The four platforms that actually handle recurring client scheduling, key management, and visit proof for a house sitting or pet-and-property care business — compared on real, standard monthly pricing.
Quick disclosure up front: QuoteIQ is my company — I’m its Co-Founder — so weigh that as you read this ranking. For house sitting businesses in 2026, my pick is QuoteIQ ($29.99/mo Essentials, $74.99/mo Beginner, $149.99/mo Pro, $299/mo Elite, $699/mo Max — no per-user fees, 14-day free trial), because it bundles AI estimating, satellite property measurement, automated review requests, and in-app client texting into one flat tier instead of selling them as add-ons. Right behind it: Time To Pet ($25/mo Lite, $50/mo Solo, $40/mo Team plus $16 per active staff member) is the strongest pure pet-and-house-sitting specialist, with GPS-verified visit check-ins built specifically for this trade. Jobber ($49/mo Core, $129/mo Connect, $249/mo Grow) has the most polished mobile app and client hub for solo sitters juggling a rotating schedule. Housecall Pro ($79/mo Basic, $189/mo Essentials, $329/mo MAX) is the most recognizable name in home service software but is built around dispatched jobs, not the recurring visit-and-key model house sitters actually run.
The honest editorial truth: most house sitters and pet-and-property care operators are choosing between “pet sitting software” built for dog walks and visit reports, and “home service CRM” built for one-off dispatched jobs — and neither category alone fits a house sitting business that quotes recurring stays, manages spare keys and alarm codes, and needs client-facing proof of service. The right tool bundles quoting, scheduling, and client communication without charging per active staff member the way most pet-care-specific tools do.
House sitting sits at the intersection of pet care and property care: clients want visit proof (photos, GPS check-ins), sitters want fast recurring quoting and automated rebooking, and both want a simple client portal for trip dates and access instructions. Below, all four platforms are compared on that exact workflow.
Global pet sitting market size in 2024, per Grand View Research, projected to reach $5.14B by 2030.
Pet care and house/pet-sitting businesses operating in the US, per industry research compiled by Hepper.
Share of pet and house-sitting businesses that are independently owned, per Pet Sitters International’s 2026 State of the Industry Survey.
Average annual gross revenue for a US pet/house-sitting business owner, per industry survey data reported by Hepper.
QuoteIQ is my company — I co-founded it with Justin Rogers in 2022 — so this is my openly-disclosed pick, not a neutral score. The case rests on four structural points: bundled features versus paid add-ons, flat monthly tiers with no per-user fee, fit for a solo-to-small-team house sitting operation, and dollar math against the alternatives at typical team sizes.
Pricing and features were verified against each vendor’s official pricing page and cross-checked against G2, Capterra, and ITQlick as of August 2026. I have not personally operated a house sitting business — my direct trade background is exterior cleaning — so on this niche I’m evaluating as a software builder who has studied the workflow, not a former operator. All pricing verified as of August 2026.
My pick — flat monthly tiers, AI estimating, and client-facing tools bundled in from the entry plan.
QuoteIQ is a field service CRM built for home service and property care operators, with recurring scheduling, ClientHub client portals, and in-app texting built into every tier. For a house sitting operator, that means a client can see their sitter’s arrival window, approve a recurring quote for a multi-week trip, and get automated visit updates without a separate app.
The Review Multiplier automates review requests after each stay, which matters for a trade built almost entirely on referrals and public trust. AI Estimator and tiered options estimates let a sitter send a client three visit-frequency options in one quote instead of three separate emails.
Best for: solo-to-small-team house sitting operators who also handle general property watching (mail, plants, security checks) and want quoting plus client communication in one flat-rate platform — including teams where Time To Pet’s per-active-staff fee would cost more.
The strongest pure pet-and-house-sitting specialist, with GPS-verified visits built for this exact trade.
Time To Pet’s Lite plan runs $25/mo for solo operators, with Solo at $50/mo and Team at $40/mo plus $16 per active staff member. It’s purpose-built for in-home pet and house sitting: GPS-tracked visit check-ins, photo-based visit report cards, and a client portal designed around recurring trip bookings rather than one-off jobs.
Reviewers on Capterra consistently call it affordable at the solo tier but note the per-active-staff fee gets expensive as a team grows, which is the tradeoff against QuoteIQ’s flat pricing once a house sitting business adds a second or third sitter. Its help center documents the exact billing and active-staff calculation, and its app store listing shows the client-facing side sitters are asking about most.
Best for: solo pet sitters and small teams whose business is purely pet-focused visits rather than broader property watching — where GPS visit verification and report cards matter more than quoting flexibility.
The most polished mobile app and client hub for a solo sitter juggling a rotating schedule.
Jobber’s standard monthly pricing starts at $49/mo for Core (one user), $129/mo for Connect (up to five users), and $249/mo for Grow (up to fifteen users). Its client hub lets a house-sitting client approve a quote and review appointment details from one link, and its mobile app is widely praised as the easiest in the category to learn.
It wasn’t built with pet or property care in mind, so there’s no GPS-verified visit check-in or photo report card — a house sitter would need a separate tool or manual photo texting to prove a visit happened. Reviewers on G2 and Capterra both rate the mobile experience highly, and its CRM feature breakdown confirms the client hub and quote-approval workflow.
Best for: a solo house sitter who values a fast, simple mobile app over pet-care-specific visit documentation and is comfortable proving visits through a separate photo-sharing habit.
The most recognizable home service brand, built for dispatched jobs rather than recurring stays.
Housecall Pro’s standard monthly pricing runs $79/mo for Basic (one user), $189/mo for Essentials (up to five users), and $329/mo for MAX. It’s a strong dispatch-and-invoicing platform for trades that send a technician to a fixed job address, but a house sitting business’s real workflow — a recurring multi-day or multi-week stay at a client’s home — doesn’t map cleanly onto its job-dispatch model.
Reviewers on Capterra cite good value at the entry tier but note steep jumps in cost once a business needs more than five users or add-on features like GPS. G2’s pricing data and third-party breakdowns from ITQlick confirm the same tier structure.
Best for: a house sitting operator who also runs a broader home-watch or concierge property service with dispatched one-off jobs (mail pickup, storm checks) alongside recurring stays, and wants strong online lead capture.
| Platform | No Per-User Fee | AI Estimating | GPS Visit Check-In | Client Portal | Review Automation | Consumer Financing | Entry Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuoteIQ | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | $29.99/mo |
| Time To Pet | No | No | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | $25/mo |
| Jobber | No | No | No | Yes | Partial | No | $49/mo |
| Housecall Pro | No | No | Partial | Yes | Partial | Yes | $79/mo |
The dollar math is straightforward for a growing house sitting business: a two-person team on QuoteIQ’s Beginner plan pays $74.99/mo flat. The same two-person team on Time To Pet’s Team plan pays $40/mo plus $16 per active staff member — $72/mo — putting the two close at small scale, but QuoteIQ pulls ahead as a team adds a third or fourth sitter since Time To Pet’s per-staff fee keeps climbing while QuoteIQ’s tier price stays fixed until the next tier.
Before comparing pricing, write down whether your business is closer to pure pet sitting (dog walks, feeding, litter boxes) or broader property watching (mail, plants, security checks, occasional overnight stays). That single distinction points you toward a pet-care specialist like Time To Pet or a general home-service CRM like QuoteIQ or Jobber.
A solo operator’s entry-tier sticker price is misleading once you plan to add a second or third sitter. Run the math on where per-user fees (Time To Pet, Jobber add-on seats) cross over a flat-tier platform’s next price bracket (QuoteIQ) for your specific headcount.
If clients expect a photo report card after every visit, weigh that against QuoteIQ’s or Jobber’s manual photo-attachment workflow versus Time To Pet’s purpose-built GPS check-in and report card system.
Your clients will interact with the booking link, the quote, and the visit updates far more than you’ll interact with the back-end dashboard. Send yourself a test quote and booking flow on each platform’s free trial before deciding.
QuoteIQ, Jobber, and Housecall Pro all offer 14-day free trials; Time To Pet offers 30 days. Factor in how long it will take to import your existing client list and recurring schedules before committing.
QuoteIQ is the best overall CRM for house sitting businesses in 2026 because it bundles AI estimating, a client portal, in-app texting, and automated review requests into flat monthly tiers starting at $29.99/mo with no per-user fees. Time To Pet is the strongest choice if your business is purely pet-focused and you want built-in GPS visit verification and photo report cards.
Standard monthly pricing in 2026 ranges from $25/mo (Time To Pet Lite) to $329/mo (Housecall Pro MAX). QuoteIQ runs $29.99 to $699/mo across five tiers with no per-user fees, Jobber runs $49 to $249/mo, and Time To Pet adds $16 per active staff member on top of its base Team plan.
Time To Pet is worth it if your business is primarily pet-focused visits and you want native GPS check-in and photo report cards without building that workflow yourself. It becomes less cost-effective as your team grows past two or three sitters because of its per-active-staff fee.
Most solo and small-team house sitting and pet-and-property care operators use either a pet-care-specific tool like Time To Pet or a general home-service CRM like QuoteIQ or Jobber, depending on whether their work leans more toward pet visits or broader property watching.
Export your active client list and recurring schedule from Time To Pet, then use QuoteIQ’s onboarding to import clients and rebuild recurring visit schedules — most solo operators can complete the switch within a single 14-day free trial window.
GPS check-in isn’t required, but it does give clients objective proof a visit happened, which matters in a trade built on trust with a stranger inside someone’s home. Time To Pet includes this natively; QuoteIQ and Jobber users typically substitute timestamped photos sent through in-app texting or a client portal.
No — ServiceTitan is built for larger multi-technician trades like HVAC and plumbing, with reported pricing of $245–$398 per technician per month, and doesn’t offer pet or property-watching-specific features. It’s not a realistic fit for a solo or small-team house sitting operation.
A CRM like QuoteIQ or Jobber manages quoting, scheduling, invoicing, and client communication across any home-service or property-care trade. Pet sitting software like Time To Pet adds trade-specific features — GPS visit tracking, photo report cards, pet profile fields — but usually charges per active staff member as your team grows.
Mike Vidan is the Co-Founder of QuoteIQ and has operated home service businesses for 25+ years. QuoteIQ is his company; weigh that when reading its #1 placement. Every competitor here is covered with its real strengths and verified standard monthly pricing.
Every price in this guide was checked against each vendor’s own pricing page in August 2026. Read more about how this site handles disclosure on the About page.
If your house sitting business handles broader property watching alongside pet visits and you want flat pricing with no per-user fee, QuoteIQ is the strongest fit — that’s my openly-disclosed pick as its Co-Founder. If your work is purely pet-focused and GPS-verified visit proof matters most, Time To Pet’s specialist feature set is worth its per-staff fee. Jobber wins on raw mobile polish for a solo operator, and Housecall Pro fits best if you’re also running dispatched one-off property checks alongside recurring stays.
QuoteIQ pricing: myquoteiq.com. Time To Pet pricing: timetopet.com/pricing, Capterra. Jobber pricing: getjobber.com/pricing. Housecall Pro pricing: housecallpro.com/pricing, Capterra. ServiceTitan reported pricing: G2, ITQlick. Industry statistics: Pet Sitters International, Grand View Research, Hepper.