Task platforms like TaskRabbit in 9 slides
Local services and errands — marketplaces for hands-on work near you.
Earning on task platforms
How the money is made: local tasks and shifts
- Pass the checks
- Pick jobs near you
- Do the job
- Paid after it is done
Against all 53 platform types
- None12 types
- Some34 types
- Specialist7 types
- None23 types
- Low14 types
- Medium10 types
- High6 types
- Days12 types
- Weeks14 types
- Months23 types
Varies widely.
Best for: Handy people who can assemble, fix, clean or move things in their own area
The best-known task platforms
TaskRabbitTask marketplace★ 4.00%
AirtaskerTask marketplace★ 3.110–20%
Urban CompanyHome services platform★ 3.220–30%
AngiHome services marketplace★ 3.0Pay-per-lead + adverti…
ThumbtackLocal services marketplace★ 2.9Pros pay per lead
BarkLocal services marketplace★ 2.8Pay-per-lead credits
Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.
What task platforms take
Guess first: roughly what is the median cut across these 7 task platforms?
Smallest cuts
The middle of each platform's published percentage fee, before payment or withdrawal charges.
How task platforms stack up
Live platforms by type
| Item | Live platforms |
|---|---|
| Marketplaces | 75 |
| Remote job boards | 68 |
| Freelance sites | 58 |
| Payment receiving platforms | 53 |
| Delivery platforms | 41 |
| Tutoring platforms | 39 |
| Task platforms | 38 |
Median cut by platform type
| Platform | Median cut |
|---|---|
| Payment receiving platforms | 1.7% |
| Card processing platforms | 2.8% |
| Course platforms | 4.3% |
| Crowdfunding platforms | 5% |
| Marketplaces | 9.3% |
| Live shopping platforms | 9.8% |
| Creator platforms | 10% |
| Big marketplaces | 11.5% |
| Freelance sites | 12.3% |
| Mentorship platforms | 12.5% |
| Ticket resale platforms | 12.5% |
| Task platforms | 15% |
| UGC marketplaces | 15% |
| Rental platforms | 16.8% |
| Ride platforms | 17.5% |
| Website marketplaces | 17.5% |
| Care platforms | 20% |
| Tutoring platforms | 21.3% |
| Tour platforms | 25% |
Where you can join
How many of them accept each country
Where the most of them accept you
How task platforms pay out
The withdrawal methods listed by the 35 task platforms whose payout options we have verified. Client pays pro directly is offered by 12 of them.
- Client pays pro directly1233%
- Bank transfer1028%
- Direct payment from customers514%
- Client pays tradesperson directly26%
- Paid via platform13%
- Other617%
Where to start
Our pick to start withMyBuilderThe highest rated of the 10 task platforms that are free to join.3.3/ 5- Verified earnings
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Low cut
- 10 years running
Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works