
Comparison
Soil Connect vs DirtMatch: Which dirt marketplace fits contractors?
DirtMatch fits small jobs and pros who work their own matches. Soil Connect fits contractors who want trucks booked and loads logged.

Quick answer
DirtMatch is a self-serve listing site. You post for free, see up to 30 nearby matches, then work out trucks and price with the other party yourself. Soil Connect is a managed dirt exchange and brokerage that matches the two sites and arranges the hauling for you. Pick DirtMatch for small, flexible jobs. Pick Soil Connect when the schedule and the spec carry real cost.
Soil Connect vs DirtMatch head to head
The two services start from the same idea, putting excess dirt to work on a nearby job, and then split. DirtMatch hands you a ranked list of local posts and steps back. Soil Connect takes the job off your desk, from sourcing the other site to logging the last truck.
Soil Connect: a dirt exchange with hauling & reporting
Soil Connect runs an online dirt exchange for dirt and aggregates alongside a dirt brokerage. A contractor enters the quantity and material type through the Find Dirt marketplace, and a Soil Connect Dirt Specialist calls back within 1 business day. Dirt Pros check that the material meets the project specifications. The hauling runs through more than 1,400 partner haulers, with a digital record for every truck load.
Soil Connect reports 182 million+ yards of dirt matched and 12,000+ contractors on its marketplace. It offers three subscription tiers, Dirt Pro, Dirt Manager and Dirt Consultant, and no tier lists a price.
- Model: Managed exchange & brokerage
- Trucks: Arranged for you
- Spec check: Dirt Pros review material
- Load records: Digital tickets
- Pricing: Tiers, no public prices
DirtMatch: free dirt listings & dump sites
DirtMatch connects people who have dirt with people who need it. A free Basic post shows up to 30 local matches ranked by its MatchScore and lets you message 10 of them free, plus call or text any PRO members on the list. A $29 Premium Post unlocks contact with every match on that post for 30 days, by phone or text for most. PRO membership costs $49 a month or $490 a year.
Its members range from homeowners to excavators and dump site operators across the U.S. DirtMatch does not arrange hauling or vouch for soil quality, so the two matched parties settle trucking and price on their own.
- Model: Self-serve listings
- Basic post: Free, 1 active post
- Upgrades: $29 a post or $49 a month
- Trucks: You arrange them
- Soil quality: Your own diligence
Table: Who handles each step
| | Soil Connect | DirtMatch |
| Finding the other site | Sourced for you | MatchScore ranked posts |
| Reaching the match | Handled for you | 10 free messages |
| Trucks | Booked partner haulers | Arranged by you |
| Spec compliance | Dirt Pro review | Your own testing |
| Load records | Digital tickets, reports | Not listed |
Both rank options by distance, because short hauls are where the money is, and that is the core of how a dirt exchange saves money.
The real difference is who does the work after the match.
Trade-offs between a free dirt app & a managed dirt broker
A free dirt app costs nothing up front. On a big job the cost shows up later, in phone time and in exposure to bad material. A managed service charges for taking that work off your plate, so the cheaper option depends on volume and on what one lost day of earthwork costs.
DirtMatch: zero cost to start
Someone searching free dirt near me can post a Basic listing in minutes and see what is close by. MatchScore rates free-to-free matches above paid ones, so a homeowner with 20 cubic yards of clean fill has a fair shot at a taker without paying anything. Free dirt still has a freight cost, unless the other party offers to haul it.
Soil Connect: someone else books the trucks
On a large export, a dump site answers only half of where to dump dirt. The other half is enough trucks to keep the excavator loading for the whole shift. Soil Connect's Get Rid of Dirt listings pair the export with a closer site and arrange the haul, and the company reports customers saving 28% to 42% on their dirt.
DirtMatch: the soil risk stays with you
DirtMatch makes no representations about soil quality and recommends visiting the source and testing anything suspect. For a flower bed, that is a fair deal. Structural fill that has to pass a compaction spec under ASTM D698 or D1557 is a different story. A load your geotech rejects still has to leave the site on trucks you pay for, and the crew waiting on replacement fill stands idle while someone finds another source that might fail the same test.
Soil Connect: priced by quote
Soil Connect does not publish its subscription prices, so a contractor asks for a quote. For one residential job with a few loads, a $29 Premium Post is the simpler spend.
DirtMatch: dump sites in one search
Its disposal pages list posts by city, which makes clean fill dump sites near me a quick search for small loads. Call each site for price and rules first.
Soil Connect: records that hold up
Digital load tickets count every truck on and off the site. That counts on reuse jobs, where the EPA guidance on reusing soil and other construction materials points to avoided purchase and disposal costs as real project savings, plus lower transportation costs when material is reused on site.
Decision guide: which dirt match service fits your job
Choose by job size first, then by spec. Run the job through these four questions and the right dirt match service usually shows up by the second or third.
A few truckloads?
Use DirtMatch. A homeowner regrading a yard or a landscaper with spare topsoil can post free and settle it on one phone call with a nearby match. If the free matches go quiet, $29 opens contact with all of them for 30 days.
Structural fill spec?
Lean toward Soil Connect. A search for fill dirt near me turns up plenty of sources, but few arrive with proof the material meets your gradation and Proctor numbers. Soil Connect's Dirt Pros check material against the project specifications.
Hundreds of truckloads?
Use Soil Connect. At 12 cubic yards per tandem load, a 6,000 cubic yard import is at least 500 trips, and hand counts drift. Soil Connect's data shows a 24% to 30% gap between estimated and actual dirt moved, and its Dirt Reports for import tracking log each load in real time.
Just browsing?
Start with a free DirtMatch post, or browse dirt for sale near me on its city pages. Before you compare a listing price with a delivered one, read what a dirt marketplace does, since the trucking line often decides the total cost.
Nothing stops a contractor from using both. A stray 30 yards from a pool dig can go on DirtMatch, while the subdivision import goes to Soil Connect with trucks and tickets handled.
Soil Connect vs DirtMatch FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is DirtMatch free to use?
Partly. Anyone can open an account and create a Basic post for free, see up to 30 matches, message 10 of them and call or text any PRO members among them. A Premium Post costs $29 for 30 days, is not a subscription and unlocks contact with every match, by phone or text for most. PRO costs $49 a month or $490 a year. Anyone who charges for fill or for disposal must go PRO to contact matches at all.
Does Soil Connect arrange the trucks for a match?
Yes. Soil Connect pairs the site with excess dirt and a site that needs it, then arranges the hauling through more than 1,400 partner haulers. Each truck load gets a digital record, so the project team can follow volumes and hauling velocity without being on site. On DirtMatch, the two matched parties handle trucking and payment on their own.
Which platform suits large commercial imports?
Soil Connect. A large import usually carries a material spec, a tight earthwork schedule and hundreds of loads to reconcile against budget. Soil Connect checks material against the spec and tracks every load it books. DirtMatch can surface a big source, and some disposal posts list thousands of yards, but the buyer still has to vet the soil and hire the trucks.
Can haulers find loads on both platforms?
Yes. DirtMatch sells hauler leads at $39 each, with the first lead free, no monthly fee and each lead sold no more than three times. A PRO membership also lets any member call or text you directly. Soil Connect gives haulers access to millions of yards of dirt that need hauling, with digital load tracking for invoicing and payment in as little as 24 hours.
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