Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world’s leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families, to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits.
Care.com (care.com) has 6,298 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 2.4 out of 5.
Website
care.com
Category
Kids & Family
Location
Austin, Texas
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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Most recent review: October 2026.
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Totalt scam! De snyder helt vildt med opslag og annoncer og, når man ikke er medlem mere sender de dig opslag hverdag og ikke mens du er medlem. Jeg blev opkrævet for 2 måneder også selv om jeg kun skulle have det 1 måned. Overhovedet ikke tilfreds med denne side og bliver aldrig medlem igen.
Response from Care.comJan 12, 2026
Vi beklager meget din dårlige oplevelse. Vi vil gerne kigge nærmere på din sag angående medlemskab og opkrævning med det samme. Kontakt os venligst via vores Help Center og oplys reference REV-026340, så vi kan hjælpe dig videre.
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Tucker B.
Care Don't Care
Care.com turned a single use in November 2024 into a costly lesson in punitive auto‑renewal practices. Without a single email or reminder, they quietly converted what I believed was a one‑time $180 background check into a surprise $380+ charge more than a year later.
When I questioned it on 1/1/2026, I received a generic form-letter refusal citing their own fine print—no acknowledgment of the lack of communication, no goodwill, no accountability.
If not illegal, these tactics are certainly unethical and customer‑hostile. Anyone seeking trustworthy childcare and ethical business practices should think twice before relying on Care.com.
Response from Care.comJan 2, 2026
We are sorry to hear of your recent frustration, but we appreciate you leaving a review to let us know more about it. We will be reaching out via email to assist. If you'd to contact us in the meantime, please reach us at [email protected] or call us at 888-498-1821. Please include Reference Number REV-026336 when you contact us. Thank you!
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Rachael B.
It never happened please refund
It never happened please refund
Response from Care.comJan 2, 2026
Thank you for your feedback! We will be reaching out via email to assist. If you'd like to contact us in the meantime, please reach us at [email protected], or you can call us at 888-498-1821 to discuss this at your convenience. Please include Reference Number REV-026331 when you contact us. Thank you!
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Pamela M.
Not something I will take any further
Not something I will take any further . One message from someone interested in sitting for my dogs NOW.. Care.Com want money to respond. Absolutely not. There are better platforms than this shambles
Response from Care.comJan 2, 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Pamela.
We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts regarding our messaging system and the requirements for communicating with sitters. We truly value honest input from our community, as it is essential for our growth.
Please be assured that we incorporate feedback like yours into our ongoing processes as we constantly look for ways to refine and improve our services. We hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a better experience in the future.
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David P.
Total scam
Total scam. Paid for service and even upgraded fee to hire a full time home care giver. Even went through full verification and background steps (another extra fee). WHen it came time to log in to contact applicants, the web page kept asking for verificaiton, or just refrehed the page. No access to contact any providers. Custoemr service said they would look into it but did nothing after many days. Called, emails, live chat, no resoluation. Told them to cancel and they refused to refund. I had to chargeback with my bank.
Terrible company, worthless custoemr service, and not usable at all.
Response from Care.comDec 30, 2025
Thank you for providing your information. We will be reaching out via email to assist. If you'd like to contact us in the meantime, please reach us at [email protected] or call us at 888-498-1821 if you prefer. Thank you!
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Andrew B.
Didn’t work out
Didn’t work out
Response from Care.comDec 30, 2025
We're very sorry to hear that you didn't have a good experience with our site, but we appreciate you leaving a review to let us know more about it. If you'd like assistance, please reach us at [email protected], or you can call us at 888-498-1821 if you prefer. Please include Reference Number REV-026313 when you contact us. Thank you!
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carcar
What You See, Doesn't Exist
#1 Once you put a card on file you can NEVER get rid of it. It is uploaded on the site until it expires. This is a manipulative approach that poor companies do when their service is horrible and no one wants to continue a membership.
#2 I joined the site after seeing 3 profiles that I really liked. I paid the fee. I contacted them. NONE of them got back to me. I didn't even discussed cost, schedule or anything because nothing happened. I'm actually wondering if they have ghost profiles of amazing people who don't actually work through the site, that way you pay the membership fee.
#3 On the other hand, I had about 30 people contact me. Half of them had mug shot photos that were unprofessional. Some of them didn't know how to communicate clearly in an email, using three word responses. That was not reassuring.
#4 Of the 30 who contacted me, The other half wanted $30-40/hour for Elderly Companion care. No nursing, no showers, no meds, no changing clothes, no driving. Just companion care and heat up microwaved meals. I could hire a CNA from a legit company for the same amount or less. It made no sense because the profile would say 18-25 per hour, but in communication they all wanted 30+/hour. Every single person who I contacted back, all of them wanted more money than was indicated in their profile. Its a classic bait and switch.
**Before you pay, it looks like they have a huge network of people who are professional and affordable. When you actually use the site, none of that exists. I would say it is false marketing just to have you pay the fees.
Response from Care.comDec 23, 2025
We are sorry to hear that you had a bad experience with our service recently but appreciate you leaving a review to let us know more about it. You can reach us at [email protected] or you can call us at 888-498-1821 to discuss this at your next convenience. Please include Reference Number REV-026305 when you contact us. Thank you!
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Douglas N.
She did not show!
She did not show!
Response from Care.comDec 23, 2025
We are sorry to hear that you had a bad experience with our service recently but appreciate you leaving a review to let us know more about it. You can reach us at [email protected] or you can call us at 888-498-1821 to discuss this at your next convenience. Please include Reference Number REV-026300 when you contact us. Thank you!