FurCred vs TrustedHousesitters: which one fits you?
TrustedHousesitters is a long-form house-and-pet-sit subscription network. FurCred is a credit-based short-stay exchange between verified city neighbours.
TrustedHousesitters (THS), founded in 2010 and based in the UK, runs an annual-subscription model: pay around £100–£200 a year, then arrange unpaid sits where someone stays in your home, looks after your pets, and gets free accommodation in exchange. It's built for multi-week sits and the travel-by-house-sit lifestyle. FurCred is built for the other use case — same-city, short-stay, reciprocal exchange between verified neighbours who also have pets at home.
The comparison, head to head.
| Axis | TrustedHousesitters | FurCred |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Annual subscription (£100–£200+) for either side; no money between members after that. | Free, no subscription. Time-currency only: one credit per night of hosting. |
| Typical stay length | Multi-day to multi-week sits. Often part of a travel itinerary. | Weekends to a week or two. Short, reciprocal, neighbourhood-scale. |
| Who travels | Sitter travels to the owner's home and stays there. | Either direction — at host's flat, or sitter goes to the owner's. Per-booking preference. |
| Verification | Reviews, optional ID checks (per market), member profiles. | Mandatory Stripe Identity, phone, references from real bookings — same for every member. |
| Coverage | Global, large network. | Berlin, London, Dublin. Dense rather than global. |
| Best for | Long sits as a travel-accommodation strategy, anywhere in the world. | Recurring short-stay pet care between neighbours in your city. |
Pick TrustedHousesitters if…
- You want extended travel and would happily stay in a stranger's home for two weeks looking after their dog.
- You travel slowly — months at a time — and want a network of homes worldwide.
- You're in a city we haven't launched in yet.
Pick FurCred if…
- Your trips are short and frequent — a wedding weekend, a work trip, a family visit.
- You want care from someone in your own neighbourhood, not someone flying in.
- You don't want an annual subscription; you want to pay in your own time when you can give it.
TrustedHousesitters and FurCred barely overlap in practice. THS is brilliant if you want long sits as a way to travel; FurCred is brilliant if you live in one of our cities and want regular, short, reciprocal cover. Members can absolutely use both.
FurCred is open in Berlin, London and Dublin.
Free to join. ID-verified members only.