Checkatrade vs YourHouseFix
Checkatrade vs YourHouseFix: how do they compare?
Our view, written September 2026. Prices checked 26 September 2026 from the platform's own pages and public reviews. Details change, so check the platform for the latest.
Checkatrade is the largest find-a-tradesperson platform in the UK, with over 50,000 member trades and a brand that most homeowners recognise. If you are a tradesperson deciding where to spend, the useful comparison is what each platform costs you, how many other firms see the same job, and how long you are tied in.
We are YourHouseFix, so this is our view. We have kept to Checkatrade's own published pages and public reviews, and named the sources below so you can check them.
At a glance
| YourHouseFix | Checkatrade | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A job board where homeowners post a job and the first verified local trade to answer gets it | A directory and job marketplace, the largest in the UK |
| Free for homeowners | Yes | Yes |
| Who pays and how much | £10 a month plus £10 per accepted lead for Founding Members, locked for life. Declining a lead is free. Later joiners pay £15 a month. | Free profile at £0. Approved at £30 a month gives a vetted badge and a searchable profile but no lead stream. Growth is "from £59 a month", with the real price shown only after you enter your trade and postcode or take a sales call. Trades report real bills of £80 to £500 a month |
| Leads shared with | You get first look, then never more than three | Three or four other members |
| Contract | None. Monthly rolling, cancel in two taps | 12 months fixed, auto renewing |
| If the homeowner goes quiet | If the homeowner goes silent within 72 hours of your accept, the £10 comes back | Lead volumes are described as estimates, not a guarantee |
| Reviews | Yours to export any time | Over 6 million on the platform |
| Trustpilot | Too new to have a score | 4.7 from 87,601 reviews |
What Checkatrade does well
Scale. Nearly 3 million consumers post jobs there, the brand is on television, and its vetting runs to 12 checks on identity, address, documents and trading history. If you want to be where the most homeowners already look, that is Checkatrade, and that is a genuine strength.
Where YourHouseFix differs
Three things. First, the price is on the page: £10 a month plus £10 per lead you accept, and nobody will ring you to quote. Second, there is no contract, so a bad month costs you nothing more than a month. Third, a job comes to you first and never goes to more than three trades, so you are not one of four or five firms racing to the bottom.
The complaints that come up most often about Checkatrade in public reviews are the 12 month lock in, being billed while an account is suspended, and lead estimates that do not match what arrives. Our trade charter answers each of those in writing: no fixed term, billing stops the minute we suspend anyone, and you only ever pay for a lead you clicked Accept on.
Which should you use?
If you have the budget for a 12 month commitment and want the largest audience, Checkatrade will put you in front of more homeowners than anyone else today. If you would rather pay per job you accept, see the price before you sign, and keep the freedom to leave, YourHouseFix is built for that. Plenty of trades will run both and see which one sends work that turns into money.
The verdict
Checkatrade has the audience and the brand, and we do not pretend otherwise. What it does not offer is a published Growth price, a rolling contract, or a promise that a job goes to you first. YourHouseFix offers all three, at £10 a month plus £10 per accepted lead, locked for life for Founding Members. Prices checked 26 September 2026.
Common questions
How much does Checkatrade cost a tradesperson?
Checkatrade publishes a free profile at £0, an Approved tier at £30 a month, and a Growth tier from £59 a month. The actual Growth price is only shown after you enter your trade and postcode or speak to sales. Trades report real bills of £80 to £500 a month. Checked 26 September 2026.
Does Checkatrade have a contract?
Yes. Membership is a 12 month fixed contract that renews automatically. YourHouseFix has no contract.
How many trades see a Checkatrade job?
Trades report that a job reaches three or four other members. On YourHouseFix a job goes to you first and never to more than three trades in total.
What does YourHouseFix cost?
£10 a month plus £10 per lead you accept, locked for life for Founding Members. Declining is free. Standard members later pay £15 a month plus £10 per accepted lead.
Sources: Checkatrade join page, join.checkatrade.com (join.checkatrade.com); LocalAdder Checkatrade cost guide (localadder.co.uk/checkatrade-cost); Checkatrade response to the CMA, January 2025 (assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67bf16ebb0bb6528ee866afd/Checkatrade_response.pdf); Trustpilot, Checkatrade (uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.checkatrade.com). Prices checked 26 September 2026.
Why trades list on YourHouseFix
- The price is on the page: £10 a month plus £10 per lead you accept. Nobody will ring you to quote
- No contract. Monthly rolling, cancel in two taps
- A job goes to you first, and never to more than three trades
- Decline is free. No credits, nothing expires
- If the homeowner goes silent within 72 hours of your accept, the £10 comes back
- Your reviews are yours to export any time
List your business on YourHouseFix
Free to list. 30 days free, then £10 a month plus £10 per accepted lead, locked for life for Founding Members. No contract.
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