ServiceSeeking
Skip
Confidence: Medium
Only suits tradies with fat margins who can absorb paying for leads that never convert.
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Comparison
ServiceSeeking lands on Skip, and hipages lands on Depends.
Only suits tradies with fat margins who can absorb paying for leads that never convert.
Homeowners: use it . posting a job and getting up to 3 quotes is free, and supply is huge.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Skip | Depends |
| Best for | Aussie tradies chasing lead volume | Australian homeowners planning home improvements |
| Who it's not for | Tradies on thin margins . lead costs eat profit | Anyone outside Australia . it is an Australian marketplace only |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.11 |
| Support quality | Refund complaints and 'took my money' reviews | Trustpilot 3.4; users report unresponsive quote follow-ups |
| Public sentiment | Reviews skew sharply negative, centring on paying for worthless leads and difficult refunds.² | Reviews are mixed: homeowners get quick access to tradies but report slow responses and filtered feedback, dragging Trustpilot to 3.4/5.14 |
| Biggest gotcha | Pay-per-lead model: bad or dead leads still cost you money⁷ | Reviewer claims negative feedback about tradies never appears on the app15 |