Comparison
cleand vs emop
emop is a platform where independent cleaners pick up jobs. Its hourly rates are among the lowest we track, and it takes same-day bookings with 4 hours' notice.
The catches are in the terms: a 3-hour minimum, cancellation fees from 24 hours before, and regular cleans sold as a 6-month subscription that renews itself. cleand has a 2-hour minimum, free cancellation until 2 hours before, and no fixed term.
emop's terms checked on its own website on 10 October 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page.
Prices side by side
emop's figures are the median of its standard prices across the places we read, without membership discounts. cleand's are the same everywhere. All prices include VAT. The full tables are on our cleaning prices page.
Competitor prices checked October 2026
How they work, side by side
| cleand | emop | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | cleand takes the booking and the payment and finds a background-checked, self-employed cleaner for each clean | A platform where independent cleaners choose which jobs to accept |
| Minimum booking | 2 hours | 3 hours |
| How you're charged | The price you're quoted, when you book | An estimate is held on your card; you pay for the time actually worked, after the clean |
| Free cancellation | Free until 2 hours before the start; a one-off clean is refunded in full | More than 24 hours ahead; a fee from 24 hours before, and a higher one under 6 hours |
| Regular cleans | A monthly subscription you can cancel at any time | A 6-month subscription that renews automatically, with a fee to cancel once a cleaner has picked it up |
| Booking notice | From tomorrow, at least 12 hours ahead; no same-day bookings | Same day, with 4 hours' notice, if a cleaner accepts |
| Products | Ask us before you book | Cleaners bring products only if you buy them as an add-on |
| Checks on cleaners | Every cleaner passes a background (DBS) check and is approved by cleand | A basic DBS check, an ID check and a financial check |
| Phone support | A phone line: 0330 190 0487 | Its help pages say it doesn't offer phone support |
The hourly rate and the minimum
emop's rates are low, and it prices by frequency the same way cleand does: weekly cheapest, monthly dearest. But every emop booking is at least 3 hours, and you're billed for the time the cleaner actually spends, up to an hour over the estimate. With cleand the minimum is 2 hours and the price you see is the price you pay.
Subscriptions and cancelling
emop's regular cleaning is a subscription for 6 months that renews on its own, and its cancellation table charges a fee to cancel once a cleaner has accepted the jobs. Single bookings cost a fee to cancel from 24 hours before, and more inside 6 hours.
cleand's subscription is paid monthly with no fixed term. Stop it whenever you like; no new months are charged.
Where emop does more
- Lower hourly rates for regular and one-off cleans
- Same-day bookings with 4 hours' notice
- Night and short-notice cleans
Where cleand is different
- A 2-hour minimum instead of 3
- A fixed price before you pay, rather than billing for time worked
- No 6-month term and no fee to stop regular cleans
- Free cancellation until 2 hours before
- A phone line you can call
Questions people ask
Its help pages say the minimum for any cleaning order is 3 hours. cleand's minimum is 2 hours.
Its subscription terms run for 6 months and renew automatically after the last order, and its cancellation policy lists a fee for cancelling a subscription once a cleaner has picked up the orders. cleand's subscription has no term: cancel at any time.
Per hour, usually yes; the chart on this page shows the current rates. Add the 3-hour minimum and any add-ons for products, and compare the total for the clean you need.
Sources (checked 10 October 2026):
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