That’s where Centzy comes in. The new price comparison site allows you to see prices for local services alongside reviews from Yelp, Citysearch and more. The site is the first local search site that shows both prices and reviews.
“Less than 10% of local service businesses post their prices online, so consumers who want to compare prices have to call around or ask friends to figure it out,” CEO Jay Shek tells Mashable. “We’ve built a proprietary workforce of phone agents who call every business for you and collect prices and store hours over the phone.”
In other words, Centzy does the dirty work for you. Save yourself the hassel of calling around for quotes on an oil change and instead pop over to Centzy, which will tell you who’s the cheapest, as well as the most efficient.
The company originated when Shek and co-founder Jeremy Clemenson began to wonder why it was so difficult to track down prices for the services they use in real life, on a regular basis. The two set out to create a site that made comparing rates for local services just as easy as finding flight rates on Kayak, or book prices on Amazon.
“[Our users] are savvy consumers who care about finding great values in their city and appreciate how new websites like Centzy can help them do that,” says Shek.
They’re also on the move. The site is currently web-based only, but based on the amount of mobile traffic it’s received, a native mobile app is likely to be introduced in the near future.
