TaskRabbit in 9 slides
A marketplace for local tasks like furniture assembly, moving help, and handyman work, owned by IKEA. Taskers set their own hourly rates and keep 100% of them.
- Task marketplace
- Task platforms
- Based in San Francisco, California, United States
What you do on TaskRabbit
How the money is made: local tasks and shifts
- Pass the checks
- Pick jobs near you
- Do the job
- Paid after it is done
A marketplace for local tasks like furniture assembly, moving help, and handyman work, owned by IKEA. Taskers set their own hourly rates and keep 100% of them.
Founded 2008 · next to 36 other task platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What TaskRabbit takes
Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does TaskRabbit take?
0% - clients pay the service fee
From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign up$25 one-time (US)
- WaitlistIncludes an ID check
- Do the work
- Earnings clearWithin days of task completion
- First payout1-3 business days
Time to your first payout
No minimum, paid via Stripe
1 way to withdraw
- Bank transfer
Can you join?
Yes, after a waitlist, if you are 18 or older and live in one of 8 countries.
You need a smartphone, a bank account, a background check and a US Social Security number. You have to verify your ID. First payout: 1-3 business days.
What you need
- 18 or olderMinimum age
- A smartphone
- A bank account
- A background check
- A US Social Security number
- An ID checkBefore you can work or withdraw
- $25 one-time (US)Sign-up cost
- WaitlistHow sign-up works
Open in 8 countries
What people actually earn
Per hour, on one scale
TaskRabbit's official Tasker sign-up page estimates $45 per hour for Help Moving tasks in Albany, a sample from its earnings estimator.
Source: taskrabbit.com ↗Gridwise Analytics found TaskRabbit workers earned about $37.56 an hour on average (base pay, bonuses and tips) in 2025, the highest of the gig apps it tracked,…
Source: aol.com ↗How it scores
Strong on fees and proof of earnings. Weaker on access.
- Fees5.0
- Getting paid3.8
- Access2.5
- Track record3.5
- Proof of earnings5.0
- Verified earnings
- Clear fees
- Low cut
- Low payout bar
- Payment protection
- 10 years running
- Fully documented
How much we know
We have 16 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Payment protection
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
- Review ratings
- Wikipedia or reference page
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts
Still missing
- Plain-English overview