Agency comparison · Updated September 12, 2026
Most “best agency” lists rank by review count, or score themselves first. This one compares eight agencies on the things you actually sign: published pricing, contract terms, who owns the assets, and what gets measured.
Pick what matters
Select any of the nine criteria. Each agency is scored only on what its own website states, and the list re-sorts by matches.
No criteria selected. Agencies are shown in the order they appear in Google for this search, with Andrew Ryan Marketing last.
Best for: design-build remodelers who want brand, storytelling, and a strategy-first agency in their own vertical.
Source: contractorgrowthnetwork.com, Sep 12, 2026.
Best for: established multi-service home-service companies that want a large, analytics-heavy team and a dedicated account structure.
Source: bluecorona.com, Sep 12, 2026.
Best for: roofers and HVAC companies that want published prices, a conversion-focused website, and a full in-house team.
Source: hookagency.com/pricing, Sep 12, 2026.
Best for: smaller contractors who want a website, local SEO, and a CRM bundled at a flat, low monthly price with an exit door.
Source: footbridgemedia.com, Sep 12, 2026.
Best for: owners who want software (CRM, email, listings, forms) and a marketing consultant from one vendor.
Source: marketing360.com, Sep 12, 2026.
Best for: remodelers and custom builders who want a full-funnel agency that lives in one vertical and reports in revenue.
Source: builderfunnel.com, Sep 12, 2026.
Best for: contractors who want an SEO-first agency with its own review and job-signal software (DataPins).
Source: contractorwebmasters.com, Sep 12, 2026.
Best for: owners who want the one constraint capping growth found before more money goes into marketing, and who want to be told “not yet” when that is the honest answer.
Source: andrewryanmarketing.com/pricing. No guaranteed-results contracts, by design — marketing produces results probabilistically, and any agency guaranteeing outcomes is pricing that risk into your invoice.
Scoring is binary and sourced: a criterion counts only when the agency’s own site states it. “Not stated” scores nothing either way. Two criteria — team size and a money-back guarantee — are ones we do not meet; they are in the list because some owners should weight them.
The missing column
Every agency in the table can show you more leads. Leads are the easiest number in marketing to grow and the least connected to your bank account. A lead is a form fill. A call is a ring. A booked job is money. Between the first and the last sit the follow-up, the estimate, the close, and whether your crews could take the work that month. Most agencies stop measuring at the top of that chain, which is why “136% more leads” and a flat year can both be true at once. Activity is not progress.
The agencies that report revenue are already ahead of the ones that report rankings. The next question is whether anyone looks right of the sale. If you are already selling more than your crews can deliver, more marketing strands jobs and burns your name. The honest answer in that situation is “not yet,” and it is worth asking any agency on this page whether they would ever say it.
That is the axis we built our own work around, and it is the one we would tell you to interview for, whichever name you choose. Ask what they measure to. Then ask what they do when the numbers say the constraint is not marketing.
Before you sign
The answers separate a partner from a vendor faster than any review count.
Leads, calls, or booked revenue. If the answer is leads, ask how they know which ones became jobs.
If you leave, what leaves with you? Get it in writing before the first invoice.
Twelve months with penalties is common. Month-to-month with notice is the version that keeps the agency accountable.
Published pricing means the number is the number. Quoted pricing means the number depends on the call.
The person on the sales call, or a team you will meet later? Both models work; know which one you are buying.
FAQ
There is no single best contractor marketing agency, because the agencies above are built for different owners. A $249-a-month bundle, a 30-person roofing specialist, a design-build storytelling firm, and a founder-led operator measuring to the booked job are not competing for the same client. Pick the criteria that matter to your business in the tool above, and the best fit sorts itself.
On the sites we reviewed, published pricing runs from $249 per month (Footbridge Media) to $10,000 and up per month (Blue Corona, Andrew Ryan Marketing) depending on scope. Four of the eight agencies do not publish pricing at all. Media spend is usually separate from the agency fee.
Only if the exit terms are written and you have seen results you can verify. Month-to-month agreements with notice keep the agency accountable every month; annual contracts with cancellation penalties move the risk onto you. Of the eight agencies here, two state month-to-month terms on their sites; the rest do not state a term.
Spend, leads, appointments, booked jobs, and revenue, connected in one chain, so every dollar has a verdict. Rankings and impressions are inputs, not outcomes. If a report ends at leads, you are being shown activity, not results.
Before you hire anyone
The 6-Gap Revenue Map scores the six things that decide whether a search becomes a booked job for your business. It takes about fifteen seconds, it is free, and it will tell you what to interview an agency for — ours or anyone else’s.
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