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Nuzzo vs Scout for Pet Sitters

Scout has a devoted small-sitter base and a clean interface. We're a newer entrant with flat pricing and a more opinionated workflow. Here's an honest read so you can choose well.

Pick Nuzzo if…

You want flat pricing that doesn't climb with pet count.
You do multi-pet households and want it handled natively.
You run overnight sits and want a sitter-controlled live feed.
You prefer a magic-link client portal (no passwords).
You're early in your business and want a low-configure app.

Pick Scout if…

You're already a Scout power user and your clients are trained on it.
You depend on a specific Scout feature we haven't shipped yet.
You need a very specific report layout we don't match.
Your team has muscle memory on Scout's workflow.

Side-by-side

Feature	Nuzzo	Scout
Starting price	$29/mo flat	~$35-45/mo tiered
Per-pet pricing creep	None	Some (check current plan)
Mobile-first design	2026-built phone UX	Modernized but mixed
Live photo feed for overnights	✓ Sitter-controlled partials	Limited
Multi-pet bookings	✓ Native stacked avatars	Partial
Magic-link client portal	✓ No password	Password-based
Stripe Connect payments	✓	✓
Public roadmap	✓	Private
Free trial, no card	✓ 14 days	Varies

Based on publicly available information as of April 2026. If we're inaccurate, email us and we'll fix it.

Where Scout is ahead

Community & trust
Scout has been serving small sitters long enough to have a community. We're newer; we'll earn that over time.
Specific reporting views
Some of their standard reports don't have a direct Nuzzo equivalent yet. If you rely on a particular Scout report, check it's available before switching.
Integrations
They have a few integrations we don't (yet). We expose webhooks + CSV; native integrations land as we see demand.

Where Nuzzo wins

Flat, predictable pricing
No per-pet creep. No “your plan bumped up” emails.
Overnight live feed
Sitter chooses what and when to share. One email per update, not one per photo.
Magic-link portal
Clients don't manage another password. They click the email button, they're in.
Phone-first UX
Two taps to start a visit; two to finish. Less time per visit on the admin, more time with pets.

Try it side-by-side for a week.

Free trial, no credit card. Keep Scout for existing clients; route new ones through Nuzzo.