What is InstaBids?
Let America's small businesses thrive again by removing the billions that paid ads and paid leads pull out of local economies - cutting the cost of connecting a homeowner and a contractor by 90%.
Key facts
- Homeowners describe the work in a written scope. Source
- Participating contractors write the prices; the homeowner chooses whom to connect with. Source
- Bidders see the written scope card and ZIP code before contact details are shared. Source
- Homeowners anywhere in the US can post a job; once you send it, InstaBids finds contractors to bid on it. Source
What does InstaBids do?
Contractors on InstaBids can price your written scope, while you decide whom to choose. InstaBids carries the request between you and participating businesses. Homeowners anywhere in the US can post a job; once you send it, InstaBids finds contractors to bid on it.
The diagram follows the roles: a homeowner prepares the scope, participating contractors write bids, and the homeowner chooses whether to connect. InstaBids carries the request between them. The work and its price are agreed directly with the contractor.
Next: How does a written request become bids?
Researched by the InstaBids editorial team.
Last checked: 13 October 2026
Where can homeowners post?
Describe the job once in a written scope; your photos help Alex write it. Contractors who take part bid on that same scope, and your request page shows the bids as they come in, so you can compare them.
Homeowners anywhere in the US can post a job; once you send it, InstaBids finds contractors to bid on it.
Next: What jobs can I post right now?
Who sets prices and chooses the contractor?
Contractors write their bids, and you choose whom to connect with after reading the written scope. InstaBids carries your written request and the responses between you and participating businesses.
For any home project, you can call companies yourself, use a lead service to reach companies, or post one written request on a bid marketplace such as InstaBids. Whichever route you choose, ask for written bids on the same scope and compare the inclusions and exclusions before choosing.
Nothing. Homeowners pay InstaBids nothing. InstaBids does not hold payment for the work; you pay the contractor directly on the terms of the bid you accepted. Check the payment schedule before accepting a bid.
The hiring checklist explains homeowner checks; appearing on InstaBids is not an endorsement of a contractor.
Next: Why can written quotes describe different work?
When are contact details shared?
Contractors who bid work from your written scope card. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection. The contact-detail filter can miss disguised contact details.
Bidders see your written scope card and your ZIP code. The connection step controls sharing of contact details; it does not make the contents of your job card private from bidders.
Next: Who sees my request?
How does InstaBids work, in one paragraph?
Contractors who take part price from a written scope card, so nobody visits before you see any prices. Homeowners pay InstaBids nothing. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection. The contractor you pick may visit once before settling the final price against the percentage the bid stated.
Next: How does the request process work?
Who researches these pages?
Florida home-project guides on this site are researched by the InstaBids editorial team. The Sources section names the evidence, and Last checked dates its review. Government sources explain local rules; InstaBids pages explain the service.
A county guide is a starting point for finding the right office, not a decision about a particular property. The linked source and its jurisdiction matter when a rule changes or a job falls outside a guide's scope.
Next: Which checks belong to the homeowner?
Is this the former Chicago app?
No, InstaBids at instabids.ai is not affiliated with Instabids, a former Chicago restaurant app, or other businesses with a similar name. This site describes a home-project marketplace built around one written scope per job. It is not a government-contract bidding tool, an auction site or a construction company.
Next: How does this InstaBids service work?
How can I contact the team or report an error?
Use the contact page to reach the team. For a page correction, include the page address and the wording you think is wrong. For help with a posted job, include its reference number and your ZIP code.
Next: Where can I contact InstaBids?
Sources for the facts on this page
Sources checked: 13 October 2026.
- How InstaBids works: scope cards, bids, homeowner choice, ZIP code sharing and direct payment.
- Questions and answers: where you can post, bids and contact-filter limits.
- Contact InstaBids: support route.
Next: How does the request process work? · Why do quotes differ? · What should I check before hiring?
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