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Price your work, not just your hours.
Set a quote that reflects the home, the scope and your experience. HoundRadar does not set your service rates or take a percentage of your jobs.
HOUNDRADAR FOR INDEPENDENT CLEANERSSame spotless finish.
Same spotless finish.
Your business this time.
You bring the care. You set the price. Find local cleaning opportunities, build direct client relationships, and pay no job commission to HoundRadar.
Start with 5 free matching opportunities where available. No card. No automatic upgrade.
$0 job commissionYour rates. Your schedule.One predictable monthly fee
A BUSINESS BUILT AROUND YOU
ILLUSTRATIVE REQUEST
Looking for a regular house cleaner
“We’d love help keeping our home clean every other week. Is anyone local available?”
Example neighborhood request
$0HoundRadar job commission
01You quote the job.
02You choose the schedule.
03You keep the relationship.
MORE THAN ANOTHER CLEANING JOB
Build a name people ask for.
A great clean can be the start of a lasting relationship. Give your own business the chance to earn the next visit.
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Turn good work into repeat business.
Agree on future visits with clients who want to work with you again. HoundRadar adds no commission to their repeat bookings. Existing agreements and client preferences still matter.
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Grow without a new fee for every lead.
Your subscription stays $79 a month for your selected trade and service area. Skip a poor fit without another lead charge, and track which conversations turn into work.
CHOOSE THE MODEL THAT FITS YOU
Different ways to work. A different kind of control.
A cleaning job, a booking platform and an opportunity service offer different things. Compare the model before comparing the money.
Swipe to compare the four options →
| What matters | Company / franchise rolesExample: Molly Maid franchise jobs | Booking marketplacesTaskrabbit / Handy | Pay-per-lead servicesThumbtack / Angi | OUR FLAT-RATE OPTIONHoundRadarFor your independent business |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How you are paid | Your employer determines wages and benefits; terms vary by location. | Taskrabbit: your set hourly rate and tips. Handy: review the specific job and payment terms. | Job payments are separate from your lead-acquisition costs. | You agree on your price with the client. HoundRadar takes $0 in job commission. |
| What one clean pays | Depends on your employment agreement and hours. | Depends on the platform, scope, rate and booking. | Depends on your quote, expenses and acquisition costs. | Your agreed service price. No promised pay range; your business expenses still apply. |
| Repeat relationships | Customer relationships are managed under the employer’s terms. | Customer relationships and future bookings follow the platform’s terms. | Review each service’s customer-contact and payment terms. | Arrange future work directly with willing clients. No HoundRadar fee on repeat jobs. |
| Rates & availability | Check the local employer’s pay and scheduling arrangement. | Taskrabbit lets Taskers set rates. Other platform arrangements vary. | Manage targeting and budgets under the service’s rules. | Choose which requests to pursue; agree on rates and schedules with clients. |
| Acquisition cost | Employment is a different model from running your own business. | Taskrabbit adds client fees; Handy pricing and payment terms vary. | Thumbtack and Angi charge for leads under their respective plans and terms. | $79/month. No additional per-lead fee. No job commission. Applicable taxes may apply. |
| What you still handle | Review the role’s responsibilities and employer-provided support. | Check which booking, payment and support features are included. | Winning the job and fulfilling the service are your responsibility. | You handle quoting, booking, service, payment collection and your business obligations. |
HoundRadar
For your independent business
- How you are paid
- You agree on your price with the client. HoundRadar takes $0 in job commission.
- What one clean pays
- Your agreed service price. No promised pay range; your business expenses still apply.
- Repeat relationships
- Arrange future work directly with willing clients. No HoundRadar fee on repeat jobs.
- Rates & availability
- Choose which requests to pursue; agree on rates and schedules with clients.
- Acquisition cost
- $79/month. No additional per-lead fee. No job commission. Applicable taxes may apply.
- What you still handle
- You handle quoting, booking, service, payment collection and your business obligations.
Company / franchise roles
Example: Molly Maid franchise jobs
- How you are paid
- Your employer determines wages and benefits; terms vary by location.
- What one clean pays
- Depends on your employment agreement and hours.
- Repeat relationships
- Customer relationships are managed under the employer’s terms.
- Rates & availability
- Check the local employer’s pay and scheduling arrangement.
- Acquisition cost
- Employment is a different model from running your own business.
- What you still handle
- Review the role’s responsibilities and employer-provided support.
Booking marketplaces
Taskrabbit / Handy
- How you are paid
- Taskrabbit: your set hourly rate and tips. Handy: review the specific job and payment terms.
- What one clean pays
- Depends on the platform, scope, rate and booking.
- Repeat relationships
- Customer relationships and future bookings follow the platform’s terms.
- Rates & availability
- Taskrabbit lets Taskers set rates. Other platform arrangements vary.
- Acquisition cost
- Taskrabbit adds client fees; Handy pricing and payment terms vary.
- What you still handle
- Check which booking, payment and support features are included.
Pay-per-lead services
Thumbtack / Angi
- How you are paid
- Job payments are separate from your lead-acquisition costs.
- What one clean pays
- Depends on your quote, expenses and acquisition costs.
- Repeat relationships
- Review each service’s customer-contact and payment terms.
- Rates & availability
- Manage targeting and budgets under the service’s rules.
- Acquisition cost
- Thumbtack and Angi charge for leads under their respective plans and terms.
- What you still handle
- Winning the job and fulfilling the service are your responsibility.
This is a comparison of working models, not a wage survey. No universal commission percentages or income estimates are assigned to other companies. Each opportunity reaches at most 3 HoundRadar businesses; the original request may be visible elsewhere.
Official sources · reviewed November 2, 2026
Terms can change. HoundRadar is independent of the companies named here.
A CLEANER LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
Put your own numbers to work.
A $200 clean is not $200 in profit. Include your time, supplies and travel, then see what remains after the subscription.
Include a value for your own labor, supplies, travel and payment fees.
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS · ILLUSTRATIVE ESTIMATE
- Collected revenue
- $4,000
- Cleaning costs
- -$2,000
- Other business costs
- -$100
- HoundRadar subscription
- -$79
Estimated remainder before tax$1,821/month
Current pay at the same volume$1,200
Your input, not a claim about an employer. Benefits, job security and other compensation are not compared. Business remainder and employee pay are different measures.
1 Completed cleans to cover the subscriptionSubscription only; other fixed costs are not included.
Examples only, not earnings forecasts or guaranteed jobs. Assumes every entered visit is completed and paid. Taxes are excluded; any omitted costs reduce the result. Inputs stay in your browser.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER, IN THREE STEPS
A simple way to start.
Choose your service area.
Check availability for house cleaning in the city you can serve.
Review the request.
See the need, location and source context. Choose whether to follow up.
Make it your business.
Introduce yourself, agree on the work and price, and record the result.
Before you make your move.
Does “no commission” mean everything I collect is profit?
No. HoundRadar takes no percentage of your cleaning jobs. The subscription, your labor, supplies, travel, insurance, taxes and any payment-processing fees still affect what you keep.
Are my first 5 opportunities guaranteed clients?
No. They are matching opportunities to review and pursue where coverage is available, not appointments or paying customers. No response, recurring work or income is guaranteed.
Will I receive the homeowner’s phone number?
Only if an appropriate contact option is available. Some requests are reached through their original community post and may require a platform account or access. HoundRadar does not automatically message homeowners for you.
Can I arrange recurring work directly?
You and a willing client can agree on future work without a HoundRadar commission. This does not override any existing employment, platform or customer agreement.
How do alerts and cancellation work?
Your inbox is the main record. Optional email and supported device notifications help you notice new opportunities. Cancel a paid plan’s next renewal from your account; there is no automatic upgrade after the free experience.
YOUR NAME ON THE NEXT BOOKING
Good work deserves your name on it.
Check house-cleaning coverage near you. Try 5 matching opportunities before choosing the $79/month plan.
$79/month