How contractor customer screening works, what it costs, and how to get started in under a minute.
Yes. Every contractor gets free customer searches — no credit card required to get started. The free plan includes 3 customer lookups per day. ClientVet Pro ($29/month) gives you unlimited searches, the ability to submit ratings, and access to detailed payment behavior data.
ClientVet is a database of customers rated by contractors. When a contractor finishes a job, they can leave a rating covering payment behavior, overall score, and comments. Other contractors can then search by customer name, address, or city to see aggregated ratings before accepting a job. Think of it like Yelp — but for contractors rating their customers instead of customers rating contractors.
ClientVet shows average star ratings from contractors who've worked with that customer, payment behavior (pays promptly, delayed, or disputes), whether previous contractors would work with them again, and written comments about the job experience. All data comes from verified contractors — not anonymous public reviews.
Only registered contractors with a ClientVet account can submit ratings. This keeps the database credible — ratings come from people who actually did the work, not anonymous reviewers. Pro subscribers can submit unlimited ratings.
ClientVet is built for any residential or commercial trade contractor: plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, general contractors, roofers, flooring installers, painters, landscapers, and more. If you work at a customer's property and want to know who you're dealing with before you show up, ClientVet is for you.
Sign up for a free account, then search by customer name, address, or city. Results appear instantly with aggregate ratings from contractors in the network. Free accounts get 3 searches per day. Pro accounts get unlimited searches.
If no one has worked with that customer yet, they won't have a record. This is common for new customers or areas where the network is still growing. Use your standard pre-job judgment — and after you finish the job, leave a rating so the next contractor has something to go on.
Ratings can only be submitted by verified contractors with registered accounts. We monitor for patterns that suggest abuse. No system is perfect, but the contractor-only model is significantly more trustworthy than anonymous public reviews.
Currently, ClientVet is a contractor-facing tool — customers don't have access to view or dispute their profiles. The focus is on giving contractors reliable information before a job.
ClientVet Pro is $29 per month, billed monthly. No contracts, cancel anytime. Pro includes unlimited customer searches, the ability to submit ratings, full payment behavior data, and detailed review history.
No. Customers cannot see who searched them or when. Your search history is private to your account. We don't share individual contractor activity with customers or third parties.
Google reviews are written by customers about businesses — the opposite direction. ClientVet is specifically for contractors to rate and research customers. The data covers payment behavior, job-site conduct, and whether contractors would work with that person again — information that simply doesn't exist anywhere else.
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