I love my DIY cages. The newer ones are even better quality. The only rips in the screen I've had was when my cat launched himself at the cage and was hanging by his claws. And the rip was only across a few squares, so I think they're pretty sturdy. To be fair, I've only had DIY cages so I haven't tried the others, but never felt like I needed to because I was happy with them. They also have good customer service.