Comparing Australian online services

If you are looking for a specific service or to rent an item as your business or side hustle, there is one specific platform you can use.

Let’s compare if Lokalroo, Airtasker, or Facebook Marketplace and the differences of these three Australian platform. We compare the pros and cons of each!

Lokalroo marketplace for services and rental

Lokalroo is a great platform because Lokalroo has two sections. One for services and the other for renting. It allows service providers to list specific services or rental with customized hourly or daily prices. (The same method used in Airbnb). Lokalroo aims to grow local business or entrepreneurs. Lokalroo only charge the service providers a commission of six percent and no client booking fees. It’s free to join and post.

Pros:

1. Lokalroo allows service providers to list specific services or rental with customized hourly or daily prices. (The same method used in Airbnb).
2. Lokalroo platform has two sections. One for services and the other for renting.
3. Only charges the service providers a 6% commission and no client booing fee’s.
4. Lokalroo is built to grow and gain maximum exposure for freelancers, home-based business and businesses within their local community and across Australia.
5. Find and book specific services or rental items within desired Location.

Cons:

1. Since Lokalroo is new in the market, there are not too many service providers or customers using the app just yet.

Aistasker for taskers

Airtasker in the other hand is only built for taskers. It doesn’t allow service providers to list specific services or rental items which is the major downside. Customers must post a task on airtasker and taskers must apply to the task. Airtasker charges a 20% commission from the service provider and no client booking fees.

Pros:

1. Airtasker allows user to post a task, but gets freelancers to bid on that specific task. (like eBay on auction).
2. It is only built for freelancers.
3. Airtasker takes a 20% commission from freelancers and ads fee’s for customers to book.
4. Airtasker has a wide range of service providers, and it is easy to find a freelancer who can complete the task. But making it hard to select as you may have hundreds bidding on your work.
5. The platform also offers insurance for both parties involved in the transaction.

Cons:

1. Does not offer a renting platform.
2. It is not built for small business to gain exposure.
3. Tasks need to be very specific and well-defined in order to get bids from freelancers, which can be difficult for some people.
4. Freelancers can be unprofessional and not complete the task to your satisfaction.

Facebook Marketplace for selling products

Facebook Marketplace is great for buyers because it’s free to use and there are a lot of options. However, it can be difficult to find specific services or rental items. Facebook Marketplace charges a fee when a This is why we build Lokalroo. Airtasker do, however, charge the freelancers a high commission fee of 20% and also have a client booking fee.

Lastly, Facebook Marketplace is great because it’s free to use and has a huge audience. However, it doesn’t allow service providers to list specific services or rental items. The only thing you can sell on Facebook Marketplace are physical products.

Pros:

1. Marketplace is a part of Facebook, so it has a built-in audience of over two billion people.
2. allows users to buy and sell items locally.

Cons:

1. You can only post sell items not service or rental items.
2. No booking feature.

So, which platform is the best for you? If you’re a service provider such as a beautician, handyman, fitness trainer etc looking to list specific services or rental items, Lokalroo is the best platform for you!