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Hipages is a trade comparison platform that receives highly polarised feedback depending on whether the user is a consumer or a service provider. While consumers often praise the platform for its speed and the ease of finding local tradespeople, business users frequently report predatory contracting practices and poor lead quality. A critical recurring concern across both segments is the platform's alleged policy of suppressing negative reviews, which users claim creates a misleading representation of trade quality.
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For consumers, Hipages is a fast and effective tool for sourcing quotes, provided they perform independent licence and review checks outside the platform. For tradespeople, the platform presents a high financial risk due to rigid contracts, expensive leads, and a competitive environment that many find unsustainable for small businesses.
Excellent service. Have found professional tradesmen to do work on my home. The projects were carried out to a high standard with a minimum of inconvenience. I recommend this service. Show details · 1
I needed renovations to my shower because I have had a stroke. Through hipages I found a wonderful tiler who made necessary alterations and also another very good company to replace screen and provide a grab rail. Show details · 1
I used Hipages to find a Plumber/Drainer to rescrew the sheets on my roof. Only one person contacted me through the Hipages platform. The quote sounded reasonable though so I gave them the job. The young fella that came to do the job was on-site for just on two hours. That equates to around $550/hr. A bit of a steep hourly rate, but I was… Read more
prepared to wear it for a properly done job. The next time it rained it became quite obvious that there were leaks that hadn't existed prior to the work being done. When this was bought to the attention of the Plumber he claimed to have cancer and not doing any further work. Despite his claim he is still working around the town. I did attempt to bring this to Hipages attention, but there was no avenue on their website to facilitate this. Beware of dodgy tradies on the Hipages platform.
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Tradies at your beck and call..fast reliable responses..my go to Show details · 2
Tony from T1 SQUARE CONSTRUCTION PTY LTD did a fantastic job on our bathroom renovation we could not be happier with the result very friendly and couldn't have been more helpful with every detail we asked for. Peter & Jenny Show details · 1
We recently had a front fence erected at our house and are very happy with the finished result. The job was completed within two days by a very competent carpenter who clearly knew exactly what he was doing. The price was fair, he was punctual, and communication was easy throughout the process. We’re very pleased with the quality of the work and… Read more · 1
wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to others.
Without Hipages we would never have been able make contact with Ben from Frankies Fences.
I had 3 calls within 5 minutes of my posting. I found the ideal tradesman for the job and my concrete slab was completed within 3 days which was brilliant. Show details · 1
Kris was professional and courteous. Punctual and workmanship excellent. Analyzed structure of fence plynths and decided to add more reinforcement for lasting performance. Will get him back next year! Show details · 1
Gave me some work then blocked me for I’d check and keep saying my I’d is not valid but I’m locked in for 6 months keep getting the run around by management what a scam Show details
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I engaged [Name Removed] (Plumbing License ID: [Details Removed], ABN: [Details Removed) through hipages for a vanity installation. I hired him because he was "vetted" by the platform, but the service provided was defective, hazardous, and unprofessional. Workmanship and Safety Concerns: Improper Leak Repair: A leaking tap connection was not… Read more
repaired at the source. Instead, clear silicone was applied externally around the tap base to mask the leak. While difficult to detect visually, it is noticeable to the touch and creates a hidden risk of internal water damage.
Unsecured & Misaligned Installation: The ceramic basin was left completely unattached to the cabinet with no adhesive. The top is so poorly aligned that water runs directly into the cabinet interior, risking ongoing rot and mould.
Property Damage: The cut-out for the pipe is excessively large with rough, broken edges. During the job, he smashed a wall tile and appeared to deliberately position the vanity to conceal it. I later found the fragments he tried to hide.
Safety Risk: A nail was driven dangerously close to a water pipe,
Aggressive Conduct: The contractor spoke in a raised voice and instructed me not to observe his work, preventing proper site monitoring. He returned twice to "fix" the issues but only caused further dents to the new cabinet doors.
Official Platform Response: I reported these issues to hipages. Their Trust and Quality team officially stated:
"I attempted to contact [Name Removed] to discuss your complaint, however the business has declined to discuss it/ respond. As a result, we have paused their advertising... As hipages is not a court or tribunal, we are unable to enforce actions such as demand refunds, or order any rectification of works."
This contractor effectively abandoned the job and refused to communicate with the very platform that recommended him. Do not be misled by the "vetted" status—it offers zero protection when a contractor leaves your home in a dangerous state. Avoid [Name Removed] (Plumbing License ID: [Details Removed], ABN: [Details Removed)at all costs.
Hi Iseul, We’re really sorry to hear about this… Read more
HIPAGES [Content Removed]. Warning to all tradies using HiPages. Their system is designed to take money from tradies for leads that are often not genuine. They charge up to $200 per lead, and many of these leads turn out to be a complete waste of time. They advertise that a job is sent to only 3 tradies, but in reality far more tradies show up… Read more
to quote the same job, which makes the lead practically worthless.
The worst part is that customers are not informed that tradies are being charged for these leads—sometimes up to $200. Many people simply post a job to see how much it might cost and then plan to do the work themselves, while tradies end up paying for the lead.
In the end, it feels like the system is built to fill HiPages’ pockets rather than support the tradespeople who actually pay for the platform. Tradies lose time, money, and fuel chasing jobs that were never real opportunities in the first place.
Hi Iman, hipages is a subscription-based platform where… Read more (+3 replies)
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I tried to leave negative feedback re a "contractor" who was engaged from the hipages site. When you complete your feedback you receive a message from hipages that states that your feedback will be sent to the contractor for review. Needless to say my feedback was not accepted. It would seem that the ratings on hipages should not be trusted as… Read more
negative ratings are not approved by the contractors/tradies on their site. I've attached pictures of some samples of the contractor's/tradie's "standard" of work, turfing, fencing and fence post rectification after their machine operator bumped into 3 posts (he simply put down a pad of concrete at the effected posts) instead of rectifying properly. My neighbour had the bulk of works done by Eldridge and works that were supposed to be completed for Christmas 2024 weren't completed till July 2025 (after 3 undisclosed vacations effected procedings). And this is an example of a "tradie" with a high hipages rating. Proceed with caution.
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Highpages does not certify tradies qualifications and work quality; its ratings are deceitful as it only shows positive recommendations. I hired a high raking tradie to paint my 2-bedroom apartment walls and balcony ceiling, he rushed to complete the job in just one day from 8:30am to 4:30pm including washing up his equipment, left many debris and… Read more
paint drops on the carpet and tile floors, left many uneven areas on walls, left paint residuals in the bathroom and kitchen basins. I left negative feedback on highpages, but it was deleted soon.
Hi jl s, While we check tradies for the appropriate… Read more
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I have used Hipages about 5 times previously and always had a good result from the tradie I've hired-electricians, locksmiths, appliance installer and floor sander......until this last time. I hired Maxxie Construction. They had 5 star reviews so wasn't worried. Well they didn't finish the job, left 2 windows with frames and flashing to be… Read more
replaced, butchered the wall on the one window frame they did which was the wrong window, didn't put in a colorbond gate and fence, just concreted in some posts, and didn't complete 2 other colorbond gates. They damaged the render on my fence when installing timber screening, and they didn't wash the stain from the timber before installing so it badly stained my white rendered wall. They didn't seal the timber which he told me he would do when quoting. They cut my ant capping away where they installed posts for 2 gates. When I went to review them on hipages, the review wouldn't publish and they maintained their 5 star review for the next unsuspecting customer. Hipages told me "as we are not a review site, we don't publish bad reviews", which completely defeats the purpose of hiring someone through them for their good rating and reviews when they can't get a bad one!
Hi Mel, I'm sorry to hear you had a poor experience due… Read more
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Awesome way to find help – This is the quickest and easiest way to find tradies. I always get quick replies from tradies Show details · 1
Follow-up · I've hired tradies for plumbing, roof repairs, gutter cleaning and repairs, tree lopping. Every one of these guys answered promptly and showed up on time and charged fair prices. I highly recommend Hipages
I was happy overall. Good outcome from the job I posted and good communication from both Hi pages and the trades Show details · 1
Follow-up · Received 3 quotes for job. 2 turned up on time, but fair difference in quoted amounts. One didn’t bother to forward quote. Still happy with job both price and finished work.
builder contacted us the day after our job advertised.He hasn't started yet due to injury but he was easy to get on with . Show details · 1
Follow-up · Builder has had some trouble gaining access to the site but has managed to nearly complete job.Has kept me informed of his progress.I trust this person and believe he won't rip me off.
Positive reviews
Posted 3 jobs recently and some tradies have contacted me. Better success than I had trying to google them myself. Thanks. I will use you again in the future. Show details · 1
We have used hipages several times to find reputable trades and trades people to do a variety of work. We have been really happy with who hipages has introduced to us to get our jobs done! Great service thats simple to use and navigate and then linked with quality trades! Show details · 1
Always use hipages to get tradies to do any job, as soon as you post you start getting replies, it is the fastest way to compare quotes and to chose someone to do the job at the right price! Show details · 1
Negative reviews
I have been with Hipages for about 2 years as a business owner and disappointing experience. Last year average lead costs was 42 credits, and now its gone to 75 credits. Thats only the average actual lead price can go anywhere from 75 credits to even 120 credits, for the similar leads I paid half of that earlier. I have a proof for this that they… Read more
have increased lead prices recently and not only that. The clients they provide will never contact you because many of the leads appear to be fake or misleading. When you raise the issue with them, instead of taking responsibility, they just said we cant help they have verified email or phone number. When I asked at least return the leads credit bank they simply said no. I would not recommend this company to anyone. Save your money and avoid their service.
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We used HiPages for years when we had our Pest Control Business. We informed HiPages that we are selling the business to a new owner but want to keep our almost $5K credit - thus want to transfer this nice credit account to the new owner. They informed us the new owner needs to open his own account and we need to transfer our account over to… Read more
him. We sat down one morning a few days later and he managed to create an account in minutes over the phone with them. We then called hipages together from our offices and spoke to the call center again. This time we're told its not possible to transfer our account or the credit to a new owner. We explained that we spoke to someone from the callcentre a previous day who informed us that it IS possible. We asked to escalate this to a manager. They told us someone will call back. They never did, so we called again a few days later. Same story - they cannot transfer our credit over. In the meantime the new owner informed hipages he's not going to continue with them due to this back and forth calls and issues, thus they must cancel his newly created account. Long-story-short - we ended up not getting the credit transferred nor were able to speak to any manager. We canceled our account but kept getting billed every month. We called and explained that we sold the business and due to their actions, the new owner didn't continue with hipages.... we could not get it sorted even threatening with the ombudsman and leaving a bad review etc. They kept taking a debit for more than 6 months. We ended up having to close the bank account in order for hipages to stop taking money out. Never ever will we use them again nor recommend them to anyone. We used them for 8 years and they treated us like we're just another number. We lost over a $1000 and after closing our bank account, got threatening call-after-call from hipages saying we broke contract and owed them more money!!! Not to mention the emails stating they gonna take legal action etc. What a terrible experience and horrible company to deal with. They should change the name to "Hi-way-robbery-Pages"
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⭐☆☆☆☆ This is a scam company. The customers they provide will never contact you because many of the leads appear to be fake or misleading. When you raise the issue with them, instead of taking responsibility, they blame you and say that you don't know how to talk to customers. I would not recommend this company to anyone. Save your money and avoid their service. Show details
Hi Swarnjeet, We understand how disappointing it is to… Read more
Recent reviews
So I signed up on an introductory offer, $1 for three months, and then subsequently $141.00 per month. After my initial three months, I did sign up, but they did not disclose in the fine print that it must be $141.00 per month for 12 months. Which I did not see or read, on me I know. But when I closed my business down due to getting full time… Read more
work, they advised that I would still have to pay the rest of the contract out. But they did say get an accountant to provide an end of business letter and then they would cancel. So I paid more money to my accountant to provide this letter. Then they called again and said I now need a stat declaring what my accountant and I have said is truthful. They do not answer emails, they only call from every number under the sun, and then they will not budge on cancelling. So the only way I can cancel now is by going to a JP outside of my work hours which is very hard. I tried to explain this and the fact I barely got any suitable leads for my business or the fact that most were tyre kickers. They did not care. I will be lodging a complaint to the ACCC for this contract, it should be disclosed on the first page and in their sales calls.
Hi Trent, We’re sorry to hear about the frustration… Read more (+1 reply)
Tradies using hipages are circumventing the hipages policy by communicating directly with customers, particularly in person, leaving the customer open to problems in the event of a dispute, as the chain of communication becomes broken. I no longer use hipages because they need to fix this problem. Show details
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he worst customer service ever – I contacted the offices many time left a message to my case officer , never get back to me. no one will talk to you , or try to solve a complain. DO NOT JOIN YOU WILL REGRET IT. Show details
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Needing a reliable and reasonable costing for a service provider to assist with re-stumping was a stress free process, receiving several contacts within a few minutes of contacting hipages made the task of looking for someone that's recommended and reliable stress free. The job was completed within a very reasonable time frame and absolutely satisfied with the results. Show details · 1
Absolutely fantastic work from Connor at AriJah Construction! He was so prompt, polite and all around helpful. My patio is amazing! I am so impressed by his impeccable service and workmanship! Show details · 1
Avoid using this service. They will lock you into a contact, even when you're finished using their service. My circumstances had changed due to pregnancy & finances, they had no empathy to try and even understand my situation & furthermore send my last payment of $140.00 to debt collection agencies. In between I had tried to maintain a paper trail… Read more
& email as requested, with no responses. But they continues to contact via phone with no interest in understanding my wellbeing & demanded payment. This comany if all about money with no compassion, I will not be reccommending this services to any business friends or anyone in that matter.
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