# Checkatrade vs TrustATrader (slim)

> Checkatrade scores 43.9 (E) to TrustATrader's 12.1 (F) for finding tradespeople. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-14

Checkatrade scores 43.9 (E) on agent readiness against TrustATrader's 12.1 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do finding tradespeople.

- Checkatrade: E 43.9, rank #946 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/checkatrade.min.md
- TrustATrader: F 12.1, rank #1063 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trustatrader.min.md
- Checkatrade, good for UK homeowners finding vetted tradespeople and booking simple fixed-price jobs such as boiler servicing. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 75 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 63 against 0; Security & auth, 35 against 0; Payments & pricing, 55 against 20; Transparency & trust, 49 against 43. Also No key needed to call it; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- TrustATrader, good for UK homeowners who want to search vetted, reviewed traders and contact them directly.

| Category | Checkatrade | TrustATrader |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 15 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 75 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 35 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 55 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 13 | 14 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 49 | 43 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Checkatrade | TrustATrader |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | Platform |
| Vendor | Checkatrade (Vetted Limited) | TrustATrader.com Ltd |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.checkatrade.com/consumer-claude-mcp/v1/mcp` | no (local only) |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP |  |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service. No source published | Closed service under the TrustATrader website terms of use (TrustATrader.com Ltd) |
| Tools exposed | 2 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | none | 2026-07-13 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2021-06-28 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |