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This page provides independent, editorially reviewed information on pet-care business software. Compare PawLoyalty vs Easy Busy Pets: pricing, features, pros, cons, and which is right for your business.

PawLoyalty vs Easy Busy Pets

Updated October 2026 · Pet Care Business Software software comparison

PawLoyalty

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Cloud all-in-one for daycare/boarding with deep pet charting, from $79/mo

★ 4.6 62 reviews from $79.00/month (Professional)
Easy Busy Pets

Easy Busy Pets

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All-in-one pet business platform — website, booking, payroll and payments in one system

★ 4.6 37 reviews from $250.00/month + $13/staff

At a Glance

Criteria PawLoyalty Easy Busy Pets
Overall Rating ★ 4.6
62 reviews
★ 4.6
37 reviews
Starting Price $79.00 /month (Professional) $250.00 /month + $13/staff
Pricing Model Paid Paid
Free Trial No No
Deployment cloud, mobile cloud
Best For Freelancer, Smb, Mid Market Smb, Mid Market

Strengths & Weaknesses

PawLoyalty
Easy Busy Pets
Pros
✓Deep digital charting — feeding, medication, and vaccination records printed onto kennel cards
✓True all-in-one — website, booking, CRM, scheduling, payroll, payments and marketing in one system
✓Public monthly pricing from $79 in a niche that is mostly quote-only
✓Strong third-party rating (4.6/5 on Capterra across 37 reviews)
✓Strong Capterra rating (4.6/5, 62 reviews) with 90% positive sentiment
✓Built-in payroll and role-based staff permissions suit teams with employees or contractors
✓Unlimited support and staff training included on every plan
✓Hosted professional website included in the base plan
✓All-in-one across daycare, boarding, grooming, and training, with POS and commissions
✓Broad vertical coverage — walking, sitting, daycare, grooming, boarding, training and wellness
✓Backed post-merger by Kennel Connection / 100GROUP with an integrated payments stack
✓Month-to-month billing, no contract required
Cons
✗Steep learning curve — reviewers say the depth and "lots of options" overwhelm new users (Capterra VoC)
✗Flat $250/month base makes it uneconomical for solo or very small operators (vendor-acknowledged)
✗Limited customization for specific or niche business models (Capterra VoC)
✗Ease of use is its weakest rated dimension (4.3 on Capterra) — expect an onboarding curve
✗Implementation and legacy-data migration have been friction points (Capterra VoC)
✗Named integrations are limited to website builders; no accounting integration such as QuickBooks surfaced
✗Weekend support is more limited, with occasional slow responses (Capterra VoC)
✗Broad all-in-one scope can mean less depth than specialist single-vertical tools
✗Roadmap uncertainty as a product line now inside Kennel Connection / Hello-Groom
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✗Thin independent review coverage outside Capterra (G2 only n=3)
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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 PawLoyalty if…
  • Your team fits the freelancer or smb or mid market profile
  • Budget matters — PawLoyalty starts $171 cheaper per month
  • Your preferred deployment is cloud or mobile
  • Deep digital charting — feeding, medication, and vaccination records printed onto kennel cards
Choose Easy Busy Pets if…
  • Your team fits the smb or mid market profile
  • Your preferred deployment is cloud
  • True all-in-one — website, booking, CRM, scheduling, payroll, payments and marketing in one system

Our Verdict

PawLoyalty targets freelancer/smb/mid_market businesses with paid pricing starting at $79.00/month (Professional). Its strongest selling points include deep digital charting — feeding, medication, and vaccination records printed onto kennel cards and public monthly pricing from $79 in a niche that is mostly quote-only.

Easy Busy Pets targets smb/mid_market businesses with paid pricing starting at $250.00/month + $13/staff. Its key advantages include true all-in-one — website, booking, crm, scheduling, payroll, payments and marketing in one system and strong third-party rating (4.6/5 on capterra across 37 reviews).

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

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