Best website builders for pet sitters and dog walkers in 2026

Square Appointments is the best choice if you need an online booking site at $0 per month per location, while Heya ($0 on Free, $3 a month on Pro Lite, and $6 a month on Pro Standard with 1 custom domain per account) and Carrd ($19 / year for custom domains) fit simple service-and-rate pages with embedded scheduling. Wix ($17 per month) and Squarespace ($19 per month) offer full all-in-one suites. Here is how all 6 compare.

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The short answer

Best free booking site Square Appointments gives solo pet sitters an online booking site, appointment reminders, and unlimited staff calendars for $0 per month per location, charging 3.3% + 30c for online card payments.
Best free site with Calendly Heya Free costs $0 with no credit card and lets you publish up to 5 pages per site with a Calendly scheduling embed and a Google Maps embed.
Custom domain pricing Carrd Pro Standard costs $19 / year for up to 10 sites with custom domains, contact forms, third-party widgets, and custom script tags, while Heya Pro Standard costs $6 a month for up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account.
Best full business suite Wix starts at $17 per month (paid yearly) and includes online scheduling tools, a built-in CRM, a unified messaging inbox, and over 2000 templates.

Pet sitter and dog walker website builders compared

This table compares the starting prices, custom domain rules, and scheduling options across all six builders.

Builder	Free plan	Cheapest paid plan	Custom domain	Scheduling and bookings	Online payments
Heya	$0, up to 5 pages per site	$3 a month (Pro Lite)	Pro Standard ($6 a month, up to 5 sites, 1 custom domain per account)	Calendly embed block	Link to your checkout page
Square Appointments	$0/month per location (Square Free)	$49/month per location (Square Plus)	Not stated	Built-in booking site and reminders	Yes, from 3.3% + 30c online on Free
Carrd	Free Basic experience	$9/year (Pro Lite)	From $19/year (Pro Standard)	Embed external content on Pro Standard ($19/year)	Stripe Checkout on Pro Plus ($49/year)
Wix	$0 Free plan	$17/month paid yearly (Light)	Included on Premium plans (1 year free voucher)	Built-in online scheduling tools	Yes, eCommerce on Core ($29/month) and up
Squarespace	14-day free trial only	$19/month (Basic)	Free custom domain on Basic ($19/month)	Acuity Scheduling available	Yes, 2% store fee on Basic ($19/month)
Google Sites	Not stated	Not stated	Yes, up to five custom domains per site	Not stated	Not stated

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"Not stated" means the pricing or feature detail was not included in the verified product documentation used for this comparison.

Detailed breakdown of each website builder

Heya

Free ($0); Pro Lite $3/mo; Pro Standard $6/mo

Heya is our no-code builder for one-page and small sites that you can build and edit on your phone. Heya Free is $0 (up to 3 sites, 5 pages each) with text, Google Maps, and Calendly embeds. Pro Lite is $3 a month, and Pro Standard is $6 a month (up to 5 sites, up to 20 pages per site, no badge, and 1 custom domain per account).

Better at: Free Calendly and Google Maps embeds without paying for a monthly subscription.
Watch out: Free sites show a small badge and allow up to 5 pages per site; connecting a custom domain requires Pro Standard ($6/mo).

Square Appointments

Free ($0/mo per location); Plus $49/mo per location; Premium $149/mo per location

Square Free is $0 per month per location for solo professionals, giving you an online booking site, appointment reminders, and unlimited staff calendars. Processing is 2.6% + 15c for tap, dip, or swipe and 3.3% + 30c online.

Better at: Built-in online booking, appointment reminders, and payment processing on the $0 per month per location plan.
Watch out: No-show fees and cancellation policies require the $49 per month per location Plus plan.

Carrd

Free Basic; Pro from $9/year to $49/year

Carrd has a free Basic plan and three Pro plans: Pro Lite ($9 per year), Pro Standard ($19 per year), and Pro Plus ($49 per year). Pro Standard gives you 10 sites, custom domains with SSL, contact forms, and embeds for Stripe, PayPal, and Typeform.

Better at: Cheapest way to get a custom domain and contact forms at $19 per year.
Watch out: Pro Lite ($9/year) does not support custom domains, contact forms, or custom code embeds.

Wix

Free ($0); paid from $17/month (billed yearly)

Wix offers a $0 Free plan with 1000's of templates, while yearly plans start at $17 per month for Light and $29 per month for Core. You get online scheduling for appointments and memberships, a CRM, and a unified inbox.

Better at: All-in-one scheduling, CRM, unified messaging inbox, and over 2000 templates.
Watch out: Paid plans start at $17 per month billed yearly, and eCommerce requires Core at $29 per month.

Squarespace

14-day free trial; paid from $19/month

Squarespace has a 14-day free trial, with paid plans starting at $19 per month for Basic and $29 per month for Core. Plans include the Fluid Engine editor, invoicing, and SSL, plus Acuity Scheduling for bookings, calendar management, and payments.

Better at: Drag-and-drop editing with built-in invoicing, contracts, proposals, and Acuity Scheduling.
Watch out: No permanent free plan, and Basic ($19/month) charges a 2% online store transaction fee.

Google Sites

Price not stated

Google Sites is a drag-and-drop builder with templates and an automatic grid layout that scales across devices. It connects with Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Presentations) and lets you link up to five custom domains via Google Search Console DNS TXT verification.

Better at: Direct integration with Google Docs, Sheets, and Workspace permissions.
Watch out: Custom domains require a subdomain like www and DNS TXT verification in Google Search Console.

What a pet sitting and dog walking website needs

Pet owners checking out your site look for four things right away: the services you offer, the neighborhoods or zip codes you cover, your rates, and how to book a walk or meet-and-greet. Putting your phone number and service area near the top saves local owners from guessing if you cover their street.

On Heya, you can show your area with a Google Maps embed, list rates in text blocks, and take bookings with a Calendly embed. If you want clients to book and pay by card in one step, Square Appointments has a booking site and payments on its $0 per month per location Free plan. For intake forms, Carrd adds contact forms on Pro Standard ($19 per year), and Wix includes a CRM and unified inbox.

When a dedicated booking platform is worth paying for

A one-page site with a Calendly embed works well if you walk dogs solo and get paid in person or by invoice. Once you're managing multiple walkers, enforcing strict cancellation rules, or sending contracts, a dedicated booking platform saves you admin work.

Square Appointments Free ($0 per month per location) comes with unlimited staff calendars and appointment reminders, while Square Plus ($49 per month per location) adds multi-staff booking, a waitlist, cancellation policies, and no-show fees. Wix ($17 to $159 per month billed yearly) has online scheduling for appointments, staff, and memberships, plus booking analytics. Squarespace ($19 to $99 per month) offers Acuity Scheduling for automated calendar management and includes Invoicing for proposals, contracts, and invoices.

Free vs paid website builders for pet sitters

You can launch a site for $0 on four of these platforms, though each free plan has trade-offs. Heya Free ($0) gives you up to 3 sites with 5 pages each at yourname.heya.bio with a "Made with Heya" badge, which you can remove for $3 a month on Pro Lite (Pro Standard is $6 a month with up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account). Square Appointments Free is $0 per month per location and only charges when you take payments (2.6% + 15¢ in person, 3.3% + 30¢ online).

Wix has a $0 Free plan with Wix branding, and removing it with a custom domain starts at $17 per month (paid yearly). Carrd removes its badge for $9 / year on Pro Lite and adds custom domains at $19 / year on Pro Standard, while Squarespace only has a 14-day free trial before plans start at $19 per month.

How to set up a pet sitting site on Heya

You can start building on Heya right in your browser without an account, and even do the whole thing on your phone. Pick from 68 templates (12 designs and 56 use-case templates) or a blank page, then add heading and text blocks for your rates and an image block for pet photos, which Heya resizes to 2048 pixels and converts to WebP (up to 20 MB each, 200 files per site).

Drop in an embed block for a Google Maps view of your area and a Calendly page for meet-and-greets, plus a socials block for your phone, email, and up to 29 social networks. Sign in with Google to publish for $0 at yourname.heya.bio with HTTPS, sitemap.xml, and robots.txt turned on.

How we checked

We compared each website builder using verified documentation on pricing, free plan limits, custom domain support, booking or scheduling capabilities, and payment tools relevant to solo pet sitters and dog walking businesses. The facts come from carrd.co/docs/pro/plans, carrd.co/pro, workspace.google.com/products/sites, support.google.com/sites/answer/9068867, squareup.com/us/en/appointments/pricing, squarespace.com/pricing, squarespace.com/websites, wix.com/plans, wix.com, heya.page/pricing, heya.page/docs.

Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.

FAQ

What is the best free website builder for a solo dog walker?

Square Appointments Free ($0 per month per location) is the best free option if you want a booking site, reminders, and card processing (2.6% + 15c in person, 3.3% + 30c online). If you already use Calendly and just need a clean page for your rates and area, Heya Free is $0 with Google Maps and Calendly embeds on up to 5 pages per site.

Can I add a Calendly booking calendar to Heya or Carrd?

Yes, Heya has a built-in embed block on every plan, including Heya Free ($0), that directly supports Calendly and Google Maps. On Carrd, you'll need to upgrade to Carrd Pro Standard at $19 per year or Pro Plus at $49 per year to embed external content or custom script tags.

Which builder is cheapest if I want my own custom domain?

Carrd Pro Standard is the cheapest paid option with custom domains at $19 / year, letting you publish up to 10 sites to custom domains you own with Let's Encrypt SSL. Heya Pro Standard costs $6 a month, and includes 1 custom domain per account, automatic HTTPS and up to 5 sites. Google Sites also lets you connect up to five custom domains to a site through a third-party registrar.

How can I charge no-show or late cancellation fees for dog walks?

You can charge them with Square Appointments on the Square Plus plan, which costs $49 per month per location (with a 30-day free trial) and includes cancellation policies and no-show fees. The $0 per month Square Free plan gives you online booking and appointment reminders, but not no-show fees.

Can I build and update my pet sitting website from my phone between walks?

Yes, you can build and edit a Heya site completely on your phone. You can start drafting without an account and just sign in with Google when you're ready to publish.

Does Heya have contact forms or credit card payments?

You can link a button on your Heya site to a Google Form or Tally form for client inquiries, and link another button to your checkout or booking page to take payments. If you prefer built-in forms and payments on a small budget, Carrd Pro Standard ($19 per year) includes contact forms, and Carrd Pro Plus ($49 per year) adds forms with Stripe Checkout payments.

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