Parenting & Family · head to head
Care.com vs Tiny Beans
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Care.com the App Store listing states Care.com Premium Membership auto renews for the same duration and price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.; Tiny Beans the free Tinybeans plan is capped at 20 uploads per month and 5GB of storage
- They diverge on capability: Care.com covers Caregiver search, Tiny Beans covers Private photo sharing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Care.com and Tiny Beans actually diverge.
| Attribute | Care.com | Tiny Beans |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Ios, Android, Web |
| Founded | 2006 | 2012 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Parenting & Family).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Care.com
- Caregiver search
- Background checks
- Secure messaging
- Job posting
- Payroll services
- Tax assistance
- Reviews and ratings
- Identity verification
Only in Tiny Beans
- Private photo sharing
- Video sharing
- Milestone tracking
- Daily email digests
- Child timelines
- Comments & reactions
- Print products
- Memory search
Both cover
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Care.com
- Finding babysittersnot Tiny Beans
- Hiring nanniesnot Tiny Beans
- Senior carenot Tiny Beans
- Pet sittingnot Tiny Beans
- Housekeepingnot Tiny Beans
Tiny Beans
- Keeping a private family photo and video journal organised by datenot Care.com
- Sharing baby photos with invited grandparents and relatives onlynot Care.com
- Turning saved moments into printed photo booksnot Care.com
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Care.com
- The App Store listing states Care.com Premium Membership auto renews for the same duration and price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Tiny Beans
- The free Tinybeans plan is capped at 20 uploads per month and 5GB of storage
- The free plan shows ads; an ad-free experience requires Tinybeans+
- A second user account to share the journal is a Tinybeans+ feature
- High-quality video uploads are limited to 5 minutes and require Tinybeans+
- Tinybeans+ storage is capped at 200GB rather than unlimited
- Priority support is restricted to Tinybeans+
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the period ends
Pricing, plan by plan
Care.com
Free- BasicFree
- Create profile
- Browse caregivers
- Post jobs
- Premium$39/month
- Unlimited messaging
- Background checks
- Priority listing
Tiny Beans
Free- FreeFree
- Photo & video sharing
- Daily email updates
- Milestone tracking
- Premium$4.99/month
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited storage
- Video longer than 1 min
Which should you pick?
Choose Care.com if
- You need caregiver search.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want background checks.
Choose Tiny Beans if
- You need private photo sharing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want video sharing.
Questions people ask
- Is Care.com or Tiny Beans better?
- Neither clearly leads. Care.com starts at Free and Tiny Beans at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Care.com or Tiny Beans?
- Care.com starts at Free and Tiny Beans at Free.
- Does Care.com or Tiny Beans run on more platforms?
- Care.com runs on Web, Ios, Android. Tiny Beans runs on Ios, Android, Web.
- Can I use Care.com for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Care.com best used for?
- Care.com is most often used for finding babysitters, hiring nannies, senior care, pet sitting. Of those, finding babysitters and hiring nannies are not what Tiny Beans is typically brought in for.
- What can Care.com do that Tiny Beans cannot?
- Care.com covers Caregiver search, Background checks, Secure messaging, Job posting. Tiny Beans covers Private photo sharing, Video sharing, Milestone tracking, Daily email digests. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support, Ios support, Android support.