Head to head · Booking home services · October 2026 research run
Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) vs Urban Company
Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) and Urban Company score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 12.7 (F) and 11.8 (F). Urban Company leads on maintenance & community. 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
- Security & auth, 5 against 0
- Transparency & trust, 53 against 32
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call
Best for People in Indian, Emirati, Singaporean and Saudi cities booking services at home through the app.
Ahead on
- Maintenance & community, 54 against 34
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) | Urban Company | 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 | 0 | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) +5 |
| 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 | 54 | Urban Company +20 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 53 | 32 | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) +21 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 12.7/100 | F 11.8/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) | Urban Company |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Angi Inc. | Urban Company Limited |
| 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 Urban Company's terms and conditions, which our reader could not load. |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-13 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-13 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-13 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |
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.
Urban Company
Urban Company books cleaning, repairs, appliance servicing and beauty at home in India, the UAE, Singapore and Saudi Arabia, with app releases most weeks. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today, robots.txt prohibits crawling without permission, and its terms and privacy policy did not load for our reader.
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
Urban Company
- Don't plan to call Urban Company from another agent. Hand the booking to the person in the Urban Company app or on urbancompany.com
- Don't fetch /api/ paths. robots.txt disallows them and prohibits crawling without permission
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) or Urban Company?
Angi (including HomeAdvisor, now Angi Leads) and Urban Company score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 12.7 (F) and 11.8 (F). Urban Company leads on maintenance & community.
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