Angi Leads is a shared-lead marketplace: a homeowner submits a request and contractors pay to receive the details, then compete to win the job. PatchLead is a pay-per-call service: it advertises, answers the homeowner, confirms the job and postal code on the call, then transfers that live call to one contractor, who is charged only once the conversation passes a minimum length. Angi operates at national scale; PatchLead currently covers twelve postal areas in west Toronto.
The decision here is not really PatchLead against one company. It is whether you want enquiries you compete for or conversations you are handed, because that is the difference between a shared-lead marketplace and a live call transfer — and it changes what you pay per job you actually book.
This page compares the two models rather than two price cards. Rates and terms move on both sides, so a figure quoted here would be stale before you acted on it; confirm Angi's current terms with Angi, and hold ours to the same standard.
Shared leads and transferred calls are different products
In a shared-lead marketplace the homeowner fills in a form. Their details are made available to contractors, who pay to receive them and then call the homeowner back. Several contractors can be working the same enquiry, so speed of response and price are what decide it.
In a pay-per-call service the homeowner rings a number, an assistant establishes what has failed, how urgent it is and the postal code, and then transfers the call. You are not calling anyone back — you are picking up a phone with someone already on it.
| PatchLead | Shared-lead marketplaces | |
|---|---|---|
| What arrives | A live transferred call | A form or request, delivered to you |
| Who else has it | No one — one contractor at a time | Other contractors, competing |
| Who calls whom | The homeowner is already on the line | You call them back |
| Charge trigger | The call reaching a minimum length | Delivery of the details |
| Unreachable contact | Never billable | Already paid for |
| Where you can apply from | Anywhere in Canada | National |
| Where calls run today | Etobicoke, expanding city by city | National |
Describes the two models, not any company's current prices or terms. Confirm Angi's current terms with Angi.
What that does to the economics
A shared lead is cheaper per unit and should be: you are buying a chance to compete, not a conversation. The cost lands on you in two places the sticker price does not show — the leads you never manage to reach, which you still paid for, and the ones where you were the third call and the homeowner had already booked.
Work it through to cost per booked job. Price divided by the share you convert is the only figure that compares the two fairly. A $30 lead closed one time in twelve and a $90 call closed one time in four cost exactly the same per booked job. Your own close rates on each decide which way it actually falls, and you have those numbers.
When a transferred call is the better buy
The cases are narrower and specific.
- Urgent work, where whoever is actually speaking to the homeowner books the job.
- You are on the tools all day and cannot reliably chase a callback list.
- You would rather pay more for fewer conversations than sort through volume.
- You want to stop paying for enquiries you never reached.
PatchLead's terms in full
$60 to $150 per connected call in Canadian dollars, set by trade and job type. A call becomes billable only after a minimum conversation length — 60 seconds for plumbing, 60–90 for heating and air conditioning — so short calls, wrong numbers and dropped transfers cost nothing, automatically.
Each call is exclusive: one contractor at a time, and the same conversation is never sold to two companies at once. Only the contractor who answers is charged. If you do not pick up it moves on to another contractor, because the homeowner is waiting.
No setup fee, no subscription, no minimum spend, no contract term. Calls are placed Monday to Saturday, 9am to 7pm, and not on Sundays. A billed call that was a clear bad fit can be disputed within 48 hours and, if upheld, is credited to your account balance.
Common questions
Are Angi Leads shared with other contractors?
Angi Leads operates as a shared-lead marketplace, which means a homeowner's request reaches contractors who then compete for the job. We do not state how many contractors receive a given lead, because that is Angi's to publish and it can change — ask them directly, and treat any third-party page quoting a specific figure without a dated source with caution.
Is PatchLead cheaper than Angi Leads?
The two are priced in different units, so a straight comparison misleads: a shared lead buys a chance to compete, a transferred call buys the conversation. PatchLead charges $60 to $150 per connected call in Canadian dollars. What settles it is cost per booked job — price divided by your close rate on each source — using your own numbers rather than anyone's marketing page, including ours.
What is the difference between a shared lead and an exclusive call?
A shared lead is one homeowner's enquiry made available to several contractors who compete for it. An exclusive call rings one contractor at a time and is never sold to two companies at once. With PatchLead, if you do not answer, the call moves on to another contractor so the homeowner is served — but it is never split between you and three others.
Do I pay for a lead I could not reach?
Not with PatchLead. The charge attaches to a conversation that reaches a minimum length, so a contact you never actually speak to never becomes billable. In shared-lead models the charge generally attaches to delivery of the details, which means unreachable enquiries are a real and recurring cost. Check how any vendor handles this before buying.
Can PatchLead replace Angi Leads for my business?
Only if you work in the twelve Etobicoke postal areas we currently cover, and mostly only for urgent work. For national coverage or planned projects, a marketplace will serve you better today. If you are inside our area, the useful framing is adding PatchLead for the urgent calls rather than switching wholesale.
Sources
Statements about other companies describe their published model, not their prices, and terms change. Check each directly before relying on a comparison.
- Angi for professionals (Angi's own site for contractors) — read 2026-09-07