Crumb alternatives UK (2026): QR pet tags with no monthly plan
Updated 5 November 2026 · 4 min read
We make PetTag (pet-tag.app), so read this knowing that. Crumb (crumb.pet) gives its tag away and charges for Premium, £6.95 a month or £5.80 a month paid yearly, which is where its location texts, vet and rescue alerts and phone number privacy are. If you'd rather not pay every month, these are the UK alternatives. Everything about each one comes from its own website, checked on 1 to 5 November 2026, and where a site doesn't say something, neither do we.
The best Crumb alternative
Our pick is PetTag: £10 once, with free UK delivery and no subscription needed. What Crumb puts in Premium, PetTag includes in the £10:
- Your phone number stays hidden. Finders message you from your pet's page, and you choose what they see.
- An email every time the tag is scanned, with the rough area, at most once every 15 minutes.
- Finders can send you their location with one tap.
- Nearby lost-pet alerts: when you mark your pet lost, PetTag owners within 1 to 5 miles who asked to hear are told at once, and so are vets, kennels and pet shops that signed up for our free alerts.
- A free lost pet poster maker, and nothing to download for you or the finder.
- For £13, your surname, house number and postcode on the back, so one tag also meets the UK dog tag law.
Crumb alternatives side by side
| Tag | Price | Monthly plan | Without paying a plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| PetTag | £10, free UK delivery | None needed | Number hidden, finder messages and location, an email on every scan, nearby lost-pet alerts |
| CollarCode | £4.99 + £1.20 delivery | None | Email with location if the finder shares it |
| Paw ID | £29.99, free delivery | None needed (optional Premium £3.99 a month) | Metal tag, an email on every scan, scan history map |
| Pet-Tags | £19.99, free delivery | None | Steel tag with your details engraved, email when the profile is opened |
| Supernormal | Free tag + delivery | Care: first month free, then £4.99 a month | Profile and contacts; location alerts and scan history need Care |
| WagTag | Free tag + delivery | Required: £2.99 a month or £14.99 a year | Not sold without a plan |
| Crumb | Free tag + £2.95 postage | Premium £6.95 a month, or £5.80 paid yearly | Profile, mark missing in the app, its community |
What each costs over three years
PetTag is £10 once, for the life of the tag. Crumb Premium is about £209 over three years paid yearly, or £250 paid monthly. Supernormal Care is about £123 paid yearly, or £180 monthly (less its free first month). WagTag is £45 over three years on its yearly plan. Plans add things, so compare the features you'd use, but for getting a lost pet home you don't need one.
Switching from Crumb
- Order your PetTag, and set up your pet's page in a web browser when it arrives: no app.
- Clip it on with the split ring. You can leave the Crumb tag on too: its free plan keeps the profile working.
- If you're on Premium, cancel in the Crumb Dashboard in a web browser, not the app. Our cancelling guide has the steps.
Quick answers
What is the best alternative to Crumb?+
Our pick is PetTag (pet-tag.app), which we make, so weigh that: £10 once with free UK delivery and no subscription needed, with number privacy, finder messages, one-tap finder location and an email on every scan all included, which on Crumb are Premium features or need its app. CollarCode is cheaper at £4.99 plus delivery, and Paw ID (£29.99) is a metal tag (checked 1 to 5 November 2026).
Is there a Crumb alternative with no subscription?+
Yes: PetTag (£10), CollarCode (£4.99 plus delivery), Pet-Tags (£19.99) and Paw ID (£29.99) are one-off purchases. Supernormal and WagTag, like Crumb, give the tag away and charge for a plan.
What would I lose leaving Crumb Premium?+
Crumb's own list: vet and rescue centre alerts, location texts, community alerts, SnoutID, more contact details, phone number privacy, its social media boost and unlimited tag replacements. PetTag includes number privacy, finder location, scan emails and nearby alerts to PetTag owners for £10, but it doesn't text, and it alerts only the vets, kennels and shops that signed up for its free alerts, not every vet nearby.
Can I use a PetTag and a Crumb tag together?+
Yes. They don't interfere: each opens its own page when scanned.
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