Groomer.io alternative
Groomer.io is grooming software for salons, storefronts and mobile groomers, with unlimited texting and automated calls included in one price per storefront or van. AllPaws runs boarding, daycare and grooming in one system for $35 a month per service type at one location, with every core feature included, 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 | Groomer.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Services | Included: One booking flow for all three | Not offered: Grooming only, built exclusively for groomers4, 5, 15 |
| Pricing | Included: $35/mo per service type, one location | Included: $79/mo per storefront or van for a limited time, down from $992, 3 |
| Texting | Add-on$20/mo per texting number + 1.5¢ per text segment, 2¢ with a photo | Included: Unlimited SMS and photo messages, included in the price2, 7, 19 |
| AI vaccine records | Included: Staff confirm the dates | Not listed |
Groomer.io details checked September 26, 2026Full comparison
Why AllPaws
One booking flow and one customer record for every service you run.
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
25 things pet care businesses compare. Groomer.io’s details come from the public sources listed at the end of this page, checked on September 26, 2026.
| AllPaws | Groomer.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and plans | ||
| Published pricing | Included: $35/mo per service type, one location | Included: $79/mo per storefront or van for a limited time, down from $992, 3 |
| Free trial | Included: 30 days, no credit card | Help center describes one; pricing and sign-up pages don’t2, 10, 16, 17 |
| No long-term contract | Included: Cancel anytime | Included: Month to month; terms require 30 days’ written notice by email3, 12 |
| Every core feature on every plan | Included: Both plans include every core feature | Included: One plan; campaigns, review requests and websites extra2, 18 |
| 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 listed |
| 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 | Not offered: Grooming only, built exclusively for groomers4, 5, 15 |
| Online booking and client portal | Included: Requests your team approves | LimitedBooking page your team approves; profile link for card updates6, 22, 23 |
| Grooming scheduling by groomer | Included: Priced and timed by breed, size, coat and groomer | Included: Per-groomer calendars, plus map scheduling and routes for vans8, 26, 27 |
| Pets, vaccines and forms | ||
| Required vaccines checked before check-in | Included: Waivers where you allow them | Included: Notices when a pet lacks a required vaccine or its document14, 24 |
| Digital forms and e-signatures | Included | Included: Custom intake page and one uploaded PDF waiver clients sign24, 25 |
| Customer communication | ||
| Email confirmations and reminders | Included: Included | Not listedConfirmations and reminders by text; we didn’t find email ones19 |
| Two-way texting with photos | Add-on$20/mo per texting number + 1.5¢ per text segment, 2¢ with a photo | Included: Unlimited SMS and photo messages, included in the price2, 7, 19 |
| SMS marketing campaigns | Add-onWith texting | Add-onMass texts, priced per campaign by audience size2, 18, 20 |
| Review requests | Add-onBy text, with texting | Add-on$9.99/mo; requests by text or email after checkout2, 21 |
| Payments and retail | ||
| Integrated card payments and card readers | Included: Optional, with tipping | Included: Square or Clover, with card readers and terminals9, 28 |
| Use your own payment processor | Included: Record outside payments | Included: Your own Square or Clover account; payments elsewhere logged as Other9, 28, 29 |
| Text-to-pay links for invoices and deposits | Add-onWith texting and integrated payments | LimitedCheckout pay links by text, $2.95 customer fee; deposits at booking9, 30, 31 |
| Retail sales with barcode inventory | Included | Not listedBlog posts mention inventory; we didn’t find retail sales or barcodes11 |
| Running the business | ||
| Multi-location management | Included: Multi Location plan | Included: Multiple facilities in one account, priced per storefront or van2, 32 |
| Reports with CSV export | Included | Included: Financial, staff and tip reports; Excel or CSV downloads12, 33 |
| Staff permissions and schedules | Included | Included: Custom permissions, staff schedules and a PIN time clock34, 35, 36 |
| Phone, chat and email support | Included | Included: Phone, email, support tickets and chat on its website1, 3, 12, 37 |
| Help moving your data | Included: Free help from our team moving your customer and pet data | Included: Onboarding with data import of client names, notes and contacts4, 12 |
AllPaws Single Location plan shown. Not listed means we couldn’t find it in Groomer.io’s public information, so it may still be available: ask Groomer.io. 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.
One booking flow covers every service. Grooming is priced and timed by breed, size, coat and groomer, and boarding checks live capacity and weight limits as you book.
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 Groomer.io compares
Groomer.io charges one price per storefront or van: $79 a month as a limited-time offer, down from $99. Unlimited texts and automated calls are included. Mass text campaigns, review requests and its groomer websites cost extra; its help center lists review requests at $9.99 a month and prices campaigns by audience size.2, 3, 18, 21
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 Groomer.io compares
We didn’t find any features that Groomer.io describes as AI on its feature and pricing pages, in its help center or in its app store listings. Its automated messages are texts and calls: confirmations, reminders 72, 48 or 24 hours ahead, ready-for-pickup and on-my-way alerts, and come-back reminders after a set number of weeks.7, 8, 14, 15, 19
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.
Pricing
AllPaws charges for each service type you run, with every core feature included, while Groomer.io charges one price per storefront or van, with unlimited texts and automated calls included.
AllPaws$35/mo per service type
$79/mo for a limited time
Switching
Groomer.io’s terms say you can download reports in Excel or CSV format and, for 30 days after your contract ends, make one free download of your data through its reporting feature, or pay for an assisted download. Send us the files, and our team helps you bring your customer and pet records into AllPaws.12
Tell us how you use Groomer.io 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 Groomer.io. 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?
Groomer.io is software for grooming salons, storefronts and mobile groomers, with online booking, unlimited texting and map-based scheduling for vans. Its privacy policy, from PetDesk Brand Holdings, LLC, lists Groomer.io among PetDesk’s subsidiaries, affiliates and brands.1, 4, 5, 13
FAQ
More questions? Book a demo or email info@allpaws.com.
Yes, especially if you run boarding or daycare as well as grooming. Groomer.io says it’s built exclusively for pet groomers, while AllPaws runs boarding, daycare and grooming in one system, with online booking requests for all three. AllPaws is $35 a month per service type at one location, with every core feature included, 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.4, 5
AllPaws is $35 a month for each service type at one location, with every core feature included, so grooming alone costs $35 a month and boarding, daycare and grooming together cost $105 a month. Texting is an optional add-on at $20 a month per texting number plus 1.5¢ per text segment (2¢ with a photo). Groomer.io charges per storefront or van: $79 a month as a limited-time offer, down from $99, with unlimited texts and automated calls included. Mass text campaigns and review requests cost extra.2, 3
Groomer.io says it’s built exclusively for pet groomers, and its feature pages describe software for grooming salons, storefronts and mobile groomers. We didn’t find boarding or daycare features. AllPaws runs boarding, daycare and grooming in one booking flow, with live capacity and weight limits for boarding, and grooming priced and timed by breed, size, coat and groomer.1, 4, 5
Yes. AllPaws reads dates from vaccine records 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 for your team to review and send. We didn’t find any features that Groomer.io describes as AI on its feature and pricing pages, in its help center or in its app store listings. Its automated messages are texts and calls, such as appointment reminders, ready-for-pickup alerts and come-back reminders.7, 14, 15, 19
Yes. Groomer.io’s terms say you can download reports in Excel or CSV format and, for 30 days after your contract ends, make one free download of your data through its reporting feature. Send us the files, and our team helps you bring your customer and pet records into AllPaws. AllPaws setup and data migration are free.12
Yes. AllPaws is free for 30 days with no credit card, and there’s no long-term contract. Groomer.io’s pricing and sign-up pages don’t mention a free trial, and both offer a demo; a help-center article describes one, giving 14 days in its text and 7 days in an image. Groomer.io is also month to month with no contract, and its terms say you can end the contract with written notice by email at least 30 days before your chosen end date.2, 3, 10, 12, 16
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Groomer.io 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.
Groomer.io is a trademark of its owner. AllPaws is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by Groomer.io.
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