Preview — Werkza hasn’t launched yet. Some profiles and ratings on this site are sample data used for testing, not real businesses. We open to homeowners and pros in New Jersey later this year.

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Werkza
“My faucet won’t stop dripping.”Homeowner · Hoboken, NJ
Job done★★★★★

Home services made simple — trusted local pros for your home

Browse vetted New Jersey pros, message the ones you like for free, and hire on your terms. No spam calls. No lead fees hidden in your price.

Free for homeowners No account needed to browse Badges earned, never bought
Connecting homeowners and pros across New Jersey
NewarkJersey CityPatersonEdisonHobokenPrincetonTrenton

All you need to hire
with confidence

Browse & compare

Search by trade and distance. Every pro is a real, vetted local business — with badges we’ve actually verified.

How browsing works
Plumber near Newark…
DS
Example Plumbing Co.✓ License verified · ★ 4.9
0.4 mi
HM
Example Heating & Cooling✓ Registered · ★ 4.8
5.5 mi

Message privately

Talk it through on Werkza first. Your phone number stays private until you decide to share it — no spam calls, ever.

How messaging works
My kitchen faucet won’t stop dripping.
Sounds like a worn cartridge — I can come Thursday morning.
Numbers stay private

Book & review

Confirm the time on Werkza, settle the work and price directly with your pro — then leave a review only a real job can unlock.

How booking works
Booking · faucet repair
Thursday · 9:00 AM
ConfirmSuggest a time
★★★★★review unlocks after the job

The right pro is closer
than you think

Search a trade and watch your neighborhood answer — every pin is a real local business, ranked by distance from your door. Nobody can pay their way to the top.

Plumber near me
YOU
DS
Example Plumbing Co.License verified · ★ 4.9
0.4 mi
GS
Example ElectricRegistered business · ★ 4.8
1.2 mi
AH
Example Home RepairInsured, on file · ★ 4.8
2.1 mi

Facts, not promises

The numbers behind the way Werkza works — written into how the platform is built, not just the marketing.

$0
What a pro pays
for a lead — ever
~$0/job
A pro’s cost here
vs ~$225 on big apps
0%
Badges earned —
never bought
0
Trades, vetted
one by one

Why hire on Werkza?

Finding a pro shouldn’t feel like a gamble. We made it our job to take the risk out of it.

Licenses, verified

Where a trade needs a state license, we check the number against New Jersey’s records before the badge appears.

Real local businesses

Every pro is a registered NJ business under the name they show you — never an anonymous lead sold five times over.

Insurance on file

Pros show us a current certificate of insurance and we check it — the badge means we’ve seen it ourselves.

Reviews you can trust

A review only unlocks after a booked job’s appointment time has passed. No job, no review — simple as that.

Who is Werkza for?

A bright, well-kept home Free for homeowners, always

Homeowners

A dripping faucet, dead outlets, a deep clean before the in-laws land — whatever it is, you shouldn’t have to gamble on who shows up. Browse vetted pros near you, message a few, compare answers, and hire the one that feels right. You handle the work and the money directly with your pro, on your terms.

Browse pros near me

Local pros

You’ve been charged $200–250 to win one job on the big apps — win or lose. Here, your storefront is free, homeowners message you directly, and your only bill is one flat $200/month membership — free during the launch period. No per-job tax. No commission. No leverage games. Keep what you earn.

Claim your free storefront
A local pro arriving at a job with their van $0 per lead — by design

The promises we keep

Not testimonials — commitments. Each one is enforced by how Werkza is built.

Pros never pay for a single lead. Ever.

No code path on Werkza can charge a pro for being found, viewed, or messaged. It’s the founding rule.

The Werkza wedge
Your number stays private until you share it.

Conversations start on Werkza. Nobody’s phone rings unless they chose to hand over the number themselves.

No spam calls, ever
Badges are earned. There’s no price tag.

Verification and performance are the only ways to a badge. Money isn’t — and never will be.

Merit only

Ready when you are,
New Jersey.

Free to browse, free to message — and a pro you’d recommend to your own neighbor at the end of it.