# Bark vs Handy (slim)

> Bark scores 16.5 (F) to Handy's 10 (F) for finding tradespeople. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Bark scores 16.5 (F) on agent readiness against Handy's 10 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Handy leads on security & auth. Both do finding tradespeople.

- Bark: F 16.5, rank #1065 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bark.min.md
- Handy: F 10, rank #1086 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/handy.min.md
- Bark, 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 4.
- Handy, good for A person booking a cleaner or handyperson at a set time. Ahead on Security & auth, 5 against 0.

| Category | Bark | Handy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 15 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 7 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 5 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 5 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 54 | 4 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 49 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Bark | Handy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Bark.com Global Limited | Handy Technologies, Inc. (Angi) |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | Closed service under Bark's terms and conditions (Bark.com Global Limited) | Closed service under the Handy Terms of Use / User Agreement, last updated 8 July 2024. |
| Last release | 2026-10-13 | 2025-10-13 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-09-05 | 2024-07-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-02-09 | 2023-06-22 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |