Halo Collar 5 vs SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition)

The two big GPS fence collars. Halo is $599 and needs a Pack membership for everything; SpotOn is $999 but its fence works without a plan, with live tracking as a $101.88-a-year add-on. Both can use static correction.

Pick Halo Collar 5 if

You want the lower device price and tracking, fences and activity in one plan
You want a choice of plan tiers from $9.99 a month

All Halo Collar 5 facts

Pick SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition) if

You want the fence to keep working even if you stop paying
You only want to pay for live tracking if you need it

All SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition) facts

Where they differ most

3 years, all in

Halo Collar 5: $919 if the price holds
SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition): $1,281

Device

Halo Collar 5: $599
SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition): $999

Cheapest plan

Halo Collar 5: $109.89/yr, Bronze
SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition): $101.88/yr, Tracking plan

Where it works

Halo Collar 5: US and Canada (except Québec) under the membership terms
SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition): GPS fence works anywhere; tracking plan works in the US and Canada

Battery, as claimed

Halo Collar 5: Up to 2 days
SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition): Up to 1.4 days

After the first year

Halo Collar 5: Not stated
SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition): Same price

Every fact, side by side

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Halo Collar 5

SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition)

What it costs

Finding your pet

Fits your pet

What else it does

Who you're trusting

Three years, all in

Device plus three years of the cheapest plan, at listed prices.

Device3 years of the cheapest planPrices in USD, as listed by each maker