TrustedHouseSitters Membership Cost 2026: Every Plan and Fee Explained

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TrustedHouseSitters costs $129 a year for sitter Basic, $169 for Standard and $259 for Premium. Homeowner plans are $149, $229 and $299, and combined sitter and homeowner plans are $209, $309 and $399. Basic and Standard also charge a $12 booking fee on every confirmed sit, and Premium has none. With our 25 percent discount the sitter tiers come to about $97, $127 and $194 for the first year.

If you are interested in getting into house sitting, our book Travel More for Less puts the whole process in one place: clear, step by step guidance from your first questions to your first confirmed sit, and the reviews that open the door to the next one. Our own numbers: we have paid around €406 in TrustedHouseSitters fees across three years, and the accommodation those sits replaced was worth over $26,500. That is a return of roughly 70 to 1 on the membership.

Prices Verified in September 2026

Sitter Plans. Quick Facts

Full prices (before discount):

Sitter membership is $129, $169 or $259 a year, and Basic and Standard also charge $12 on every confirmed sit. That fee changes the maths: with our 25% discount, Premium works out cheaper than Standard from six sits. The discounted tiers are about $97, $127 and $194.

For UK members, THS displays pricing in GBP. As of 2026, the sitter plans in GBP are:

GBP prices are set by THS and are not a direct currency conversion from USD.

Pet Parent (Homeowner) Plans. Quick Facts

Full prices (before discount):

With 25% discount:

Combined Plans (Sitter + Pet Parent). Quick Facts

Full prices (before discount):

With 25% discount:

The Combined plan is the only THS membership that allows you to both list your own home and apply for sits in other people's homes.

How TrustedHouseSitters Pricing Compares to Other Platforms

THS is the largest house sitting platform but it is not the only one, and it is not the cheapest. Here is how the pricing compares across all the major platforms as of June 2026.

The crossover that most people miss: with the 25% discount, Premium becomes the cheaper plan from your sixth sit, because Basic and Standard pay $12 on every confirmed sit and Premium pays nothing. At six sits, Standard comes to $199 and Premium to $194. At full price the same switch happens at your eighth sit. If you plan to sit more than half a dozen times in your first year, Premium is the cheaper membership, not the expensive one.

The key difference is volume. THS has over 6,330 active listings in the USA and 3,786 in the UK as of June 2026. No other platform comes close to that global coverage. The smaller platforms are cheaper but have fewer listings, which means fewer options. Where local platforms shine is competition: a sit on House Sitters America might attract five applications where the same sit on THS would attract the maximum of fifty.

For most sitters, THS is the primary platform and one or two regional platforms are the supplement. For sitters on a tight budget, MindMyHouse at $29 per year provides global coverage at a fraction of the THS price. Our best platforms comparison covers which platform wins in which country.

I was planning a two-week visit to Caro in Bochum, Germany. Hotels were running at approximately €2,000 for the duration. Not a realistic option. I found a house sit in Bochum that had just been listed on THS, applied with Caro, and got it.

The membership fee replaced a €2,000 hotel bill before we had even completed the first sit. Since then: 20 sits, 12 countries, and a total THS membership spend of approximately €406. The accommodation saved runs well past €20,000 at a conservative estimate.

Get the discount via our TrustedHouseSitters 25% discount link. Applies automatically at checkout, no code required. Read our full TrustedHouseSitters review before committing.

Are There Hidden Fees Beyond the Membership?

No. The membership price and the $12 per-sit booking fee on Basic and Standard are the only two charges THS applies. There's no listing fee, no application fee, and no percentage taken from any confirmed sit. The one cost that catches people off guard is that $12 fee, since it doesn't appear in the headline membership price anywhere on THS's own pricing page.

The $12 per-sit booking fee applies to sitter Basic and Standard plans, and to homeowner Basic and Standard plans too. It is not included in the headline price. Premium is exempt entirely, on both sides.

Here's how it adds up across a realistic year of sitting, shown at both full price and with our 25% discount applied.

Full Price (no discount):

With 25% Discount:

All figures use annual membership plus the $12/sit booking fee on Basic and Standard. Premium has no per-sit fee, so its total never changes. See our full booking fee breakdown for every sit count from 1 to 10 and the exact breakeven math.

The break-even between Basic and Premium is 9 sits per year. The break-even between Standard and Premium is just 6 sits. At 6 or more sits, Premium is already cheaper than Standard. For full-time nomads, Premium is the only plan worth considering.

What You Actually Pay Beyond the Membership

One of the most common questions about THS is whether there are hidden fees beyond the membership price. The short answer: there are not. But there are costs beyond the membership that are worth understanding before you sign up.

The membership fee is the only fee THS charges for access to the platform. There is no listing fee, no application fee, and no percentage taken from any arrangement. The $12 booking fee on Basic and Standard is the only additional THS charge, and it is waived entirely on Premium.

The costs that exist beyond the membership are not THS fees. They are the practical costs of house sitting itself: travel to each sit (flights, fuel, public transport), food during the sit, travel insurance if you carry it, and the optional Duo Sitter add-on if you sit as a couple.

Here is what a typical year actually costs for a sitter on the Standard plan doing 5 sits:

There are no setup fees, no renewal fees beyond the standard annual charge, and no penalties for not completing a minimum number of sits. Our house sitting costs guide breaks down every cost in detail.

What Sitters Get With Each Plan

All sitters on every plan must complete a third-party ID verification check before their profile is active. Before signing up, read our house sitting profile guide to understand what a strong profile looks like. The better your profile from day one, the faster you will secure your first sit. US-based sitters are also required to complete a free criminal background check through Evident ID. Both appear as trust badges on your profile.

Basic. $129/year | $97 with discount + $12 booking fee for each confirmed sit

Standard. $169/year | $127 with discount + $12 booking fee for each confirmed sit

The 24/7 vet helpline is the main reason to choose Standard over Basic. On our very first sit in Bochum, a health concern came up with one of the cats. Being able to call a qualified vet at any hour changed the experience completely. At just 6 sits per year, Standard already costs more than Premium when booking fees are added. Standard is right for sitters doing fewer than 6 sits who want the vet helpline and extra support.

The dedicated member support on Standard means you get additional guidance setting up your profile and securing your first sit. A meaningful feature for first-time sitters.

Premium. $259/year | $194 with discount

No booking fee makes Premium cheaper than Standard from 6 sits, and cheaper than Basic from 9 sits. For full-time sitters, Premium pays for itself quickly. The 2 airport lounge passes are a real benefit. Caro and I used ours during a stopover in Kuala Lumpur.

What Pet Parents (Homeowners) Get With Each Plan

Basic. $149/year | ~$112 with discount + $12 booking fee for each confirmed sit

Standard. $229/year | ~$172 with discount + $12 booking fee for each confirmed sit

Premium. $299/year | ~$224 with discount

The Plans Explained: Key Features

Accident and Third Party Liability Plan (Sitters. Standard and Premium)

If a pet causes damage or injury to another person, their property, or their pets while under your control during a sit, and this is due to negligence on your part, THS covers you up to $1,000,000 per incident. This applies on Standard and Premium sitter plans.

This is a meaningful protection for sitters. A dog that injures another dog on a walk, or a pet that damages a neighbour's property, could result in a significant claim. Having up to $1m coverage removes a genuine financial risk. As with all THS plans, this is discretionary and subject to terms and conditions. It is not a regulated insurance policy. See our house sitting legal issues guide and house sitting insurance guide for what this means in practice.

Sit Cancellation Plan

For both sitters and pet parents: available on Premium only. Neither Basic nor Standard includes a sit cancellation plan on any plan type. If a pet parent cancels on a sitter, THS provides up to $150 per night to cover alternative accommodation, up to $1,500 per sit. If a sitter cancels on a pet parent, up to $150 per night covers alternative pet care costs, up to $1,500 per sit. All plans are discretionary and subject to terms and conditions. They are not regulated insurance policies. See our house sitting legal issues guide for what this means in practice.

Coverage runs up to 30 days annually across as many sits as you need. For longer sits, the first three sits of the year are covered regardless of whether they exceed 30 days. This is discretionary, not a guaranteed insurance payout. Terms and conditions apply.

Home and Contents Plan (Pet Parents. Standard and Premium)

Some home insurance policies do not cover leaving your home with a third party such as a house sitter. THS provides an additional Home and Contents Plan at no extra cost on Standard and Premium pet parent plans, underwritten by global insurer GUARDHOG. It covers property damage, theft, and public liability if a sitter has an accident in your home. Up to $1 million USD.

You must have an existing home insurance policy for this additional protection to be valid. Terms and conditions apply. Important: this is not regulated insurance. It is a discretionary plan offered by THS on a goodwill basis. Our house sitting insurance guide and house sitting legal issues guide cover what this means in practice.

See Who Saves Your Listing (Pet Parents. Standard and Premium)

Pet parents on Standard and Premium can view a list of sitters who have saved their listing. This allows homeowners to proactively invite interested sitters directly rather than waiting for applications.

Dedicated Member Support (Standard and Premium. All plan types)

In addition to basic support, Standard and Premium members receive extra assistance to secure their first sit or sitter. THS guides you through setting up your profile or listing and helps you make your first confirmed match.

The Refund Guarantee

THS offers two money-back guarantees:

For sitters: if you do not confirm any sits within 14 days of making your fifth application, you receive a full refund with no conditions.

For pet parents: if you do not receive any sitter applications within 14 days of posting your first listing, you can claim a full refund.

Note: for Basic Combined members, the money-back promise covers the sitter side only (applying for sits), not the pet parent side.

This is separate from the 14-day cooling-off period under THS Terms of Service (Clause 10), which provides a full refund if you cancel within 14 days of joining or auto-renewing, provided you have not applied for a sit or published live listing dates.

The Duo Sitter Add-On

For sitters who regularly travel with a partner, friend, or family member, THS offers the Duo Sitter add-on at $3.75 per month billed yearly ($45/year). It allows you to add a verified co-sitter to your profile.

Both sitters must complete full THS verification. The 48-hour overlap limit is designed for back-to-back sit transitions. If you sit as a couple, this add-on builds homeowner trust through joint verified profiles and is worth the $45/year for what it signals to prospective homeowners.

The Airport Lounge Passes: Our Experience

Premium membership includes two global airport lounge passes per year. Caro and I used ours during a stopover in Kuala Lumpur on the way to Australia.

We had been traveling for 3 weeks by that point. A long-haul connection through KL was not the most appealing prospect. The lounge changed that entirely. Proper hot food, a quiet space away from the terminal noise, comfortable seating, and the ability to arrive in Australia rested rather than depleted. If you have never been in an airport lounge before, the difference from a standard departure terminal is significant. Particularly on a long-haul journey where you are already tired before you board.

At the discounted Premium price of $194, the two lounge passes alone represent a meaningful portion of the membership cost as a standalone benefit. For any sitter who does international travel as part of the house sitting lifestyle, this feature is worth factoring into the Premium decision.

Can You Cancel TrustedHouseSitters and Get a Refund?

TrustedHouseSitters offers a full refund under a 14-day cooling-off period. You are entitled to a full refund if you notify THS within 14 days of joining or auto-renewing, provided you have not applied for a sit, entered into a confirmed booking, or published live dates on a home listing during that period.

Outside the 14-day window, the membership fee is not refundable. See Clause 10 of the THS Terms of Service for the full conditions. Our THS cancellation guide covers sit-level cancellation, which is a separate process.

THS memberships auto-renew annually. Your card will be charged at the renewal date unless you cancel before it. You can cancel auto-renewal at any time through your account settings without losing access for the remainder of your paid period.

If you cancel, your membership remains active until the end of the current billing period. You can still apply for sits, complete confirmed sits, and leave reviews during that time. You simply will not be charged again when the period ends.

If you have active sits confirmed beyond your membership expiry date, check with THS support about whether your membership needs to remain active for those sits to proceed. Our how to cancel a TrustedHouseSitters sit article covers the sit-specific cancellation process separately.

How to Get 25% Off

Use our TrustedHouseSitters 25% discount link. The discount applies automatically at checkout. No code required. The 25% discount applies to your first year of membership.

Sitter plans:

Pet parent plans:

Combined plans:

Full details on our THS discount page.

Pricing in GBP and AUD

THS displays region-specific pricing rather than a direct currency conversion, so UK and Australian members see different headline numbers to US members. Here's the full breakdown for both.

United Kingdom (GBP):

Australia (AUD):

As with USD, these are THS's own regional prices, not currency conversions, so they won't match a straight exchange-rate calculation from the USD figures above. Use our 25% discount link to lock in these discounted rates regardless of region.

Is the Membership Worth the Price?

The maths on this is straightforward. One house sit replaces accommodation that would cost anywhere from $500 for a week in a budget location to $3,000 or more for two weeks in a city like London or Sydney. The most expensive THS membership, Premium at $259, pays for itself on the first sit regardless of where that sit is.

After 20 sits across 12 countries, Caro and I have spent approximately $378 on THS membership fees. The accommodation those sits replaced is worth over $26,500. That is a return of roughly 70:1 on the membership cost.

Even on the cheapest possible sit, a weekend cat sit in a nearby town that saves you $200 in accommodation, a Basic membership at $97 (after discount) pays for itself within the first two sits. By the third sit, the membership is free in practical terms and every sit after that is pure savings.

The only scenario where THS is not worth the price is if you sign up and never complete a sit. If you apply, get confirmed, and do even one sit, the membership will almost certainly cost less than the accommodation it replaces.

Which Plan Should You Choose?

Sitter vs Homeowner Costs: What's the Difference?

The gap between what sitters and homeowners pay is bigger than most people expect, and it runs the opposite direction from what you'd assume.

Homeowners pay more at every tier, which reflects the fact that a homeowner plan protects a physical property and its contents, while a sitter plan protects a person's ability to apply and travel. Both sides pay the same $12 booking fee structure, and both are exempt from it on Premium.

Are You Ready to Jump Into the World of House Sitting?

Whatever plan you choose, share your referral link. THS credits referrals back to your account, extending your membership at no additional cost. Our Premium has effectively run for free for an extended period through referral credits alone.

Three years. 20 sits. 12 countries. €378 in THS fees against well over €20,000 in saved accommodation. The membership pays for itself in a single night.

Join TrustedHouseSitters with 25% off via our TrustedHouseSitters 25% discount link. DM us @housesittersguide on Instagram if you want advice on which plan suits your situation. We answer everyone.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How much does TrustedHouseSitters cost in 2026?

  $129 a year for sitter Basic, $169 for Standard and $259 for Premium. Homeowner plans are $149, $229 and $299, and combined sitter and homeowner plans are $209, $309 and $399. Basic and Standard also charge $12 on every confirmed sit, and Premium charges none. Our 25% discount brings the sitter tiers to about $97, $127 and $194 for the first year.

• Which TrustedHouseSitters plan is best value for sitters?

  Standard, for most people. It adds the 24/7 vet helpline, accident and third party liability cover and dedicated support for $40 more than Basic, and it is the tier we recommend to anyone planning a handful of sits. If you expect more than half a dozen sits in your first year, Premium costs less overall because it removes the per-sit booking fee.

• Does TrustedHouseSitters have a money-back guarantee?

  There is a 14 day cooling off period rather than an open money back guarantee. TrustedHouseSitters refunds the subscription fee if you tell them within 14 days of your activation date that you want to cancel, and the same window applies after an auto-renewal payment. You lose that right if you have applied for a sit, confirmed a booking, or published live dates on your home listing during those 14 days. The booking fee is excluded from that window altogether, because refunds of it are handled by the cancellation policy instead. Their Helpdesk also publishes a Money Back promise with its own qualifying conditions, so read that page before you join rather than after. All of this sits in clause 10 of their Terms of Service, last updated 8th December 2025.

• Is the $12 booking fee per sit or per booking?

  Per confirmed sit, and on Basic and Standard it applies to both sides of the platform: sitters pay it and homeowners on those tiers pay it too. Premium members pay nothing. It is charged when a sit is confirmed, which is why the cost of a year depends on how many sits you do rather than on the membership price alone.

• Does the price go up after the first year?

  Yes. The 25% discount applies to your first year and renewal returns to the full price of whichever tier you are on. If you would rather not renew, cancel at least 7 days before the renewal payment date, either in the membership section of your account or by emailing their support address, and they are supposed to email you a reminder at least 30 days before the charge. Some members report that switching auto-renew off before renewal prompts a retention offer with a discount on it, and others report nothing of the sort, so treat that as a possibility rather than a plan.

• What happens to the booking fee if a sit is cancelled?

  You are only charged the booking fee once a sit is confirmed, and their Booking Fee Cancellation Policy says it is refunded in full whenever a booking is cancelled, whichever party initiates it. The refund goes back to the original payment method, and the version of the policy in force when the booking was confirmed is the one that applies. A replacement sit is a new booking, so that one is charged again while the cancelled one is refunded. Where a homeowner cancels on a sitter, the protection on top of that is the Sit Cancellation Plan that comes with Premium.

• What is the TrustedHouseSitters Home and Contents Plan?

  Cover for the homeowner's property and contents while a sitter is in the home, included on homeowner Standard and Premium. It is not the same as your own home insurance, and some household policies exclude leaving a property with a third party, which is the gap this fills.

• Is there a TrustedHouseSitters discount?

  Yes, 25% off the first year, applied automatically when you join through our link rather than typed in as a code. It works on every tier, on sitter, homeowner and combined plans. Renewals return to full price.

• Are there hidden fees beyond the membership?

  No. The membership and the $12 per-sit booking fee are the only two charges TrustedHouseSitters applies. There is no listing fee, no application fee and no percentage taken from any arrangement. The Duo add-on, at $45 a year, is optional, but it auto-renews at full price alongside your membership unless you cancel it, and it can only be refunded within 14 days of purchase and only if you have not confirmed a sit in that window.

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