For independent pet sitters, not a marketplace

Turn a trusted client into a confirmed, paid booking.

Set your terms, send one link, and get paid by clients you already know.

$0 / month5% per booking, capped at $15Paid via your own Stripe account
Booking agreementNo. 0842

Sitter

Wildwood Pet Care

Maren Okafor

Client

The Soto Family

Jordan Soto

Service

Overnight boarding · 3 nights

Dates

Dec 18 – Dec 21

Pets

Bramble & Otis

Add-ons

Midday walk, medication

Client total

$255.00

Sent Tue 4:12 pm · Reviewed & paid on Jordan’s phone

How it works

The whole path from message to money, in four steps.

01

Set your terms, once

Services, rates, dates, add-ons, and your cancellation policy — written once in your own words, ready to send on every booking.

Your terms

Overnight boarding
$65 / night
Cancellation
Full refund, 7+ days
Cancellation
50% refund, within 7 days
02

Send the link

Text or email a booking link to a client you already know. DirectPaw doesn't list you anywhere or route work to you — the relationship stays yours.

Message to Jordan

To
Jordan Soto
Link
directpaw.com/b/0842
Status
Sent · awaiting review
03

They review and pay

The client opens the link on their phone, reviews the total and terms, and pays by card. No app to download, no password to create.

On Jordan's phone

Total due today
$255.00
Card
•••• 4471
Action
Review & pay
04

You're booked

The booking moves to confirmed on your calendar, and the payout lands in your own connected Stripe account — minus Stripe's processing fee.

Wildwood Pet Care

Status
Confirmed
Payout to
Stripe ••4821
Next visit
Dec 18, 8:00 am

The product

Every booking, itemized, confirmed, and paid — on the record.

These are real moments from a DirectPaw booking, end to end: what you build, what your client sees, and exactly where the money goes.

One booking, shown from the sitter’s ledger to the client’s phone.

Building the booking

Draft 0842

Weekend boarding for Priya Chandra

Dates
Mar 3 – Mar 5 (2 nights)
Pets
Hazel (dog)
Base rate
$65.00 × 2
Extra midday walk
+$12.00
Pickup & drop-off
+$18.00
Client total$160.00

On Jordan’s phone

Review & pay

No app to install. No password to create. The booking opens straight in her browser.

Overnight boarding · 3 nightsReady
Due today$255.00
Review & pay

Where the money goes

Client total
$255.00
DirectPaw fee (5%, cap $15)
−$12.75
Stripe processing
−$7.71
Your proceeds$234.54

Accepted & locked at booking

Cancellation terms

  • Full refund, 7+ days out
  • 50% refund, within 7 days
  • No refund, within 24 hours

Preserved exactly as written after acceptance.

Recurring care, already on the calendar

Elena Marsh · Tuesday & Thursday walks

Tue, Aug 11

$28.00

Thu, Aug 13

$28.00

Tue, Aug 18

$28.00

Thu, Aug 20

$28.00

Charged automatically each visit — no re-sending a link, no re-entering a card.

Deposit now, balance later

Overnight stay, 4 nights

Deposit, due at booking
$75.00
Balance, due Dec 20
$180.00

Booking status

  1. Sent
  2. Paid
  3. Confirmed
  4. Upcoming
  5. Completed

What Jordan sees

Wildwood Pet Care, front and center. Not DirectPaw.

The booking link, the terms, and the receipt all carry your business name. You lead the relationship — DirectPaw runs quietly behind it.

Pricing, actually

Oh, sike.

DirectPaw is open source and free to use.

No monthly subscription. No locked features. The booking flow is yours to use, inspect, and build on. If it saves you time, feel free to support the project with a donation — genuinely optional.

Monthly

$0

Source

Open

Booking fee

5%, capped at $15