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Ace Services vs Bark

Bark charges professionals for every lead they respond to, win or lose. Ace Services charges 2%, capped at £10, only when hired, and keeps your contact details private until you accept a quote.

How Bark works

Bark is a lead marketplace covering many service categories, not only home trades. A customer posts a request, and professionals buy credits to respond to it. The customer's details are passed to the professionals who respond, and each of them has paid whether or not they win the work.

How Ace Services works

Ace Services is a UK home services marketplace. You post a job, or your tenant reports one through a property link, and up to three local tradespeople send a price. Nobody quoting sees your address or phone number. When you accept a quote, only that tradesperson receives your details.

What tradespeople pay

A professional on Bark pays for each lead they respond to, typically £5 to £40, whether or not they win it, with no monthly subscription required. On Ace Services a tradesperson pays nothing to quote and 2% of the job, capped at £10, only when a customer accepts their quote.

This matters because a fee paid win or lose is a cost of doing business, and it is recovered from the customers who do hire. A fee paid only on the job that was won, and capped at £10, has nothing to recover.

FeatureAce ServicesBark
Your contact details stay private until you hireDecides whether your phone rings while you are still comparing. Yes No
What a tradesperson pays when they win your jobFees paid win-or-lose get built into the price you are quoted. £10 cap, only if hired Lead fee, win or lose
Cost for a tradesperson to submit a quoteWhere quoting costs money, smaller jobs are often skipped. £0 always £5–£40 per lead
Monthly subscription charged to tradespeopleSubscription costs are recovered from the customers they quote. None None required
AI-assisted job postingFewer questions to answer before accurate quotes arrive. Yes No

† Information based on publicly available pricing pages and platform documentation from each platform, as of April 2026. Bark states a maximum of 5 professionals per lead; real-world reports indicate this is sometimes exceeded. Subject to change.

Where Bark may suit you better

  • You need something outside home trades, such as a tutor, a photographer or an event supplier, which Bark covers and Ace Services does not.
  • Your job is unusual and you want the widest possible pool to reach, which a platform covering every category across the country can do and a newer one cannot.

Common questions

Is Ace Services cheaper than Bark?

Both are free for the customer to post a request. The difference is what the professional pays. On Bark a professional pays for every lead they respond to, win or lose, and that cost is recovered from the customers they do win. On Ace Services a tradesperson pays nothing to quote and 2% of the job, capped at £10, only when a customer accepts their quote. There is nothing to build into your price.

Does Bark keep my phone number private?

No. Bark passes your contact details to the professionals who respond to your request. Ace Services keeps your phone number and email hidden until you accept a quote, and only the tradesperson you accept receives them.

How many tradespeople will contact me on Bark compared with Ace Services?

Bark states a maximum of five professionals per lead, and real-world reports indicate this is sometimes exceeded. Ace Services caps every job at three tradespeople, and none of them can contact you until you accept a quote.

Can I use Ace Services and Bark at the same time?

Yes. Posting a job on Ace Services is free and nothing is agreed until you accept a quote, so there is no cost to comparing the two.

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