terms forbid automated access.

**Bark.** Bark matches customers with local professionals across home, events, lessons and business services, free for customers, with professionals paying in credits to respond. There is no public API or MCP server that acts for a household. A Bark app on Zapier lets a professional's automations search requests, buy leads and send quotes.

## Before you call either

### Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads)

1. Don't plan to call Angi from another agent. Hand the request to the person to submit on angi.com or in the Angi app
2. If the user is a tradesperson, point them to the CRM integration under My business, Integrations, or to crmintegrations@angi.com
3. Treat HomeAdvisor and Angi Leads as the same company and the same route

### Bark

1. Don't plan to call Bark for a household. Hand the request to the person on bark.com or the app
2. For a professional's own leads, use the Bark app on Zapier, and ask before any Purchase Bark step, which spends credits
3. Tell a professional that credits expire 3 months after purchase

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) or Bark?

Bark scores 16.5 (F) on agent readiness against Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads)'s 12.7 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) leads on security & auth.


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/angi-vs-bark.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/angi-vs-bark.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "angi", "b": "bark"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare angi bark`
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