Both let you book junk pickup online. The difference is who does the carrying: Dropcurb picks up items you have already moved outside, and JunkRabbit comes inside and takes them from wherever they are.
| JunkRabbit | Dropcurb | |
|---|---|---|
| Who carries items out | JunkRabbit crews, from inside your home, any floor | You move items outside first |
| Arrival time | 2-hour arrival window | Scheduled for a day; text when the hauler is on the way |
| Same-day pickup | Book by 4 PM | Book by 2 PM, where available |
| Hours | 7 days a week, 8am to midnight | Not listed |
| Stairs and elevators | No stairs fee; any floor | Not offered (items must be outside) |
| Certificates of insurance | Free, within 1 hour | Not mentioned |
| Price before booking | Yes, online | Yes, online |
Dropcurb is a curbside service: before pickup, you move your items to the curb, driveway, side of the house or a loading area, and you arrange any carrying out of the home or down interior stairs yourself. JunkRabbit is full-service. You don't lift a thing. A JunkRabbit crew comes inside, takes items from wherever they are (an upstairs bedroom, a basement, a garage or a high-rise unit), carries them out and loads the truck. There's no stairs fee.
That changes the whole day. With JunkRabbit there's no dragging a sectional down three flights, no asking a neighbor for help, and nothing sitting outside in the rain or getting picked over while you wait.
Anyone who can't, or would rather not, move heavy items themselves: walk-up and high-rise apartments, homes with basements or upstairs bedrooms, older homeowners, busy families, landlords turning over units, and anyone whose building has rules about what can sit outside. If the item is still in the room, JunkRabbit is the simpler option.
Dropcurb's model is curbside: items are moved to an outdoor spot such as the curb or driveway before pickup, and you arrange any carrying out of the home. JunkRabbit crews come inside and carry everything out, from any floor, with no stairs fee.
Dropcurb picks up items you have already put outside. JunkRabbit is full-service: crews come inside, take items from wherever they are, carry them out and load the truck, in a 2-hour arrival window you choose.
If your items are still inside, JunkRabbit: there's nothing to move first, no help to arrange and nothing left outside waiting. You book a 2-hour window and the crew does the lifting.
Yes. Same-day pickup is available when you book by 4 PM, and crews work 7 days a week from 8am to midnight.
Yes. JunkRabbit sends a free certificate of insurance to your managing agent within 1 hour of booking and works within your building's freight-elevator and moving-hour rules.
JunkRabbit is live in 35 US cities, and each city's prices are on its own site. See prices for New York City · Miami · Boston · Chicago · Los Angeles · Dallas · Houston · San Francisco · Washington DC · Denver, or find all 35 cities.
Dropcurb information is from Dropcurb's public website as of October 2026 and may change. Dropcurb is a trademark of its owner; JunkRabbit is not affiliated with Dropcurb.