Hello Handy vs Honey Homes
Hello Handy is a membership home-maintenance service for San Francisco and the Peninsula, down to Cupertino — foreman-led crews working your list at one published rate ($125/hr, plans from $399/yr). Honey Homes is a real alternative, and the honest answer is that the right choice depends on what you're solving. Here's the comparison, plainly.
What Honey Homes is
Honey Homes is a well-run membership handyman service: a monthly fee, a dedicated handyman, an app to manage the list. They operate across multiple metros in several states.
Side by side
| Hello Handy | Honey Homes | |
|---|---|---|
| Territory | San Francisco and the Peninsula, down to Cupertino — only. Our crews work the same fog-belt Victorians and pre-war Peninsula stock every week. | Multiple metros across several states. |
| Who shows up | Vetted, foreman-led crews who arrive already briefed by your home record — you never re-explain the house. Background-checked, and backed by vetted licensed subs when a job needs a specialty trade. | A dedicated handyman, per their model. |
| Pricing | Published on our site: $399/yr Annual with labor at $125/hr, or Handled at $499/mo with 3 crew-hours included monthly (banked up to 9). | Monthly membership; see their site for current pricing. |
| Scope depth | A specialty in skilled wood repair — dry rot, decks, siding, trim, wood windows stay in-house. | General handyman scope, per their published materials. |
| Entry point | $399 for a full year, plus a free documented walk-through before you commit anything. | Monthly subscription from day one. |
The honest bottom line
If you want a broad handyman membership and you're outside our territory, Honey Homes is a credible choice — we'd rather you have someone good than no one. If your home is in San Francisco or on the Peninsula and its problems include wood — and here, they eventually do — that's exactly what we're built for.
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