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Ace Services vs Rated People

Rated People charges tradespeople a subscription and a fee for every lead, 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 Rated People works

On Rated People a customer posts a job and up to three tradespeople buy the lead to receive the customer's details. Tradespeople also pay a monthly subscription, so they pay twice: to be on the platform, and again for each job they want to quote on, whether or not they win it.

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 Rated People tradesperson pays a monthly subscription, typically £15 to £60, plus £2 to £65 for each lead they take, win or lose. 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 ServicesRated People
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 £2–£65 per lead
Monthly subscription charged to tradespeopleSubscription costs are recovered from the customers they quote. None £15–£60/mo
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 Rated People may suit you better

  • Your job is urgent and you want as many responses as you can get quickly, and would rather accept the fee behind each quote than wait for fewer of them.
  • You want a long-established, nationwide platform with a large pool of tradespeople.

Common questions

Is Ace Services cheaper than Rated People?

Both are free for the customer to post a job. The difference is what the tradesperson pays. On Rated People a tradesperson pays a monthly subscription and a fee for each lead, whether or not they win the job, and both costs are 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 Rated People keep my phone number private?

No. On Rated People your contact details go to the tradespeople who buy your lead. 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 Rated People compared with Ace Services?

Rated People sends a job to up to three tradespeople, each of whom has paid for your details and can contact you. Ace Services also caps a job at three tradespeople, but none of them can contact you until you accept a quote.

Can I use Ace Services and Rated People 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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