Porchlight vs Pet Sitter Plus
Pet Sitter Plus without the per-user math
Pet Sitter Plus has per-user pricing that stops growing at 25 users, plus free data import from other providers. Porchlight is $35 for the owner alone and $79 flat for any size of team. We win on the offline field app and the delivery ledger, not on price at small sizes.
Your bill, side by side
Pet Sitter Plus Solo is $30 a month. Team is $24 plus $13 per active staff member, with the first two covered, and billing is capped at 25 users. A standard card processing fee also applies.
Prices checked October 2026 from each vendor’s public pricing page. Porchlight is a competitor of Pet Sitter Plus, so check their page too.
Sources: Pet Sitter Plus pricing page.
Pet Sitter Plus
$76
per month
- Team base (first two users)$24
- 4 more users × $13$52
Porchlight
$79
per month
- team plan
- Unlimited staff: the slider does not move this number
- 5,000 SMS segments included, no overage billing
At this size
Pet Sitter Plus is cheaper
By $3 a month on list price. Porchlight is the better fit for teams that are growing, work in dead zones, or want a delivery record for every message.
Prices checked October 2026 from each vendor’s public pricing page. Pet Sitter Plus pricing. Monthly list prices in US dollars, before card processing.
- One person uses Solo ($30). Two or more use Team: $24 plus $13 for each user after the first two.
- The vendor says the base “covers the first two staff”. We read that as two seats included.
- Billing is capped at 25 users; extra staff are free. A standard card processing fee also applies and is not included.
- The pricing page does not mention texting, so none is included.
Where Pet Sitter Plus is genuinely stronger
If one of these is central to your business, they are the better choice and we would rather say so now than after you migrate.
Cheaper than Porchlight up to six users
Solo is $30 a month against our $35. At six users the list price is $76 a month, against our $79 Team plan. At seven users it is $89 and Porchlight is cheaper. If you will stay small, they cost less.
Capped pricing for big teams
Billing stops at 25 users and extra staff are free, so very large teams stop paying per head.
Free import from other providers
They advertise free data import when you switch from another tool, so a smooth migration is not unique to us.
What reviewers say about Pet Sitter Plus
These are themes from public reviews, mostly on Capterra, plus published pricing, paired with what we did about each one. They are individual reviewers’ experiences, not measured rates.
Per-user charges until the cap
Every user after the first two adds $13 a month until you reach 25, so a growing team sees the bill rise with each hire.
In Porchlight
No per-user charge at any size. Team is $79 a month whether you have 2 sitters or 40.
Learning curve
Capterra reviewers describe the product as having a steep learning curve, with navigation that is hard to start with.
In Porchlight
The Switch Kit targets a live account in under ten minutes from a CSV export.
No native mobile app
Reviewers on Capterra say it is a mobile website only, with no native app and no calendar integration.
In Porchlight
The field app is installable and works offline. A whole visit can be completed in airplane mode.
Feature by feature
Including the rows where we lose. A comparison table that never gives ground is marketing, not information.
| Feature | Porchlight | Pet Sitter Plus | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price for a 6-person team | $79 a month on Team | $76 a month ($24 + 4 × $13) | Pet Sitter Plus |
| Staff accounts | Solo is the owner only. Team is unlimited, no per-user fee | Billed per active user after the first two, capped at 25 | Porchlight |
| Text messaging | Included, 5,000 segments fair use, no overage billing | Not stated on their pricing page | Even |
| Offline field app | Full visit completion offline: check in, checklist, photos, video, notes, check out | Not described on their public pages. Confirm with the vendor. | Porchlight |
| Mobile admin | Every admin action works on a phone | Reviewers on Capterra say it is a mobile website with no native app | Porchlight |
| Invoicing cadences | Weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly, per trip | Check their documentation for the cadences they support. | Even |
| Notification delivery ledger | Every send recorded per channel, retried on failure, escalated when unreviewed | Not described on their public pages. Confirm with the vendor. | Even |
| Data export | One click, every table, CSV plus JSON plus media manifest | Not described on their public pages. Confirm with the vendor. | Even |
| QuickBooks integration | CSV export shaped for QuickBooks and Gusto, plus a payroll API | Not described on their public pages. Confirm with the vendor. | Even |
| Boarding and facility management | Not built. We do in-home sitting and walking | Not described on their public pages. Confirm with the vendor. | Even |
| Years in market | New | Pet Sitter Plus is an established product with an existing customer base | Pet Sitter Plus |
Questions we get
Is Porchlight built for a 30-person company?
The scheduling, payroll and permissions model handles it, and Team pricing does not change with headcount: it is $79 a month for 30 people or 3. Boarding and facility management are not built.
Is Porchlight cheaper than Pet Sitter Plus?
Not for small teams. Six users cost about $76 a month there against $79 here. The prices cross at seven users ($89 there), and Pet Sitter Plus stops growing at 25 users ($323 a month), where Porchlight Team is still $79.
What if I need boarding?
We do not build boarding or kennel management. If that is core to your business, pick a tool built for it and ask the vendor to show you.
Move in under ten minutes
Export from Pet Sitter Plus, drop the CSVs into the Switch Kit, review the dry run, commit. If it does not look right, roll the whole thing back with one click.