Head to head · Booking home services · October 2026 research run
Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) vs Handy
Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) scores 12.7 (F) on agent readiness against Handy's 10 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Both do booking home services.
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Which one, for what
Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) F
Best for US homeowners hiring tradespeople through a person.
Ahead on
- Maintenance & community, 34 against 4
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call
Handy F
Best for A person booking a cleaner or handyperson at a set time.
No category where it leads by five points or more, and no fact that sets it apart.
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) | Handy | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 15 | 15 | even |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 5 | 5 | even |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 10 | 10 | even |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 34 | 4 | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) +30 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 53 | 52 | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) +1 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 12.7/100 | F 10/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) | Handy |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Angi Inc. | Handy Technologies, Inc. (Angi) |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under the Angi Terms of Use (Angi Inc.), version 4.2 of 13 August 2026. | Closed service under the Handy Terms of Use / User Agreement, last updated 8 July 2024. |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2025-10-13 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-13 | 2024-07-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-13 | 2023-06-22 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| 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.
Handy
Handy books cleaning, handyman and assembly jobs in the US, Canada and the UK, with a guarantee on jobs paid through Handy. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today. Businesses can ask to partner with Handy, but no partner documentation is public, and the iOS app was last updated in October 2025.
Before you call either
Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads)
- 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
- If the user is a tradesperson, point them to the CRM integration under My business, Integrations, or to crmintegrations@angi.com
- Treat HomeAdvisor and Angi Leads as the same company and the same route
Handy
- Don't plan to call Handy from another agent. Hand the booking to the person on handy.com or in the Handy app
- For a business that wants Handy services for its customers, point it to the Partner with Handy route on handy.com
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) or Handy?
Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) scores 12.7 (F) on agent readiness against Handy's 10 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories.
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