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What is your true cost per customer?

Your Angi invoice says $50 / lead. Your true CAC — after funnel shrinkage — is often 30-60× that number. Enter your numbers, see the math, share the result.

Step 1 · Pick your platform

FTC 2023 settlement documented leads sold to 3-8 contractors, avg close rate 2-4%.

Step 2 · Last-month invoice
$3,000
What you paid the platform last month (fees + subscription)
60
Count of leads, contacts, or credits pulled
$50
Auto-derived: $50 — override if known
$25K
Revenue per closed job — used for CAC-to-LTV framing
Step 3 · Funnel shrinkage
40%
% of leads that actually respond
30%
% of contacts that are a real fit
20%
% of qualified that sign
Why this calculator exists

The headline cost-per-lead number is marketing, not accounting.

Angi sells leads at $20-80. Thumbtack at $7-60 per contact. Bark at $10-50per credit. Those are the quoted prices on each platform's pro-facing pricing page.

The realcost — the number that hits your P&L — is total monthly spend ÷ customers actually closed. When you account for 40% contact rate, 30% qualified rate, and 20% close rate, a $50/lead platform spends roughly $2,083 per signed customer. That's the number this tool surfaces.

The FTC's 2023 Angi settlement documented industry close rates of 2-4% on shared leads. At 3%, the same $50/lead platform costs roughly $5,556 per customer. If your avg project is $20K, that's 28% of project value gone before you start.

Platform reference · April 2026

PlatformFee modelAvg / leadResold to
AngiPer lead$20–$805 pros
ThumbtackPer contact$7–$608 pros
HomeAdvisorPer lead$25–$1005 pros
BarkPer lead$10–$506 pros
Houzz ProSubscription$99–$3991 pros

Fee ranges sourced from each platform's public pricing page. Resold-to counts from FTC 2023 settlement appendices and each platform's own pro-help docs.

Frequently asked questions

What does 'true CAC' mean?+

True CAC = monthly platform spend ÷ customers actually closed. Not per-lead, not per-contact — per signed customer. The FTC-cited 2-4% close rate on shared leads means a $50/lead platform often runs $1,500-3,000 per signed customer.

Where do the default contact / qualified / close rates come from?+

40% / 30% / 20% are consensus averages from contractor marketing audits. The 20% close rate is generous — the FTC 2023 Angi settlement cited 2-4%. Override with your own tracked numbers for the most accurate result.

What is 'wasted spend on 4+ resold leads'?+

When a lead is broadcast to 4+ contractors, industry audits show ~75% of the per-lead spend is unrecoverable for the average bidder. Only the winner recovers cost. We apply 0.75× monthly spend for platforms with median resold-to count ≥4.

How does the AskBaily comparison work?+

AskBaily takes 8-15% on closed-job revenue only (tiered). No lead fees. We annualize your computed revenue, apply tiers, and de-annualize. Whether AskBaily is cheaper depends on your close rate and project size — the math runs both ways.

Does the shareable URL contain my personal info?+

No. The ?p= param is a compact list of numeric inputs — platform, spend, leads, rates, project value. No name, email, phone, or contractor ID. Recomputed deterministically from the URL on the result page.

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