Ratedeed: A First Look at the New Contractor Review and Hiring Platform

Ratedeed (ratedeed.com) is a newly launched site that aggregates ratings and reviews for local contractors — plumbers, electricians, painters, roofers, and similar trades — and lets homeowners search by category and location to find someone to hire. On the business side, contractors can claim an existing profile or create one, and the site advertises "premium features" for pros who want more visibility.

If you're a homeowner wondering whether to use it today, or a contractor deciding whether to claim your listing, here's what's actually there right now, not what the marketing copy implies.

What Ratedeed actually does

The core product is straightforward: a searchable directory of contractors organized by trade category and location, with an aggregated rating (stars) and review text pulled together on each profile page. Homeowners browse or search, compare a handful of profiles, and reach out directly or through a contact form on the listing.

Contractors get a claim flow — verify you're the business owner, fill out your profile (services, service area, photos), and there's a mention of premium features once you're in, though the specifics of what "premium" unlocks (priority placement, lead alerts, verified badge, etc.) aren't laid out publicly before you start that process.

Pricing: what we know and what we don't

Ratedeed has not published a pricing page, plan tiers, or a rate card as of this writing. There's no dollar figure listed for homeowners (browsing and searching appear to be free, which is standard for this category) and no published per-lead or subscription cost for contractors wanting premium placement.

That's worth flagging directly: every major competitor in this space discloses at least a rough pricing structure, even if the exact number varies by trade and market. Ratedeed doesn't yet. If you're a contractor evaluating whether to claim your profile, expect to get partway into the signup flow before you see any cost information, and budget time to ask directly if you need a number before committing.

This isn't unusual for a freshly launched marketplace — HomeAdvisor and Thumbtack both started with limited public pricing before settling into their current per-lead models — but it does mean Ratedeed is currently a "free to try, unclear to scale" product for businesses.

Concrete use cases

• You need an emergency plumber this weekend. Ratedeed's category search lets you filter to "plumbers" in your zip code and skim aggregated star ratings quickly. Useful if you just need a shortlist to start calling — less useful if you need same-day lead matching, which Ratedeed doesn't appear to offer (no bidding or instant-match system visible on the homeowner side).
• You're vetting a roofer after storm damage and want to cross-check reviews. Because Ratedeed aggregates ratings, it can be a second data point alongside Google reviews or a state licensing lookup — but with the platform this new, review volume on any given contractor may be thin compared to an established source like Angi.
• You're a solo electrician who isn't listed anywhere yet. Claiming a fresh profile costs nothing to start and gets you a page with photos and service details, which is a reasonable low-effort addition to your existing listings on Google Business Profile and Yelp.
• You're a painting contractor already paying for leads on Thumbtack and want a lower-cost supplemental channel. Worth testing since there's no disclosed cost yet, but don't count on lead volume — the platform's homeowner traffic is unproven at launch.

How it compares

	Ratedeed	Angi (Angie's List)	HomeAdvisor	Thumbtack
Homeowner cost	Free to browse (no ads/paywall seen)	Free to browse; legacy paid membership mostly phased out	Free to browse	Free to browse
Contractor cost model	Not published; "premium features" mentioned post-signup	Pay for ads/leads; pricing varies by market and category	Pay-per-lead, roughly $15–$100+ depending on job type	Pay-per-quote credits, roughly $3–$65 per lead depending on category
Review volume / maturity	Very new; limited reviews per contractor in most markets	Large, long-established review base (20+ years)	Large database, heavy lead-gen focus over reviews	Moderate reviews, focused more on quotes than star ratings
Matching/bidding system	None visible — static directory + contact	None (directory-based)	Yes — leads distributed to multiple pros	Yes — homeowners get competing quotes
Best for	Quick supplemental search or early-adopter contractors testing a new free channel	Homeowners wanting deep, established reviews	Homeowners wanting fast multi-quote turnaround	Homeowners wanting price comparison across several pros

Should you try it today?

For homeowners, there's no real downside to adding Ratedeed to your research alongside Google reviews and one of the bigger platforms — it costs nothing and takes a few minutes to check if your area has decent coverage yet. Just don't expect it to replace Angi or HomeAdvisor as your primary source; the review depth isn't there yet in most markets.

For contractors, claiming your profile is low-risk since it's free to start, but go in knowing the pricing for premium features isn't transparent up front. If lead cost certainty matters to you right now, Thumbtack and HomeAdvisor at least let you estimate cost per lead before signing up. Ratedeed is a reasonable bet to test opportunistically, not one to build a lead-gen budget around yet.