You depend on deeper operations
Recurring timed visits, staff schedules or integrated charging are essential to your working day. Validate those workflows in the competitor’s relevant plan.
Pet sitting software comparison
Time To Pet alternative for independent pet sitters
Already have clients? Compare the tools you need to look after them: client records, booking requests, updates and invoices. The Pet Sitter is built for one independent sitter; it is not a replacement for every scheduling or payment feature in Time To Pet.
| Metric | The Pet Sitter | Time To Pet |
|---|---|---|
| Starting software price | Free — no subscription or commission | Lite US$25/month or US$250/year; Solo US$50/month or US$500/year |
| Scheduling | Date-range bookings; no timed recurring visits or staff scheduling | Visit scheduling; recurring visits and staff workflows in the relevant plans. Lite is single-person. |
| Collecting payment | Clients pay you through your own methods; you record payment manually | Time To Pet Payments; processor fees apply. Lite requires this payment service. |
Compare a working day, not a promise of new clients
Time To Pet offers Lite for a one-person business and Solo with a broader feature set. Its scheduling, invoicing and client-management tools may be valuable even if you never hire staff. Lite requires Time To Pet Payments and excludes integrations such as third-party calendar sync and QuickBooks.
- Your profile, booking link, date-range bookings, messaging, report cards, unlimited client records and CSV client import are free.
- Manual invoices, completed-booking invoices and accounting CSV export are included at no cost. You receive client payments directly and record them yourself; The Pet Sitter does not automatically collect or verify payments.
- The Pet Sitter takes no booking commission. Choose external payment methods you control, such as bank transfer or your own payment link; provider fees and eligibility still apply. We do not collect, automatically charge or verify receipt of client payments.
The Pet Sitter is free. The other provider’s published software prices remain in their original currency; check current features, tax, billing period and regional terms before choosing. External payment-provider fees are separate.
Lite US$25/month or US$250/year; Solo US$50/month or US$500/year
What you can use today
A practical comparison; a smaller feature set is not feature parity.
Client records and migration
Time To Pet
Client management and free assisted import of supported records; not a transfer of past invoices or scheduled events.
The Pet Sitter
Add clients without a paid tier or client-count cap. Import client records by CSV; historical bookings, invoices and payment credentials do not transfer.
Scheduling
Time To Pet
Visit scheduling; recurring visits and staff workflows in the relevant plans. Lite is single-person.
The Pet Sitter
Date-range bookings; no timed recurring visits or staff scheduling
Invoices
Time To Pet
Invoicing and integrated payments; availability of integrations varies by plan.
The Pet Sitter
Manual invoices, completed-booking invoices and accounting CSV export are included at no cost. You receive client payments directly and record them yourself; The Pet Sitter does not automatically collect or verify payments.
Collecting payment
Time To Pet
Time To Pet Payments; processor fees apply. Lite requires this payment service.
The Pet Sitter
Clients pay you through your own methods; you record payment manually
A small, practical switching trial
Before moving your business
Keep your original records
Export or retain the records you need from Time To Pet. Keep issued invoices, payment records and future appointments accessible; do not cancel your existing system before checking them.
Check the scheduling fit
List the workflows you rely on: recurring timed visits, staff assignments, card-on-file charges or accounting sync. The Pet Sitter does not replace these today.
Try one client first
Add a client or prepare a CSV
Use our CSV template for name, email, phone, suburb, pet summary and notes. Review the imported row before inviting the client. There is no direct Time To Pet connector.
Run the whole workflow
Try a complete booking with an existing client: dates, messages, care updates, invoice and manual payment tracking. Judge the software by the work it helps you do.
Time To Pet also offers assisted data import. Our CSV import transfers basic client details, not your full business history. There is no client-count limit.
Which is a better fit?
Choose around work you do today, not promised features.
Keep Time To Pet if
Your existing workflow is working
A lower entry price is not a reason to lose records or rebuild a reliable process. Compare the cost of switching as well as the subscription.
Try The Pet Sitter if
You work independently
You want one place for your existing clients, date-range bookings, messages and care updates, without staff-management features.
You control how clients pay
Manual invoices, completed-booking invoices and accounting CSV export are included at no cost. You receive client payments directly and record them yourself; The Pet Sitter does not automatically collect or verify payments.
What will not move automatically
There is no import of scheduled visits, historical bookings, issued invoices, payment credentials or recurring series. Recreate future work carefully and keep the original records for your own retention obligations.
A short parallel trial is possible, but there is no two-way sync with Time To Pet. Keep one authoritative schedule and invoice record so you do not double-book or bill twice.
Questions before switching
Can I try this without paying?
Manual invoices, completed-booking invoices and accounting CSV export are included at no cost. You receive client payments directly and record them yourself; The Pet Sitter does not automatically collect or verify payments.
Can I transfer everything from Time To Pet?
No. You can add clients manually or import a CSV using our template, including a pet summary and notes. Existing bookings, invoices and payment authorisations do not transfer. Start with a small sample and retain your source records.
Does The Pet Sitter take payment from my clients?
The Pet Sitter takes no booking commission. Choose external payment methods you control, such as bank transfer or your own payment link; provider fees and eligibility still apply. We do not collect, automatically charge or verify receipt of client payments.
Try your real workflow before you switch.
Your clients, your booking links and your choice of payment method.