Solotude vs Mable
Both help you find independent NDIS workers. The big difference is money: Mable takes a percentage of every hour of support, and Solotude takes nothing from the hourly rate.
Facts checked on 10 October 2026 from each company’s own published information. Fees and features change, so check their site before you decide.
At a glance
| Solotude | Mable | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Connection platform. Find a provider, talk to them through fast, anonymous in-platform messaging, then arrange support directly. | Online marketplace. Workers are independent contractors with an ABN. |
| Cost to participants and families | Free. No fee on top of the provider’s rate. | 7.95% Client Platform Fee added on top of the agreed hourly rate. |
| Cost to providers | Flat weekly subscription from $12 a week per profile. No commission. Cancel any time. | 10% Support Engagement Fee taken out of the agreed hourly rate. Minimum agreed rate $42 an hour. |
| Who is on it | Registered and unregistered independent providers, from sole traders to growing small businesses, across 12 professions: support workers, nurses, cleaners, gardeners, OTs, psychologists, physios, speech pathologists, behaviour support practitioners, counsellors, exercise physiologists and dietitians. | Support workers, nurses and some allied health (OT, psychology, physio, speech therapy). Mable says it has 23,000+ workers. |
| Provider checks | Every provider: identity, ABN and NDIS Commission compliance records, plus Ahpra registration for nurses, OTs, physios and psychologists, and NDIS registration for behaviour support practitioners. Also verified when a provider adds them, and searchable as filters: NDIS Worker Screening Check, Working with Children Check and NDIS registration. | 100 points of ID, NDIS Worker Screening Check, references, qualification checks and an active ABN, plus other checks depending on the work. |
| Payments and invoicing | Not handled by Solotude. You and your provider invoice and pay each other directly. | Handled by Mable. It invoices self-managed participants or plan managers weekly and pays the worker. |
| Where | Greater Sydney first, expanding Australia-wide. | Australia-wide, with workers in most capital cities. |
What an hour of support costs
Mable’s own example uses an agreed rate of $58 an hour. The participant pays $62.61, the worker takes home $52.20, and Mable keeps $10.41 of every hour.
On Solotude, if a provider charges $58 an hour, the participant pays $58 and the provider keeps $58. The provider pays Solotude a flat weekly subscription instead (from $12 a week), however many hours they work.
For a participant using 10 hours of support a week at that rate, that is about $104 a week going to the platform on Mable, and $0 on Solotude.
Where Mable is the better fit
- You want the platform to handle invoicing and pay your workers for you.
- You want a very large existing pool of workers today.
- You want insurance arranged through the platform for bookings made there.
Where Solotude is the better fit
- Signing up takes minutes. No long forms or piles of personal information before you can start.
- Fast, anonymous in-platform messaging, so you can talk to providers before sharing your details.
- Built for small businesses, whether you are a sole trader or a growing team, with a free business account and a profile for each staff member.
- You want every dollar of your plan to go to the person doing the work.
- You are a provider who wants to keep your full hourly rate and pay one flat weekly fee.
- You want allied health, cleaners and gardeners in the same search as support workers.
- You want to back small, local independent businesses.
Plan types and registration
Mable says it has applied to register as an NDIS digital platform and is going through the audit process. It says agency-managed (NDIA-managed) participants cannot use their NDIS funding to book independent workers on Mable. Self-managed and plan-managed participants can.
Solotude lists both registered and unregistered providers and does not process NDIS payments, so you arrange invoicing directly with your provider. Self-managed and plan-managed participants can choose either. Agency-managed participants can use Solotude to find NDIS-registered providers, who then claim from the NDIA.
Common questions
Is Solotude cheaper than Mable?
For participants, yes. Solotude adds no fee to the provider’s hourly rate, while Mable adds 7.95%. For providers, Solotude charges a flat weekly subscription instead of taking 10% of every hour.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many providers list on more than one platform. Participants can search both and choose the provider who suits them.
Does Solotude handle payments like Mable?
No. You and your provider invoice each other directly, so you stay in control of the arrangement and no platform fee is added to your support.
Find support on Solotude
Search verified independent NDIS providers and message them directly. Free for participants, families and support coordinators.
Sources
- Mable: A guide to fees on Mable
- Mable: Pricing
- Mable: Support worker checks
- Mable: How do I manage my NDIS funding
- Mable: Mandatory registration reforms
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