Case study · Services

Ocupados, marketplace for tradespeople.

Ocupados is a marketplace in Buenos Aires to find verified tradespeople nearby, from electricians to plumbers, with references and real availability. Cambalache designed and built it.

Ocupados, the live product
Client
Ocupados
Industry
Bookings & services
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Platforms
Web
Status
Live

01The client

Ocupados connects households in Buenos Aires with verified tradespeople.

02The idea

Solve a problem at home without the hassle: find a tradesperson nearby, check references and availability, and leave the vetting to the platform.

03What we built

  • Search by trade and location
  • Verified profiles with references and availability
  • Job requests and price inquiries
  • A catalog by trade: electricians, plumbers, painters and more
  • Confirmed appointments

The product

Live, with real users.

Ocupados, screen 1
Ocupados, screen 2

Quick answers

About Ocupados, in short.

Who built Ocupados?

Ocupados was designed and built by Cambalache, a product studio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that ships fixed-price MVPs, platforms and AI agents.

What is Ocupados?

A marketplace to find verified electricians, plumbers and other tradespeople nearby, check their references and availability, and book the job.

Which platforms does Ocupados run on?

Web.

How much does it cost to build a product like Ocupados?

It depends on the scope. A product like Ocupados usually starts from one of our fixed-price packages: Validate, $3,900 in 2 weeks for one core flow or one automated process; Launch, from $8,000 in 8 weeks; or Scale, from $15,000 in 10–14 weeks for marketplaces and heavy integrations. You get the exact price and launch date in writing before any code is written.

How every project runs, this one included.

See the process →
  1. Days 1–3

    Scope

  2. Week 1

    Staging link

  3. Every week

    Demo

  4. Launch day

    Handover

Cambalache

Building something in bookings & services?

Tell us what you need. You get a fixed price, a launch date and the code in your GitHub from day one.