RescueRM

What RescueRM is

RescueRM is web-based software for teams handling animal intake, care, and fostering. It combines intake and outcome tracking with medical records and foster management, so a team can follow an animal’s progress, health information, and foster placement in one service. RescueRM uses a freemium model with a free plan and a 14-day trial. The Free plan costs nothing and supports up to two team members. It includes one AI match every 48 hours and six assistant queries every 48 hours. Teams needing more access can choose Pro, supporting up to four team members, or Custom, supporting up to thousands of team members. AI matching and assistant queries are governed by the Free plan’s stated limits. The service runs on the web, providing a browser-based workspace for rescue operations. Intake and outcome tracking, medical records, and foster management form the core workflow areas. RescueRM therefore brings animal records, placement activity, and team access together under one online account structure.

RescueRM plans and prices

Free plan · 14-day trial

The Free plan supports up to two team members, one AI match every 48 hours, and six assistant queries every 48 hours. Pro supports up to four team members, while Custom supports up to thousands.

Getting started

1. Open the RescueRM website
2. Use the web platform
3. Review the Free plan and 14-day trial
4. Choose Free, Pro, or Custom team capacity
5. Set up intake, medical-record, and foster-management work

Our review of RescueRM

RescueRM is web-based rescue-management software that brings intake and outcome tracking, medical records, and foster management into one system. It suits shelters and rescue teams that need those records together and expect their staff roster to grow beyond a tiny volunteer group. The free tier is a practical starting point, while larger teams must weigh its usage caps and move to a custom arrangement when they outgrow the published seat bands. Overview RescueRM’s scope is centered on the operational record a rescue needs: an animal’s intake and eventual outcome, its medical history, and its foster placement and care. Keeping those areas in one web service can give coordinators a single place to follow an animal through the organization instead of splitting core records across separate tools. The trade-off is that the free plan tightly limits both people and assisted activity, so the fit depends on how often your team needs its AI matching and assistant queries. Key features Intake and outcome tracking Intake and outcome tracking supports the full movement of animals through the organization, from arrival to disposition. That is the essential record for shelters and rescues that need to account for what happened to each animal, not just store a contact list. Medical records Medical records keep health information alongside the animal’s other rescue data. This is useful when staff, foster carers, and veterinary partners need the care history connected to the same case rather than maintained as an isolated file. Foster management Foster management gives teams a dedicated place to coordinate fostered animals. It makes RescueRM more relevant to foster-based rescues than a system focused only on kennel intake, although the free tier’s two-member ceiling can be restrictive for organizations with several coordinators. AI-assisted allowances The Free plan includes one AI match every 48 hours and six assistant queries every 48 hours. Those allowances can support occasional matching and questions, but they are not generous enough for a busy team that expects frequent assisted decisions or daily, high-volume queries. Pricing RescueRM uses a freemium model with a 14-day trial. The Free plan costs nothing and permits up to two team members. It also includes the one-match and six-query limits per 48-hour period. This is the sensible entry point for a small rescue validating whether the combined intake, medical, and foster workflow fits; the seat and activity caps are the main constraints. Pro has custom pricing and supports up to four team members. It is the closer fit for a small professional team that needs more seats than Free allows, but the absence of a published price means you must obtain a quote before comparing its ongoing cost with other paid services. Custom also uses custom pricing and scales to thousands of team members. That tier is aimed at very large organizations whose staffing cannot fit the Free or Pro bands. Its scale is the reason to enquire, while the lack of a listed price makes budgeting dependent on a bespoke proposal. The 14-day trial gives prospective users a defined evaluation window. After that, the Free plan remains available at no charge, subject to its two-member, matching, and query limits. Platforms RescueRM runs on the web. A browser-based service is convenient for teams using different computers, but organizations choosing it should be comfortable making their rescue records and daily workflow dependent on web access. Who it's for RescueRM is best for animal shelters and rescue groups that want intake, outcomes, medical information, and foster coordination in one web application. Free is suited to a very small team of one or two people with occasional AI-assisted work. Pro is aimed at teams of up to four. Custom is the appropriate conversation for organizations with hundreds or thousands of team members. It is a weaker fit when more than two people need the free service, when six assistant queries per 48 hours is too low, or when a team needs a clearly published paid price before committing. Teams that require mobile-native access should also note that the stated platform is web. Pros and cons Pros Core rescue records are unified: intake and outcomes, medical records, and foster management are covered in the same service. A usable no-cost entry point: the Free plan costs 0.00 USD and includes a 14-day trial period for evaluation. Capacity can scale: Pro covers up to four members and Custom is designed for thousands. Web access: teams can use the service through a browser rather than being tied to one device type. Cons Free is tightly capped: only two team members, one AI match per 48 hours, and six assistant queries per 48 hours are included. Paid budgets are uncertain: both Pro and Custom have custom pricing rather than published rates. No stated mobile platform: the listed platform is web, which may not suit teams seeking dedicated Android or iOS apps. Alternatives For a wider comparison, see Animal shelter software . Cara is a web service with a free plan for up to five animals, a public adoption portal, application management, basic email notifications, and Cara branding; its Pro plan costs $34.99 a month. Pet Friend is a paid Android, iOS, and web option, with Rescue at $25 a month and Shelter at $50 a month, both billed monthly and cancellable anytime. PawPlacer is a free web service whose Free plan includes all features, full exports and SDK/API access, and no contracts or usage limits. ShelterBuddy is a paid service available on Android, iOS, and web. Pact is a paid web-based alternative. RescueGroups.org Data Management Service is a free web-based alternative. RescueBase is a freemium web-based alternative with a free plan. Verdict Choose RescueRM if you need one web system for intake and outcomes, medical records, and foster management, and your team fits its seat bands. Its free plan makes that combined workflow accessible to very small rescues, while Custom gives larger organizations a path to substantial team capacity. Look elsewhere if the Free limits on team members, AI matches, or assistant queries would interrupt daily work, or if you need mobile apps or a published paid price.

Who it suits

RescueRM suits rescue teams that need intake and outcome tracking, medical records, and foster management in one web service. It can also suit teams choosing between a small Free workspace and larger Pro or Custom team capacity.