Oneflare review 2026: Oneflare has closed, so what should tradies use now?

Oneflare was founded in 2011 and grew into one of Australia's bigger local services marketplaces, where customers posted jobs and businesses responded. In May 2022 Airtasker bought it for A$9.8 million, paid as A$7.55 million in Airtasker shares and A$2.25 million in cash. The deal was delayed by about a week while the ACCC made enquiries, but the ACCC did not run a public review.

On 30 June 2026 Airtasker retired Oneflare to focus on the Airtasker brand. Since then the Oneflare website and app redirect to Airtasker, and Airtasker's help centre has an article explaining the change for former users.

• The lead flow has stopped. If Oneflare filled part of your diary, that gap needs filling from somewhere else.
• Your Oneflare reviews no longer sell for you. Customers cannot find them on a platform that has closed, so they are not proof any more. Ask happy customers for Google reviews instead.
• Old links point nowhere useful. Remove Oneflare badges and links from your website, quotes and email signature.
• Your directory details may be out of date. If your business listings were partly built around Oneflare, check your name, address and phone are consistent on the platforms you still use.

The paid alternatives charge in very different ways, so compare what a won job costs you in each, not the headline price.

It depends on your work. Airtasker suits smaller jobs and trades that can price a task quickly from a description, such as handyman work, assembly, cleaning, removals and small repairs. Because you pay a percentage of each completed task rather than a subscription, there is no cost until you win the work, but the fee comes off every job.

For bigger or regulated work such as electrical, plumbing and building, many customers still search Google first and check licences and reviews. That is where your own profile and website matter most.

Oneflare's closure shows the risk in any rented channel. When a platform changes its model, raises prices or shuts, the profile, reviews and lead flow you built there go with it.

Channels you own keep working: a complete Google Business Profile, a fast website with a page for each service, reviews on Google and a steady stream of referrals. Lead sites can still fill gaps, as the hipages review explains, but they work best on top of your own channels, not instead of them.