United States
The widest range on this site, and the one that sells you the most afterwards
PetSafe appears on this site more often than any other maker, across three of our twelve families. That is not a preference — it is what the catalog looks like. Between the ScoopFree litter boxes, the Drinkwell ceramic fountains and the microchip flaps, PetSafe covers more of this niche than anyone else.
The specifications are published, and they are specific. Capacities in liters, litter types stated plainly, chip standards named. The ScoopFree Ultra says “crystal litter only” rather than leaving the buyer to discover it, and the Drinkwell carbon filter listing names the five fountains it fits. That is better documentation than most of this market provides.
The running costs are where the money is. A ScoopFree with disposable trays is a machine sold near cost and repaid in refills, several times a year, for as long as you own it. PetSafe also sells the reusable tray that ends that cycle, which is unusually honest — but the default purchase is the expensive one.
The health claims need reading carefully. Several fountain listings state that circulating water prevents urinary and kidney disease. We report that as PetSafe’s wording. What can be said plainly is narrower: some cats drink more from moving water.
PetSafe references are among the most consistent on this site. Most are listed on all six of our markets under a single reference, and where one is missing — usually the US store — the review says so.
Stainless · 3.8 L · 360° access · adjustable flow
The largest fountain here at 3.8 liters, in stainless steel, with drinking access all the way around and an adjustable flow. It is built for households with several animals.
Best for: Two or more animals, or one cat and one dog sharing a water station.
Ceramic · 2 L · filtered · submersible pump
The 2-liter ceramic Drinkwell, with free-falling streams rather than a single spout and a submerged pump. It is the middle of PetSafe’s ceramic range in both size and price.
Best for: A cat that drinks from taps: falling water is exactly what a running tap looks like at cat height.
Ceramic · 1.8 L · BPA-free · quiet submersible pump
A 1.8-liter ceramic fountain for cats and small dogs. Ceramic is scratch-resistant and does not hold smells the way scratched plastic does, and PetSafe sells this one on being quiet.
Best for: One cat, in a household that would rather wash a ceramic bowl than replace a plastic one every two years.
15-digit chips · up to 40 pets · 4 manual modes · weather seals
The cheapest microchip flap here apart from the Cat Mate, reading 15-digit chips for up to 40 animals, with four manual locking modes and double magnetic closing points.
Best for: A first microchip flap on a budget, where the cat’s chip is a modern 15-digit one.
≈ $110
Microchip · up to 25 cats · night mode · wood, glass, PVC, metal
A microchip flap with an optional night mode that keeps the cat in after dark, and a fitting kit that covers wood, glass, PVC and metal doors.
Best for: Anyone who wants a curfew without a hub — this is the cheapest way to get one.
Collar key, not microchip · up to 5 keys · dogs to 100 lb · 4 × D cells
A large electronic pet door that opens for a battery-powered collar key rather than a microchip, for dogs up to 100 pounds.
Best for: A large dog, where no microchip door on this shelf is big enough
Clumping litter · rake · no trays required
The ScoopFree built around ordinary clumping litter instead of crystals, with a waste bin rather than a disposable tray. It is the cheaper box to run of the two, and the one that lets you keep the litter your cat already accepts.
Best for: Anyone who wants the scooping to stop without changing litter brand, and who would rather have no app than a mediocre one.
≈ $220
Any litter · sifting drum · sealed waste box · app
PetSafe’s drum box: it turns to sift clumps into a sealed waste box, takes any litter, and reports weight and visits to an app. It is the most expensive PetSafe here and the only one that is litter-agnostic.
Best for: A household that wants a sealed drum and the freedom to keep buying whatever litter the cat already accepts.
≈ $955
Crystal litter only · top entry · disposable tray
The hooded, top-entry ScoopFree rakes crystal litter into a covered disposable tray and counts each visit. It is the tidiest box here for tracking, and the one whose running costs are entirely set by PetSafe.
Best for: A single-cat household that wants the least mess on the floor and will accept PetSafe’s consumables for the life of the box.
App controlled · collar key supplied · microchip pairing · schedules per pet
An app-controlled pet door with per-pet schedules, remote locking and use notifications, supplied with a collar key.
Best for: A household that wants to see the cat come home from the office
