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Petkit Eversweet Ultra vs PetSafe Drinkwell Platinum Dog and Cat Water Fountain

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

Petkit Eversweet Ultra comes out ahead by a clear margin (4.2 vs 3.6). Petkit Eversweet Ultra is best for: owners who want camera monitoring and automation and will pay for it. Read the strengths below before deciding.

Petkit Eversweet Ultra
Higher ratedRanked #3 in Best Pet Water Fountains
Petkit Eversweet Ultra
1 source$249.99as of Oct 10

The Petkit Eversweet Ultra is a large fountain with a 5-liter fresh tank, a separate 1.8-liter waste tank and a built-in AI pet camera. CNET's Tyler Lacoma scored it 8.5/10, finding it silent in continuous mode and praising the non-recirculating design, water heating and the features available without a subscription. He called it expensive at about $250, large, and slow to learn because of the number of app controls.

Strengths
  • — CNET found it silent in continuous mode over days of testing
  • — Water is not recirculated; it moves from a 5-liter fresh tank to a waste tank
  • — AI camera recognised the reviewer's cat and supports up to 15 pet profiles
Watch-outs
  • — Expensive at about $250
  • — Takes up more space than most pet fountains, per CNET
  • — The many app controls take time to learn
$249.99 · Buy at petkit.comFull review →
PetSafe Drinkwell Platinum Dog and Cat Water Fountain
Ranked #4 in Best Pet Water Fountains
PetSafe Drinkwell Platinum Dog and Cat Water Fountain
3 sourcesall derived$55.99as of Oct 11

At 168 oz, the PetSafe Drinkwell Platinum Pet Fountain holds enough for several pets, and its automatic refill reservoir snaps onto the back to top the bowl up. Reviewers noted the adjustable free-falling water stream entices pets to drink more, and a built-in carbon filter keeps the water fresh. Most parts go on the dishwasher's top rack; the pump has to be hand washed. It needs to be plugged in, and that separate pump cleaning is an extra chore. Owners who want a reliable automatic fountain with good capacity and filtration are the fit.

Strengths
  • — Removable reservoir snaps onto back for automatic refilling
  • — Adjustable free-falling water stream encourages drinking, per Petco
  • — Includes replaceable carbon filter to remove odors and bad tastes
Watch-outs
  • — Requires plug-in power source
$55.99 · Check Price on AmazonFull review →

Derived means the reviewer published no score, so one was inferred from their written verdict. Everything else is a number the publisher printed. How we rank.

How they stack up

Petkit Eversweet Ultra

The Eversweet Ultra is the only fountain on this page with a camera, and CNET describes it as cycling water between two tanks instead of recirculating it as a pumped fountain does. Its 5-liter tank roughly matches the 168 oz PetSafe Drinkwell Platinum and is smaller than the 2.1-gallon Petlibro Capsule Dog Fountain. At $249.99 it costs several times as much as the Petcube Fountain, the other app-connected model here, and unlike the Petcube it has to be plugged in.

PetSafe Drinkwell Platinum Dog and Cat Water Fountain

At 168 oz the Drinkwell Platinum holds more than the 100 oz PetSafe Multi-Tier and has an adjustable free-falling stream where the Multi-Tier's flow is fixed, but it does not have the Multi-Tier's two bowl heights. The Petlibro Capsule Dog Fountain holds more still at 2.1 gallons. The Platinum has no app; the Petcube Fountain and Petkit Eversweet Ultra both do.

Specs side-by-side

SpecPetkit Eversweet UltraPetSafe Drinkwell Platinum Dog and Cat Water Fountain
Capacity5 liters, plus 1.8-liter wastewater tank168 oz
MaterialsABS plastic with stainless steel tray—
FiltrationCube-C filter, otherwise filterless designCarbon filter
PowerPlug-in—
Camera140-degree viewing angle, up to 15 pet profiles—
Smart featuresApp controls, water temperature, alerts and automation, AI camera—
Material—BPA-free Plastic
Power Source—Plug-in
Flow Type—Adjustable free-falling stream
Dimensions—15.75"L x 10.5"W x 10"H
Weight—1.8 kg
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