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TheBidBroker vs PlanHub
Both help subcontractors find work, but they find different work. Here's an honest side-by-side so you can pick what fits, or use both.
| TheBidBroker | PlanHub | |
|---|---|---|
| Price for a subcontractor | Free plan, Pro $39/month (about $468/year) | Free profile; Premier $1,999/year (50 miles) to $3,299/year (200 miles) |
| Free trial of the paid plan | 14 days of Pro, no card needed | Trial offered |
| Private jobs from general contractors (invitations to bid) | Jobs GCs post on TheBidBroker | Its main strength: a large GC network |
| Public bids: city, county, school district and state | ||
| Federal bids from SAM.gov, matched to your trade | ||
| Who won past public jobs, and for how much | ||
| Price check: what the government paid on similar jobs | ||
| Reads the bid documents for you (dates, bonds, insurance, how to submit) | ||
| Set-aside matching (veteran, women-owned, HUBZone, 8(a), small business) | ||
| Capability statement maker | ||
| Hide a bid you're not interested in, and it stops coming back |
Pick TheBidBroker if…
- You want city, county, school, state and federal jobs, not just private invites.
- You want to know who won past jobs and what they were paid before you bid.
- You'd rather pay $39/month than about $2,000 or more a year.
- You're a small shop that needs set-aside matches and a capability statement.
PlanHub may fit better if…
- Most of your work comes from private commercial general contractors.
- You want to be in a large network of GCs who send invitations to bid.
- You can also use both: PlanHub for private invites, TheBidBroker for public work.
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PlanHub details come from PlanHub's public pricing page as of October 2026 and may have changed; check planhub.com/pricing for current plans. A dash means it isn't listed as a PlanHub feature on that page, not that it can't be done there. PlanHub is a trademark of its owner; TheBidBroker is not affiliated with PlanHub.