This page provides independent, editorially reviewed information on pet-care business software. Browse all grooming, boarding, daycare, dog walking and pet sitting software vendors in our directory.
Top 23 Pet Care Software Vendors 2026 — Ranked Directory
The full directory of grooming, boarding, daycare, dog walking and pet sitting software vendors covered by Pet Care Software. Filter by pricing model, free trial, or editorial rating. Each vendor page includes verified pricing (where public), G2/Capterra rating aggregates, payment and booking integrations, and a screenshot gallery.
What pet care software looks like in 2026
Pet care software is the technology pet-care businesses use to run their operations: online booking and scheduling, client and pet records, automated reminders, payments and deposits, staff and mobile apps, and back-office reporting. Many businesses pick a platform built for their service: a grooming platform with appointment booking, a boarding & kennel system, or dog walking software with GPS check-ins for the field team. This directory tracks the vendors that dominate specific segments and price tiers across those categories.
Every vendor page in this directory answers the same buyer questions: published pricing tiers, whether there's a free trial or free plan, minimum seat or user requirements, native payment and booking integrations, quoting and reporting depth, a real screenshot gallery from vendor product pages, and an independent editorial verdict.
How to use this directory
Three practical entry points:
- Pricing filter — narrow to vendors with a free tier, a published price, or quote-only pricing. Rules out tools outside your budget before you shortlist.
- Rating and search — sort out the lower-rated tools, or type a vendor name or use case straight into the search box to jump to it.
- Category hubs — start from grooming software, boarding & kennel software or dog walking software to narrow to the tools that fit your workflow.
Browse the full pet care software hub, or for head-to-head pairs, see the comparisons directory.
Who uses pet care software — and what each person does with it
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ranked comparison matrix — top 23 vendors
| # | Vendor | Rating | Starting price | Pricing model | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ 5.0 | $40.00/month (unlimited pets) | Freemium | Yes | |
| 2 | ★ 5.0 | $79.00/month per storefront/van | Paid | — | |
| 3 | ★ 4.9 | $29.95/month (Grooming Shops) | Paid | Yes | |
| 4 | ★ 4.9 | $25.00/month (Lite) | Paid | Yes | |
| 5 | ★ 4.8 | $49.00/month (Basic) | Paid | — | |
| 6 | ★ 4.8 | $44.99/month (Grooming or Training Only) | Paid | — | |
| 7 | ★ 4.8 | $30.00/month (1 user) | Paid | Yes | |
| 8 | ★ 4.8 | $60.00/month | Paid | Yes | |
| 9 | ★ 4.8 | $33.00/month (Solo) | Paid | — | |
| 10 | ★ 4.7 | $49.99/user/mo (USD per Capterra) | Paid | Yes | |
| 11 | ★ 4.6 | $250.00/month + $13/staff | Paid | — | |
| 12 | ★ 4.6 | $49.99/month (Dachshund) | Paid | Yes | |
| 13 | ★ 4.6 | $55.00/month (billed annually) | Paid | Yes | |
| 14 | ★ 4.6 | $79.00/month (Professional) | Paid | — | |
| 15 | ★ 4.6 | $105.00/month (per Capterra) | Paid | — | |
| 16 | ★ 4.6 | $25.00/month (GBP, Basic) | Paid | Yes | |
| 17 | ★ 4.5 | $109.00/month (Spa) | Paid | — | |
| 18 | ★ 4.4 | $69.00/month (Hello-Groom) | Paid | — | |
| 19 | ★ 4.2 | $20.00/month (Solo) | Paid | Yes | |
| 20 | ★ 4.1 | $29.00/month (Basic, with payments) | Paid | Yes | |
| 21 | — | $45.83/month (Pro, first-year annual) | Paid | — | |
| 22 | — | $299.00 one-time (Avalon single-user) | Paid | — | |
| 23 | — | $39.00/month (desktop, billed annually) | Paid | Yes |
DoggieDashboard ★ 5.0 (22)
Freemium management tool for small dog businesses — free up to 10 pets
Groomer.io ★ 5.0 (25)
Grooming-specific software built for mobile groomers and salons
Groomsoft ★ 4.9 (36)
Low-cost grooming software for salons and mobile groomers, from $29.95/mo
Time To Pet ★ 4.9 (279)
Purpose-built pet-sitting and dog-walking software with GPS visits, from $25/mo
MoeGo ★ 4.8 (232)
Grooming-first software with route optimization for mobile vans, from $49/mo
Paw Partner ★ 4.8 (61)
Operator-built pet-care platform with per-service pricing and a client app, from $44.99/mo
Pet Sitter Plus ★ 4.8 (140)
Cloud pet-sitting & dog-walking software with GPS visit tracking, from $30/mo
Revelation Pets ★ 4.8 (176)
Cloud boarding & daycare booking software with vaccine tracking, from $60/mo
Scout ★ 4.8 (88)
Mobile-first dog-walking & pet-sitting software with GPS check-ins, from $33/mo
ProPet ★ 4.7 (104)
Modular all-in-one boarding, daycare & grooming software (from $49.99/user/mo)
Easy Busy Pets ★ 4.6 (37)
All-in-one pet business platform — website, booking, payroll and payments in one system
KennelBooker ★ 4.6 (77)
Cloud boarding & daycare booking priced by capacity, from $49.99/mo
Pawfinity ★ 4.6 (107)
Affordable all-in-one grooming CRM + POS, from $55/mo
PawLoyalty ★ 4.6 (62)
Cloud all-in-one for daycare/boarding with deep pet charting, from $79/mo
PetExec ★ 4.6 (662)
Mature multi-service facility suite — now steered to Gingr under Togetherwork
Savvy Pet Spa ★ 4.6 (75)
Grooming salon & mobile-groomer software with retention reminders (GBP pricing from £25/mo)
Gingr ★ 4.5 (223)
All-in-one boarding, daycare, grooming and training platform, from $109/mo
Kennel Connection ★ 4.4 (80)
Boarding & daycare platform with rare offline/desktop deployment, from $69/mo
Precise Petcare ★ 4.2 (17)
All-in-one pet-sitting & dog-walking platform with GPS visits and payroll
DaySmart Pet ★ 4.1 (184)
Affordable all-in-one grooming and boarding software (formerly 123Pet), from $29/mo
Web-based facility software for boarding, daycare, grooming and training
Windows desktop boarding/grooming/daycare software — one-time license from $299
Value grooming, boarding and daycare software — cloud and desktop editions
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