KennelBooker alternative
KennelBooker and AllPaws both run boarding, daycare and grooming, and both publish their prices. AllPaws 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 costs $35 a month per service type at one location, with a 30-day free trial.
Free for 30 days. No credit card required.
 AllPaws | KennelBooker | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Included: $35/mo per service type, one location | Included: From $49.99/mo for up to 10 rooms, with every service2 |
| Free trial | Included: 30 days, no credit card | Included: 14 days, no credit card2 |
| AI vaccine records | Included: Staff confirm the dates | Announced as a coming-soon paid add-on, as of September 26, 20264 |
| AI text replies | Add-onWith texting; your team reviews and sends | Not listed |
KennelBooker 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
28 things pet care businesses compare. KennelBooker’s details come from the public sources listed at the end of this page, checked on September 26, 2026.
| AllPaws | KennelBooker | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and plans | ||
| Published pricing | Included: $35/mo per service type, one location | Included: From $49.99/mo for up to 10 rooms, with every service2 |
| Free trial | Included: 30 days, no credit card | Included: 14 days, no credit card2 |
| No long-term contract | Included: Cancel anytime | Included: No contracts; upgrade, downgrade or cancel anytime2 |
| Every core feature on every plan | Included: Both plans include every core feature | Included: Plans differ by rooms and daycare spaces2, 3 |
| 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 | Announced as a coming-soon paid add-on, as of September 26, 20264 |
| 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, dog walking and homestay, in one plan1 |
| Online booking and client portal | Included: Requests your team approves | Included: Instant bookings or requests you confirm, in a branded portal9 |
| Automatic pricing rules | Included: Holiday, multi-pet and length-of-stay rules | Included: Peak and holiday rates, late checkout and cancellation fees6, 32 |
| Live capacity and room assignments | Included: With weight limits and room blocking | Included: Runs and rooms, split stays and pet capacity limits6, 31 |
| Grooming scheduling by groomer | Included: Priced and timed by breed, size, coat and groomer | Included: Booking slots and color-coded calendars per groomer7 |
| Pets, vaccines and forms | ||
| Required vaccines checked before check-in | Included: Waivers where you allow them | Included: Alerts at booking and check-in for missing or expired vaccines3, 28 |
| Digital forms and e-signatures | Included | Included: Digital waivers and custom questionnaires9, 30 |
| Feeding and medication schedules | Included | Included: Feeding and medication logged from the daily overview22, 37 |
| Customer communication | ||
| Email confirmations and reminders | Included: Included | Included: Confirmations, receipts and reminders3, 20 |
| Two-way texting with photos | Add-on$20/mo per texting number + 1.5¢ per text segment, 2¢ with a photo | Two-way SMS included; you pay per message. Photos not listed15, 19 |
| SMS marketing campaigns | Add-onWith texting | Included: Mass SMS from its marketing feature, paid per message15, 19, 21 |
| Review requests | Add-onBy text, with texting | Its blog describes automated post-stay Google review requests17 |
| Payments and retail | ||
| Integrated card payments and card readers | Included: Optional, with tipping | Included: Stripe online payments and Stripe card terminals1, 35 |
| Use your own payment processor | Included: Record outside payments | Included: Record payments taken elsewhere, with a reference6, 33 |
| Text-to-pay links for invoices and deposits | Add-onWith texting and integrated payments | Not listedPayment links go out by email34, 36 |
| Retail sales with barcode inventory | Included | Included: POS with stock control, barcode scanner and cash drawer3 |
| Running the business | ||
| Multi-location management | Included: Multi Location plan | Included: Linked sites, one login, optional shared customer records10, 38 |
| Reports with CSV export | Included | Included: Revenue and occupancy reports; customer list exports to CSV3, 23 |
| Staff permissions and schedules | Included | Included: Role-based access, groomer slots and a staff time clock7, 25, 26 |
| Phone, chat and email support | Included | In-app chat and email; its site also says “ring us”1, 16 |
| Help moving your data | Included: Free help from our team moving your customer and pet data | Included: Free import from Excel or CSV files1, 24 |
AllPaws Single Location plan shown. Not listed means we couldn’t find it in KennelBooker’s public information, so it may still be available: ask KennelBooker. 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.
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 KennelBooker compares
KennelBooker lets you choose which vaccinations are required and alerts staff at booking and check-in when any are missing or expired, and it says out-of-date vaccinations stop a booking before it reaches your diary. Customers can upload certificates or enter vaccination dates through its portal and through PawCheck, its pre-arrival link. When a customer uploads a certificate through the portal, its help center has staff review it and add the dates to the pet’s record. Its AI Vaccination Checker is marked “Coming soon” and “Paid add-on”: as of September 26, 2026, its page says the feature is in development and not yet available, with pricing to be announced at launch.3, 4, 5, 16, 28, 29
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 KennelBooker compares
We didn’t find AI that drafts replies to customer messages on KennelBooker’s website or in its help center. It offers two-way SMS with no monthly module fee, paying for the messages you send with credits, and its pet parent app and customer portal have a two-way chat. As of September 26, 2026, its API page says KennelBooker publishes a free Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects your account to Claude and other AI assistants, so you can ask about your bookings, customers and pets in plain English. It runs on your own computer with your own API key, and is read-only, so an assistant can look things up but cannot change or cancel a booking.3, 11, 15, 18, 19, 22
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 KennelBooker compares
KennelBooker includes every service in every plan and prices by size: $49.99 a month for up to 10 boarding rooms and 10 daycare spaces, $65.99 for 30, $94.99 for 60, and $122.99 for 100 rooms with unlimited daycare spaces. Billed yearly, the plans cost $538.89 to $1,341.89. Prices exclude taxes, and SMS messages are paid for with credits you buy.2, 19
Upload a paper waiver or PDF and AllPaws turns it into a draft online form for your team to review and switch on.
How KennelBooker compares
KennelBooker lets customers sign digital waivers when they register or book, or from a link in their booking email, and answer custom questionnaires you set up. PawCheck asks them to confirm their details, upload vaccination certificates and sign your waiver before they arrive. We didn’t find a tool that turns paper forms into online forms.5, 9, 30
Pricing
Both publish their prices. AllPaws charges for each service type you run at one location, while KennelBooker includes every service in every plan and charges by the number of boarding rooms and daycare spaces.
AllPaws$35/mo per service type
From $49.99/mo
Switching
KennelBooker lets you export your customer list, with contact details, to an Excel or CSV file from its Reports section, and its read-only API can return your bookings, customers and pets. Send us the files, and our team helps you bring your customer and pet records into AllPaws.11, 23
Tell us how you use KennelBooker 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 KennelBooker. 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?
KennelBooker is booking software for boarding kennels, catteries, daycares, groomers, trainers, dog walkers and homestay businesses. It’s made by Shanree Solutions Limited, trading as KennelBooker, whose terms are governed by the laws of Ireland, and it says it’s trusted by businesses in more than 40 countries.1, 14
FAQ
More questions? Book a demo or email info@allpaws.com.
Yes, especially if you want AI built in. 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 also offers phone, chat and email support and a 30-day free trial with no credit card. As of September 26, 2026, KennelBooker’s AI Vaccination Checker is announced as a coming-soon paid add-on, and we didn’t find AI reply drafting or paper-form import on its website or in its help center.3, 4, 18
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. KennelBooker includes every service in every plan and prices by size: $49.99 a month for up to 10 boarding rooms and 10 daycare spaces, $65.99 for 30, $94.99 for 60 and $122.99 for 100 rooms with unlimited daycare spaces, before taxes. Billed yearly, its plans cost $538.89 to $1,341.89. AllPaws’ texting add-on is $20 a month per texting number plus 1.5¢ per text segment (2¢ with a photo). KennelBooker charges no monthly fee for SMS; you pay for the messages you send with credits sold in bundles of 100, priced by country.2, 15, 19
Yes. KennelBooker lets you export your customer list, with contact details, to an Excel or CSV file from its Reports section, and its read-only API can return your bookings, customers and pets. Our team helps you bring your customer and pet records into AllPaws. AllPaws setup and data migration are free.11, 23
AllPaws has AI built in. It 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 about hours, prices, vaccines and boarding or daycare availability for your team to review and send. As of September 26, 2026, KennelBooker’s AI Vaccination Checker page is marked “Coming soon” and “Paid add-on” and says the feature is in development and not yet available, with pricing to be announced at launch. Its API page says KennelBooker publishes a free Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects your account to Claude and other AI assistants, so you can ask about your bookings, customers and pets in plain English. It runs on your own computer with your own API key, and is read-only.4, 11
AllPaws is free for 30 days with no credit card, then billed monthly with no long-term contract, so you can cancel anytime. KennelBooker offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card and says there are no contracts: you can upgrade, downgrade or cancel whenever you like.2
Yes. Every KennelBooker plan includes every service, and the plans differ by how many boarding rooms (10, 30, 60 or 100) and daycare spaces they allow. Its terms say you move to the next plan if you go over your room limit, and with its group rooms feature the limit counts concurrent bookings instead.2, 14
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KennelBooker 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.
KennelBooker is a trademark of its owner. AllPaws is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by KennelBooker.
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