Service marketplace software for local pros, quotes and bookings.
Yclas is service marketplace software for local and in-person services: providers get a profile with their hours, prices and reviews, customers request a quote or book a time, and on the Marketplace plan the booking can be paid with a deposit. It suits trades, lessons, rentals with an operator and appointments. It does not run remote freelance work with milestones, and this page says so.
Free for 15 days · No credit card · Bookings from Professional
A services marketplace platform for work done in person.
Local services are found by place, chosen by reviews and sold by the hour, the session or the quote. Those are the parts Yclas has.
From a quote request to a booked session.
Screens from Front Range Local, a demo directory, and Ridewell, a demo rentals site. Providers and bookings are sample data.
Customers describe the job once.
A customer requests a quote from one provider, or, in directory mode, describes the job once and has it sent to up to five providers nearby, within 50 km by default. On a listing, the provider can answer a quote request with a price, a delivery time and a note that the customer accepts and pays.
- Charge providers for leads: free, credits from their plan, or pay per lead.
- Reply times shown on each provider page, on Nova.
Service marketplace software with a calendar on each service.
Price a service per hour or per session. Customers pick a day and a start time from the provider's opening hours and send a request; the provider accepts or declines. Time between bookings, the provider's time zone and instant booking are part of the settings.
- Sessions from 15 minutes to 12 hours, starting every 15, 30 or 60 minutes.
- Places at the same time for group classes and tours.
- A calendar link that adds bookings to Google, Apple or Outlook calendars.
A deposit when they book, the rest as you allow.
With paid bookings the customer's card is held when they ask and charged when the provider accepts. You can take part of the price online as a deposit and let the rest be paid to the provider directly. The provider is paid by Stripe after the booking, minus your commission.
- Six cancellation policies, with refunds worked out for you.
- A service fee for customers, kept by you.
Paid bookings need Stripe Connect with your own Stripe account.
Where Yclas fits a services marketplace, and where it stops.
Freelance marketplace software for remote work is built around contracts and milestones. Yclas is built around local providers, quotes and bookings.
| Service marketplace need | On Yclas |
|---|---|
| Provider profiles with hours and reviews | Yes, every plan |
| Quote requests, one or several providers | Yes, every plan |
| Bookings by hour or session | Yes, from Professional |
| Deposits and cancellation policies | Yes, Marketplace plan |
| Payment held until the job is done | One hold per order, Marketplace plan |
| Milestone payments on a project | Not included |
| Time tracking and timesheets | Not included |
| Freelancers bidding on posted projects | Not included |
The services toolkit.
Directory and quotes on every plan; bookings from Professional; paid bookings and deposits on Marketplace.
Providers
- Profile with hours and services
- Reviews with replies
- Quote requests and leads
- Booking calendar
- Performance page
- AI reply drafts
Customers
- Search by service and place
- Open now filter (Nova)
- Request a quote
- Book a time
- Messages with photos
You
- Charge per lead or by plan
- Commission on paid bookings
- Customer service fee
- Moderation and verification
- Disputes you decide
How a services marketplace earns.
Providers pay for customers. Choose whether that is per lead, per month or per booking.
Prices are examples: you set your own, in your currency. Yclas takes no commission on what you earn. All the ways to make money →
Launching a services marketplace.
- Pick the servicesA trade or a kind of lesson, in one area.
- List providersAdd the first ones yourself and invite them to claim their page.
- Switch on quotesLet customers describe the job once.
- Add bookingsFor services sold by the hour or session.
- Charge for leadsWhen providers get requests every week.
What is service marketplace software?
Software for a site where customers find and hire service providers: profiles, search by service and place, reviews, quote requests or bookings, and often payments.
Is Yclas good service marketplace software for freelancers?
For local, in-person services, yes. For remote freelance work with contracts, milestone payments and time tracking, no: those are not part of Yclas.
Can customers book and pay online?
Booking requests work from Professional. Paying online, with deposits and cancellation policies, needs the Marketplace plan and Stripe Connect.
Can providers claim their page?
Yes. In directory mode businesses claim their listing, and you approve the claim.
Can I charge providers for leads?
Yes: leads can be free, use credits from the provider's plan, or be paid one by one before the contact details are shown.
Can a payment wait until the job is done?
On Marketplace, a paid order can be held until the customer confirms. It is one hold per order, not staged payments.
Which themes show the booking calendar?
Nova, the theme new sites start with, and the default theme.
Related pages.
The parts of Yclas this leans on.
Bring local providers and customers together.
Start with provider pages and quote requests, then add bookings. Free for 15 days, no credit card.
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