The Pets Table Vs Spot & Tango (2026): Which Dog Food Is Better?

Are you ready to sign up for a fresh dog food delivery company, but you’re torn between The Pets Table and Spot & Tango when trying to decide the best human-grade dog food for your pet?

We made the decision to ditch Copper and Skye’s regular dog food, such as traditional kibble and wet food found at the local pet store, in favor of a fresh food diet after our female Alaskan Klee Kai continued to struggle with digestive issues and a sensitive tummy.

Spot & Tango provide fresh food recipes and they’ve also got their UnKibble range. I liked the custom scooper that comes with their dry food to take the guesswork out of portioning. My Klee Kai were fans of UnKibble, and so was my wallet, at a monthly cost of $164.40.

While UnKibble is the most affordable dog food subscription I’ve reviewed, The Pets Table offers a lot of flexibility when it comes to combining fresh and dry, and different plans for different budgets. Copper and Skye did enjoy their air-dried food thanks to the jerky-like texture.

In this article, we’re going to compare Spot & Tango’s fresh food meals and their dry food called UnKibble to The Pets Table, who offer fresh recipes and air dried dog food to cater to dogs with different preferences.

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Spot & Tango Vs The Pets Table: Our Verdict

Do we recommend, Spot & Tango or The Pets Table?

While I don’t believe either of these fresh dog food brands represents the best fresh dog food delivery service in the USA, I would go for Spot & Tango ahead of The Pets Table based upon my experience.

I appreciate Spot & Tango’s clear labeling and transparent explanations of their processes, both online and when I received my first box of their fresh food and their dry dog food.

Feeding these two dog food delivery companies to my Alaskan Klee Kai, Copper consistently enjoyed Spot & Tango, while Skye showed good initial interest but become less enthusiastic over time. But I did feel like she stuck with Spot & Tango longer than The Pets Table.

It was a much closer call for dry food. My Klee Kai dogs were happy to eat UnKibble and The Pets Table air-dried recipes.

I liked the customization and personalization on offer with UnKibble, with a custom scooper making portioning Copper and Skye’s meals easy. However, I felt like my Klee Kai enjoyed the texture of The Pets Table air-dried food more.

There wasn’t much of a difference in price between their dry dog food delivery services. UnKibble was about $29 cheaper than The Pets Table’s air-dried food plan. The Pets Table’s fresh plan was nearly $27 cheaper per month than Spot & Tango’s.

If you’re looking to change your dog’s diet and you believe in fresh food for dogs, I don’t think you’ll go wrong with either of these dog food brands.

My preference would be Spot & Tango based on how my picky eaters enjoyed their premium dog food more, the cost of their dog food delivery service, and the ability to sign up both of my dogs on the same subscription plan.

Who Is The Pets Table?

The Pets Table is one of the newest fresh dog food companies in the pet space, having launched its fresh dog food delivery service in 2023.

Powered by Hello Fresh, which you’ll likely be familiar with already, The Pets Table provides fresh recipes and air-dried food made from human-grade ingredients, formulated by veterinarians and shipped directly to your doorstep.

The Pets Table explains on their website that their fresh meals are made with high-quality meat, superfoods and vitamin A to keep your dog healthy, high in fiber with probiotics for gut health and made in the USA using the world’s finest ingredients.

If you’re paying a premium price for fresh dog food, you want it formulated to meet your pet’s needs. The Pets Table is balanced and complete for all life stages, having been developed by veterinary nutritionists to meet American Feed Control Official standards.

To get started with The Pets Table, you’ll need to answer key questions about your dog, such as your dog’s age, dog’s weight, dog’s breed, dog’s diet at the moment and your dog’s health. Once they know key details about your dog, they’ll suggest four different meal plans.

Pet owners can pick between their Fresh plan (100% fresh meals), Air Dried plan (100% dry dog food), Mixed plan (50% fresh meals and 50% dry dog food) and Half Fresh plan (50% fresh meals).

The Pets Table offers five fresh food recipes and three air-dried recipes. I appreciate the range of meal plans available, which caters to each pet owner and their budget.

If you want to try healthy dog food but you can’t afford a fresh food diet, you can opt for an air-dried diet. Maybe your dog prefers dry food, or you’ve got limited freezer space.

When I got my hands on my first delivery from The Pets Table, I was impressed to see it include a portion guideline on each fresh food meal pouch to help dog owners know exactly how much to feed at each mealtime. There didn’t appear to be any pre-portioned elements in their dry dog food, though.

The Pets Table provided a meal container, which was a thoughtful inclusion because pet parents don’t want to have leftover dog food causing a mess in their fridge. Surprisingly, few dog food delivery services provide a meal container to store defrosted or thawed fresh dog food.

When it came to the taste test, The Pets Table was hit and miss with my Alaskan Klee Kai. Copper was happy to eat The Pets Table but Skye didn’t show much interest in their fresh dog food meals. My picky eater left most of her fresh food.

The Pets Table is fairly priced, with a variety of plans. My current fresh plan price is $273.60 a month, while I’d have to pay $193.20 a month for their air-dried food. Of course, you can mix and match.

Who Is Spot & Tango?

Spot & Tango is one of the more established fresh dog food brands in the USA, having earned a reputation for providing human-grade dog food in both fresh and dry formats.

Spot & Tango started by providing fresh dog food meals to dog owners who wanted to feed fresh, then launched their dry dog food range, UnKibble, which still contains fresh ingredients.

Unlike regular dry dog food you find at your local pet store or supermarket, Spot & Tango only use human-grade ingredients in their limited-ingredient recipes, transparently displaying each ingredient on clear labeling on their fresh meals and their UnKibble dry dog food. It’s human food we’d eat!

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Spot & Tango offers three fresh recipes and three UnKibble recipes if you prefer dry dog food. To get started with Spot & Tango’s fresh meals or UnKibble recipes, you’ll need to decide which pet food format you’d like to try during the ordering process and provide all the details about your dog to the fresh dog food delivery brand.

When you get your first box, you’ll find Spot & Tango’s fresh dog food is delivered frozen, and you’ll need to store most of the meals in the freezer, but set a few aside to thaw in the fridge. If you go for UnKibble, their dry dog food is shelf-stable, and you can just pop it in the cupboard.

I like that UnKibble provides a custom scooper made to meet your dog’s specific requirements – so you can’t overfeed or underfeed your dog. UnKibble is ready to serve! Their fresh meals need to be defrosted, and pet owners have to consult the feeding guidelines for their pup to get the portions right.

Dog owners need to navigate to Spot & Tango’s fresh recipes or UnKibble recipes before starting the sign-up process. You don’t have the option to combine the two pet food formats like The Pets Table does. However, they do provide the option to feed their fresh meals as a topper (effectively a half-fresh plan).

When I received my first boxes (I ordered both fresh recipes and UnKibble for review purposes), I could clearly see the transparent labeling on each fresh food meal, which made me feel good that I was truly feeding human-grade dog food.

While I loved having a custom scooper to feed UnKibble to Copper and Skye, I was a little disappointed that Spot & Tango didn’t make feeding their fresh meals a little easier. There was no pre-portion element on the meal pouch or custom scooper for their fresh food.

Having said that, Copper and Skye really enjoyed Spot & Tango’s fresh dog food, particularly the beef and chicken recipes. The meal pouches were easy to store in my fridge and freezer thanks to the stackable square shape.

When I opened up the bag of UnKibble, I liked seeing specks of green and orange in each UnKibble nugget to display the real human-grade ingredients in the dry food. Skye liked the beef and chicken recipes but wasn’t a big fan of the fish and turkey recipes.

My current price for the Spot & Tango is $300.48 a month. However, UnKibble is the best-priced dog food subscription that I’ve reviewed at a monthly cost of $164.40.

Do you want to learn more about Spot & Tango?
You can check out my dedicated review.

Spot & Tango vs The Pets Table: Price Comparison

Before I give my verdict, I want to quickly share how much I paid for The Pets Table and Spot & Tango to give you an idea of the price difference.

Let’s start with The Pets Table – to feed 100% fresh to my Klee Kai would cost $273.60 a month, to feed 100% air dried would cost $193.20, but I opted for the mixed plan so I could try both pet food formats. This cost me $251.56.

If you’ve got multiple dogs, The Pets Table requires dog owners to complete separate meal plans and separate subscriptions. This is a little inconvenient and different from most dog food delivery services. The prices shared above involve me combining the cost of both subscription plans.

As I mentioned above, you can’t combine Spot & Tango’s fresh meals with their UnKibble range in the same subscription plan. You’ll need to set up individual subscription plans for each pet food format if you want to try both.

Spot and Tango reached out to me in 2026 and shared that you can combine Spot & Tango with UnKibble, but you need to work with their customer service team to do so. You can’t do it through their website.

Spot & Tango’s fresh meals cost $300.48, which equates to $5.01 per dog per day. When signing Copper and Skye up to UnKibble, I had to pay $164.40 a month. So that’s a total of $2.74 a day per dog to feed UnKibble to my Alaskan Klee Kai.

If we compare the cost of the fresh food recipes, you can see that The Pets Table is $26.88 cheaper per month than Spot & Tango. When examining feeding just dry dog food, UnKibble is $28.80 cheaper per month and $345.60 cheaper over the course of a year.

Wrapping Up

We’ve reached the end of our article, taking a look at Spot & Tango and the Pets Table.

My recommendation would be Spot & Tango, based on my experience trying these two fresh food brands, with Copper and Skye enjoying Spot and Tango’s ready-to-serve meals.

While The Pets Table offers a cheaper fresh food subscription, I noticed my Klee Kai slightly preferred Spot & Tango.

It’s a much closer call when it comes to UnKibble and The Pets Table air-dried food. Copper and Skye liked the texture of The Pets Table, but UnKibble is nearly $30 cheaper a month. My Klee Kai happily ate UnKibble so I’d rather save the money.

Having said that, if you’re ditching your dog’s food, whether it’s kibble or canned food, you’ll be feeding a fresher option with all the nutrients you’d expect to find in human-grade dog food, whether you go for Spot & Tango or The Pet’s Table.