Pricing
Homeowners pay nothing. The winner pays when they win.
PoolBid is free to use as a homeowner — project, bids, auction, and award. Contractors join and bid free. A 5% success fee is due only on awarded work.
Homeowners
$0
Always free in this model. You keep the savings the auction produces. No listing fee, no bid fee, no award fee.
- — Wizard, RFP, and contractor matching
- — Bid comparison and score
- — Reverse auction and final-and-best
- — Digital award summary
Winning contractor
5%
Success fee on the awarded amount. A $100,000 pool is a $5,000 platform fee. Join and bid at no charge.
- — You pay only if the homeowner awards you
- — Homeowner pays you directly in the MVP
- — PoolBid invoices the fee. We do not store cards
Fee rules can later vary by service, county, contractor plan, or project size. The published default is 5%.
Start a project at no cost.
Create the RFP when you are ready. Contractors compete. You award.