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TradieCorner vs Airtasker (2026): Fees, Leads and Tools for Tradies
By TradieCorner Team · · 2 min read
Airtasker is free to join and full of small jobs, which makes it popular with handymen and newer tradies. The catch is the service fee taken from each job you complete. Here's how that compares with TradieCorner, where the fee is zero.
What the service fee costs you
A percentage sounds small until you put it against real jobs. At Airtasker's 12.5%–20% range:
- A $500 job: $62.50 to $100 goes in fees.
- A $2,000 job: $250 to $400 goes in fees.
- $40,000 of work a year: $5,000 to $8,000 in fees.
On TradieCorner there's no commission, so the $500 job pays you $500. You and the customer agree payment directly.
Making offers
Both platforms let any business make an offer, and both let tradies ask public questions on a job before quoting. On TradieCorner, offers are free and unlimited, you can update your offer while the job is open, and you get private messaging with the customer once they accept. Browse what's posted right now on the local jobs board.
Running the business
Airtasker is built around finding and completing tasks rather than running a trade business. TradieCorner includes professional quotes, GST invoices, payment tracking, scheduling, tasks and a customer CRM on the free plan — so a job you win can go straight to a quote, an invoice and your customer list.
Where Airtasker may still suit you
- You want a high volume of small, quick tasks and are happy to trade a share of each job for that volume.
- You like payment handled on the platform.
Where TradieCorner is the better fit
- You'd rather keep 100% of every job.
- You want business software — quotes, invoices, CRM — without paying for it.
- You also want a free directory profile homeowners can find by trade and suburb.
See the side-by-side TradieCorner vs Airtasker comparison, or list your business free.
Fees and features are as published by each company as at October 2026 and can change — check Airtasker's website for current fees. Airtasker is a trademark of its owner; TradieCorner is not affiliated with it.
This article is general information only and isn't legal, financial or trade advice. Requirements vary by state and territory and by the type of work.
