MyJobQuote sells you the lead. Tradehand gets you found and does the office work.
On MyJobQuote you buy each customer's contact details with credits, and up to three trades can be chasing the same job. Tradehand gets you found instead: on its marketplace and through a website under your own name on paid plans, with an Assistant that answers, quotes, books and collects payment. Free includes the Assistant; paid plans add automation, more usage for calls and texts and lower payment rates.
Tradehand
MyJobQuote
The short answer
Choose MyJobQuote if you want a cheap way to try bought leads: joining is free, the first month is free, and there is no contract. Choose Tradehand if you would rather customers come to you, an assistant answers them under your name, with the Assistant on Free and automation and more usage on paid plans.
An honest recommendation
Choose MyJobQuote if…
- You want the cheapest way to try bought leads, with a free first month
- You are happy calling fast and quoting against other trades on each job
- You are filling a brand-new diary and will accept some dead leads
Choose Tradehand if…
- You would rather customers find you than race two other trades to a lead
- You want missed calls answered, quotes sent and payment chased for you
- You want Free tools with the Assistant or a paid plan for automation, with unlimited team members
MyJobQuote is genuinely cheap to try: joining is free, the first month of membership is free, there is no contract, and a real dispute route exists for dead or uncontactable leads. Its cost guides pull a large homeowner audience, so the jobs are real and plentiful.
Should you have to buy your customers at all?
MyJobQuote charges when you open the lead, before the customer has said a word to you. Tradehand earns when the invoice is paid. Where the charge sits decides who pays for the jobs that never happen.
UK office manager starter salary, before NI and pension. Paid whether or not the invoices land.
Source: Office manager salary, £25,000 starter (National Careers Service)
TradehandFree, or paid plans from £19 a month, billed yearly
MyJobQuoteLeads are priced in credits, bought through a monthly membership allowance or pay as you go. Each lead's price varies with the job and is shown before you accept.
Source: MyJobQuote fees: leads priced in credits, expiring after six monthsSalary: National Careers Service. MyJobQuote publishes no lead prices; they appear once you are signed in, and credits expire after six months. Tradehand offers Free tools with the Assistant and paid plans for automation.
See pricingSide by side
| What matters |  Tradehand |  MyJobQuote |
|---|---|---|
| What it isSource: MyJobQuote for tradespeople: free to join, first month free | TradehandUK marketplace to find and book trades, plus an AI assistant | MyJobQuoteLead site: homeowners post jobs, trades buy the leads |
| What triggers a chargeSource: MyJobQuote accepting jobs: contact details released on purchase | Tradehand✓ Free and paid plans, with a fee on collected payments | MyJobQuoteBuying a lead to see the customer's contact details |
| Who else gets the same customerSource: MyJobQuote homepage: up to three trades put in touch per job | TradehandThey contact one trade; details stay with that trade | MyJobQuoteUp to three trades can be put in touch for one job |
| If the lead is a dudSource: MyJobQuote disputes: 48 hours, nothing back if the customer chose another trade | Tradehand✓ You have paid nothing | MyJobQuoteDispute within 48 hours; nothing back if the customer chose another trade |
| Who answers and chases the job | Tradehand✓ An assistant under your name: answers, quotes, books, chases payment | MyJobQuoteYou call each lead and do the follow-up yourself |
| Being foundSource: MyJobQuote for tradespeople: free to join, first month free | TradehandMarketplace profile plus a website under your own name on paid plans | MyJobQuoteLeads sent to you by text and email; customers do not browse you |
| CommitmentSource: MyJobQuote fees: leads priced in credits, expiring after six months | TradehandNo contract, leave whenever you like | MyJobQuoteNo contract; first month free; credits expire after six months |
What happens when the customer comes to you
A homeowner finds your business on Tradehand while you are mid-job. Your Tradehand assistant answers every call and message that follows without you stopping work, with no fee for the lead.
On MyJobQuote you pay credits to open a conversation like this, up to three trades can buy the same job, and the chasing is yours. On Tradehand your assistant answers people already looking for you, sends the quote and books the visit under your name.
You can run both while you decide
MyJobQuote has no contract, so there is nothing to cancel. Keep buying the leads you want while your Tradehand assistant switches on.
- Day 1
Find or claim your listing
Search the Tradehand marketplace for your business, or sign up at tradehand.com/for-trades if you are new.
- Day 1
Set up your assistant
A person connects your number, rates and diary so your assistant can answer under your name.
- Week 1
Run both in parallel
Keep working the MyJobQuote leads you have paid for while Tradehand answers your own line and website.
- When ready
Review your spend
Use tradehand.com/tools/marketplace-roi to see what each won job really costs in credits, then stop buying once your own customers fill the diary.
Your questions
Is Tradehand a MyJobQuote alternative for UK trades?
For trade work, yes, and they charge at opposite ends of the job. MyJobQuote sells you each customer's contact details for credits, paid before anyone has replied. Tradehand gets you found on its marketplace and your own website, answers the call under your name, on a paid plan. Free includes the manual tools and the Assistant with £1 of usage a month: 5% of each payment Tradehand takes, card fees included. Paid plans from £19 a month, billed yearly. They add automation and more usage. Basic payment fees on your own jobs: From 1.25% + 20p, deducted automatically when the customer pays. Grow and Advanced have lower Tradehand payment fees.
How much does MyJobQuote cost a tradesperson?
MyJobQuote does not publish lead prices; its own fees page says they are visible once you are signed in. Leads are priced in credits, bought through a monthly membership allowance or pay as you go, and each lead's price varies with the job's budget, trade, location and demand. The price, including VAT, is shown before you accept.
How many trades get the same MyJobQuote lead?
MyJobQuote tells homeowners that up to three local trades will be in touch to quote for the work. Each of those trades has paid for the same introduction, so you are quoting against up to two others from the start.
Does MyJobQuote refund dead leads?
MyJobQuote's dispute policy covers uncontactable customers and dud leads, raised within 48 hours of buying, with money back or a free lead as the outcome. There is no credit when the customer simply chose another tradesperson. Unused credits expire after six months.
Does Tradehand sell leads?
No. Homeowners search the Tradehand marketplace free and contact one trade, and that job stays with that trade. Tradehand never charges you to see or answer a customer.
How does Tradehand get me found?
Three ways: your business is listed on the Tradehand marketplace where homeowners search by trade and area, you get a website under your own name on paid plans, built to win local searches, and you get hands-on help setting up and optimising your Google Business Profile. The work comes to you under your own brand.
What do I pay Tradehand?
Free includes the manual tools and the Assistant with £1 of usage a month: 5% of each payment Tradehand takes, card fees included. Paid plans from £19 a month, billed yearly. They add automation and more usage. Basic payment fees on your own jobs: From 1.25% + 20p, deducted automatically when the customer pays. Grow and Advanced have lower Tradehand payment fees.
Can I use MyJobQuote and Tradehand together?
Yes. With a free first month and no contract, plenty of trades try MyJobQuote leads while their own work builds up. Tradehand answers whatever comes in, whichever door it arrived through.
Sources & references
- MyJobQuote for tradespeople: free to join, first month free
- MyJobQuote fees: leads priced in credits, expiring after six months
- MyJobQuote accepting jobs: contact details released on purchase
- MyJobQuote disputes: 48 hours, nothing back if the customer chose another trade
- MyJobQuote homepage: up to three trades put in touch per job
- Office manager salary, £25,000 starter (National Careers Service)
More comparisons
Hear your assistant answer the phone
Get started. Tradehand takes a call, sends the quote and books the job under a trade's own name. Then compare that with what the last batch of credits bought you.
