Comparison
portonOS vs pay-per-lead boards
Angi and Thumbtack sell leads. portonOS is the desk you use with the vendors you already trust. This page does not quote a lead price, because those prices change by job and market and we have not published a verified number.
| portonOS | Angi, Thumbtack, and similar boards | |
|---|---|---|
| Who pays | The manager pays a flat annual workspace. Core is $966 the first year (3 months at $25 and 9 months at $99), then $1,188 a year, billed annually. Operations is $1,788 a year ($149/mo), billed annually. Portfolio is $3,588 a year ($299/mo), billed annually. | The vendor pays to receive a lead or to look eligible for one. |
| How work shows up | You invite vendors already on your list. They bid from a private link. | A homeowner posts a job. Many vendors compete for that lead. |
| Properties | Core includes 25 properties, Operations 75, and Portfolio 250. Each property past that is $18 a year, prorated to the renewal date if added mid-year. No tier upgrade is required. | Not property-management software. No property count. |
| Credentials | Credentials never sit on a public page. | The vendor's profile is the ad. |
Questions
Do vendors pay for leads on portonOS?
No. Vendors do not pay to look eligible. You invite them. They bid on jobs you send.
Is portonOS a marketplace?
No. It is a workspace for your company, sold to your team, not a public board of leads.
How hard is it to learn?
You confirm a work email and open an empty workspace: your homes, your owners, your vendors. The demo is that same desk with sample homes, so you are not learning a second product after you start. There is no sales call.
What if we switch and the team does not use it?
The desk is where the work already goes: dispatch, approvals, and the record, instead of email threads and spreadsheets. If it does not fit, cancel in the workspace within 30 days of the invoice and we refund it. After that, cancel before the next annual invoice and you are not billed again. There is no onboarding fee.
How do the fees compare?
On a lead board the vendor pays to receive a lead or to look eligible. On portonOS the manager pays one flat annual workspace. Vendors do not pay to look eligible. This page does not quote a lead price, because those prices change by job and market and we have not published a verified number.