Alternatives
Pawfinity alternatives
The rest of pet grooming software in Animalso's order, scored on prices, a free start, phone apps, online booking and records.
Pawfinity is paid cloud software for pet-service businesses, with scheduling, records, payments, boarding tools, online booking and more. Plans start at $55 a month when billed annually, with a seven-day trial and no free plan.
These alternatives cover narrower grooming, mobile-service or scheduling needs. Several have free plans, while others start below or above Pawfinity’s price.
GroomWork — GroomWork: free-to-start grooming scheduling and pet CRM
GroomWork has a free plan and starts at $19 a month annually, versus Pawfinity’s $55 annual-billing starting price and no free plan. It combines scheduling, online booking, pet records, invoicing and reminders for groomers. Its booking page supports deposits and custom questions, while pet profiles hold coat, allergy, behavior, history and photo details. Pawfinity covers broader operations, including boarding, payroll and inventory.
Suits: Groomers wanting low-cost scheduling, booking and detailed pet profiles.
Trade-off: You give up Pawfinity’s boarding, payroll, inventory and multi-location business tools.
Seglo — Seglo: grooming bookings, records, teams and payments
Seglo offers a free plan and paid plans from A$49 a month, while Pawfinity starts at $55 a month billed annually with no free plan. It focuses on grooming businesses, combining bookings, pet records, team management and payments. Pawfinity spans more specialties and adds boarding, daycare, inventory, payroll, route tools and QuickBooks Connect.
Suits: Grooming businesses that need core bookings, records, team tools and payments.
Trade-off: You give up Pawfinity’s wider specialty coverage and listed operations features.
DaySmart Pet — DaySmart Pet: business software with a lower starting price
DaySmart Pet starts at $29 a month and includes a 14-day trial, compared with Pawfinity’s $55 annual-billing starting price and seven-day trial. It provides business management software for pet-care businesses, including groomers and salons. Its appointment book supports drag-and-drop scheduling and color-coded day, week or employee views. Pawfinity lists broader tools such as payments, boarding, payroll, inventory and route optimization.
Suits: Pet-care businesses seeking a lower-priced appointment book.
Groomsoft — Groomsoft: grooming software with mobile routes and payments
Groomsoft starts at $29.95 a month with a 30-day trial, below Pawfinity’s $55 annual-billing starting price and seven-day trial. It offers online and recurring appointments, waiting lists, groomer scheduling and automated email reminders. Mobile features include route optimization, mileage tracking, live-traffic maps and on-the-way notifications. Payment tools include card-on-file storage and terminals. Pawfinity adds boarding, daycare, payroll, inventory and SMS.
Suits: Groomers and mobile teams that need route, mileage and payment tools.
Trade-off: You give up Pawfinity’s boarding and daycare features, payroll, inventory and two-way SMS.
Cartoply — Cartoply: territory-based booking with a free plan
Cartoply has a free plan, paid plans from $7 per user monthly and a 14-day trial. It routes each booking to the team member covering the customer’s location, using custom areas, ZIP codes, counties, cities or radii. Pawfinity also offers mobile route optimization, but its starting price is $55 monthly billed annually and it has no free plan. Pawfinity includes broader records, payments and boarding tools.
Suits: Mobile services assigning bookings by technician territory.
Trade-off: Cartoply’s listed scope is territory routing, not Pawfinity’s full pet-business management set.
Furbello — Furbello: grooming scheduling and detailed pet profiles
Furbello starts at $39 a month with a 14-day trial, compared with Pawfinity’s $55 annual-billing starting price and seven-day trial. It serves dog and cat grooming salons and mobile groomers. Customers can book from a business page without an account, and profiles can store breed, weight, allergies, behavior flags, grooming notes, vaccinations and private photos. Pawfinity includes wider business, boarding and payment features.
Suits: Dog and cat groomers wanting detailed profiles and account-free booking.
Trade-off: You give up Pawfinity’s free pet photos, boarding tools, payroll, inventory and route optimization.
ShakeYourTail — ShakeYourTail: low-cost grooming records and scheduling
ShakeYourTail offers a free plan, paid plans from £15 a month and a 30-day trial. Its cloud software provides color-coded team scheduling plus client and pet records with breed, photos, medical and grooming notes, vet contact and appointment history. Pawfinity starts at $55 a month billed annually and adds payments, boarding, daycare, inventory, payroll, route tools and online booking workflows.
Suits: Groomers wanting inexpensive scheduling and comprehensive client records.
GroomCard — GroomCard: free dog-grooming records and rule-based booking
GroomCard has a free plan and a 14-day trial. It focuses on dog-grooming salons, with records for breed, allergies, vaccinations, grooming notes, photos, visit and price history. Online booking follows salon rules for hours, dog size and service length, with manual or automatic approval. Pawfinity has no free plan and starts at $55 a month billed annually, covering broader pet-service operations.
Suits: Dog salons wanting free records and controlled online booking.
Trade-off: You give up Pawfinity’s payments, boarding, payroll, inventory, SMS and multi-specialty coverage.
Every alternative, in Animalso's order
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Furbello Furbello suits dog and cat grooming salons or mobile groomers that need appointment scheduling, customer and pet records, and team-visible booking status.
Free trial iPhone Android 8.2 From $39 a month Visit - 2
Seglo Seglo suits grooming businesses that need booking, pet-care and staff tools, from a free single-person plan to plans for larger teams.
Free plan iPhone Android 8.1 From A$49 a month Visit - 3 ShakeYourTail
ShakeYourTail suits dog grooming businesses and other pet businesses managing clients, appointments and pet details.
Free plan iPhone Android 8.1 From $15 a month Visit - 4
Groomsoft Groomsoft suits grooming shops and mobile groomers that need scheduling, pet profiles and payment tools.
Free plan iPhone Android 8.1 From $29.95 a month Visit - 5
DaySmart Pet DaySmart Pet suits groomers and salons that need appointment management, client forms, payment processing, and business reports.
Free trial iPhone Android 7.9 From $15 a month Visit - 6
Collar Collar suits grooming businesses that need booking rules based on pet and staff capacity, plus scheduling and payment tools.
Free trial iPhone Android 7.8 From £49 a month Visit - 7
GroomWork GroomWork is aimed at independent groomers and salons that need booking, pet records, invoicing and reminders in one service.
Free plan iPhone Android 7.6 From $19,228 a year Visit - 8 PawScheduler
PawScheduler suits one-person dog grooming businesses, especially solo and mobile groomers who need scheduling, pet records, and online booking.
Free plan iPhone Android 7.6 From $19.99 a month Visit - 10 Groomer.io
Groomer.io suits grooming salons, mobile groomers and hybrid teams needing booking, scheduling, records, reminders and payment tools.
Free trial iPhone Android 7.5 From $99 a month Visit - 11 Cartoply
Cartoply suits home-service and mobile teams that need to route bookings according to customer location.
Free plan iPhone Android 7.4 From $67.20 a year Visit - 12 GroomBoard
GroomBoard is aimed at independent dog groomers and small grooming salons that want clients to book online and maintain pet profiles.
Free trial iPhone Android 7.4 From $9 a month Visit - 13
GrooMore GrooMore may suit grooming salons, mobile groomers, and house-call grooming businesses that want booking, records, scheduling, payments, and business reporti…
Free trial iPhone Android 7.4 Price on request Visit - 14 GroomCard
GroomCard is intended for dog grooming salons that want booking and dog records in a browser.
Free plan 7.1 From $190 a year Visit - 15
Argus Argus suits grooming salons that want online booking, staff scheduling, pet records, checkout, and reporting in one service.
iPhone Android 7.0 From $10 a month Visit - 16 Withers
Withers suits salon and mobile grooming professionals who manage appointments, pet records, booking requests, and customer messages.
iPhone Android 7.0 From $99 a month Visit - 17 PawSchedule
PawSchedule suits pet grooming salons that want clients to book, reschedule, or cancel online.
Free trial 6.9 From €29 a month Visit - 18 Savvy Pet
Savvy Pet suits grooming businesses and mobile groomers that want to manage bookings, pet records, reminders and payments in one service.
Free trial 6.9 From £25 a month Visit - 19 ZendPaw
ZendPaw suits pet service businesses that want web-based scheduling, client and pet records, reminders, and payment processing.
Free trial 6.9 From $39 a month Visit - 20 GroomTower
GroomTower suits pet grooming salons that need appointment scheduling, client and pet records, online booking, payments, and staff tracking in one system.
Free trial 6.8 Price on request Visit - 21 Store Vantage
Store Vantage suits pet grooming salons that need appointment scheduling, customer profiles, reminders, and staff scheduling in a web-based system.
Free trial 6.8 From $31 a month Visit - 22 Talopet
Talopet is for grooming, daycare, and boarding businesses that need booking, payment, staff, and pet-care management tools.
Free trial iPhone Android 6.7 From $99 a month Visit - 23 Pawbook
Pawbook suits grooming studios that want appointment scheduling alongside client and pet profiles, booking requests, waivers, and email reminders.
Free trial 6.6 From $18 a month Visit - 24 PawCopilot
PawCopilot suits independent groomers, small salons, and small studios that need scheduling, client and pet records, online booking, and payment tools.
Free trial 6.6 From $30 a month Visit - 25 Lumi
Lumi suits solo dog groomers and grooming teams that want online booking, appointment reminders, payments, and pet information in one web platform.
Free trial 6.6 From 49 NZD a month Visit - 26 CalMov
CalMov suits mobile service businesses that book customer visits and need to plan travel between appointments.
Free plan 6.5 From $6 a month Visit - 27 GroomSync
GroomSync suits solo groomers in Australia who want to manage appointments, client and pet details, online bookings, and payment status in one web-based serv…
Free trial 6.5 From A$650 a year Visit - 28 Woofix
Woofix suits professional pet groomers who want to manage salon bookings, grooming records, staff schedules and client communications in a browser.
6.3 From $39 a month Visit - 29
MoeGo MoeGo suits pet grooming, boarding, and daycare businesses that need booking, scheduling, records, and payment tools.
iPhone Android 6.3 From $49 a month Visit - 30 GroomBook
GroomBook suits independent groomers and small salons that want online booking, detailed pet profiles, scheduling, reminders, and payment tools in one platfo…
6.0 Price on request Visit