Looking at Karista? Here’s the same job at $29/month flat — with no lead fees.
A matching service (NDIS, aged care and allied health) whose team matches participants to providers who pay to participate. This page compares their model with ours, fairly — including what they do well — so you can decide where your listing works hardest.
| Karista | TopNDISAustralia | |
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| How providers pay | A monthly subscription plus annual per-client referral fees that scale with how many support hours each referred client receives. | Free listing, or Pro at $29/month and Premium at $59/month — flat, published, cancel anytime. |
| Published pricing |
| $0 / $29 / $59 per month, on the public pricing page. No sales call needed. |
| Lead / referral fees | Fees tied to clients or invoices apply (see above) | Never — no lead fees, no commissions, on any tier |
| What participants see |
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- Subscription (~$198/mo)≈ $2,376/yr
- Per-client fees (3 × ~$1,500)≈ $4,500/yr
Flat means flat: the price never grows with your client list.
Where Karista genuinely shines
- A full-service matching team — providers don't have to do anything to receive matches
- Covers aged care and allied health as well as NDIS
What to weigh before you sign
- Per-client referral fees mean your cost scales with every client you retain — a handful of referred clients can cost thousands per year on top of the subscription
- Referral incentive arrangements in the NDIS have attracted media scrutiny and public comment from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission about their consistency with the NDIS Code of Conduct — worth understanding before entering any per-client fee arrangement
- No public reviews or availability display on listings
Every TopNDISAustralia listing includes
- No lead fees, no referral fees, no commissions — ever
- Verified participant reviews on your public profile
- Public availability status ("accepting new participants") with a freshness stamp
- Recognition program for consistently well-reviewed providers
- Free ABN verification against the ABR on every claimed listing
Common questions
Why doesn't TopNDISAustralia charge referral fees?
Two reasons. Commercially, we think your growth shouldn't be taxed — you pay the same flat price whether we send you one enquiry or fifty. And in this sector, the NDIS Commission has publicly cautioned about referral incentive payments, so we built our model on subscriptions only: no lead fees, no per-client fees, no commissions.
Will I get matched like on Karista?
We work differently: participants and families search, compare reviews and availability, and contact you directly — there's no middle team. Enquiries come straight to your inbox (and your dashboard on Pro), free on every tier.
Competitor information is drawn from their published pages and credible public reporting, current as at July 2026; pricing and features may have changed — always confirm directly with the provider concerned. Karista and all product names are trademarks of their respective owners; no affiliation or endorsement is implied. Spot something out of date? Tell usand we’ll correct it promptly.