The hipages alternative that doesn't charge per lead
hipages pairs a monthly subscription with a fee for every lead, sends the same lead to several tradies, and locks you into a fixed-term contract. QuickQuote is free to start, with Pro at a flat AU$49 a month — no per-lead fees, only three tradies per job, and cancel whenever you like.
The difference is the maths
Comparison reflects hipages's publicly described pricing model as of July 2026 and may change — always check their current terms.
What a hipages bill is actually made of
Before comparing anything, it helps to know the shape of the cost. These are the parts that make up what a tradie pays hipages.
hipages sells tradies a plan with a monthly cost, usually pitched against a lead allowance. The plan tier you're put on is agreed with a salesperson rather than picked off a public price list.
Leads are consumed against your plan, and going past what the plan includes costs more. Two tradies on the same plan can end up with very different bills.
hipages plans have historically run on fixed-term agreements that renew unless cancelled inside a notice window — so the cost isn't only this month's, it's the remainder of the term.
The same job can go to several tradies at once, so the real cost per won job is the lead cost divided by your strike rate — not the sticker price.
We deliberately don't publish a dollar figure for hipages. Their pricing is quoted by a salesperson, varies by trade, region and plan tier, and changes — a number here would be out of date and unfair to them. If you're comparing, ask hipages three things in writing: the total monthly cost, what happens when you use more leads than the plan includes, and the exact contract term and cancellation notice.
hipages has been around a long time and has the deepest job volume in most Australian metros. If your priority is sheer number of enquiries and the per-lead cost genuinely works at your margins, that scale is real and QuickQuote is early by comparison.
Predictable cost. Real jobs.
hipages charges a monthly subscription and then a fee for each lead on top. QuickQuote is a single flat AU$49 a month — that's the lot.
You're not charged to quote. Quote on every local job that suits you for the same flat fee, win or lose.
The same hipages lead can land with several tradies at once. On QuickQuote a job is capped at three quotes — so you're not undercutting a crowd.
No fixed term and no auto-renewing contract. It's month to month — stay because it works, not because you're stuck.
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hipages vs QuickQuote, answered
hipages doesn't publish a single public price — it's a monthly subscription quoted by a salesperson, with the cost varying by trade, area and plan tier, plus lead charges on top and a fixed contract term. That's why the honest answer is to get their number in writing. QuickQuote's is simply AU$49 a month, flat.
The subscription is only part of it: leads are charged against your plan and exceeding the included allowance costs more, and the agreement typically runs for a fixed term that renews. QuickQuote has no per-lead charge and no term at all.
Because the cost doesn't move. hipages pairs a subscription with per-lead charges, so a busy month costs more. QuickQuote is one flat AU$49 a month with no per-lead charges, whether you quote one job or fifty.
It depends on your strike rate. If you win a high share of the leads you pay for, per-lead pricing can work. If you're paying for leads that go cold, are already taken, or were never really jobs, a flat fee is the safer shape. Nothing stops you running both for a month and comparing what each actually cost you per won job.
Check your hipages contract for its term and notice period first — that's the part that catches people. QuickQuote is month to month with no lock-in, so you can start here and run both until your other agreement ends.
There are two plans: Free, with three quotes a month, and Pro at AU$49 a month for unlimited quotes and a listing in search. Neither charges per lead. The only extra is a payment fee if you choose to take payment through the app — 2% on Pro, 5% on Free — plus half the card processing fee, with the homeowner covering the other half. Take cash or invoice yourself and there's nothing beyond your plan.
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