BusyPaws alternative
BusyPaws runs boarding, daycare, grooming and dog training on three published plans, with a 14-day free trial. AllPaws is $35 a month per service type at one location, with every core feature included and a 30-day free trial, and has AI built in that reads vaccine dates for your staff to confirm and, with the texting add-on, drafts replies your team reviews and sends.
Free for 30 days. No credit card required.
 AllPaws | BusyPaws | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Included: $35/mo per service type, one location | Included: From $79/mo for one user; Team $150, Business $2992 |
| Free trial | Included: 30 days, no credit card | Included: 14 days2, 4 |
| Plans | Included: Both plans include every core feature | LimitedSolo/Startup lacks dynamic pricing, scheduled billing, time tracking and tasks2, 4 |
| AI vaccine records | Included: Staff confirm the dates | Not listedStaff or clients enter expiry dates and upload proof20, 21 |
BusyPaws details checked September 26, 2026Full comparison
Why AllPaws
Vaccine-record reading, paper forms turned into draft online forms and, with the texting add-on, suggested replies to customer texts. Your team approves every suggestion.
Run your own bookings, rates and forms in AllPaws before you pay anything.
Feature comparison
27 things pet care businesses compare. BusyPaws’s details come from the public sources listed at the end of this page, checked on September 26, 2026.
| AllPaws | BusyPaws | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and plans | ||
| Published pricing | Included: $35/mo per service type, one location | Included: From $79/mo for one user; Team $150, Business $2992 |
| Free trial | Included: 30 days, no credit card | Included: 14 days2, 4 |
| No long-term contract | Included: Cancel anytime | Included: Monthly or annual; cancel anytime2 |
| Every core feature on every plan | Included: Both plans include every core feature | LimitedSolo/Startup lacks dynamic pricing, scheduled billing, time tracking and tasks2, 4 |
| AI built in | ||
| AI-suggested replies to customer texts | Add-onWith texting; your team reviews and sends | Not listed |
| AI reading of vaccine records | Included: Staff confirm the dates | Not listedStaff or clients enter expiry dates and upload proof20, 21 |
| AI conversion of paper forms and PDFs into online forms | Included: Saved as drafts to review | Not listed |
| Bookings and front desk | ||
| Boarding, daycare and grooming in one system | Included: One booking flow for all three | Included: Plus training and other services, on every plan1, 4 |
| Online booking and client portal | Included: Requests your team approves | Included: Public booking portal and private Pet Parent Portal11, 12 |
| Automatic pricing rules | Included: Holiday, multi-pet and length-of-stay rules | Included: Multi-pet, size and holiday rules on Team and Business15, 16 |
| Live capacity and room assignments | Included: With weight limits and room blocking | Included: Room and kennel capacities, shared across services17 |
| Grooming scheduling by groomer | Included: Priced and timed by breed, size, coat and groomer | Included: Groomer schedules; clients can choose their groomer14, 18 |
| Pets, vaccines and forms | ||
| Required vaccines checked before check-in | Included: Waivers where you allow them | Included: Required-vaccine status shown at booking and check-in; no block found19, 25 |
| Digital forms and e-signatures | Included | Included: Custom forms, contracts and waivers with signatures23, 24 |
| Feeding and medication schedules | Included | Included: AM and PM feeding and medication on Feed & Care lists25 |
| Customer communication | ||
| Email confirmations and reminders | Included: Included | Included: Confirmations and reminders, by email or SMS22 |
| Two-way texting with photos | Add-on$20/mo per texting number + 1.5¢ per text segment, 2¢ with a photo | Add-onTwo-way SMS billed by usage; photo texts not mentioned22, 26, 28 |
| SMS marketing campaigns | Add-onWith texting | LimitedEmail campaigns (paid); staff can text many clients at once27, 29 |
| Payments and retail | ||
| Integrated card payments and card readers | Included: Optional, with tipping | Included: Stripe, with Stripe card readers31, 32 |
| Use your own payment processor | Included: Record outside payments | Included: Record outside payments; online payments use Stripe33, 34 |
| Text-to-pay links for invoices and deposits | Add-onWith texting and integrated payments | LimitedAutomatic invoice texts link to view and pay; not sent manually34 |
| Retail sales with barcode inventory | Included | LimitedProducts and stock, with barcode numbers as SKUs; we didn’t find scanning31, 35, 36 |
| Running the business | ||
| Multi-location management | Included: Multi Location plan | Included: Business plan, $49/mo for each extra facility2 |
| Reports with CSV export | Included | Included: Dashboard reports and CSV data exports37, 38 |
| Staff permissions and schedules | Included | Included: Access levels and staff schedules39, 40 |
| Phone, chat and email support | Included | LimitedChat, email and video calls; we didn’t find phone support1, 6 |
| Help moving your data | Included: Free help from our team moving your customer and pet data | Included: CSV importer; contact its team for complex imports2 |
AllPaws Single Location plan shown. Not listed means we couldn’t find it in BusyPaws’s public information, so it may still be available: ask BusyPaws. Features and pricing change, so check current details with each company.
What makes AllPaws different
AllPaws applies your rates, rules and records for you, and its AI drafts the busywork for your team to approve.
When a customer texts about hours, prices, vaccines or boarding and daycare availability, AllPaws drafts the answer from your own settings, and eligible cancellations and date changes take one click. Your team reviews every reply before it goes out. Suggested replies come with the texting add-on.
How BusyPaws compares
The AI BusyPaws markets is Kiwi, a support bot for its own customers. Its website says Kiwi is trained on how BusyPaws works and resolves more than 80% of incoming queries, with human support on weekdays. We didn’t find AI features in the software itself, such as drafting replies to customer texts, reading vaccine records or turning paper forms into online forms.1, 2
AllPaws reads the dates from uploaded and texted vaccine records for your staff to confirm. Missing or expiring required vaccines are flagged on the booking, and check-in waits until requirements are met.
How BusyPaws compares
In BusyPaws, each vaccine is a pet field with an expiry date and an uploaded proof document, which staff fill in or clients update in the Pet Parent Portal. A pet’s vaccine status (up to date, expiring, missing or expired) shows when staff add a booking and on the lists staff use to check pets in, and clients can get reminders before a vaccine expires. We didn’t find automatic reading of vaccine documents, or a check that stops check-in when a required vaccine is missing or expired.19, 20, 21, 22, 25
AllPaws is $35 a month for each service type at one location, with every core feature included. Boarding, daycare and grooming together cost $105 a month, and texting is an optional add-on.
How BusyPaws compares
BusyPaws has three plans, and each covers training, daycare, grooming and boarding. Solo/Startup is $79 a month for one user, Team is $150 a month for three users plus $15 a month for each extra user, and Business is $299 a month with unlimited users plus $49 a month for each extra facility. Solo/Startup doesn’t include dynamic pricing, automated scheduled billing, time tracking or tasks. Annual billing includes two months at no charge.2, 4
Upload a paper waiver or PDF and AllPaws turns it into a draft online form for your team to review and switch on.
Pricing
Both publish their prices. AllPaws is priced per service type at one location, and BusyPaws has three plans that each cover all its service types.
AllPaws$35/mo per service type
From $79/mo
Switching
BusyPaws’ Data Export page lets you download your customers, pets, completed bookings, invoices and payments as CSV files. Its help center says a cancelled account’s data can’t be accessed once the billing period ends unless you subscribe again, so export first. Send us the files, and our team helps you bring your customer and pet records into AllPaws.4, 38
Tell us how you use BusyPaws today and which services you run. In 30 minutes we’ll show you AllPaws with your setup in mind.
Download or request a copy of your records from BusyPaws. We’ll tell you exactly what we need.
Our team helps you move your customer and pet records into AllPaws at no charge, so you start with the data you already have.
Set up your rates, forms and reminders with help from our support team by phone, chat or email, then start taking bookings.
Which is right for you?
BusyPaws is software for boarding, daycare, grooming and dog training businesses, from solo owners to groups with several facilities. It’s made by We Are Bar None Inc., a Canadian software company founded in 2020.1, 2, 3
FAQ
More questions? Book a demo or email info@allpaws.com.
Yes, if you want AI that helps your front desk and a longer free trial. AllPaws reads vaccine dates for your staff to confirm, turns paper forms and PDFs into draft online forms for your team to review and, with the texting add-on, drafts replies your team reviews and sends. It’s $35 a month per service type at one location, with every core feature included, and free for 30 days with no credit card. BusyPaws has a 14-day free trial, and the AI it markets is Kiwi, a support bot for its own customers.1, 2
AllPaws is $35 a month per service type at one location, with every core feature included, so boarding, daycare and grooming together cost $105 a month. BusyPaws has three plans, and each covers all its service types. Solo/Startup is $79 a month for one user, Team is $150 a month for three users plus $15 a month for each extra user, and Business is $299 a month with unlimited users plus $49 a month for each extra facility. Solo/Startup doesn’t include dynamic pricing, automated scheduled billing, time tracking or tasks. Texting costs extra with both: AllPaws texting is $20 a month per texting number plus 1.5¢ per text segment (2¢ with a photo), and BusyPaws bills SMS monthly by usage; in US dollars, the first 100 segments a month are free.2, 4, 28
Yes. BusyPaws’ Data Export page lets you download your customers, pets, completed bookings, invoices and payments as CSV files. Its help center says a cancelled account’s data can’t be accessed once the billing period ends unless you subscribe again, so download your files first. Our team helps you bring your customer and pet records into AllPaws. AllPaws setup and data migration are free.4, 38
AllPaws AI works on your front-desk tasks. It reads vaccine dates for your staff to confirm, turns paper forms and PDFs into draft online forms for your team to review, and, with the texting add-on, drafts replies your team reviews and sends. Kiwi, the “AI Pug” on BusyPaws’ website, is a support bot for BusyPaws customers, and BusyPaws says it resolves more than 80% of incoming queries. We didn’t find AI features in BusyPaws itself.1, 2
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BusyPaws information comes from the public pages below, last checked on September 26, 2026. AllPaws information comes from our product and our pricing page. Both products change over time, so confirm details with each company before you decide.
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