Lead generation · Malaysia
Recommend.my
Malaysia's home-improvement & contractor marketplace
Market position
A leading Malaysian home-services/renovation marketplace (since 2015), active in 2026 with 10,000+ vetted pros — renovation contractors, interior designers, handymen and repair trades. A real lead channel for renovation/trades businesses.
Malaysia-specific note
The strongest surviving consumer-to-contractor lead marketplace in Malaysia (after Kaodim closed in 2022) — local pros bid on homeowner projects, with verified reviews and past-project photos, on a lead/commission model.
Pros
- + Established and clearly active (2026 listings)
- + High pro volume
- + Verified reviews + money-back guarantee build trust
- + Genuine inbound lead flow for trades
Cons
- − Consumer/renovation-skewed (not commercial/government works)
- − Provider economics (commission/lead fees) not publicly itemized
- − Competitive bidding pressures margins
- − Residential focus
Typical Malaysia pricing
Free for homeowners; provider lead/commission model (not publicly itemized).
Why this matters for Malaysia trades
CIDB (the Construction Industry Development Board) registers and grades contractors G1–G7 by project value and issues the mandatory Green Card for site workers under Act 520 — registration is required to undertake or bid construction work; LHDN/IRBM runs income tax, SST and the MyInvois e-invoicing system (XML/JSON with a validated UIN and QR code); SSM (the Companies Commission of Malaysia) handles company incorporation; the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) registers engineers; and employers must register every worker with EPF/KWSP (provident fund), SOCSO/PERKESO (social security) and EIS.
Malaysian construction & trades software selection is shaped above all by MyInvois — the national e-invoicing system run by LHDN/IRBM (the Inland Revenue Board), phasing in by turnover (largest firms since August 2024, mid-market through 2025, businesses above RM1m from January 2026, and the smallest firms following). Construction is treated as a special case: many progress claims and certain transactions must be e-invoiced individually rather than batched into a monthly consolidated e-invoice — so "MyInvois-ready / LHDN-compliant" is the lead selling point for local accounting and construction-ERP vendors. Add the Ringgit (MYR), SST (Sales & Service Tax, not VAT), CIDB G1–G7 contractor grading across ~130,000 registered contractors, and a government digitalisation grant nudging SMEs onto the software. Business runs in English.
Frequently asked
Is Recommend.my a good fit for Malaysia trades?
A leading Malaysian home-services/renovation marketplace (since 2015), active in 2026 with 10,000+ vetted pros — renovation contractors, interior designers, handymen and repair trades. A real lead channel for renovation/trades businesses. The strongest surviving consumer-to-contractor lead marketplace in Malaysia (after Kaodim closed in 2022) — local pros bid on homeowner projects, with verified reviews and past-project photos, on a lead/commission model.
What does Recommend.my cost in Malaysia?
Free for homeowners; provider lead/commission model (not publicly itemized).. Pricing and availability can change by region — confirm current Malaysia pricing on the vendor's site before committing.