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ProductPricing transparency: why we show you exactly where your money goes
Most service platforms hide their fees. We publish ours. Here's the full breakdown of where your ₹500 goes — and why we believe radical transparency wins.
CompanyWhy Bharat expansion matters: lessons from serving 40 Tier-3 cities
A plumber in Patna deserves the same platform as one in Mumbai. Here's what we've learned expanding beyond metros — and why it's our biggest growth opportunity.
ProductWhy we made every booking insurance-backed — for free
In April 2026, we added ₹50,000 insurance to every booking at no cost to customers or pros. Here's the economics behind that decision and why it's worth it.
CompanyPro dignity: why we call them professionals, not gig workers
The language we use shapes the relationships we build. Here's why VanHub treats service providers as professionals — and what that means in practice.
EngineeringBuilding for 10x scale: our tech stack and architecture
We currently serve 1.8M bookings. We're building for 18M. Here's a technical deep dive into our architecture, the choices we made, and what we'd do differently.