The Club Finder
The Club Finder offers the opportunity to search for major exchange clubs based on specific criteria important to you. Our search criteria include cost, number of members and more. Follow the instructions on the database page.

Exchange Club Categories
Our Exchange Club Categories lets you see all the home exchange clubs, including the specialty and smaller exchange sites, grouped by specific categories.

Home Exchange Criteria
These are the criteria we have chosen to evaluate the various home exchange organizations:

• Cost: Clubs range from free to over $1000 (for a specialty club). Some of the organizations that are free pledge to always be free, others are only free temporarily. These have been noted on our list view page. Most are under $100.

• Year founded: The oldest clubs started in 1953 and new ones have started almost yearly since the 1980’s. If a club has been around a long time, it usually has built up a fairly large membership and a good reputation. Newer clubs may have innovative features that the older ones do not offer.

• Country of origin: Although all clubs are based in a specific country, most offer worldwide listings. There are a few specialty sites that are specific to the country of origin. Sometimes the club has more listings in the country of origin and is written in the language of the country. Many sites also offer translation services.

• Communication: Blogs, forums and emails are all methods of communication offered by some of the club sites. It is especially helpful when clubs offer email updates when new listing are added in “wish list” countries. KYT tells you which clubs communicate.

• Updated: Home exchange clubs vary in how easy it is to find out if listings are current. While most of the larger clubs are careful about removing older listings, some clubs highlight last updates or date of enrollment. That makes it foolproof.

• Open/Closed: There are several different methods of contact for home exchange clubs. If a club is deemed open, visitors are free to browse listings and contact members. Membership is required in order to post a listing. The advantage of open clubs is that they offer a wider range of potential swappers. However, this may provide more opportunity for spam. Closed clubs require membership in order to contact other members. Their advantage is additional privacy and security.

• Reverse Search: Reverse search allows an exchanger to look for other swappers who are interested in coming to their location. Some clubs offer reverse search options to country only, others are more specific.

• Second Home: Many home exchangers have second homes. KYT lets you know if there is an additional charge for listing another home.

• Number of Listers: KYT has estimated membership size. This is as up to date as possible, though of course, these fluctuate daily. Some listing numbers may be inflated, due to counting of members who are no longer active. When possible, Know Your Trade has counted the listings to verify the numbers.

• Advanced Search Options: Some sites offer many search options, which makes it easier to find a trade if you have specific needs. For example, if you travel with a pet, you may want to search only for pet friendly homes. KYT tells you which sites offer options and what the options are.

• Visible contact: Some people prefer complete privacy on their listings. KYT lets you know the varying degrees of privacy offered by the clubs.

• Helps: Some home exchange clubs have loads of information for the exchanger, which can be used in addition to the resources on KYT.

• Guarantees: Some home exchange clubs offer guarantees if an exchange is not made during membership.