ArtisanNow
ArtisanNow takes the risk out of hiring for both sides of South Africa’s construction trade. Homeowners and contractors book verified artisans instead of gambling on a WhatsApp referral, and every quote is paid into TradeSafe escrow up front — money only releases once the work is signed off, so an artisan can’t be stiffed and a client can’t be left with a half-finished job and no recourse.
The frontend is React on Vercel, the backend is a standalone Express/MongoDB API on Railway with JWT-in-cookie sessions and CSRF protection — a clean, self-contained stack we can stand up for any marketplace that needs trust and escrow built in from day one, not bolted on later.
Want something like ArtisanNow?
We can build you a trades marketplace platform from scratch, or white-label ArtisanNow itself under your brand — whichever gets you to market faster. Book a demo and we'll walk you through exactly what that looks like.