In short: A large marketplace for booking or offering pet care; the catch is that Rover keeps about 20% of what sitters earn.
- Free to join
- Background-checked sitters
- About 20% fee on sitter earnings
- Not tested by us
Before you sign up
Checked 2026-09-28 · based on official and public sources · not tested by us
Book a local pet sitter or dog walker, or earn money offering pet sitting, walking and boarding yourself.
Data sheet
Compiled from the public sources linked below
| What you get | A marketplace to book or offer pet sitting, dog walking and boarding |
|---|---|
| How it pays | Sitters earn per booking; Rover keeps about 20% of sitter earnings |
| Sign-up | Sitter profile with background check (US) |
| Operator | Rover Group, Inc. (owned by Blackstone) |
| Where it works | US, Canada, the UK and parts of Europe |
When to use it
Pet owners who need a sitter, walker or boarding while away, and animal lovers in the US who want paid pet-care gigs.
Before you use it
Sitters keep roughly 80% of each booking after Rover’s cut, and US sitters must pass a background check. The service is limited to the US, Canada, the UK and parts of Europe.
How to use it
- Go to rover.com or open the Rover app and choose whether to book care or become a sitter.
- Sitters: create a profile and complete the background check (US); owners: search sitters near you.
- Book or accept a pet sitting, dog walking or boarding request.
Why people use it
Rover is the largest pet-care marketplace in the US, and Blackstone acquired it for $2.3 billion in 2024, so it has a big pool of both owners and sitters to match.
Checked 2026-09-28 · compiled from public sources; we have not tested it ourselves. Terms change, so check the official pages before you rely on it. · Official site · Wikipedia: Rover.com