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Mable vs Karista

A support work marketplace and an NDIS matching service, compared, plus the open directory option.

NDIS marketplace

Mable

Mable is a large, established online marketplace that handles bookings, agreements, payments and insurance in one platform. Supportd is a directory, not a marketplace: it helps participants find providers, including ones not on any marketplace, then steps out of the way. Free for participants, with no commission on your supports.

Strengths
  • A large, well established network of independent support workers
  • Bookings, service agreements, payments and insurance handled inside one platform
  • A familiar brand that many participants and workers already use
  • Useful if you want the admin of engaging a worker taken care of for you
Pricing

Mable does not charge participants a separate fee. Instead, based on publicly available information, the platform is funded by a combined take rate of roughly 16.6% on the work booked through it, which effectively sits inside the rate. Always confirm current figures on Mable directly. Supportd charges participants nothing and takes no commission on your supports. Providers on Supportd pay a flat $49 or $99 a month with no per-booking or per-lead fees.

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NDIS matching service

Karista

Karista is an established NDIS matching service that helps connect participants with providers. Supportd is a free directory you can search yourself, or use the free matching service, with flat provider pricing and no per-referred-client fees.

Strengths
  • An established matching and concierge service
  • Helps participants who prefer to be matched rather than search themselves
  • A recognised name in the NDIS provider connection space
Pricing

Based on publicly available information, Karista charges providers a monthly subscription of around $198 plus a fee of roughly $750 to $3,000 for each referred client. Confirm current pricing with Karista directly. Supportd charges providers a flat $49 or $99 a month with no per-referred-client fees, and is free for participants.

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The third option

Where Supportd is different from both

Whichever of these you are weighing up, Supportd is a different shape. It is an open directory, free for participants, that lists registered, unregistered and independent providers side by side. Enquiries go straight to the provider, we never take a commission from anyone, and availability is shown on every listing.

No commission, ever
We never take a cut of your NDIS plan. Providers pay a small flat listing fee, that is the whole model.
You keep the relationship
You contact providers directly and deal with them directly. Supportd steps out after the introduction.
The whole market
Registered, unregistered and independent providers in one place, with availability updated weekly.
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