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Mad Paws vs UrbanSitter
Mad Paws and UrbanSitter are both care platforms. Fees — Mad Paws: 20% service fee on bookings. UrbanSitter: Sitters keep 100%, set own rates.
Updated · from each platform’s published fees and payout terms · how we verify
Key differences
- Fees — Mad Paws: 20% service fee on bookings. UrbanSitter: Sitters keep 100%, set own rates.
- Both pay out via Bank transfer.
- UrbanSitter is the older platform — founded in 2011, 3 years before Mad Paws (2014).
- Mad Paws is based in Australia, UrbanSitter in United States.
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Mad Paws
Australia largest pet sitting marketplace with tens of thousands of insured sitters offering boarding, daycare…
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UrbanSitter
A childcare marketplace where sitters are discovered through parent networks and reviews. Booking and payment…
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| Type | Care platforms like Care.com | Care platforms like Care.com |
| Category | Local Services | Local Services |
| Vetted | No | No |
| Work from home | No | No |
| Fees | 20% service fee on bookings | Sitters keep 100%, set own rates |
| Withdraw via | Bank transfer | Bank transfer |
| Availability | Australia | US |
| Local to | — | United States |
| Founded | 2014 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Popularity | 44 views · 0 likes | 40 views · 0 likes |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Mad Paws or UrbanSitter?
Mad Paws: 20% service fee on bookings. UrbanSitter: Sitters keep 100%, set own rates.
Where are Mad Paws and UrbanSitter available?
Mad Paws: Australia. UrbanSitter: US.