Lead generation marketplace
Why TradeBooked over MyBuilder
MyBuilder is a UK marketplace where you bid credits to express interest in someone else's lead. Customer posts a job, three trades wave hands, customer picks one. The credits go up the more you bid. The customer stays on MyBuilder. You stay on the treadmill.
The three reasons trades switch
No credits, no bidding war
MyBuilder makes you bid for the chance to do the job. TradeBooked customers pick you and book. The decision is already made.
You own the customer, not us
Repeat customers come back to your TradeBooked link, not back to a marketplace where you pay credits to bid for them again.
Confirmed booking, not a lead to chase
MyBuilder hands you a chance. TradeBooked hands you a booked slot with deposit paid.
Where TradeBooked wins
Head-to-head on the things sole UK trades actually ask about.
No bidding war, no credits
MyBuilder
Customer posts a job. Three trades pay credits to wave hands. Customer picks. Two trades lose, MyBuilder keeps the credits. You are paying for a chance to compete.
TradeBooked
Customer picks you, picks a slot, and books. No credits, no waving hands, no competing on the same job. The decision is made before you see the booking.
You own the customer, not the marketplace
MyBuilder
Customer found MyBuilder, not you. The repeat job goes back to MyBuilder. You pay credits for the same customer twice.
TradeBooked
Customer found your booking page. The repeat job lands on your calendar with no middleman to pay. You own the relationship and the brand.
Flat fee, not pay-per-bid
MyBuilder
Credit system. Bill grows the more you bid. Bill grows when you do not even win. Software cost scales with how desperate you are.
TradeBooked
£29/month flat. Same price whether you take 5 bookings or 50. No per-bid, no per-booking, no commission, ever.
A confirmed booking, not a job to chase
MyBuilder
Customer posts a request. You bid credits. You wait. You negotiate. You hope. The whole thing happens off-platform after MyBuilder has been paid.
TradeBooked
Customer hits Book. Done. Slot confirmed, intake filled in, deposit paid, in your inbox. You wake up to it.
Feature by feature
The short version. Tick what you need, see who has it.
| Feature | MyBuilder | TradeBooked |
|---|---|---|
| No bidding for the chance to do the job | ||
| Customer relationship owned by you | ||
| Flat monthly fee, no per-lead credits | ||
| Confirmed booking with deposit paid | ||
| Smart quote pricing (Price Insight) | ||
| AI drafts your customer-facing invoice notes at closeout (Message Assist) | ||
| Public booking page on your own brand | ||
| Trade-specific intake captured at booking | ||
| Postcode coverage filter | ||
| Automatic review collection | ||
| Missed-call text-back | ||
| PDF invoices and customer history | ||
| Offline job-management dashboard | ||
| Gas Safe / NICEIC badges shown to customers |
Coming off MyBuilder? There is a deal in it.
Going from paying for leads to taking your own bookings is a big step, we know. So we do the setting up for you. Send us what you have got and we will build your page, load your services, prices and trade badges, and have it taking bookings before you have found the login. The look is done in house by our own design studio.
Already got a website that is not pulling its weight? The studio does refreshes too, and people switching get a discount. It is there for when you are ready to grow, not a minute before.
What is MyBuilder?
MyBuilder lets homeowners post jobs and receive quotes from tradespeople. Trades spend credits to express interest, then negotiate the job off-platform. MyBuilder gets paid for credits whether or not you win the work.
MyBuilder sells you the chance to compete for a job. TradeBooked hands you confirmed bookings. They sit at different points in the funnel: many trades use MyBuilder to top up cold pipeline while running TradeBooked for the actual business. Most trades drop MyBuilder once their TradeBooked page starts pulling its weight.
Frequently asked questions
Is TradeBooked an alternative to MyBuilder?
Do I have to bid for jobs in TradeBooked like MyBuilder?
Can I cancel MyBuilder if I sign up to TradeBooked?
Ready to try TradeBooked?
10-day free trial. No credit card. No commission. UK trades only* (for now).
We're UK-only today, with other markets on the way. Outside the UK? Get in touch and we'll let you know when we're in your market.
Other comparisons
Based on MyBuilder's publicly published information (MyBuilder website). First published 2026-04-07, last reviewed 2026-05-16. Prices and features change, so check MyBuilder's own site before you decide. Spot something wrong? Tell us.