Software guide · Doggy daycare
Compare dog daycare software by daily capacity, vaccination checks, pet instructions, arrival/departure and prepaid packages. Gingr, ProPet and DaySmart describe relevant pet-care workflows; test a busy day with staff and pet-parent views.
Daycare software has to keep daily attendance, capacity and pet-specific instructions visible during a busy drop-off. Test an expired vaccination, a pet with medication and a package redemption before evaluating the online booking flow.
The cost case · Doggy daycare
Start with the bill and one costly workflow. The comparison is straightforward: recurring software costs you can actually remove, minus the hosting, AI, integrations and upkeep a replacement needs. Time saved is a separate gain, and only becomes margin when the business can use it.
Current software · researched prices
Doggy daycare software runs $29 to $199 a month across the 5 vendors that publish prices. The research includes software with a bundled website; confirm any hosting or setup charges. 9 of 28 vendors have quote-only pricing in our research.
Published starting prices are not a like-for-like quote. Confirm the plans, seats, add-ons, payment fees and setup your workflow requires.
A focused tool · under your control
One time: map the rules, build, test edge cases, move only the data needed and train the people who use it.
Each month: affordable hosting, coding-AI usage, any database or integrations, backups and maintenance. Price these for the actual application; a $0 or low hosting tier is not the total cost.
You control: the code repository, domain, data and service accounts. Someone on your side owns updates, access, recovery and support.
The exact replacement cost depends on scope and usage. Bring your invoice and one frustrating task; we’ll map what can stay, what could be owned and the costs to verify.
Get a free 30-minute cost and workflow reviewBuild a service catalog and customer workspace, then staff availability, booking and reminders. Add packages or a customer portal after the core booking flow passes testing.
Use the buying and migration brief above to check records, edge cases and acceptance tests before deciding what to replace.
These terms appear in the same research category. Check your specific workflow before treating products as interchangeable.
A shortlist to investigate
Fit notes are our assessment of the linked vendor descriptions, not hands-on product reviews. Feature sources checked Oct 1, 2026; pricing records below retain their own dates.
You want to assess daycare reservations, capacity, pet profiles, vaccination flags and parent communications.
Gingr describes daycare check-in, capacity, vaccination indicators, packages and pet-parent bookings.
Test daycare-only setup, capacity limits, an expired record and package checkout; confirm what is in your plan and how staff correct a flag.
You want to compare a pet-care system with daily reports for feeding, medication, vaccination and prepaid packages.
ProPet documents daycare dashboards, pet notes, care reports, vaccination records and package reporting.
Create a walk-in, record a medication/feeding instruction and close pickup; verify staff permissions and parent-facing information separately.
You want to evaluate booking and pet-profile workflows across daycare and other pet services.
DaySmart Pet describes pet appointments, calendars and client/pet profiles for daycare and boarding.
Confirm how daily capacity, vaccine expiry, incident notes, package redemption and data export work for a daycare-only operation.
A practical buying brief
Use these questions with a vendor or a builder. The point is to see your own work completed, including the awkward cases.
| What matters | Ask this | Then demonstrate this |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity and reservation | Can online booking respect daily capacity and staff approval for a new pet or missing document? | Fill the daycare limit, try an additional online reservation and confirm whether it blocks or asks for review. |
| Vaccination and intake | Can staff identify an expired record or missing waiver before arrival? | Create one complete and one expired test vaccination record; compare booking, check-in and staff alerts. |
| Care instructions | Can the play-floor team see feeding, medication, behavior and separation notes for the correct pet? | Assign a medication and meal instruction and verify it is acknowledged by the assigned staff role. |
| Arrival, pickup and packages | Are authorized pickup, checkout time and package redemption recorded against the right pet? | Change an authorized pickup contact, check out the pet and consume one prepaid day; reconcile the package balance. |
A text checklist with space to record what works, what fails and what needs a follow-up.
Your demo script
Use fictional pets and records. Ask a front-desk worker and play-floor staff member to follow the same pet through the day.
Request client-to-pet relationships, vaccination files, care instructions, medication/feeding records, authorized pickup contacts, incident notes, reservations, memberships/packages and invoices. Check attachment links, package credits and staff permissions in test imports. Reconcile upcoming reservations and remaining prepaid days before cutover.
A public booking page can be assessed separately from pet records and attendance. Keep vaccinations, care instructions, authorized pickup and incident history in a system with verified access, audit, export and backup.
Compare costs, recovered admin time and margin on this page →
Workflow documentation checked Oct 1, 2026. Pricing tables elsewhere on this page retain their own capture dates. The demo scripts and migration guidance are our proposed evaluation method, not hands-on vendor reviews.
Doggy daycare software runs $29 to $199 a month across the 5 vendors that publish prices. The research includes software with a bundled website; confirm any hosting or setup charges. 9 of 28 vendors have quote-only pricing in our research.
Where the money goes
Daycare software is sold by service type: Gingr charges $109 for grooming, $169 for daycare and $179 for boarding, or $209 for boarding if you skip its payment processing. DaySmart Pet charges $25 a month for a daycare calendar, another $25 for a boarding calendar, $15 for a website and $49 for reputation management. Texting is often extra too, like Kennel Connection's $50 a month 2-Way SMS add-on.
Webcams and photo report cards are what keep daycare parents coming back, and those live in your daycare software, not on a website. Keep whatever runs them well.
Ask providers to demonstrate this workflow using your edge cases. Check which plan includes each step, what costs extra and how your records can be exported.
22 vendors and options researched for doggy daycare
Listed A to Z, not ranked. Prices and every quoted catch come from each vendor's own pricing page or terms, linked and dated. 9 have quote-only pricing in our research.
Boarding, grooming, daycare and retail management software.
No software price is published; buyers download a demo and phone for a walkthrough.
“Feel free to tour our site, download our Demo then”kennelsoft.com, Sep 26, 2026
Pet business software built by pet resort owners for boarding, daycare, grooming and training.
No pricing page; prospects register for a group demo.
“Register for our Next Demo”petresortpro.com, Sep 26, 2026
Cloud-based software for boarding, daycare, grooming, and training businesses.
No PetExec price is published; the inquiry page routes to a Gingr-hosted demo request.
“Get your personalized demo!”gingrapp.com, Sep 26, 2026
Pet care business software for boarding, daycare and grooming with white-label apps.
Specialist agencies in this business category
These agencies appear in the business-category research but do not yet have a full software pricing profile. Rates are shown only when verified from the provider's own source.
Price basis: custom retainer per sales rep; bundles website + SEO + Google/Facebook ads mgmt + LSAs + reputation
Price basis: pet-business website design by quote
Price basis: Quoted websites and digital marketing for dog boarding, daycare, training and grooming
Price basis: Scope, target market and channel mix; request a written proposal
Price basis: Project or retainer; obtain written scope
Price basis: Project or retainer; obtain written scope
Questions owners ask
The expected pet, vaccination and waiver status, care notes, authorized pickup, current package balance and today’s reservation. Test a missing record and a changed contact so staff know whether the software blocks, flags or permits an override.
Transfer client/pet links, vaccination files, medication and feeding instructions, pickup permissions, incidents, upcoming stays, package balances and invoices. Sample attachments and permissions; do not assume a customer count proves the care history moved.
Use a sample busy day with capacity, an expired vaccination, a pet that needs medication, a prepaid pass and an authorized pickup change. Check what the front desk and play-floor staff see and what the pet parent is told.
Map client-to-pet records, vaccination files, care notes, authorized pickup contacts, behavior flags, active reservations, package balances, invoices and incident history. Confirm attachment links and staff permissions in sample imports.
Published daycare plans include Pawfinity Stay & Play at $60 a month, Kennel Connection KC Cloud at $149, Gingr Play at $169 and DaySmart Pet Premium at $199. Add-ons like texting, calendars and a website are often billed on top.
Gingr Play, built for doggy daycares, is $169 a month. Boarding facilities use Stay, which is $179 a month with Gingr's integrated payments and $209 without them. Enterprise pricing for multiple facilities is by quote.
Yes. DaySmart Pet's website builder is a $15 a month add-on, and daycare and boarding calendars are $25 a month each. Reputation management is another $49 a month. Online booking is included at no extra charge.
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