The hipages alternative without credits or a lock-in
According to hipages' pricing page (checked 3 October 2026), tradies pay a monthly subscription of $139 / $249 / $449 / $649 + GST, spend credits to accept each lead, and start on a 6-month term that then auto-renews for 12 months. Every lead is capped at 3 businesses — the same cap as QuickQuote. QuickQuote is free to start, or a flat AU$49 a month inc. GST for Pro: no credits, no per-lead charges, no lock-in.
Competitor information last checked 3 October 2026.
The difference is the maths
Competitor information last checked 3 October 2026 against their published pages and may change — always check their current terms.
- hipages membership costs“Join on a 6 month introductory term, we'll tell you before it automatically renews on a 12 month term. Starter $139+ GST/ per month (155 credits/month); Advanced $249+ GST/ per month (310 credits/month); Premium $449+ GST/ per month (595 credits/month); Platinum $649+ GST/ per month (850 credits/month). Every lead is capped at 3 businesses. Credits can be used to accept job leads posted by homeowners and renters. hipages subscriptions start on an introductory 6 month term and renew on a 12 month term.”
- hipages job leads and credits policy“You can use your credits to accept job leads on hipages. If you ever run out, you can top up by purchasing extra lead credit packs. The number of credits required for a job lead can move up or down over time depending on what's happening in the marketplace.”
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, as their public pages described them on 3 October 2026.
According to hipages' membership-costs page (checked 3 October 2026), marketplace plans are Starter $139, Advanced $249, Premium $449 and Platinum $649, each + GST per month, with 155 / 310 / 595 / 850 credits a month. They also offer a yearly option advertised as 5% off.
hipages says credits "can be used to accept job leads posted by homeowners and renters", and that the credits needed vary by job category, location, size of job, and supply and demand. Unused allowance can be topped up with extra credit packs. Spending happens when you accept the lead, not when you win the job.
hipages' own FAQ: "hipages subscriptions start on an introductory 6 month term and renew on a 12 month term." Cancellation outside a 7-day cooling-off window (and only if you haven't accepted leads) is "contact support".
hipages: "Every lead is capped at 3 businesses." QuickQuote also caps each job at three tradies — so the 3-cap is not a difference. The difference is what you pay to be one of those three.
These dollar figures and terms are taken from hipages' public membership-costs page, last checked 3 October 2026. They can change — always check their current page before you decide. We don't estimate what a lead costs in credits, because hipages says that amount varies and is not a single published number.
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 subscription-plus-credits cost genuinely works at your margins, that scale is real and QuickQuote is early by comparison.
Predictable cost. Real jobs.
According to hipages' pricing page (checked 3 October 2026), you pay a monthly subscription and then spend credits to accept each lead. Quick Quote Pro is a single flat AU$49 a month inc. GST, no credits, no per-lead charges. The customer pays through the app and the only fee is the payment fee: 2% on Pro, 5% on Free, plus the card processing fee.
You're not charged to quote. Quote on every local job that suits you for the same flat fee, win or lose — no credit balance to watch and no top-up packs.
hipages says subscriptions start on an introductory 6-month term and renew on a 12-month term. QuickQuote is month to month — stay because it works, not because you're stuck.
Quick Quote is free to start, or AU$49 a month inc. GST for Pro unlimited quotes. Month to month, no lock-in, cancel anytime. The customer pays through the app and the only fee is the payment fee: 2% on Pro, 5% on Free, plus the card processing fee.
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hipages vs QuickQuote, answered
According to hipages' pricing page (checked 3 October 2026), marketplace plans are $139 / $249 / $449 / $649 + GST per month, each with a monthly credit allowance. Credits are then used to accept job leads. QuickQuote is public too: free to start, or AU$49 a month inc. GST flat for Pro, with no credits.
No. As of 3 October 2026 hipages publishes those four monthly prices on hipages.com.au/membership-costs. What they don't publish is a single dollar price per lead — that is set in credits and varies by job.
Yes, on their published model: the subscription includes credits, and hipages says those credits are used to accept job leads. Running out means topping up or moving to a higher package. QuickQuote has no per-lead charge and no term at all.
Not on their current pricing page. hipages says "Every lead is capped at 3 businesses." QuickQuote also caps each job at three tradies. The 3-cap is shared; the difference is subscription + credits + a lock-in term versus free / flat AU$49 a month inc. GST with no credits and no lock-in.
Check hipages' current terms. Their pricing FAQ (checked 3 October 2026) says you can cancel during a seven-day cooling-off period if you haven't accepted any leads, and to contact support otherwise. The published term is 6 months, then 12-month auto-renew. QuickQuote is month to month with no lock-in, so you can start here and run both until any other agreement ends.
There are two plans: Free, with three quotes a month, and Pro at AU$49 a month inc. GST for unlimited quotes and a listing in search. Neither charges per lead. The customer pays through the app and the only fee is the payment fee: 2% on Pro, 5% on Free, plus the card processing fee.
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