Comparison
Rostavo vs Vars
Vars Health staffs clinicians. Rostavo runs agencies that send people into private homes. The useful comparison is which one you actually need.
Vars Health describes itself on its own site as an AI-native, mobile-first healthcare staffing platform, and the work it names is clinical: locum tenens, float pools, skilled nursing, hospitals, home health and hospice. Its credentialing is built around Joint Commission requirements and it publishes PBJ reporting. Nowhere on its site, as of October 2026, does it mention nannies, childcare, housekeeping or domestic staffing. If you place clinicians, most of this comparison points at Vars. If you place people into private homes to look after children, pets or a household, you are not really in their market and they are not in ours.
Side by side
| Rostavo | Vars | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it names as its customer | In-home service agencies: nanny, cleaning, pet, household, private-pay care | Healthcare staffing: locum tenens, float pools, skilled nursing, hospitals, home health and hospice |
| Mentions nanny, childcare or domestic work | It is the whole product | Not anywhere on their site, as of October 2026 |
| Credentialing model | Documents and training with expiry dates, and an agency-defined required list | Clinical credentialing built around Joint Commission requirements |
| Regulatory surface | Private-pay. No funder billing, deliberately | HIPAA, PBJ reporting, VMS for hospital vendor management |
| Price you can see | Published: $99 first office seat, $49 each further | A pricing page exists; no figure is published on it |
| What the price counts | Office seats. Workers and families are free | Not disclosed |
| Branded app in the app stores | No. The worker app installs from the browser | Yes, a white-labelled mobile app |
| AI | Ranks and explains a shortlist; a human assigns | AI recruiter and AI interviewer |
| Visit verification | Geofenced check-in and check-out, pay from the time actually worked | Geo-tracked time capture |
| Permanent placements with a guarantee | Fee, minimum and replacement guarantee tracked per placement | Not described on their site |
| Payroll | Export only, and we say so | Payroll is a named feature |
| Start without talking to anyone | Yes, no card | Demo-led |
Based on each provider's public website as of June 2026, and on our own product. Vendors change often. Please confirm current details with Vars directly rather than taking our word for what a competitor does.
The honest answer
These are not competing products, and we would rather say so than manufacture a contest. Vars is built for healthcare staffing agencies placing credentialed clinicians, and the parts of it that cost the most to build, Joint Commission credentialing, VMS automation, PBJ reporting, HIPAA, are the parts a nanny or cleaning agency will never switch on. If any of your placements need a licence verified against a clinical standard, use Vars. Rostavo is for the agency sending the same twelve people into private homes week after week: visits, check-in, documents, invoices and pay, with a published price.
Rostavo vs Vars. Questions
How does Rostavo compare to Vars?
Both handle nanny placement; Rostavo adds GPS-verified visits, multi-vertical support, UK compliance and published pricing.
Is Rostavo only for nannies?
No. It also supports pet care, household staffing and home care from the same system.
Can I try it free?
Yes, with a free trial and no card required.
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