Furbello Grooming Software Review
Pet grooming software
Furbello is cloud software for dog and cat grooming salons and mobile groomers. It combines calendar scheduling, online booking, pet records, reminders, payments recorded through your existing POS, reporting, websites and mobile route tools. Plans start at $39 a month, with a 14-day trial and no free plan.
What Furbello does
Furbello manages appointments and customer records for dog and cat grooming salons, including mobile groomers. Its calendar shows day, week and agenda views, blocks conflicts, and displays appointment status to the team.
Clients can book from a business page showing live availability without creating an account. Pet records hold species, breed, weight, coat, allergies, behavior flags, grooming notes, vaccine status and private photos.
Getting started
Furbello offers a 14-day trial. It runs as managed cloud software and can be installed from a browser on iPhone, iPad, Android and computers; the installed app needs an internet connection.
The maker describes secure in-workspace support, with every support action logged and visible to the customer. A help-center guide explains exporting clients and pets to Excel or CSV.
Strengths
Scheduling covers staff hours, time off and existing appointments. Automatic confirmations and email or SMS reminders include one-tap confirmation links and consent tracking.
Mobile plans add map-based route ordering, travel times, mileage, drive buffers, service areas and automatic travel fees. Route Profit Guard reports revenue per hour, mile and stop and compares grooming time with driving time, and vehicles can have capacity and maintenance dates.
Cat workflows include cat services, FVRCP vaccine rules, handling notes, consent forms and mixed dog-and-cat household records. Every plan includes a website and lobby and grooming-team TV screens.
Catches to check
Furbello lists payment connections for Square, Stripe and Clover. Checkout totals, tips, refunds and receipts are recorded, but the business keeps processing payments through its existing POS.
Text allowances vary by plan. Solo, Studio and Growth include 250, 750 and 1,500 monthly texts; extra packs start at 200 texts for $5. The opened official pages list no other integrations, public API or SDK, or self-hosting package.
The Mobile plans page gives the monthly price but does not show exact tier limits. Studio is the plan that adds a custom domain and removes Furbello branding.
Pricing
Solo costs $39 a month, billed monthly, for up to three active staff, unlimited appointments, unlimited customers and pets, and 250 automated texts each month.
Mobile plans cost $59 a month and add route planning and travel-aware booking. Studio costs $79 a month for up to seven staff, 750 texts, advanced notification settings, a custom domain and hidden Furbello branding. Growth costs $129 a month for up to 15 staff and 1,500 texts, with future advanced reporting and automation noted.
The trial lasts 14 days. There is no free plan.
Who should skip Furbello
Furbello may not suit a practice that needs a public API, SDK documentation, self-hosting, or integrations beyond Square, Stripe and Clover. A business that needs exact limits for a Mobile tier should confirm them before choosing it.
Verdict
Furbello fits dog and cat groomers who want scheduling, pet records, reminders and online booking in one managed cloud service. Mobile operators get route planning and travel reporting, while salons can publish a booking website and show pickup status on screens.
Review payment handling, text allowances, mobile-tier limits and integration needs before signing up.
Good at
- Handles dog and cat appointment scheduling with conflict checks.
- Stores detailed pet records, vaccine status and private photos.
- Mobile tools cover routes, travel zones, messages and vehicle details.
- Online booking works without requiring clients to create accounts.
- Reports can be downloaded as spreadsheets.
Watch for
- No free plan; subscriptions are billed monthly.
- Only Square, Stripe and Clover payment connections are listed.
- Public API, SDK documentation and self-hosting are not provided on the opened pages.
- Mobile plan tier limits are not shown.
- Text allowances are capped, with extra packs costing more.
Furbello plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Solo monthly | $39 a month | Up to 3 active staff · 250 automated texts/month · unlimited appointments · unlimited customers and pets From furbello.com, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Mobile plans monthly | $59 a month | Mobile route planning and travel-aware booking; exact tier limits not shown on opened page From furbello.com, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Studio monthly | $79 a month | Up to 7 active staff · 750 automated texts/month · advanced notification settings · custom website domain · hide Furbello branding From furbello.com, 19 Oct 2026 |
| Growth monthly | $129 a month | Up to 15 active staff · 1,500 automated texts/month · future advanced reporting and automation · priority support coming soon From furbello.com, 19 Oct 2026 |
Plans start at $39 a month. Mobile plans cost $59, Studio $79 and Growth $129, all billed monthly. A 14-day trial is included, but there is no free plan. Text packs start at 200 texts for $5.
From $39/mo · 14-day trial
There is no free plan. Solo costs $39/month and supports up to 3 active staff members and 250 automated texts per month; Studio and Growth allow up to 7 and 15 staff members, with 750 and 1,500 automated texts per month, respectively.
Facts from Furbello's own pages
- Scheduling
- Its calendar offers day, week, and agenda views, conflict prevention, and appointment statuses visible to the team.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Online booking
- Customers can book through a business-specific page with live availability and no customer account required.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Pet profiles
- Pet profiles can include breed, weight, allergies, behavior flags, grooming notes, vaccination records, and private photos.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Reminders
- Furbello sends booking confirmations and email and SMS reminders, with one-tap confirmation links and consent tracking.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Mobile routes
- Mobile features include route planning, travel-aware scheduling, arrival-window messages, service areas, and route revenue metrics.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Payment integrations
- Furbello supports booking deposits and cards on file through a business's own Square, Stripe, or Clover account; grooming payments are recorded for checkout but processed through the business's existing POS.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Reports show revenue by service, groomer, and payment method, tips, outstanding balances, and daily closeout, and can be downloaded as spreadsheets.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says passwords are stored as salted hashes, sessions server-side, and pet photos in private storage served through short-lived signed links.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Data privacy
- Furbello says it does not sell business or customer data, and business data belongs to the business and can be requested for export or deletion.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The feature page says Furbello's team can securely assist inside a customer's workspace, with each action logged and visible to the customer.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Device access
- Furbello can be installed from a browser on iPhone, iPad, Android, and computers, and the installed app requires an internet connection.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Display screens
- Lobby and grooming-team TV screens are included and can be paired through a web browser using a six-character code.source, 7 Oct 2026
- Online booking
- Customers can book from a business-specific page showing live availability without creating an account.source, 19 Oct 2026
- Conflict prevention
- The calendar offers day, week and agenda views and prevents conflicts across groomer hours, time off and existing appointments.source, 19 Oct 2026
- Pet records
- Pet profiles store species, breed, weight, coat, allergies, behavior flags, grooming notes, vaccine statuses and private photos.source, 19 Oct 2026
- Cat grooming
- Cat workflows support cat-specific services, vaccine rules such as FVRCP, handling notes, consent forms and mixed dog-and-cat household records.source, 19 Oct 2026
- Size pricing
- Businesses can define weight tiers, breed overrides and per-pet prices, with appointment duration adjusting to the pet.source, 19 Oct 2026
- Reminders
- The service sends booking confirmations and email or SMS reminders with one-tap confirmation and cancellation links.source, 19 Oct 2026
Best for
- Dog and cat grooming salons needing scheduling and pet records
- Mobile groomers planning routes and travel fees
- Teams wanting online booking and a grooming website
Skip it if
- You require self-hosting or a documented public API
- You need integrations beyond Square, Stripe and Clover
- You need exact Mobile tier limits before committing
Questions
What is Furbello used for?
Furbello provides scheduling and customer-management software for dog and cat grooming salons and mobile groomers.
Does Furbello offer a free trial?
Yes. Furbello has a 14-day trial and no free plan.
Can clients book online without an account?
Yes. Customers use a business-specific booking page with live availability and do not need a customer account.
Which payment services connect to Furbello?
The listed payment connections are Square, Stripe and Clover. Your business continues using its existing POS to process grooming payments.
Does Furbello support mobile grooming routes?
Mobile plans include map-based route ordering, travel times, drive buffers, service areas, travel fees and route messaging.
Can Furbello export business data?
Customers, pets, appointments and payment reports belong to the business. Reports can be downloaded as spreadsheets, and export or deletion requests are allowed.
Verdict
Choose Furbello if your grooming business wants one online workspace for appointments, pet histories, client booking and reminders, with optional tools for mobile routes and salon websites. It also suits teams that need cat-specific records and clear operational reports. Budget for a paid subscription, text usage and your existing payment system. Look elsewhere if self-hosting, a documented API, or broad integration coverage is central to your workflow, or if you need a clearly published Mobile plan limit before buying.