Djobzy is a location-based work and services marketplace with live-map discovery, where the same person can hire help or offer services. Thumbtack is a U.S. local-services marketplace where customers post projects for free and professionals pay per lead to respond.
If you’ve calculated the total cost of getting found by local customers, you already know the two platforms don’t work the same way. One charges the person doing the work every time they want to reach a customer, whether or not it turns into a job. The other doesn’t. That difference shapes almost everything else in this comparison, so it’s where we start.
Reviewed by the Djobzy team · Updated 24 July 2026 · All comparisons →
Djobzy
Live-map marketplace for local and remote work
Workers keep 100% of the agreed price. 15% platform fee is deducted from the price set by an employer. One account can both hire and offer services.
Thumbtack
Per-lead marketplace for U.S. local services
Free for customers. Pros pay a fee for each matched lead, whether or not they make money out of it.
Djobzy vs Thumbtack: side by side
Ten dimensions, no winner declared. Sources are numbered and listed at the end.
Marketplace type
Djobzy
Location-based work and services marketplace with live-map discovery.
Thumbtack
Online local-services marketplace. Customers post a project once and are matched with a shortlist of professionals.1
Scope
Djobzy
Local and remote work. One user can both hire help and offer services through the same marketplace.
Thumbtack
Local, in-person home and personal services, U.S. only. Customer and pro are separate account types.2
What the worker pays
Zero commission
Workers keep 100% of the agreed worker price.
$8–$200+ per lead
No charge to create a profile. Pros pay per matched lead, priced by job type, size, market and competition. This range is from independent reporting, not a published Thumbtack rate card.3
What the employer or customer pays
15% platform fee
Charged on top of the agreed price and visible before you confirm. Current pricing is published at djobzy.com.
Free
Free to post a project, get quotes and message pros. Thumbtack’s help pages don’t describe a customer-side fee.4
Payment protection
Djobzy
Payment is held in escrow until the job is completed. Workers are paid on completion; clients are protected until then.
Thumbtack
No escrow or held-payment system found in Thumbtack’s own documentation. Customers appear to pay pros directly.5
How people find each other
Djobzy
Live map. Active globally, with Vancouver and Toronto as current focus markets.
Thumbtack
Search and automated matching by category and location, not map-based. A posted project is typically shown to about 4–5 matching pros.6
Verification
Seven levels: email, phone, social, address, government ID, payment card, and interview plus third-party background check.
A trust signal, not a guarantee of safety, character or competence. Criminal record checks are not part of standard verification — employers should do their own due diligence.
Thumbtack
Not independently confirmed for this page. Thumbtack references background checks for some pro categories in its marketing, but the exact tiers aren’t documented on its own help pages.7
Reputation portability
Djobzy
Career Passport — a portable professional record carrying reputation, reviews, experience and work history across locations and opportunities.
Thumbtack
Reviews are tied to the Thumbtack profile. No public statement found describing reputation as portable off-platform.8
Repeat work
Djobzy
Employers can hire directly without going through a traditional staffing agency, and build a trusted list over time.
Thumbtack
Customers can rebook a pro directly after a first job. No subscription or retainer structure identified.9
Where it works
Djobzy
Live map active globally and usable in any location. Vancouver and Toronto are the confirmed focus markets.
Thumbtack
U.S. only, all 50 states. No Canada or international presence identified.10
What you actually take home
Say you win a job. On both platforms the customer pays the same price — but what reaches your pocket differs, because one charges you for leads along the way. Pick a job price below.
The job pays
$300
On Djobzy
Job pays
$300
Fees you pay
$0
You take home
$300
On a per-lead platform
Job pays
$300
Lead fees you pay
−$72 to −$162
You take home
$138 to $228
Why the lead fees are more than one: on a per-lead platform you’re charged each time a customer contacts you, not only when you win the job. Most quotes don’t turn into work, so winning one job usually means paying for several leads. The figures above assume three leads to win one job.
Illustrative comparison, not a quote. Per-lead costs vary widely by trade, market and competition, and the number of leads needed per job varies by business. Djobzy figures reflect zero worker commission. Verified 21 July 2026.
Which situation fits which platform
Thumbtack may fit better if
You're an established home-services pro with steady bookings and review history already built there, and switching would mean restarting your lead flow from zero.
Djobzy may fit better if
You want to keep the full price you agree with a customer rather than paying per-lead fees on jobs that may not close; you want a reputation record that travels with you instead of staying locked to one platform; or you do both local and remote work and want one profile covering both.
Many people use both
A home-services pro might keep an existing Thumbtack profile for its current lead flow while building a Djobzy profile and Career Passport in parallel for local map visibility and future portability.
Compare the numbers, then decide
Keep 100% of what you agree, or hire with pricing visible upfront.
Workers pay zero commission. Employers pay a 15% platform fee, visible before you confirm.
Frequently Asked Questions
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About Djobzy
Djobzy is a location-based work and services marketplace with live map discovery. It connects people who need work or services completed with workers, freelancers, professionals and service providers who can provide them locally or remotely. Users can find opportunities, hire help, offer services and build portable reputation through Djobzy's Career Passport. Workers pay zero commission and keep 100% of the agreed worker price, while employer and client platform pricing applies.
Sources and verification
All Thumbtack figures verified 21 July 2026. Platform terms, fees and features change — confirm current details directly with each platform before deciding.
1, 2. thumbtack.com/how-it-works and help.thumbtack.com
3. help.thumbtack.com/pros/topic-cost-and-payments-lh-pro, with lead-cost range from independent third-party reporting
4. Thumbtack help pages and app store listings
5, 7. Not documented in Thumbtack's own materials — stated here as an absence of published information, not a confirmed negative
6. Third-party contractor guides citing Thumbtack's matching model
8, 9, 10. thumbtack.com
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