Comparison

SitPup vs Booksy for Pet Care Bookings

SitPup is booking software for pet care: multi-day stays, pet fields and capacity limits, on a Free plan with zero commission. Booksy is salon and spa software with no pet-specific fields in its published feature set, plus a separate marketplace where you are listed next to competitors.

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Pet care requests, not salon appointments
Pet fields and multi-day stays, not appointment slots
Free plan with the booking widget included
No commission on any booking

$0: to start with SitPup
$29.99: Booksy's monthly software plan
0%: commission with SitPup
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A form that asks about the animal

SitPup gives you a booking page and form that ask for animal details, on a Free plan. Booksy Biz is salon and spa software at $29.99 a month plus $20 a month per extra team member, and its own pricing and industry pages do not mention pet care. Its separate consumer marketplace can get you found, but you are listed next to competitors rather than sending clients to a page that is yours.

What the booking model assumes

Booksy scheduling works around fixed-length appointments: a haircut, a manicure, a treatment slot. A pet sitting or boarding request often runs for several days and needs details about the animal before you can answer. If you use Booksy for pet care, you are adapting a salon appointment book to work it was not primarily made for.

Choose based on how clients find you

Booksy can make sense when marketplace visibility matters. SitPup makes more sense when you want direct requests through your own page or website.

Choose SitPup if

You want pet-specific booking requests, a free starting point, no commission and a client journey that belongs to your business.

Choose Booksy if

You want beauty-style appointment tools, a consumer marketplace, marketing tools inside Booksy and a direct booking widget for a broad service business.

What comes with SitPup

The pet care parts of the setup that a general booking tool leaves out:

Multi-day stays

A date range that blocks every day in between, not a single slot.

A form that already knows it's an animal

Breed, age, weight and care notes, not the fixed-length service menu a salon booking tool expects.

Capacity per service

A limit on how many animals you take at once, counted across the stay.

Rates that fit pet care

By night, by visit or by hour, with weekend and seasonal pricing available.

Where SitPup sits on price

The Free plan includes the booking page, the widget, calendar and availability, 5 bookings per month and 3 gallery photos, enough to try it on real requests before deciding. Paid plans raise the limits. No plan takes a percentage of a booking.

SitPup Pricing

Free plan, no card required
No commission on any booking
Pet care defaults out of the box
Booking page and website widget included

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SitPup and Booksy side by side

Based on Booksy's own published pricing and industry pages. Pricing and features change over time, so check their current plans directly before deciding.

What you are comparing	Booksy	SitPup
Starting cost	$29.99/month, plus $20/month per extra team member.	Free plan with the booking page and widget included.
Main audience	Beauty and wellness: salons, barbers, spas.	Pet care: sitting, walking, daycare and boarding.
Core booking unit	A fixed-length appointment slot.	A stay with a start and end, blocking every day in between.
Pet details in the form	Not part of the published feature set.	Breed, age, weight and care notes as ready fields.
Getting found	A consumer marketplace, listed alongside competitors.	Your own booking page or a widget on your existing site.
Commission on bookings	None on regular bookings; a fee applies to the optional Boost add-on.	None, on any plan.

This reflects Booksy's publicly listed pricing and industry pages at the time of writing, not a specific plan you may be quoted. Verify current pricing on their website before comparing.

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FAQ

Does Booksy support pet sitting and dog boarding?

Its subscription software is aimed at beauty and wellness businesses; pet care is not listed among its supported industries. Pet sitting and boarding providers can be found through Booksy's separate consumer marketplace, similar to a local directory.

Does Booksy charge commission?

Not on regular bookings; it charges a flat monthly subscription. A one-time 30% fee applies only if you use the optional Boost marketing add-on for a client's first visit.

Is Booksy cheaper than SitPup?

SitPup has a Free plan with no monthly cost. Booksy's software starts at $29.99 a month plus $20 a month per extra team member, with no permanent free tier.

Does Booksy have fields for an animal's details?

Not as part of its published feature set. Booksy is centered on fixed-length appointments rather than pet-specific requests.

Should I use Booksy's marketplace to get pet sitting clients?

It can bring visibility, the same way any local directory can. You are listed alongside other providers there, which is different from a booking page or widget that is entirely yours.

Do I need a website to use SitPup?

No. You get a hosted booking page at your own address on the Free plan, and a widget if you already have a website.

Does SitPup have real customers?

Yes, 100+ pet care businesses already run live bookings through SitPup. The most common feedback: setup is quick, and requests arrive with fewer missing details.

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