Oneflare has closed. Here is the alternative for tradies.

By Will O’Byrne·Last updated 25 October 2026

THE SHORT ANSWER

Oneflare has closed: it shut on 30 June 2026 and its website now redirects to Airtasker, which owns it. Tradies who relied on it can move to another platform, such as Airtasker, Hipages or ServiceSeeking, or build channels they own: a Google Business Profile, Google Ads and Local SEO, which no platform can switch off.

Oneflare’s help centre announced that the Oneflare brand and platform would close on 30 June 2026, so that its owner, Airtasker, could focus on Airtasker alone. The Oneflare website and app now redirect to Airtasker.

If Oneflare was where your enquiries came from, the customers did not disappear, but the channel you were renting did. This page covers the options left, fairly, and why the closure is a good reason to build a lead source that no platform can switch off.

SIDE BY SIDE

Lead platforms vs owning your own channels

Compared on	Scalepoint (own your channels)	Lead platforms (Airtasker, Hipages, ServiceSeeking)
How you pay	Management fee + ad spend that goes direct to Google or Meta.	Subscriptions, credits, quote fees or a service fee, depending on the platform.
Lead exclusivity	Exclusive enquiries to your business.	Shared: several businesses can quote the same job.
Competing on price	You compete on relevance and timing, not just lowest quote.	Quoting against others on the same job can pull everyone toward the cheapest price.
If the platform changes or closes	Nothing changes: the ad account, rankings and Google Business Profile are yours.	Your lead flow moves or stops on the platform’s terms, as Oneflare users found in 2026.
Setup effort	Campaign build, tracking and a landing page up front.	Create a profile and start quoting, minimal setup.
Best for	Building exclusive, lower-cost leads you control.	Filling quiet weeks and testing new job types.

What the Oneflare closure means for tradies

Your Oneflare profile, reviews and job history lived on Oneflare’s platform, not yours. Before the shutdown, Oneflare advised users to save anything they needed, such as job history and messages.

That is the core risk of any rented lead source: the platform sets the rules and the prices, and in this case it decided whether the platform existed at all. A review on your own Google Business Profile does not have that problem.

The Oneflare alternatives left

There are two kinds of replacement: another platform that sells you access to jobs, or a channel you own that sends enquiries straight to you.

Airtasker: customers post a task and businesses make offers. It is where Oneflare’s website now sends visitors.
Hipages: a monthly subscription with lead credits, spent to accept jobs that are shared with other businesses.
ServiceSeeking: customers post a job and tradies pay to quote.
Google Business Profile: free, and the listing that puts you in the map pack for "[trade] near me" searches.
Google Ads: exclusive enquiries from people searching for your trade in your suburbs, usually live within days.
Local SEO: suburb and service pages that earn enquiries with no per-lead or per-click fee once they rank.

Owning the channel instead

When you run your own Google Ads and Local SEO, you pay for visibility to customers who then contact you directly and exclusively. Over time the cost per booked job usually drops, and you own the account, the rankings and the data.

Exclusive enquiries, no quoting against a shared pool.
A Google Business Profile that earns map-pack calls for free once it ranks.
Conversion tracking that ties spend to booked jobs, so you cut what does not work.

THE VERDICT

If you need work this month, quoting on Airtasker, Hipages or ServiceSeeking will fill gaps. But Oneflare’s closure shows what renting leads risks. Build your own Google Business Profile, Google Ads and Local SEO alongside any platform, then taper platform spend as your owned leads get cheaper.

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FAQ

Common questions

Is Oneflare still running?+

No. Oneflare closed on 30 June 2026, and its website and app now redirect to Airtasker, which bought Oneflare in 2022. Airtasker said it would focus solely on the Airtasker platform.

What is the best alternative to Oneflare for tradies?+

For quick work, another platform such as Airtasker, Hipages or ServiceSeeking. For a lead source you keep, your own Google Business Profile, Google Ads and Local SEO, which send enquiries straight to you and cannot be switched off by a platform closing.

Can I run my own channels and a lead platform at once?+

Yes, and that is often the smart sequence. Keep quoting on a platform for cash flow while you stand up Google Ads and Local SEO, then reduce platform spend as your owned channels start delivering cheaper, exclusive leads.

How much does it cost to replace Oneflare with your own channels?+

At Scalepoint, Google Ads management is A$990/month plus ad spend, and SEO starts from A$890/month. Ad spend goes straight to Google with no mark-up, plans run month to month, and you can cancel with 14 days notice.