Solo
You walk every dog yourself, or with a first part-timer.
$29 a month
First two months free
$290 a year
Annual: 12 months for the price of 10. Saves $58.
Up to 40 active clients
Pricing
Every walker free. Pay for the clients you serve.
Five plans from $29 a month, sized by your active clients. Your first two months are free, with no card.
Find your plan by active clients.
Every plan has every feature, and every login is free. The only difference is how many clients you serve in a month. You choose monthly or annual when you add a card.
Active clients in a typical month
Small Pack
Two to four walkers on the schedule.
$49 a month
First two months free
$490 a year
Annual: 12 months for the price of 10. Saves $98.
41 to 80 active clients
Pack
Five to seven walkers, with cover when someone is out.
$79 a month
First two months free
$790 a year
Annual: 12 months for the price of 10. Saves $158.
81 to 150 active clients
Big Pack
Eight to twelve walkers and an admin who never walks.
$119 a month
First two months free
$1,190 a year
Annual: 12 months for the price of 10. Saves $238.
151 to 250 active clients
Company
Thirteen to twenty walkers across the city.
$169 a month
First two months free
$1,690 a year
Annual: 12 months for the price of 10. Saves $338.
251 to 400 active clients
Over 400 active clients? Company adds $35 a month for each extra 100 clients, or part of 100.
Hire, cover and train walkers without touching your bill.
Your bill follows your client list, not your roster. Only the number of clients you served that month changes the price.
What counts as an active client
A household with at least one completed walk or visit in the month. Paused clients do not count, and neither do clients you have imported but not served yet.
When your client count moves
- One month over your client range
- Nothing changes.
- Two months in a row over
- You move up a plan from your next bill, with 14 days' notice.
- Two months in a row under
- You move down a plan from your next bill.
- On an annual plan
- Your price stays fixed for the year. At renewal, we use the three completed billing months available 14 days beforehand and give you notice of the new price.
- A few clients over
- There is no per-client overage fee.
The team changes. The bill does not.
Solo, 20 active clients
You walk for 20 clients and hire a part-timer to take the afternoon walks.
1 walker, then 2
- TopDogSF HQ
- $29No change
- Time To Pet
- $72Up from $50
Pack, 100 active clients
Five walkers serve 100 clients. Two cover walkers help out for a week while people are away.
5 walkers, then 7
- TopDogSF HQ
- $79No change
- Time To Pet
- $152Up from $120
Time To Pet from its pricing page on 26 October 2026: $40 plus $16 per active staff member, $50 for one person. We count every walker on the schedule that month as active staff.
Every plan includes all of this.
Plans differ only by how many clients you serve. Every tool below is on every one.
Run the day
- Calendar with repeat bookings
- Overnight stays
- Key tracking
- A morning feed of what needs your attention
Keep clients close
- Client and dog records
- Vaccination tracking
- Online sign-up with a signed waiver
- Client portal with chat and walk requests
Get paid
- Invoices with reminders, PDFs, and your own pay link
- Client memberships
- Deposits
- Loyalty discounts
- Holiday rates
Save the admin
- Revenue dashboard
- AI-drafted replies you copy and send
- Paste a client's message to create their record
- Time To Pet connection
What the same business pays elsewhere.
Most scheduling tools charge for every walker who logs in. Here is what a solo walker, a five-walker team and a twenty-walker company pay on each.
| Software | 1 walkerabout 20 clients | 5 walkersabout 100 clients | 20 walkersabout 400 clients |
|---|---|---|---|
| TopDogSF HQ | $29Solo | $79Pack | $169Company |
| Time To Pet | $50 | $120 | $360 |
| Scout | $39 | $129 | $399 |
| Pet Sitter Plus | $30 | $89 | $284 |
| Precise Petcare | $20 | $45 | $160 |
| PetPocketbook | $25 | $25 | $25 |
Precise Petcare and PetPocketbook cost less than HQ at every size here. HQ competes on what it does for your day, not on the lowest price.
Precise Petcare prices by bands of staff, so the sixth person on the schedule takes the bill from $45 to $90.
Vendor prices from their pricing pages on 26 October 2026, billed monthly, before card fees and add-ons. At about 20 active clients a walker.
How your two free months work.
Here is exactly what happens, and when. Nothing is charged unless you add a card.
Day 1
Sign up and pick a plan.
No card. Your two free months start now. Connect Time To Pet to bring your client list with you, or paste in a message to create your first client.
Week 1
Get your first week running.
Add your walkers, invite your clients to the portal, and send your first invoice.
Day 45
We email you if you have no card on file.
If you have not added a card, we email you which plan you are on, what it costs, and the date your free months end. Nothing has been charged. Add a card then, or don't.
Day 60
Your free months end.
Add a card before then and billing starts on day 60. A card added in the last two days is charged right away. No card? Your account pauses. Your data is kept.
Questions about pricing.
What happens after the two months?
With no card on file, we email you on day 45 with your plan, price, and end date. Add a card to keep going. If you don't, your account pauses when the free months end. Your data is kept.
What counts as an active client?
A household with at least one completed walk or visit in the month. A household with three dogs is one client. Paused clients and imported clients you have not served yet do not count.
What happens if I go over my client range?
One month over changes nothing. Two months in a row over moves you up a plan from your next bill, with 14 days' notice. Two months in a row under moves you down. There is no per-client overage fee.
Do walkers or admins cost anything?
No. Every walker, admin and cover login is free on every plan. Hire a part-timer for the summer or bring in cover for a week, and your bill stays the same.
What if I already use other software?
Connect Time To Pet and your clients and dogs come across. Using something else? Paste a message from a client and HQ builds the record. Two free months give you time to run both side by side.
How do my clients pay me?
Invoices carry your own pay link, so clients pay you the way they already do. They see what is due in their portal. We don't process payments, so we take no cut.
Is there a contract?
No long contract and no setup fee. Choose monthly or annual when you add a card. If you never add a card, you never pay.
Is there an iPhone app?
It is coming to the App Store, iPhone first, and it will be free for your team and your clients. Until then, TopDogSF HQ works in any browser, on a phone or a laptop.
Start with two free months.
No card to start, no setup fee, no per-walker fees. Nothing is charged unless you add a card.
Start free