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HomeAdvisor vs Angi: Which One Fits Your Project
They are not rivals: one company owns both. What matters is how the request reaches a contractor, and what you check after.
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Written by HyreRemodel Research Desk Primary-source research and fact checking
The short answer
HomeAdvisor vs Angi is not a choice between two companies. Angi Inc.’s annual report says it operates under brands including Angi, HomeAdvisor and Handy, and that in its ads and leads business professionals pay for connections to consumers.
Its Services business also offers some jobs at a pre-set price paid through the platform. Whichever brand you use, the contractor who calls is an independent business, so check its license, insurance and references yourself.
What should you know about HomeAdvisor and Angi?
Angi Inc. lists Angi and HomeAdvisor as its brands; Angie’s List became Angi in 2021.
That is the model the company describes in its 10-K.
The platform connects; it does not do the work.
How do HomeAdvisor and Angi compare?
From Angi Inc.’s FY2024 annual report and the FTC. No ratings or reviews are used.
| Compared on | HomeAdvisor | Angi |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | Angi Inc. | Angi Inc. |
| How pros pay | For connections to consumers (ads and leads) | The same ads and leads business; the filing does not split it by brand |
| Pre-priced jobs | Not described for this brand in the filing | The company’s Services business: some jobs at a set price paid through the platform |
| Regulatory history | FTC final order, 2023, on how it marketed leads to pros | Not named in that order |
| Who does the work | An independent contractor | An independent contractor |
Angi Inc. became independent of IAC on April 1, 2025.
When HomeAdvisor fits
Its model is connecting a request with paying pros.
A clear scope makes callbacks comparable.
With the steps in choosing a contractor.
Prepare one scope and give it to each.
When Angi fits
The company’s Services business offers pre-priced tasks.
Under the same parent company.
On your state board’s site.
Read what the pre-priced job includes and excludes.
The platform is not the decision. The contractor is.
Whichever brand puts you in touch, compare written scopes, license and insurance, and contract terms before you sign. A remodel needs the same checks however the contractor found you.
What to ask any contractor who calls
Check it with the state board.
Liability and workers’ comp.
Your crew or subcontractors.
See remodeling contracts.
What to have ready before you submit a request
What you want done, the rooms involved and any must-haves.
When you want work to start and any hard dates.
Callbacks can come from several businesses.
Bookmark it to check each caller.
Where this goes wrong
Verify with your state yourself.
Send each one the same written description.
Ask your state contractor board what deposit rules apply.
Your inquiry
Tell us about the remodel
Nothing goes to a remodeling contractor unless you agree.
Free, with no obligation: a person at HyreRemodel reads your request and replies by email. Matching with remodeling contractors is not live yet, so this is not a quote, and nothing goes to a contractor unless you agree.
Plan Your Remodel
One short form: your address and how to reach you. A person at HyreRemodel reads it and replies.
Questions
Do I pay to use HomeAdvisor or Angi?
Are HomeAdvisor and Angi the same company?
How do HomeAdvisor and Angi make money?
What was the FTC case against HomeAdvisor?
Do these platforms do the remodeling?
Is HyreRemodel part of Angi?
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HyreRemodel Research Desk
Primary-source research, data analysis and fact checking
We are a research desk, not a remodeling contractor and not a sales floor.
We read the statute, the licensing register or the municipal fee schedule ourselves, and we publish the figure with the document it came from and the date we retrieved it.
Where a number cannot be traced to a primary source, we publish the shorter page and say what we could not verify.
This program is new, and the counts below are small: they are what we have actually published, not what we intend to.
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- studies published
- 7
- states in the contractor store we measure against
- 264
- source documents linked from these pages, 101 of them on .gov domains
- 22,183
- license records measured September 5, 2026
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