Thumbtack vs
Modern Home Help
Which is best for busy homeowners?
Winner: Modern Home Help
Modern Home Help (“MHH”) is a newer tech-enabled subscription handyman service, and clear winner. Compared to Thumbtack, MHH homeowners get more tasks done, all year long, and save valuable time. Why not stress less?
Unlike Thumbtack, MHH is specifically designed to help homeowners skip a bundle of home maintenance hassles – no reviewing profiles, no chasing pros, no haggling over scheduling, and no worrying if someone might show up.
Compared to Thumbtack, Modern Home Help helps busy homeowners get more done with less effort.
Why are more homeowners choosing Modern Home Help?
What are the key differences? Only Modern Home Help...
Eliminates Vetting & Sourcing
We qualify, evaluate, speak with, background-check, and recruit top local handypeople.
Offers Unbiased Advice
Our handymen are paid flat rates and incentivized to do what’s best for you, your budget, and your home’s long-term needs
Provides Continuity
Our service doesn’t just connect you with a great handyperson. We make it easy to reliably knock off tasks every month
Gets Parts For You
Your convenient app-based task list enables your handyperson to repeatedly go to the store for you
Thumbtack Sells Your Info
Thumbtack is well known for helping homeowners find, review, and message home service pros who are interested in homeowner “leads”. To be direct, Thumbtack pros are paying for your phone number and limited competition to contact you. To recoup those marketing costs, they are incentivized to sell whatever service they are selling. Ask a mason about an easier way into your backyard, and they’ll quote you whatever they need to charge to use masonry to build a new step. Ask your Modern Home Help handyperson or homeowner support, and we’ll tell you what’s the best answer for you.
Where does Thumbtack do better? It’s more broadly available. Modern Home Help is a newer company, founded locally in Wellesley, MA, and only available in select Boston-area towns.
