TradeDeckNo lead fees. No subscription.
Escrow is coming soon — posting jobs, applying and messaging are live now.
TradeDeck makes money when money moves through escrow, not when a homeowner's phone number changes hands. If you never fund a milestone, you never pay us anything.
What's free
| Action | Homeowner | Contractor | Worker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posting a job | Free | Free | — |
| Applying to a job | — | Free | Free |
| Browsing the worker directory | Free | Free | Free |
| Seeing tiers and track records | Free | Free | Free |
| Contacting the other party | Free | Free | Free |
| Creating a draw schedule | Free | Free | — |
What's paid
When an owner funds a milestone into escrow, that payment carries processing. It is the only charge on the platform and it only exists on jobs run with a draw schedule. Contractors and workers are never charged for a lead, an application, or a job they win.
How that compares
| Lead-gen directories | TradeDeck | |
|---|---|---|
| Charged per lead | Yes, on delivery | Never |
| Charged when a lead converts | Already paid, win or lose | Never |
| Lead sold to competitors | Usually | No |
| Pay if the job never closes | Yes | No |
| Ranking influenced by spend | Yes | No |
| Payment protection built in | Rarely | Yes |
The practical effect: a contractor who bids ten jobs and wins two pays TradeDeck nothing — not for the eight that went nowhere, and not for the two that closed. On a per-lead platform they would have paid for all ten, plus whatever the other bidders paid for the same homeowner.
Winning work on TradeDeck never triggers a charge. The only money the platform takes is payment processing when an owner funds a milestone into escrow — that is a cost of moving money safely, not a fee for access to the job.
Common questions
Is there a subscription?
No. There is no membership tier, no monthly fee and no annual plan.
Do you charge per lead?
No. TradeDeck does not sell leads, which is the core difference from directory platforms that charge contractors on delivery whether or not the job closes.
What do you actually charge for?
Payment processing when an owner funds a milestone into escrow. That is the whole list. Contractors and workers are never charged — not per lead, not per application, and not for a job they win.
Are there fees to contact someone?
No. Contact between parties on a job is free and not masked or metered.