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KennelSoft vs Revelation Pets

Updated October 2026 · Pet Boarding & Kennel Software software comparison

KennelSoft

KennelSoft

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Windows desktop boarding/grooming/daycare software — one-time license from $299

from $299.00 one-time (Avalon single-user)
Revelation Pets

Revelation Pets

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Cloud boarding & daycare booking software with vaccine tracking, from $60/mo

★ 4.8 176 reviews Free trial from $60.00/month

At a Glance

Criteria KennelSoft Revelation Pets
Overall Rating No data ★ 4.8
176 reviews
Starting Price $299.00 one-time (Avalon single-user) $60.00 /month
Pricing Model Paid Paid
Free Trial No ✓ Yes
Deployment on prem cloud, mobile
Best For Freelancer, Smb Freelancer, Smb

Strengths & Weaknesses

KennelSoft
Revelation Pets
Pros
✓One-time perpetual license — no mandatory monthly SaaS fee (Avalon from $299, Atlantis from $695)
✓Rated very easy to use with a clean, modern interface (Capterra ease of use 4.8)
✓Purpose-built for boarding, grooming, daycare and training on one platform with unified scheduling
✓Highly praised, fast customer support (Capterra customer service 4.9)
✓Built-in POS/retail — credit card processing, cash drawer, barcode scanner and retail printers included
✓Free done-for-you data migration — the vendor uploads your data at no cost, even during the trial
✓Works offline, independent of internet uptime — useful where connectivity is unreliable
✓Genuine all-in-one: online booking, scheduling, reminders, vaccine tracking, payments and reporting in one system
✓Direct human phone support, long-tenured vendor, and a paid database-conversion service to migrate in
✓Covers five service types (daycare, boarding, cattery, grooming, training) so multi-service facilities avoid stitching tools together
✓Loyalty rewards, texting/email confirmations and online booking (AWR) available for a small annual fee
✓Accounting sync to QuickBooks and Xero plus Mailchimp email reduce double-entry
Cons
✗Desktop/Windows-only and not cloud-native — remote access needs VPN or Remote Desktop
✗Reviewers report bugs, including a case of recurring reservations disappearing unrecoverably
✗No verified first-party iOS/Android app for daily management
✗Payment status can be unclear — "not obvious if your payment has gone through," and the same for refunds
✗Dated technology and tab-based UI, with legacy OS references
✗Scheduling offers only general time slots, and some workflows take more clicks than expected
✗Multi-user/network pricing is quote-only, so budgeting a multi-workstation setup is opaque
✗Limited point-of-sale functionality; reviewers wanted more POS depth
✗Ongoing support/upgrade fees ($375/yr Atlantis, $200/yr Avalon) plus AWR despite the "one-time" framing
✗No free tier and a $60/mo entry price make it pricier than some entry-level tools
✗Very thin, conflicting third-party ratings (Capterra 4.0 vs G2 2.7, three reviews each)
✗Scale ceiling — larger and multi-location operators are pushed to "contact us," and one user outgrew it around 25 dogs

Who uses pet care software — and what each person does with it

🧑‍💼 Business owner

Watches bookings, revenue, retention and no-shows by service and by staff member on one dashboard — sees which services and repeat clients actually make money.

📞 Front-desk / reception

Books appointments, checks pets in and out, takes deposits and payments, and sends automated reminders so slots stay full and clients show up on time.

✂️ Groomer / walker / sitter

Runs the day from a mobile app — sees the schedule, logs services and notes, tracks GPS check-ins on walks, and sends report cards and photos to owners.

🐾 Pet parent / client

Books online, uploads vaccination records, pays and tips, and self-serves rebooking from a client portal — then gets an automatic reminder and review request.

The flow the software runs end to end: client books online → vaccination and intake collected → appointment scheduled and staff assigned → check-in → service delivered with notes and photos → payment and tip → automatic rebooking and review request. Each stage hands off to the next without re-keying.

Who Should Choose Which?

Choose KennelSoft if…
  • Your team fits the freelancer or smb profile
  • Your preferred deployment is on prem
  • One-time perpetual license — no mandatory monthly SaaS fee (Avalon from $299, Atlantis from $695)
Choose Revelation Pets if…
  • Your team fits the freelancer or smb profile
  • You want to try before you buy — free trial available
  • Budget matters — Revelation Pets starts $239 cheaper per month
  • Your preferred deployment is cloud or mobile
  • Rated very easy to use with a clean, modern interface (Capterra ease of use 4.8)

Our Verdict

Revelation Pets
Revelation Pets edges ahead with a higher overall rating (★ 4.8 vs ★ ) .

KennelSoft targets freelancer/smb businesses with paid pricing starting at $299.00 one-time (Avalon single-user). Its strongest selling points include one-time perpetual license — no mandatory monthly saas fee (avalon from $299, atlantis from $695) and purpose-built for boarding, grooming, daycare and training on one platform with unified scheduling.

Revelation Pets targets freelancer/smb businesses with paid pricing starting at $60.00/month. Its key advantages include rated very easy to use with a clean, modern interface (capterra ease of use 4.8) and highly praised, fast customer support (capterra customer service 4.9).

Both tools are reviewed independently — see the full reviews below to dig into integrations, implementation timelines, and user sentiment.

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