European Alternatives to Rover

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The European platforms below contract with companies in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and the UK, cover boarding, walking and house sitting, and several publish their prices in euros or pounds.

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13 European Alternatives to Rover

Holidog

Paris sitter marketplace with a stated guarantee excess

France

Petbnb

Amsterdam sitter marketplace with boarding and daycare

Netherlands

Animaute

French national directory of home pet sitters

France

Tierio

German job-post portal, sitters keep their full fee

Switzerland

Emprunte Mon Toutou

Toulouse community for free volunteer pet care

France

Animalin

Fixed-price sitting quoted by animal and visit count

France

BorrowMyDoggy

London dog-sharing community for walks and sits

United Kingdom

Nomador

Pet care swapped for accommodation, three public plans

France

TrustedHousesitters

UK house sitting network with annual plans in euros

United Kingdom

HouseSit Match

UK house sit listings with no transaction fees

United Kingdom

Petsitting24

Swiss sitter portal in four languages

Switzerland

Tiersitter24

Austrian dog and cat sitters listed by city

Switzerland

Tierbetreuung

Berlin directory of carers by species and state

Germany

Key takeaways

  • Rover's Terms of Service, effective 27 March 2025, are an agreement with A Place for Rover, Inc., a Delaware company with a registered office in Olympia, Washington.
  • Rover's terms contain a binding arbitration clause and class action waivers in sections 17 and 19.
  • Holidog (France), Petbnb (Netherlands), Animaute (France) and Animalin (France) are the European sitter marketplaces closest to Rover's booking flow.
  • Nomador (€89, €149 or €189 a year) and TrustedHousesitters (€139, €199 or €269 a year) replace per-booking sitter fees with a yearly membership.
  • Tierbetreuung, Petsitting24, Tiersitter24 and Tierio list sitters but did not describe a payment guarantee in the pages we read.

Why people leave Rover

Rover is a marketplace where owners find people to board, walk or house-sit their pets. Its home page lists boarding, house sitting, drop-in visits, doggy day care and dog walking, and the site runs in eleven languages, from Dutch and German to Polish and Norwegian. For a European owner the product feels local. The contract behind it is not.

The Terms of Service, effective 27 March 2025, bind you to A Place for Rover, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Delaware with a registered office in Olympia, Washington. The German imprint gives the same Olympia address and a German German phone number. The terms open with a warning that section 17 contains a binding arbitration clause and a class action waiver, and that section 19 adds a second class action waiver.

People who look elsewhere rarely start from the arbitration clause. They want a sitter in a language and a legal setting they know, a price they can read before booking, or a different kind of arrangement altogether, such as a live-in sitter or a volunteer who borrows the dog. The platforms below cover those cases from France, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

  • The contract is Delaware, with arbitration and a class action waiver Rover's terms are an agreement with a Delaware corporation, and the first lines point to two clauses that change how a dispute ends: binding arbitration in section 17 and class action waivers in sections 17 and 19. Most of the European platforms on this page contract under French, Dutch, German, Swiss or English law instead, which puts a dispute in front of a court or authority in your region.
  • Your household data goes to a US operator The Privacy Statement, last updated 27 March 2025, is written by A Place for Rover, Inc. It carries a Notice at Collection for California and a separate section for people in the UK, Switzerland and the European Economic Area, so Rover does serve European residents. The controller is still a US company. A sitter marketplace holds your address, your travel dates and photos of your home.
  • Rights and remedies sit in documents you have to read separately The Terms of Service incorporate the Rover Guarantee Terms, a Reservation Protection Policy and other policies by reference. We did not read those policy pages for this comparison, so we make no claim about their limits. What the main terms show is that the practical cover depends on several linked documents rather than on one page, which makes a side-by-side comparison with the European platforms harder.
  • The format may not match what you need Rover is built around paying a sitter per booking. If you travel often, a membership with live-in sitters can cost less than repeated boarding. If you want a rabbit, a horse or a reptile looked after, a dog-focused marketplace gives you little to choose from. Several of the platforms below were built around those cases.

What you have to replace, not just match

Rover bundles four things: a directory of sitters, a messaging and payment flow, a guarantee, and an app. Most European platforms replace the directory and the messaging well. The payment flow and the guarantee differ a lot from one platform to the next, and that is where you should compare before moving.

Holidog, Petbnb, Animaute and Animalin are the closest to a Rover-style booking: you choose boarding, a visit or a walk and a sitter confirms. Tierio, Petsitting24, Tiersitter24 and Tierbetreuung are closer to a contact exchange, where you post a job or browse profiles and settle the details yourselves. Nomador, TrustedHousesitters and HouseSit Match replace the house-sitting side with a membership instead of a booking fee.

Plan for the review history. Reviews and repeat sitters on Rover do not move to another platform, so a sitter you trust has to be invited to the new one, and your first booking there starts without a track record.

The alternatives compared

European Rover alternatives, in the order this page ranks them, compared on headquarters, pricing and jurisdiction
PositionToolHeadquartersPricingJurisdiction
#1 Holidog Paris, France Sitters set their own rates (one sample profile shows 'Logeren €60 / nacht'); a service fee and a mandatory 2% Holivet guarantee fee apply, exact service fee not shown on the pages we read EU (France)
#2 Petbnb Amsterdam, Netherlands Sitter rates and booking fees not shown on the pages we read EU (Netherlands)
#3 Animaute Saulgond, France Rates not shown on the pages we read EU (France)
#4 Tierio Winkel, Switzerland Free sign-up and job posting; premium tier exists, price not shown on the pages we read Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
#5 Emprunte Mon Toutou Toulouse, France Free sign-up; revenue from subscriptions and commissions on paid sits (rates not shown on the pages we read) EU (France)
#6 Animalin Saint-Alexandre, France Fixed prices through an online calculator; amounts not shown in the text we read EU (France)
#7 BorrowMyDoggy London, United Kingdom Free and paid membership levels exist; amounts not shown on the pages we read United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
#8 Nomador Paris, France Discovery €89/year or €34 for 3 months; Standard €149/year; Premium €189/year EU (France)
#9 TrustedHousesitters London, United Kingdom Pet parent: Basic €139/year, Standard €199/year, Premium €269/year United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
#10 HouseSit Match High Wycombe, United Kingdom Value, Choice and Premium plans per year; amounts not shown on the pages we read; prices include VAT and GST where applicable United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
#11 Petsitting24 Winkel, Switzerland Conditions page exists; amounts not shown on the pages we read Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
#12 Tiersitter24 Winkel, Switzerland Prices page exists; amounts not shown on the pages we read Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA)
#13 Tierbetreuung Berlin, Germany Not shown on the pages we read EU (Germany)

How each alternative compares to Rover

#1

Holidog

French marketplace with boarding, visits and a guarantee whose excess is published

Paris, FranceSitters set their own rates (one sample profile shows 'Logeren €60 / nacht'); a service fee and a mandatory 2% Holivet guarantee fee apply, exact service fee not shown on the pages we read#1 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: Owners in France or the Netherlands who want boarding or visits with the guarantee terms visible up front

Against Rover, Holidog is the platform that most resembles the booking flow: you pick boarding, house sitting, a walk or a cat visit, and pay through the app. The operator is Holidog SAS in Paris, registered under RCS Paris 492 909 007, and the terms are governed by French law, not Delaware law.

The cancellation rules are specific. Boarding, house sitting and visits need 72 hours' notice for a full refund, and walks can be cancelled up to the walk with a 50% refund inside 24 hours. The Holivet terms (version 3, in force from 28 February 2026) set a €100 excess and a 48-hour reporting window.

What Holidog does better than Rover

  • Contracts under French law with a Paris registration number published
  • Publishes the guarantee excess (€100) and the 48-hour claim window
  • Terms are available in Dutch and English next to French

Where Holidog is a step down from Rover

  • Hosted on Amazon Web Services, a US company, without a stated region
  • The service fee level is not shown in the pages we read
  • Rover has the larger sitter network

Standout against Rover. Holidog is the one European marketplace here that prints its guarantee excess and cancellation windows by service.

holidog.com Visit Holidog
#2

Petbnb

Dutch sitter marketplace with a free introduction before the booking

Amsterdam, NetherlandsSitter rates and booking fees not shown on the pages we read#2 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: Dutch, German and Belgian owners who want to meet a sitter before paying for the first stay

Petbnb handles boarding at the sitter's home, daycare, house sitting, dog walking and cat sitting from Amsterdam. Pet Matters B.V. is named in the imprint with a KvK number and a VAT number, and the privacy policy says the same company runs the .nl, .de and .be sites and the app. Against Rover, the contract is Dutch.

Owners can post a request instead of searching. The home page promises a free introduction before booking, and it quotes 4,993 sitters in the Netherlands, according to the vendor. Sitter commission and insurance limits were not visible, so check those in the sitter flow.

What Petbnb does better than Rover

  • Dutch B.V. with KvK and VAT numbers in the imprint
  • Free introduction before booking is stated on the home page
  • Sitter job listings and a training section sit next to the owner search

Where Petbnb is a step down from Rover

  • Covers only the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium
  • Fees, insurance limits and hosting region are not shown
  • Smaller than Rover by any count

Standout against Rover. Petbnb lets an owner post a request and wait for sitters to reply instead of scanning a list.

petbnb.nl Visit Petbnb
#3

Animaute

Plain French directory of home sitters with a replacement promise

Saulgond, FranceRates not shown on the pages we read#3 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: French owners who want a national directory covering many species and a replacement if the sitter fails

Animaute is a French SAS seated in Saulgond, with Olivier Tondusson named as president and a declaration to the CNIL dated 12 May 2009. Where Rover bundles payment and a large app, Animaute is a directory for stays at the sitter's home, home visits and walks.

The home page promises a replacement sitter when an owner is unhappy, and the contact form lists cats, dogs, rabbits, tortoises, ferrets, rodents, parrots, bird cages and aquariums. The terms limit the platform to an intermediary role, so the sitter stays responsible for the service. No price list was shown.

What Animaute does better than Rover

  • French company with its president and registered office named
  • A wide species list in one directory
  • Replacement-sitter promise on the home page

Where Animaute is a step down from Rover

  • France only, in French only
  • The terms make the platform an intermediary with limited responsibility
  • Prices and hosting region are not shown

Standout against Rover. Animaute explains the DAC7 tax reporting for sitters on its own contact page.

animaute.fr Visit Animaute
#4

Tierio

Swiss-run German portal where the owner posts a job and sitters reply

Winkel, SwitzerlandFree sign-up and job posting; premium tier exists, price not shown on the pages we read#4 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: German owners with unusual dates who prefer picking from replies and want sitters paid directly

Tierio turns the Rover search around. An owner describes the care needed for a dog or cat, nearby sitters are notified, and interested ones get in touch. The owner then compares profiles with photos, references and reviews. The site claims 186,900+ registered users, a figure we could not verify.

Lemonfrog AG, based in Winkel, Switzerland, runs the portal, so the contract is Swiss rather than EU. The site says sitters receive 100% of their pay from owners with no mediation fee. That also means there is no payment protection or guarantee described, unlike Rover's booking flow.

What Tierio does better than Rover

  • Sitters are paid directly, with no platform commission according to the site
  • Free sign-up and job posting
  • Board members named on the legal page

Where Tierio is a step down from Rover

  • No guarantee or insurance in the text we read
  • Swiss company, outside the EEA
  • Premium price and hosting region not shown

Standout against Rover. Tierio is the only one here where the sitter's 100% payout is part of the pitch.

tierio.de/en Visit Tierio
#5

Emprunte Mon Toutou

French community site mixing free volunteer care with paid sitters

Toulouse, FranceFree sign-up; revenue from subscriptions and commissions on paid sits (rates not shown on the pages we read)#5 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: French owners who would trade time with volunteers before paying a sitter for each visit

Emprunte Mon Toutou, run from Toulouse by an SAS with RCS number 822 080 420, starts from a different premise than Rover. Volunteers walk and keep dogs and cats for the pleasure of it, and paid sitters are a second option. The home page quotes over one million members, a vendor figure.

Premium members get 24/7 vet assistance plus guarantees for vet fees, damage and cancellation on paid sits. The company says it earns from subscriptions and commissions but does not list amounts. The legal notice names OVH in Roubaix as host, and Amazon Web Services as a second provider.

What Emprunte Mon Toutou does better than Rover

  • Free volunteer care is part of the offer
  • Hosting by OVH in France is named
  • Partner charities are listed on the home page

Where Emprunte Mon Toutou is a step down from Rover

  • French only, and reserved for private individuals
  • Volunteer supply depends on the area
  • Premium and commission amounts are not shown

Standout against Rover. Emprunte Mon Toutou asks no payment for volunteer sits, a model Rover does not offer.

empruntemontoutou.com Visit Emprunte Mon Toutou
#6

Animalin

French sitter service that shows a fixed price before you see profiles

Saint-Alexandre, FranceFixed prices through an online calculator; amounts not shown in the text we read#6 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: French owners who want the quote first and have an unusual species, such as a horse or a hen

Animalin puts the quote first. The home page asks for the service, the number of days or visits and the animals, split by weight class for dogs, and it advertises fixed prices. Rover lets you browse sitters and compare their rates, so the order of decisions is reversed.

SARL Animalin is registered at RCS Nîmes 853 172 989 with €15,000 share capital. The legal notice names PlanetHoster in Montreal, Canada as host, which is outside the EU. The site shows 4.8/5 from 20,463 reviews, a vendor figure, and offers customer service seven days a week.

What Animalin does better than Rover

  • A fixed price appears before any sitter is chosen
  • Species range includes horses, hens and farm animals
  • Support runs seven days a week according to the company

Where Animalin is a step down from Rover

  • Hosted in Canada, outside the EU
  • No sitter count and no prices outside the calculator
  • Smaller than Rover and tied to French, Italian and Spanish

Standout against Rover. Animalin sorts dogs into weight classes so the quote reflects the animal.

animalin.com Visit Animalin
#7

BorrowMyDoggy

British dogs-only community where borrowers take dogs out and sometimes overnight

London, United KingdomFree and paid membership levels exist; amounts not shown on the pages we read#7 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: UK dog owners who prefer a neighbour-style borrower to a booked professional

BorrowMyDoggy was started in 2012 by Rikke Rosenlund after she looked after a neighbour's dog. Many borrowers cannot own a dog and join for the company, and arrangements run from walks to overnight stays and holidays. Rover, by comparison, is organised around paid professional-style services.

BorrowMyDoggy Limited is registered in England and Wales under number 8339960. Vet advice comes from Vetsdirect Limited, trading as Vetfone, and a separate page covers insurance, although we did not read its limits. Phone support runs Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

What BorrowMyDoggy does better than Rover

  • Free membership level exists
  • Company number and VAT number are published
  • A named third-party Vet Line is part of membership

Where BorrowMyDoggy is a step down from Rover

  • Dogs only, and UK-focused
  • Prices and hosting region are not shown
  • Phone support is limited to weekday office hours

Standout against Rover. BorrowMyDoggy matches dog owners with people who want a dog but cannot keep one.

borrowmydoggy.com Visit BorrowMyDoggy
#8

Nomador

French membership site trading pet care for free accommodation

Paris, FranceDiscovery €89/year or €34 for 3 months; Standard €149/year; Premium €189/year#8 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: Travellers who can look after pets in exchange for a stay, and owners who want a sitter at home

Nomador does not pay sitters. Owners post their home and animals, sitters apply, and the sit is exchanged for accommodation. It cannot replace Rover for daily walks or boarding, since nobody is paid and the sitter lives at the owner's home. The company reports 50,000+ stays since 2015, a vendor figure.

Discovery costs €89 a year or €34 for three months, Standard €149 and Premium €189. Higher plans add cancellation cover, home protection and seven-day support. A membership is due before a first stay. The older terms list a share capital of €8,400 against €10,000 in the newer ones, so read the latest version.

What Nomador does better than Rover

  • Public yearly prices in euros
  • Cancellation cover and home protection on higher plans
  • Interface in French, English and German

Where Nomador is a step down from Rover

  • Not a paid-sitter marketplace, so no boarding or drop-in visits
  • A membership is due before the first stay
  • Hosting region not stated

Standout against Rover. Nomador charges the same membership whether you host or travel, with no fee per sit.

nomador.com Visit Nomador
#9

TrustedHousesitters

British house-sitting membership with a flat annual price and no per-sit fee

London, United KingdomPet parent: Basic €139/year, Standard €199/year, Premium €269/year#9 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: Owners who travel often and want a live-in sitter at home rather than boarding

TrustedHousesitters replaces repeated boarding bills with a yearly fee. Pet parents pay €139 (Basic), €199 (Standard) or €269 (Premium) and get unlimited home and pet care from verified sitters, who do not charge. Rover bills per booking and offers boarding at the sitter's home, which this site does not.

TrustedHousesitters Ltd. in London is named as data controller with an ICO registration, company number 07227301. The Home & Contents Plan covers the owner's home and possessions. The site reports 280k+ members and B Corp certification, both vendor claims. Sitters buy their own membership, and we did not capture that price.

What TrustedHousesitters does better than Rover

  • A flat annual fee with no per-sit charge for pet parents
  • A Money Back Promise on all pet parent plans
  • Premium adds a sit cancellation plan and two airport lounge passes

Where TrustedHousesitters is a step down from Rover

  • Sitting at the owner's home only, so no boarding
  • The fee is due even in a year with little travel
  • UK company, outside the EEA, with no parent company named

Standout against Rover. TrustedHousesitters lets a frequent traveller pay once a year instead of for each trip.

trustedhousesitters.com Visit TrustedHousesitters
#10

HouseSit Match

Smaller UK house-sit network with no commission and a vet line

High Wycombe, United KingdomValue, Choice and Premium plans per year; amounts not shown on the pages we read; prices include VAT and GST where applicable#10 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: UK homeowners and sitters who want a smaller network and one account for both roles

HouseSit Match has run since 2014 from High Wycombe, England. Registration is free, membership unlocks listings and messaging, and the home page says there are no transaction fees. Rover earns on the booking; HouseSit Match earns on the membership, and the sit itself is arranged between the two parties.

Value, Choice and Premium plans exist for both homeowners and sitters. Choice and Premium add the 24/7 Vet Advice Line and listings for up to three properties, and Premium adds a boost. The yearly amounts were not in the text we read, and the terms say prices include VAT and GST.

What HouseSit Match does better than Rover

  • No commission on a sit according to the vendor
  • One account can act as owner and sitter
  • Vet Advice Line on the Choice and Premium plans

Where HouseSit Match is a step down from Rover

  • No boarding, walking or drop-in visits
  • The network is smaller, with no member count shown
  • Plan prices not visible in the pages we read

Standout against Rover. HouseSit Match lets one person hold a homeowner and a sitter account together.

housesitmatch.com Visit HouseSit Match
#11

Petsitting24

Swiss pet portal available in German, French, Italian and English

Winkel, SwitzerlandConditions page exists; amounts not shown on the pages we read#11 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: Swiss owners who want a portal in their own language, including French or Italian

Petsitting24 serves Switzerland in four languages, which fits a country with four national languages. It lists dog sitters, cat sitters and animal care, and has job listings for sitters. Lemonfrog AG in Winkel runs it, as it does Tierio and Tiersitter24.

The pages we read gave no prices, no booking guarantee and no insurance, and legal pages repeat the same board of directors as the sister sites. Rover describes payment and a guarantee. Petsitting24 does not, in the pages we read, so assume you arrange payment with the sitter yourself.

What Petsitting24 does better than Rover

  • Interface in four languages that match Swiss use
  • Swiss contracting company with address and board published
  • Dog, cat and general animal care listed

Where Petsitting24 is a step down from Rover

  • No guarantee or insurance described
  • Switzerland only
  • No prices or hosting region in the pages we read

Standout against Rover. Petsitting24 is the only portal here that offers Italian next to German and French.

petsitting24.ch/en Visit Petsitting24
#12

Tiersitter24

Austrian pet sitting portal built around city pages

Winkel, SwitzerlandPrices page exists; amounts not shown on the pages we read#12 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: Owners in Austria, including smaller towns, looking for a local-language listing

Tiersitter24 targets Austria with city pages for places such as Vienna, Villach and Wels, plus dog and cat sitter job pages and a holiday care entry. A small-town owner may find a local profile faster than on a marketplace that organises by service. The site is available in German and English.

Lemonfrog AG runs it from Winkel, so the contract is Swiss. A prices page and a withdrawal policy are linked, which hints at a paid option, but the amounts were not in the text we read. Rover's payment protection has no counterpart described here.

What Tiersitter24 does better than Rover

  • City pages make local search simple
  • Prices, terms and withdrawal policy are linked in the footer
  • Company details and board named on the legal page

Where Tiersitter24 is a step down from Rover

  • No guarantee described
  • Swiss company, outside the EEA
  • No sitter count and no amounts shown

Standout against Rover. Tiersitter24 organises its search by Austrian town rather than by service type.

tiersitter24.at/en Visit Tiersitter24
#13

Tierbetreuung

German listing site covering rabbits, horses, reptiles and birds as well as dogs

Berlin, GermanyNot shown on the pages we read#13 in Pet Sitting Platforms

Best for: German owners of rabbits, horses, reptiles or birds who find little on dog-focused platforms

Tierbetreuung.de starts the search with a species, from rabbit, dog and cat to rodent, horse, reptile or bird, and then a federal state out of sixteen. Dog-first marketplaces such as Rover offer little for a reptile or a horse. Carers can log in to manage their own entry.

seoop GmbH in Berlin publishes it, registered as HRB 143465 B, and the host is DomainFactory in Munich. It is a listing service: the imprint says seoop does not provide pet care and takes no liability for carers, and we saw no booking, payment or guarantee. The privacy policy lists an AWIN affiliate programme.

What Tierbetreuung does better than Rover

  • Seven species groups across all sixteen federal states
  • German company with a German host named
  • Carers manage their own entry through a login

Where Tierbetreuung is a step down from Rover

  • No booking, payment protection or insurance
  • The operator disclaims liability for carers
  • Costs of using the directory are not shown

Standout against Rover. Tierbetreuung is the only German option here that treats a horse or a reptile as a normal search.

tierbetreuung.de Visit Tierbetreuung

What actually breaks when you switch

The first thing that breaks is the booking history. Reviews, repeat sitters and saved pets live inside your Rover account, and the pages we read do not describe an export. Write down your sitters' names and details before you leave, and ask the ones you trust to register on the new platform.

The second is the payment and guarantee flow. Rover handles payment in the app, while Tierio, Petsitting24, Tiersitter24 and Tierbetreuung either do not describe a guarantee or leave payment between owner and sitter. A switch from Rover to one of these means arranging payment and any cover yourself. Check the notice periods too: Holidog wants 72 hours for stays.

Does Rover still apply to me if I live in Europe?

According to the Terms of Service, the agreement is with A Place for Rover, Inc. for everyone who uses the Rover Service, and the privacy page adds a section on rights for residents of the UK, Switzerland and the EEA. So yes, a European owner contracts with the Delaware company, and the European rights sit on top of a US contract rather than replacing it.

We did not read the sections on governing law or on how consumer rights interact with the arbitration clause, so we cannot say what changes for you in practice. If that matters to you, read sections 17 and 19 of the terms before booking, and compare them with the terms of the European platform you consider.

Is there a European platform with the same guarantee as Rover?

Holidog publishes the Holivet guarantee: a mandatory 2% fee, an excess of €100 and a report window of 48 hours. Emprunte Mon Toutou offers vet fee, damage and cancellation cover to premium members. Nomador and TrustedHousesitters offer cancellation cover and a home protection plan on higher tiers.

We did not read the limits of Rover's guarantee, so we cannot say any of these is equal to it. Compare the exclusions on each page. Holidog's own terms call its guarantee a last resort with a long exclusions list, which is worth reading before you rely on it for a vet bill.

Which one to pick

If you want to keep the Rover pattern of choosing a service and paying in the app, start with Holidog in France or Petbnb in the Netherlands, and Animaute or Animalin if you are in France and have an animal other than a dog. For frequent trips, TrustedHousesitters and Nomador turn the cost into a yearly fee, and they put a sitter in your own home.

If you have a rabbit, a horse or a reptile in Germany, begin with Tierbetreuung. If you are in Switzerland or Austria, Petsitting24 and Tiersitter24 offer local-language listings, though without a described guarantee. For a UK dog that would enjoy a neighbour, try BorrowMyDoggy. Keep Rover if the size of its sitter network matters more to you than the contract.

Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on the arrangement you want. For a Rover-style booking with a published guarantee, Holidog in France and Petbnb in the Netherlands are the closest. For a French national directory, Animaute and Animalin. For a live-in sitter, TrustedHousesitters (UK) and Nomador (France). Tierbetreuung suits owners of rabbits, horses or reptiles. No European platform matches Rover's reach in a single country-spanning app.

Nomador shows three yearly plans of €89, €149 and €189, with a three-month option at €34. TrustedHousesitters shows €139, €199 and €269 a year for pet parents. Holidog shows a 2% guarantee fee and one sample sitter rate of €60 a night. The others did not show amounts in the pages we read, so rates come from each sitter profile or from a calculator, as at Animalin.

Yes, though not on every platform. Animalin lists cats, rodents, ferrets, birds, reptiles, fish, tortoises, hens and horses. Animaute lists cats, rabbits, ferrets, parrots and aquariums among others. Tierbetreuung searches seven species groups across all sixteen German states. BorrowMyDoggy takes dogs only, and Holidog centres on dogs and cats.

No. Holidog, Animaute, Emprunte Mon Toutou, Animalin, Nomador and Petbnb contract with companies in France or the Netherlands, and Tierbetreuung with a company in Berlin. Tierio, Petsitting24 and Tiersitter24 belong to Lemonfrog AG in Switzerland, and BorrowMyDoggy, TrustedHousesitters and HouseSit Match are British. Switzerland and the UK have EU adequacy decisions but sit outside the EEA.

Few say. Emprunte Mon Toutou names OVH in Roubaix, France, and also lists Amazon Web Services in its legal notice. Tierbetreuung is hosted by DomainFactory in Munich. Holidog is hosted on Amazon Web Services without a stated region, and Animalin on PlanetHoster in Montreal, Canada. The rest did not state a hosting location in the pages we read.

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