BidNest: Compare Contractors

Three contractors quote your kitchen. One is four thousand cheaper. You pick it, and three months later you are paying for permits and skip hire nobody mentioned.

BidNest keeps every quote in one place and makes them actually comparable.

COMPARE WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN EACH QUOTE
• Record what each quote covers: permits, materials, haul-away, clean-up, warranty
• Three answers per item, not two — included, excluded, or NOT STATED, because most written quotes are silent on some of them and silence is a question to ask, not a no
• Side-by-side table across every quote on the job
• BidNest shows the cheapest quote and the most complete quote separately, and tells you plainly when they are not the same one

CHASE THE ONES WHO GO QUIET
• Mark a contractor as Went quiet — it is a normal stage, not a missing entry
• Set a follow-up date and get one reminder, not one per contractor
• See at a glance who still owes you a number

KEEP THE PAPER TRAIL
• Photograph the written quote and keep it with the entry
• Payment terms, working days, valid-until dates, and your own notes
• Everything organised per project, so a kitchen and a roof never get mixed up

FREE: QUESTIONS TO ASK EVERY CONTRACTOR Ten questions to ask before you accept anything, plus the things worth noticing — cash-only pricing, a large deposit up front, pressure to sign today. Free and unlimited, whether or not you ever record a quote.

PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
• No account, no login, no cloud
• No contact-list access — you type in the details you want
• Your quotes, photos and notes stay on your phone

FREE AND PREMIUM Free covers one project and three quotes — the "always get three quotes" case. Premium removes both limits and the ads, monthly, yearly, or bought outright.

WHAT BIDNEST DOES NOT DO It organises what you were quoted. It does not tell you whether a price is fair, does not rate or vet contractors, and does not give legal or financial advice. Requirements for licensing, insurance and permits differ by country and by local authority — check yours.

Get your three quotes. Then find out what they actually include.