Care.com in 8 slides
The largest marketplace for finding childcare, senior care, pet care, and housekeeping. Caregivers create profiles, set rates, and are hired directly by families.
- Care marketplace
- Care platforms
- Based in Austin, Texas, United States
What you do on Care.com
How the money is made: local tasks and shifts
- Pass the checks
- Pick jobs near you
- Do the job
- Paid after it is done
The largest marketplace for finding childcare, senior care, pet care, and housekeeping. Caregivers create profiles, set rates, and are hired directly by families.
Founded 2006 · next to 12 other care platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Care.com takes
Caregivers keep their full rate
How the money reaches you
1 way to withdraw
- Direct payment from families
What people actually earn
Care.com agreed in August 2024 to pay $8.5 million in refunds after the FTC alleged it misled caregivers about available jobs and how much they pay.
Source: techcrunch.com ↗How it scores
Strong on track record. Weaker on getting paid.
- FeesNot enough facts
- Getting paid2.3
- Access2.5
- Track record4.0
- Proof of earnings2.5
- 10 years running
- 20 years running
How much we know
We have 8 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Withdrawal methods
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
- Wikipedia or reference page
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Payment protection
- Join requirements
- Review ratings
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts