Halo Collar vs SpotOn Collar – What's the difference?

We’ve gotten a lot of questions about what makes SpotOn the better GPS fence. We know SpotOn is the more expensive option for two products that seem almost identical. The video above from a neutral third party sums it up pretty nicely, but if you want to dive a little deeper as you do your research, here is a little more info about the technology that powers SpotOn. 

SpotOn GPS fence technology is extremely accurate— critical for keeping your dog within his boundaries and safe. 

No Subscription Required!

SpotOn works out of the box. You don’t need a subscription to get going and train your dog. Plus, everything you need to get started is in the box, including a charging cradle.

Unmatched Location Tracking Accuracy

Leading with remarkable accuracy, your SpotOn Fence has access to 128 satellites from four distinct constellations - GPS, GLONASS, Beidou and Galileo. Connecting to 25-30 satellites at any one time, your SpotOn Fence will be in constant communication with these satellite systems, which means it can more accurately interpret your dog’s location. 

SpotOn Boasts a Patented True Location™ Technology

SpotOn offers True Location™ technology, which balances GPS shift, a natural phenomenon that occurs with any GPS product. SpotOn auto-corrects your dog’s location, so his boundaries and his position are more accurate.

Access to the constellations, combined with the GPS antenna’s quality and location, affects how many satellites your SpotOn dog collar can connect to at once. Better connection to more satellites means boundary accuracy and static correction are not impacted by cloudy weather or tree coverage. Your dog can freely move within the boundaries you set without being falsely corrected or not corrected at all. 

Battery Life 

A single charge on SpotOn's battery lasts for 22 hours in containment and 14 hours while tracking.

Keep Out Zones

SpotOn Keep Out Zones are GPS-enabled and let you create custom-shaped, off-limits areas within your fences. You can use Keep Out Zones to keep your dog out of the garden, the pool, the chicken coop, or to prevent playtime in the poison ivy patch. Keep Out Zones have a minimum size of 30’x30’. But unlike some other GPS fences, SpotOn zones have no maximum size or range, and are not restricted to a circle shape. So you can create a custom shaped zone to keep your dog out of whatever area you need to. 

Home Zones

SpotOn Home Zones are GPS-enabled and allow you to disable corrections inside your house and any other buildings, enabling your dog to come indoors without taking the collar off. So your dog can go in and out freely without any false corrections. Unlike some other GPS dog fence options, there is no maximum size for a Home Zone, and your zone can be whatever custom shape you need, it’s not restricted to circular zones.

SpotOn is the original GPS fence.

SpotOn gathered a team of engineers that created GPS devices for the US military and applied that knowledge to invent the first GPS containment system for dogs. We hold multiple patents, have been in the market since January 2019, and have thousands of dogs who rely on SpotOn. We have tested our system with hundreds of dogs, including independent livestock guardian dogs, rough and tumble farm dogs, and wandering suburban dogs. We’ve worked through challenges with durability, technology, and bugs, identifying and resolving many of the issues Halo users report including the collar falling apart, poor GPS accuracy, and software glitches that result in the dog being corrected where it shouldn’t or not corrected where it should. 

We have learned a lot and launched a next-generation system that integrates 3+ years of customer feedback and enhanced, more advanced technology.

SpotOn doesn’t make you pay for things you don’t need. 

You are not bound to a subscription fee and we have a 90-day money-back guarantee with NO restocking fees.

Subscription plans are NOT required. SpotOn's GPS dog fence does not require you to purchase a monthly subscription to create and maintain fences for your dog. There is an option to purchase our Boundary Boost™ for your SpotOn collar, which gives you real-time GPS dog collar tracking notifications if your dog leaves the virtual fence.

We offer a free 90-day money-back guarantee as an extra level of protection as your dog is learning the fence. After the trial period, there is a fee that is charged either monthly, annually, or bi-annually. There is no contract—you can cancel or resume a Boundary Boost™ subscription at any time. Plans start at $5.95 a month.  Click here to learn more. 

As part of your purchase, we also offer a free training program and a complimentary 1X1 session with one of our certified trainers which is tailored to the needs of you and your pup.

We stand behind our product (and your experience). We offer a 1-year warranty for free and a 90-day return window with no restocking fees. 

And... SpotOn is assembled in the USA!! Our design and development team is in New Hampshire. We proudly manufacture, with both domestic and foreign parts, right here in New Hampshire.

We hope this helps answer your questions! If you would like more information, we can be reached at support@spotonfence.com or at 603.488.1504.