Alternatives
ShakeYourTail alternatives
The rest of pet grooming software in Animalso's order, scored on prices, a free start, phone apps, online booking and records.
ShakeYourTail is cloud software for dog groomers and other pet businesses. It combines colour-coded team scheduling with pet and client records, reminders, online booking, payments, contracts, campaigns and reports.
Its free plan has limits on clients, users and several tools. These alternatives offer different mixes of booking, records, routing, payments and mobile grooming support.
GroomWork — GroomWork combines grooming schedules, booking, records and invoicing
GroomWork combines scheduling, online booking, pet records, invoicing and reminders. Its calendar supports drag-and-drop, recurring appointments and views for several groomers. Booking pages can collect custom questions, deposits and confirmations. Pet profiles include breed, coat type, allergies, behaviour notes, visit history and photos.
Suits: Groomers wanting detailed pet profiles, online booking and invoicing in one system.
Groomsoft — Groomsoft adds mobile routes, payments and grooming calendars
Groomsoft offers online and recurring appointments, waiting lists, groomer scheduling and automated email reminders for paid subscribers. It also supports card processing, card-on-file storage and paperless billing. Mobile groomers get route optimization, mileage tracking, live-traffic maps and on-the-way notifications. ShakeYourTail lists broader campaigns, contracts and reporting, but not these mobile route tools.
Suits: Mobile groomers and salons needing route planning, card tools and recurring bookings.
Trade-off: Groomsoft's listed automated reminders are email for paid subscribers; ShakeYourTail also lists SMS and campaign credits.
Seglo — Seglo covers grooming bookings, pet records, teams and payments
Seglo is built for grooming businesses and provides bookings, pet records, team management and payments. Its Business plans are intended for commercial operations, including sole traders, partnerships and companies. That is a focused alternative when you need core grooming workflows rather than ShakeYourTail's contracts, marketing campaigns and report exports.
Suits: Commercial grooming businesses seeking bookings, records, team tools and payments.
Trade-off: Seglo starts at A$49 a month on paid plans, while ShakeYourTail has a free plan and paid plans from £15 monthly.
Pawfinity — Pawfinity manages grooming, boarding and multiple locations
Pawfinity supports pet service businesses beyond grooming, including kennels, daycare and boarding. It combines appointment scheduling with client and pet records, grooming history, expense tracking, employee organization, vehicle monitoring and multiple locations. This broader operation view may suit businesses that have outgrown ShakeYourTail's dog-grooming and pet-business focus.
Suits: Multi-service pet businesses with vehicles, staff, expenses or several locations.
Trade-off: Pawfinity starts at $55 a month annually and has no free plan; ShakeYourTail offers a free tier.
Cartoply — Cartoply routes bookings by territory to the right technician
Cartoply assigns coverage by drawn area, ZIP code, county, city or radius. One booking link then routes a customer to the team member covering that address. This is a different approach from ShakeYourTail's colour-coded team calendar and client records, and it can fit businesses where travel territory decides who receives each booking.
Suits: Territory-based teams that need address-driven technician assignment.
Trade-off: Cartoply focuses on territory routing; ShakeYourTail lists pet records, reminders, contracts, campaigns and reports.
Furbello — Furbello offers live-availability booking for salons and mobile groomers
Furbello provides scheduling and customer-management software for dog and cat grooming salons and mobile groomers. Its calendar has day, week and agenda views, conflict prevention and team-visible appointment statuses. Customers can book through a business page with live availability without creating an account. ShakeYourTail also supports online booking, but Furbello's listed focus is live salon availability.
Suits: Dog and cat groomers wanting simple team calendars and no-account booking.
Trade-off: Furbello starts at $39 a month and has no free plan; ShakeYourTail has a free option and broader listed marketing tools.
GroomCard — GroomCard pairs dog records with rule-based online booking
GroomCard provides client records and online booking for dog grooming salons. Dog profiles can hold breed, allergies, vaccinations, grooming notes, photos, and visit and price history. Booking follows salon rules for hours, dog size and service length, with manual or automatic approval. It offers a narrower dog-grooming focus than ShakeYourTail's wider pet-business tools.
Suits: Dog salons prioritising detailed records and rule-based booking approvals.
Groomer.io — Groomer.io combines schedules, records, SMS and approval-based booking
Groomer.io is designed for pet grooming salons, mobile groomers and hybrid teams. It manages appointment schedules, customer and pet information, SMS messages, phone-call reminders and confirmations. Clients can book around the clock, use approval-based booking or send requests for later confirmation. This keeps communication and booking in one grooming-focused app.
Suits: Salons, mobile groomers and hybrid teams needing SMS and flexible booking approval.
Trade-off: Groomer.io starts at $99 a month and has no free plan, while ShakeYourTail offers free and lower-priced paid plans.
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 - 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 - 9 Pawfinity
Pawfinity suits pet-service businesses such as grooming salons, kennels, daycare and boarding facilities.
Free trial iPhone Android 7.5 From $55 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