MANO
The trusted directory for Panama's trades. Describe the job, MANO matches you to the verified, top-rated, nearest pro — with transparent pricing.
In Panama, finding a good plumber or electrician is word-of-mouth and blind. MANO brings verification, real reviews, and transparent pricing to a market that never had a trusted directory.
Panama never had a trusted directory.
- You hunt for a plumber in Facebook and WhatsApp groups.
- No reviews — just “my cousin knows a guy.”
- You don't know if the price is fair until the bill arrives.
- Zero verification. Zero recourse if it goes wrong.
- A ranked match in seconds, with the breakdown visible.
- Real reviews from completed jobs, with a histogram.
- The market average in plain sight — you know if it's fair.
- Every pro verified. Bilingual. House-backed support.
Four steps, zero friction.
Request
Pick your zone and service, describe the job and your budget.
Match
The engine ranks by proximity, rating, price and experience — and shows you why.
Hire
Contact the verified pro by WhatsApp. See their rate vs. the market average.
Review
Your review feeds the network and improves every future match.
Eight trades live.
Next: caregivers / home-health, solar, pet grooming, security, handyman — high-margin categories from the Panama services research.
Trust, by design.
Every pro, vetted
Identity, trade and references checked before listing. The green check isn't for sale.
The market average, visible
See the min–max range and average by category and zone, and how each pro compares. No surprises.
Ratings from real jobs
Star reviews with a histogram, tied to completed jobs. The average rating is computed, not invented.
Ranked, and it tells you why
A geo engine weighing proximity, rating, price and experience — with the breakdown visible and your budget respected.
Built and running.
Next.js + SQLite app with client, pro and admin flows; per-zone SEO pages; bilingual ES/EN. Seeded with real Panama names and market rates.
How it ranks.
Every request runs through a geo engine that scores each available, verified pro and shows the breakdown. Weights (sum to 1.0):
The top match is auto-assigned; the client sees why, and whether it fits their budget.
Free for clients. Pros pay for value.
Per qualified lead
Pros pay per real request routed to them. They pay only when MANO delivers work.
Verified badge + featured
Monthly fee for verification, a featured profile, and ranking priority in their zone.
La Compañía synergy
Discounted HILO payments, logistics via RAPITIDO, and SORA's same LATAM chapter playbook.
Panama first. Then, chapter by chapter.
MANO inherits SORA's chapter playbook: one market, one zone, a critical mass of verified pros — then the next. Density beats reach.
Built in the house.
Abraham Eid
MANO is La Compañía's seventh brand — the Boquete house of ventures behind SORA, VETA, HILO, RAPITIDO, CEIBA and MANTO. Patient capital, shared infrastructure, institutional memory: the same matching, payments and logistics stack serves them all.
The essentials.
What does “verified” mean?
We check identity, trade, and references before a pro is listed. The green check isn't for sale — it's earned, and it can be lost.
What does it cost the client?
Nothing. MANO is free for people seeking a service. Pros pay for qualified leads or a verification + featured membership.
How do I know the price is fair?
Every profile shows the pro's rate against the market average for their category and zone, with the min–max range. No surprise bills.
How is it different from a Facebook group?
Verification, reviews tied to real jobs, transparent pricing, and a match that tells you why. A network that improves with every job, not a feed that scrolls away.
A trusted hand, one message away.
The MVP is built. Panama first; LATAM chapters follow SORA's same path.