WrenchStack Index · 2026
WrenchStack Index 2026
Benchmarks computed from WrenchStack's directory of vendors for trades contractors: 279 US vendors across 10 categories, plus 436 localized listings across 17 international markets. Every stat is computed from the WrenchStack directory data when the site is built; the methodology explains how entries are sourced and verified.
Published 2026-05-28 · Expanded to 10 categories + international 2026-06-19 · Figures computed from the directory data as of 2026-10-22
Software pricing & structure
of the trades software platforms in WrenchStack's directory publish no price and quote on request (49 of 127 platforms). The remaining 61% publish at least one price.
is the median paid starting price among the 61 platforms that publish one in WrenchStack's 127-tool directory. Left out of the median: 15 that start on a free plan and 2 that publish only module or per-project prices.
of the trades software platforms in WrenchStack's directory offer a free trial (49 of 127 platforms). 42 of those trials run 14 or 30 days.
of the 85 trades software platforms in WrenchStack with a published founding year were founded in 2015 or later (25 platforms).
Integration prevalence
of the trades software platforms in WrenchStack's directory list a QuickBooks integration (96 of 127).
of the trades software platforms in WrenchStack's directory list a Stripe integration (30 of 127).
Reputation patterns across categories
of lead-generation platforms WrenchStack covers carry a reputation warning (7 of 23). The source for each one is on the reputation ledger.
vendors across the full adjacent-category stack (lead-gen, financing, banking, payments, insurance, accounting, payroll, marketing, AI) carry a documented reputation warning: 15% of 152 vendors. By category, largest count first: lead generation 7, insurance 3, marketing agencies 3, consumer financing 2, business banking 2, payroll 2, accounting 2, payments 1, AI tools 1. We publish the specific reason on every one.
insurance providers covered, 13 of which sell through agents, brokers or partner platforms rather than direct.
marketing agencies covered: 4 trade-specific specialists, 3 with a documented reputation warning.
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Methodology notes
WrenchStack Index stats are counts, shares and medians computed from the public WrenchStack directory data each time the site is built. None of them uses the Fit Score, which ranks software on the trade pages. Each US entry carries the date it was last checked against primary sources: see the methodology and the verification log.
- • Sample size: All 279 US vendors across 10 categories, plus 436 localized listings across 17 international markets, as of 2026-10-22
- • Geographic scope: United States plus 17 international markets: UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the six Gulf states (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman), Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, France, Malaysia and South Africa
- • Refresh cadence: Figures recompute from the directory data on every site build
- • Data freshness: Each US vendor page shows the date its entry was last verified
- • Reproducibility: Every stat is a count, share or median over the directory entries; none is sampled or estimated