We built a better way
to connect tradies and homeowners.
No per-lead fees. No waiting around. No wondering if the tradie is legit. Just describe the job and let us handle the rest.
Free for homeowners · 60-day free trial for tradiesThe old system wasn't working for anyone
Homeowners were ringing five numbers, leaving five voicemails, waiting three days for two callbacks, getting one quote that seemed too high — and starting over. Meanwhile the leak kept getting worse.
And tradies? They were being taken advantage of by lead-gen platforms charging $30, $50, $80 per lead. Money out the door before a single dollar came in. Competing against three others for the same job on a platform that profits whether the tradie wins or not.
It wasn't a fair system. It was a tax on New Zealand's hardest workers — and a frustrating experience for the homeowners trying to hire them.
Per-lead fees that drain tradies
$30–$80 per lead, competing against 3–5 others on every job. Most leads go nowhere — but the fee still hits.
Homeowners left waiting
Post a job, wait days, maybe get one response, hear nothing. No visibility on what's happening or who's coming.
No way to know who to trust
Random tradies with no verification, no insurance confirmation, no track record you can actually check.
Describe the job. We do the rest.
Tradie Brain flips the model. Homeowners describe their job in plain English — or just speak it aloud — and our AI figures out the trade, the region, all the details. No forms to fill out. No guesswork.
The job goes straight to verified tradies in the right area. They claim it. You get notified. Everyone gets moving.
And tradies pay one flat monthly fee. Not per lead, not per job, not per click. Unlimited job claims for a fixed price. The better you are at your trade, the more value you get.
Homeowner describes the job
Type it, speak it, or take a photo. The AI asks the right questions and builds a complete job posting in seconds.
Matched tradies get notified instantly
Only tradies in the right region with the right trade see the job. No spam, no irrelevant leads.
Tradie claims it and gets in touch
One click to claim. Homeowner's contact details revealed immediately — no waiting, no gatekeeping.
Homeowner tracks progress in real time
A tracking link shows exactly where their job is at. No more waiting and wondering.
Built for tradies. Free for homeowners.
Built in Canterbury.
For all of New Zealand.
I'm not a tradie — but I've spent years watching tradies get taken advantage of by platforms that were supposed to help them.
The model never made sense. A plumber pays $50 for a lead, competes against three others for the same job, and still might lose it. The platform makes money either way. The tradie takes all the risk.
That's not a marketplace. That's a toll road.
I built Tradie Brain because the technology to do this properly finally exists. AI that understands a homeowner describing a leaking roof in plain English. Instant matching to the right tradie in the right area. One flat subscription so tradies can claim as many jobs as they want without the meter running.
We started in Canterbury because that's home. Ashburton, Christchurch, the whole region — this is where Tradie Brain proves the model before we take it nationwide.
If you're a tradie tired of paying for leads that go nowhere — give it a go.
Got a job that needs doing?
Describe it to Brain in plain English — or just speak it aloud. Takes under a minute. Free for homeowners, always.
Post a Job — it's free →Tradie looking for more work?
Flat monthly rate. No per-lead fees. Claim as many jobs as you want. Canterbury is launching now — get in early.
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