Pet-care software · ranked
Best Animal Shelter Software
Animal shelter software helps teams organize animal intake and outcomes, adoptions, kennels, medical records, foster homes and volunteers.
This list covers eight tools. Compare their pricing, free access, platforms and the shelter tasks each one supports before you book a demo.
- 1 Cara
Cara suits shelters and rescues that need adoption workflows, animal histories and a public portal.
Free trial 6.7 From €315 a year Visit - 2 ShelterBuddy
ShelterBuddy suits animal shelters looking for software that covers adoption alongside intake, kennel, medical, foster, and volunteer management.
iPhone Android 5.9 Price on request Visit - 3 Pet Friend
Adoption software for intake and outcome tracking, available on web, Android, and iOS.
iPhone Android 5.7 From $25 a month Visit - 4 PawPlacer
Free web software with adoption, intake, medical, foster, and volunteer management tools.
Free plan 5.7 Free to start Visit - 5 RescueRM
Web software for intake and outcome tracking, medical records, and foster management.
Free plan 5.7 Free to start Visit - 6 RescueBase
Web software with medical records, foster management, and volunteer management.
4.8 Price on request Visit - 7 RescueGroups.org Data Management Service
Free web software for adoptions, intake, medical records, fosters, and volunteers.
4.8 Price on request Visit - 8 Pact
Pact is for foster and rescue coordinators managing animal intake, foster networks, and placements.
4.7 Price on request Visit - 9 Petstablished 4.2 Price on request Visit
Every numbered place from #1 to #5 is open. Put your software there, from $59 a month; today's software moves down one. Take #1
Check free access
Four of the eight tools have a free plan. One has a free trial. Check what remains available on the free option and when a trial ends.
Read the pricing terms
Some tools are free, some use a freemium model and some are paid. Pricing may be listed as starting at $25 per month, shown as a free plan, or available by request.
Match your devices
All eight tools have a web version. Two have iPhone apps and two have Android apps. Confirm which devices your staff and volunteers use before a demo.
Compare shelter tasks
The list compares adoption portals, intake and outcome tracking, kennel management, medical records, foster management and volunteer management. Make a checklist of the tasks your shelter needs.
Prepare for a demo
Ask the maker to show the workflows your team uses, including animal records, placements and volunteer work. Check how the tool documents its functions and what information is included in the plan you would choose.
Software lists are ordered by Animalso's own score from each maker's own pages. The score considers prices published on its own pages, a free plan or trial, iPhone and Android apps, clients booking themselves online, reminders and messages to owners, keeping the animal's records, how fully the maker documents it, and how recently its pages were read.
The list's own order is used as a tie-breaker. Some numbered places at the top of a software list can be bought.
Questions
How many animal shelter tools are listed?
There are eight tools on the list.
How many tools have a free plan?
Four of the eight tools have a free plan.
Is any tool open source?
No. None of the eight listed tools is marked open source.
Which platforms are covered?
All eight have web access. Two have iPhone apps and two have Android apps.
What shelter functions are compared?
The comparison covers free plan, paid-from price, adoption portal, intake and outcome tracking, kennel management, medical records, foster management and volunteer management.