Head to head · Finding tradespeople · October 2026 research run
Handy vs Rated People
Rated People scores 15.9 (F) on agent readiness against Handy's 10 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Handy leads on security & auth. Both do finding tradespeople.
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Which one, for what
Handy F
Best for A person booking a cleaner or handyperson at a set time.
Ahead on
- Security & auth, 5 against 0
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call
Best for UK homeowners who want to post a job and hear back from several tradespeople.
Ahead on
- Payments & pricing, 30 against 10
- Maintenance & community, 54 against 4
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Handy | Rated People | 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 | Handy +5 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 10 | 30 | Rated People +20 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 4 | 54 | Rated People +50 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 52 | 51 | Handy +1 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 10/100 | F 15.9/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Handy | Rated People |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Handy Technologies, Inc. (Angi) | Averton Ltd (Checkatrade Group) |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under the Handy Terms of Use / User Agreement, last updated 8 July 2024. | Closed service under the Rated People Platform Terms of Use (Averton Ltd) |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Last release | 2025-10-13 | 2026-10-13 |
| Terms last updated | 2024-07-08 | 2026-09-17 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2023-06-22 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
Verdicts
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.
Rated People
Rated People lets UK homeowners post a job free and hear from tradespeople, and since September 2026 it belongs to Checkatrade Group. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today. Checkatrade's keyless MCP server is the nearest route, since Rated People jobs go to Checkatrade Group tradespeople.
Before you call either
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
Rated People
- Don't plan to call Rated People from another agent. Hand the job post to the person, or use the Checkatrade listing's MCP server to find Checkatrade Group trades
- Tell the person that posting a job is free and that tradespeople will contact them to quote
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Handy or Rated People?
Rated People scores 15.9 (F) on agent readiness against Handy's 10 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Handy leads on security & auth.
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