The Best Handyman Services Near Me (and You)
Four on-demand handyman marketplaces compared, with Takl as our clear favorite for pre-priced, instantly bookable jobs.
Takl has a huge range of common handyman jobs and housework help. Jobs are pre-priced, so you don't need to haggle.
Our reviewerThe Best Handyman Services Near You
Finding a licensed, background-checked handyman used to mean guessing at spammy search results. Now a handful of marketplace apps let you book one instantly, the same way you'd call a rideshare — and we compared the most popular ones.
Takl is our favorite of the group. It covers a huge range of common handyman jobs with pre-set pricing, so there's no haggling, and you can book instantly through the app with 10% off using code C2A74.
Thumbtack takes a different approach: you post the job and contractors send you quotes to compare, with payment handled through the app and currently no discount on offer. Handy is best known for cleaning but also covers common handyman jobs like painting and plumbing, with 15% off via code FAIRCLEAN15OFF. TaskRabbit is the most flexible of the four — you describe the task yourself, no matter how unusual, and wait for a TaskRabbit to accept — with 20% off available through our link.
Not every service covers every city, so it's worth checking availability in your area before committing to one. We'd start with Takl, but any of the four is a safe, background-checked way to book help online.
Four Ways to Book a Handyman Online
Takl is our favorite of the group, but here's how all four compare.
Takl
Covers a huge range of common handyman and housework jobs at pre-set prices, with instant booking through the app.
Thumbtack
You post the job and contractors send back quotes to compare, with payment handled through the app.
Handy
Best known for cleaning services, but also covers common handyman jobs like painting and plumbing.
TaskRabbit
Describe your own task, no matter how odd, and wait for a TaskRabbit to accept it — flexible, if less pricing-uniform than the others.
Multiple Safe Options, One Clear Favorite
All four services book background-checked handymen safely online, but Takl's pre-set pricing and instant booking make it our top recommendation — check availability in your city before choosing.
