The Mau Cento Modern Cat Tree meets
the Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree & Condo
The modern wicker tree that testers at three panels put first for large cats, built on real tree trunks with parts you can replace. We tested it head-to-head against the Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree & Condo across 6 key dimensions.
Mau Cento Modern Cat Tree
“The modern wicker tree that testers at three panels put first for large cats, built on real tree trunks with parts you can replace”
Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree & Condo
“The six-foot tower that topped hands-on tests at Cats.com and Rover for about a third the price of the premium pick”
Head-to-Head Breakdown
Strengths & Weaknesses
Mau Cento Modern Cat Tree
- Forbes Vetted scored it a perfect 10 out of 10 after a month of testing with five cats
- Real tree-branch trunks and woven wicker baskets outlast the particleboard used in most towers, and worn parts can be replaced instead of tossing the whole tree
- The Spruce Pets named it Best for Larger Cats, rating the frame for cats up to 23 pounds
- At around $299 it costs roughly three times a mainstream tower
- Cats.com found the woven beds can run small for the very largest cats
- Cats.com noted the trunk-and-basket assembly takes patience to line up
Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree & Condo
- Ranked first overall in Cats.com hands-on testing and named Best All-In-One by Rover
- Ten sisal posts, two ramps, dangling toys, and two condos give cats of every size somewhere to climb and scratch
- Six feet of tower for about $97, roughly a third the price of the premium pick
- Forbes measured some wobble at full height, so heavy climbers need the included wall strap
- Cats.com and Forbes both noted initial shedding and some reports of torn carpet over time
- Rover found the unlabeled hardware and instructions made assembly slower than it should be
The Verdict
Our Bottom Line
The Mau Cento won the way you want a top pick to win: three independent testing panels reached the same verdict. Forbes Vetted's Camryn Rabideau tested seventeen trees over a month with five cats and gave the Mau a perfect 10 out of 10. Cats.com's Katelynn Sobus placed it second of the thirteen she tested at 9.8, and The Spruce Pets named it Best for Larger Cats after Katherine Alex Beaven put 34 trees through their paces.
Mau Cento Modern Cat Tree
The Mau Cento won the way you want a top pick to win: three independent testing panels reached the same verdict. Forbes Vetted's Camryn Rabideau tested seventeen trees over a month with five cats and gave the Mau a perfect 10 out of 10. Cats.com's Katelynn Sobus placed it second of the thirteen she tested at 9.8, and The Spruce Pets named it Best for Larger Cats after Katherine Alex Beaven put 34 trees through their paces.
- You have a large or heavy cat and want a frame rated to 23 pounds
- You want a tree that looks like real furniture in a living room
- Solid wood and woven wicker matter more to you than a low price
- You like that worn parts can be replaced instead of the whole tree
- You are fine buying direct from Mau rather than a big retailer
Frisco 72-in Faux Fur Cat Tree & Condo
The Frisco 72-inch Faux Fur Cat Tree does something remarkable for about a hundred dollars: it beat almost everything. Cats.com ranked it first of thirteen trees tested, and Rover named it Best All-In-One. It is six feet of tower with ten sisal posts, two ramps, dangling toys, and two cozy condos, which Rover summed up as hard to beat.
- You want the most climbing and scratching space for around a hundred dollars
- You have more than one cat to keep happy
- Six feet of height and ten sisal posts appeal more than a designer look
- You want a widely stocked brand with easy returns
- You do not mind faux fur over engineered board