DoggieDashboard alternative
DoggieDashboard is free for up to 10 pet profiles, and its Premium plan is $40 a month for unlimited pet profiles, so it costs less than AllPaws for most setups. AllPaws is $35 a month per service type at one location and adds AI built in: it reads vaccine dates for your staff to confirm and, with the texting add-on, drafts replies your team reviews and sends. It also prices each booking with your holiday, multi-pet and length-of-stay rules, and integrated card payments are optional.
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 AllPaws | DoggieDashboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Included: $35/mo per service type, one location | Included: Free up to 10 pet profiles; Premium $40/mo or $400/yr1 |
| Pricing rules | Included: Holiday, multi-pet and length-of-stay rules | Not offered: Its blog says staff type each appointment’s total cost9 |
| AI vaccine records | Included: Staff confirm the dates | Not listedExpiration dates are entered in each pet’s record16 |
| Card payments | Included: Optional, with tipping | Not listedIts blog says Stripe invoice payments are planned for fall 20267, 8 |
DoggieDashboard 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.
Take cards through AllPaws, or keep your own processor and record those payments in AllPaws. It’s your choice.
Feature comparison
25 things pet care businesses compare. DoggieDashboard’s details come from the public sources listed at the end of this page, checked on September 26, 2026.
| AllPaws | DoggieDashboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and plans | ||
| Published pricing | Included: $35/mo per service type, one location | Included: Free up to 10 pet profiles; Premium $40/mo or $400/yr1 |
| Free trial | Included: 30 days, no credit card | Included: Free plan for up to 10 pet profiles1 |
| No long-term contract | Included: Cancel anytime | Included: Premium is month to month; cancel to return to Free1 |
| Every core feature on every plan | Included: Both plans include every core feature | Included: Its FAQ says the plans differ only in storage1 |
| 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 listedExpiration dates are entered in each pet’s record16 |
| 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, walking and pet sitting2, 13 |
| Online booking and client portal | Included: Requests your team approves | Included: Appointment requests you accept, plus an owner portal14, 15 |
| Automatic pricing rules | Included: Holiday, multi-pet and length-of-stay rules | Not offered: Its blog says staff type each appointment’s total cost9 |
| Live capacity and room assignments | Included: With weight limits and room blocking | Included: Booking slots for each kennel, run or daycare spot2, 11, 12 |
| Grooming scheduling by groomer | Included: Priced and timed by breed, size, coat and groomer | LimitedGrooming calendar and slots; appointments can name an employee13, 14 |
| Pets, vaccines and forms | ||
| Required vaccines checked before check-in | Included: Waivers where you allow them | LimitedDaily flags for expired or expiring vaccines; missing-vaccine report16, 17 |
| Digital forms and e-signatures | Included | Included: New client form and e-sign waivers1, 3, 18 |
| Feeding and medication schedules | Included | Included: Feeding and medication report; printable feeding cards1, 19, 20 |
| Customer communication | ||
| Email confirmations and reminders | Included: Included | Included: Confirmations and reminders, with delivery tracking2, 14, 21 |
| Two-way texting with photos | Add-on$20/mo per texting number + 1.5¢ per text segment, 2¢ with a photo | LimitedPaid add-on for appointment texts in the US and Canada; photos by email22, 23, 25 |
| SMS marketing campaigns | Add-onWith texting | Not offered: Its texting is for appointment messages only23 |
| Review requests | Add-onBy text, with texting | Included: Review requests by email from its Review Tracker26 |
| Payments and retail | ||
| Integrated card payments and card readers | Included: Optional, with tipping | Not listedIts blog says Stripe invoice payments are planned for fall 20267, 8 |
| Use your own payment processor | Included: Record outside payments | Included: Record payments by marking appointments and invoices paid27 |
| Running the business | ||
| Reports with CSV export | Included | 50+ PDF reports; all records export to a spreadsheet1, 2 |
| Staff permissions and schedules | Included | Included: Employee login with restricted access; shift calendar28, 29 |
| Phone, chat and email support | Included | Email and contact form; phone not listed1, 5 |
| Help moving your data | Included: Free help from our team moving your customer and pet data | Included: Its team imports from your old software’s export file1 |
AllPaws Single Location plan shown. Not listed means we couldn’t find it in DoggieDashboard’s public information, so it may still be available: ask DoggieDashboard. 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 DoggieDashboard compares
We didn’t find AI features in DoggieDashboard on its homepage, features page, video tutorials or product-update posts. A post on its blog suggests using ChatGPT alongside it, for example by exporting appointment data from DoggieDashboard into ChatGPT. Its texting add-on sends appointment reminders, confirmations and messages about appointments, in the US and Canada only.1, 2, 3, 8, 22, 23, 24, 33
Room, number of pets, weight, length-of-stay discounts and your holiday fees combine into one price as you book, using the rules you set.
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 DoggieDashboard compares
DoggieDashboard tracks the vaccines you name in its settings. Expiration dates are entered in each pet’s record, and every morning it flags pets with expired or soon-to-expire vaccines. It also lists pets missing required vaccines and offers a pre-filled reminder email to send to owners. We didn’t find automatic reading of vaccine documents or a vaccine check at booking or check-in.16, 17
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 DoggieDashboard compares
DoggieDashboard is free for up to 10 pet profiles. Premium, for unlimited pet profiles, is $40 a month or $400 a year. Its FAQ says Premium is month to month and that storage space is the only difference between the two plans. Text messages are a paid add-on for businesses in the US and Canada.1, 22, 24
Pricing
DoggieDashboard is free for up to 10 pet profiles and has one Premium plan above that, so it costs less than AllPaws for most setups. AllPaws charges for each service type you run at one location, with every core feature included.
AllPaws$35/mo per service type
Free or $40/mo
Switching
DoggieDashboard lets you export all your pets, clients, appointments and financials to a spreadsheet with one click, and its GDPR page says it will export your account data to a third party on request, in CSV format. Send us the export, and our team helps you bring your customer and pet records into AllPaws.1, 2, 6
Tell us how you use DoggieDashboard 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 DoggieDashboard. 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?
DoggieDashboard is cloud-based software for pet daycares, kennels, groomers, sitters and walkers, made by DoggieDashboard LLC. It says it can manage any type of pet business, and it’s open to businesses in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.1, 2, 4
FAQ
More questions? Book a demo or email info@allpaws.com.
Yes, if you want AI built in, automatic pricing and optional integrated card payments. DoggieDashboard costs less for most setups: it’s free for up to 10 pet profiles, and Premium is $40 a month for unlimited pet profiles. AllPaws is $35 a month per service type at one location. Its AI 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 also prices each booking with your holiday, multi-pet and length-of-stay rules.1, 7, 9
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. DoggieDashboard is free for up to 10 pet profiles, and Premium is $40 a month, or $400 a year, for unlimited pet profiles. For a business with 10 pet profiles or fewer, or one that runs two or three services, DoggieDashboard costs less. Texting costs extra with both.1, 22
Yes. DoggieDashboard lets you export all your pets, clients, appointments and financials to a spreadsheet with one click, and its GDPR page says it will export your account data to a third party on request, in CSV format. Our team helps you bring your customer and pet records into AllPaws. AllPaws setup and data migration are free.2, 6
AllPaws has AI built in. 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 to customer texts about hours, prices, vaccines and boarding or daycare availability for your team to review and send. We didn’t find AI features in DoggieDashboard on its homepage, features page, video tutorials or product-update posts.1, 2, 3, 8
AllPaws is free for 30 days with no credit card, then billed monthly with no long-term contract, so you can cancel anytime. DoggieDashboard has a free plan for up to 10 pet profiles, and its Premium plan is month to month. If you cancel Premium, your account moves back to the free plan.1
We didn’t find integrated card payments on DoggieDashboard’s website. In June 2026 its blog said Stripe payment processing for invoices would be added in the fall. In DoggieDashboard, you record payments by marking appointments and invoices as paid. With AllPaws, integrated card payments are optional: take cards through AllPaws, or keep your own processor and record those payments in AllPaws.7, 8, 27
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DoggieDashboard 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.
DoggieDashboard is a trademark of its owner. AllPaws is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by DoggieDashboard.
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