Thumbtack sells leads to multiple contractors at once. AfterHoursLead captures leads exclusively from your website — no bidding, no sharing, no per-lead fees.
When you buy a lead on Thumbtack, so do 3–5 other contractors. You're competing on price and speed from the moment the lead lands in your inbox. The average plumbing lead costs $35–$80 — and you win maybe 1 in 5. That's $175–$400 per closed job, before you've even bought materials.
Captures leads from people who already searched Google and landed on your website. They're not comparing you to 4 other contractors — they came to you.
Lead marketplace where homeowners post jobs and multiple contractors compete. You pay per lead, often sharing that lead with several competitors.
For a plumber closing 10 jobs/month from bought leads at $50/lead average: