Bark (CA) vs Jiffy

London-based services marketplace with a Canadian site where pros spend credits to respond to requests shared with up to five pros

⚠ Bark's BBB profile shows no BBB accreditation for the company that runs Bark's Canadian site. The profile, for Bark.com Global Limited under an Austin, Texas address, showed 85 complaints closed in the last three years when checked on September 30, 2026. Under Bark's Canadian terms you spend credits to respond before you can reach the customer, up to five professionals can contact the same customer, and credits are refunded only if you report invalid contact details within 7 days.

Bark is an online services marketplace founded in the UK in 2014 and headquartered in London; private equity firm EMK Capital acquired a majority stake in April 2022. Its careers site says it launched in Canada in 2019, and the Canadian site covers business, events, health, home and lessons categories, including plumbing, electrical, roofing and landscaping. Customers post a request and professionals spend credits to respond, and Bark's terms say a maximum of five professionals will contact the customer on a general request.

Pros

• + No commission on jobs you win, and follow-up messages are free
• + Canadian site covering trades and many other service categories
• + If your first credit pack wins no business, Bark returns the credits once

Cons

• − You spend credits to respond before you know whether the customer will answer
• − Up to five professionals can contact the same customer
• − No dollar prices on the Canadian pricing page, and credits expire after 3 months
• − Refunds only for invalid contact details reported within 7 days