RunLoyal alternative
RunLoyal gives each business its own branded app and prices each location by monthly appointments, from $119 a month plus a one-time $499 setup fee, with integrated payments required. The AllPaws subscription is $35 a month per service type at one location, with free setup and data migration, and integrated payments are optional. Both read vaccine records with AI: it’s a paid add-on at RunLoyal and built in at AllPaws, where staff confirm the dates. With the texting add-on, AllPaws AI also drafts replies your team reviews and sends.
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 AllPaws | RunLoyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Included: $35/mo per service type, one location | Included: From $119/mo per location, plus a one-time $499 setup fee4 |
| Free trial | Included: 30 days, no credit card | Not listedFree demos; a blog post mentions a “risk-free demo period”1, 18 |
| Your own processor | Included: Record outside payments | LimitedIntegrated payments required; cash, check and other can be recorded6, 36 |
RunLoyal details checked September 26, 2026Full comparison
Why AllPaws
All three services at one location, with every core feature included. Texting and integrated payments are optional add-ons.
Our team sets you up and helps move your customer and pet records at no charge.
Take cards through AllPaws, or keep your own processor and record those payments in AllPaws. It’s your choice.
Run your own bookings, rates and forms in AllPaws before you pay anything.
Feature comparison
28 things pet care businesses compare. RunLoyal’s details come from the public sources listed at the end of this page, checked on September 26, 2026.
| AllPaws | RunLoyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and plans | ||
| Published pricing | Included: $35/mo per service type, one location | Included: From $119/mo per location, plus a one-time $499 setup fee4 |
| Free trial | Included: 30 days, no credit card | Not listedFree demos; a blog post mentions a “risk-free demo period”1, 18 |
| No long-term contract | Included: Cancel anytime | Not listedSigned SaaS agreement; term length not published19, 20 |
| Every core feature on every plan | Included: Both plans include every core feature | Same base features; plans differ by monthly appointments4, 6 |
| AI built in | ||
| AI-suggested replies to customer texts | Add-onWith texting; your team reviews and sends | LimitedScout AI helps staff draft messages in Message Hub8, 9 |
| AI reading of vaccine records | Included: Staff confirm the dates | Add-onScout AI Vax Verify reads records and can auto-verify uploads9, 22, 23 |
| AI conversion of paper forms and PDFs into online forms | Included: Saved as drafts to review | Not listedHelp center: paste in your agreement’s text24 |
| Bookings and front desk | ||
| Boarding, daycare and grooming in one system | Included: One booking flow for all three | Included: Plus training, dog parks and dog bars2 |
| Online booking and client portal | Included: Requests your team approves | Included: Branded app and client portal; auto or manual approval9, 10, 25, 26 |
| Automatic pricing rules | Included: Holiday, multi-pet and length-of-stay rules | Included: Multi-pet, length-of-stay, peak-date and breed or weight rules27, 28, 29 |
| Live capacity and room assignments | Included: With weight limits and room blocking | Included: Visual map with capacity, weight and breed rules by area7, 13 |
| Grooming scheduling by groomer | Included: Priced and timed by breed, size, coat and groomer | Included: Booked by groomer, with groom cards16, 25 |
| Pets, vaccines and forms | ||
| Required vaccines checked before check-in | Included: Waivers where you allow them | Included: Can block bookings when required vaccines are missing9 |
| Digital forms and e-signatures | Included | Included: E-signed agreements in the app, on the web or at a kiosk12, 24 |
| Feeding and medication schedules | Included | Included: Feeding and medication to-do lists, and kennel cards11, 30 |
| Customer communication | ||
| Email confirmations and reminders | Included: Included | Included: Automated email and app notifications4 |
| Two-way texting with photos | Add-on$20/mo per texting number + 1.5¢ per text segment, 2¢ with a photo | Add-on$29/mo for 2,000 messages, then 2¢ each; photo texts not mentioned4, 31 |
| SMS marketing campaigns | Add-onWith texting | Add-onPush Marketing texts need the SMS add-on32 |
| Review requests | Add-onBy text, with texting | Included: Review requests; Google and Yelp prompts are a paid add-on33, 34 |
| Payments and retail | ||
| Integrated card payments and card readers | Included: Optional, with tipping | Included: Through Fiserv, with CardPointe card terminals20, 35 |
| Use your own payment processor | Included: Record outside payments | LimitedIntegrated payments required; cash, check and other can be recorded6, 36 |
| Text-to-pay links for invoices and deposits | Add-onWith texting and integrated payments | Add-onInvoices and deposit requests by SMS, an add-on9, 31 |
| Retail sales with barcode inventory | Included | Included: Inventory with SKUs and UPCs; barcode scanners14 |
| Running the business | ||
| Multi-location management | Included: Multi Location plan | Included: Multi-location and franchise, with roll-up reports15 |
| Reports with CSV export | Included | Included: Downloads in CSV, Excel or PDF37 |
| Staff permissions and schedules | Included | Included: Staff groups, schedules and timesheets7, 11, 39 |
| Phone, chat and email support | Included | Included: Phone, email and AI chat21 |
| Help moving your data | Included: Free help from our team moving your customer and pet data | Included: Standard import in the one-time $499 setup fee6 |
AllPaws Single Location plan shown. Not listed means we couldn’t find it in RunLoyal’s public information, so it may still be available: ask RunLoyal. 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 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 RunLoyal compares
RunLoyal prices each location by its monthly appointments, counted as closed invoices, rather than by the services it runs: Jog $119 for up to 500, Run $229 for 1,000, Sprint $289 for 2,500 and Enterprise $339 for 5,000 a month, or 10% less prepaid annually. A one-time $499 setup fee is required, and texting, the check-in kiosk, memberships and occupancy-based pricing are add-ons.4, 5
Integrated card payments are optional. Take cards through AllPaws with card readers and tipping, and send text-to-pay links if you use texting. Or keep your own processor and record those payments in AllPaws.
Upload a paper waiver or PDF and AllPaws turns it into a draft online form for your team to review and switch on.
How RunLoyal compares
RunLoyal’s help center has you set up an agreement by pasting in its text, and signed paper agreements can be scanned into customer profiles. Pet owners sign agreements in the app, on the web or at the check-in kiosk. We didn’t find a tool that turns paper forms or PDFs into online forms.12, 24
Pricing
Both publish their prices, and both sell texting as an add-on. AllPaws charges for each service type you run. RunLoyal charges each location by its monthly appointments and adds a one-time $499 setup fee.
AllPaws$35/mo per service type
From $119/mo
Boarding, daycare and grooming at one location
AllPaws$105/moEvery core feature included
RunLoyal$119/moJog plan, for up to 500 appointments a month; $229 to $339 a month at higher volumes, and 10% less prepaid annually. Plus a one-time $499 setup fee.4
Switching
RunLoyal’s Paw Metrics reports, including its pet owner and pet data reports, download as CSV, Excel or PDF files. Send us the files, and our team helps you bring your customer and pet records into AllPaws.37, 38
Tell us how you use RunLoyal 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 RunLoyal. 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?
RunLoyal is software for boarding, daycare, grooming, training and dog park businesses, built around a branded app for each business. It was founded in 2017, is based in Atlanta and currently serves US businesses only.1, 2, 3, 6
FAQ
More questions? Book a demo or email info@allpaws.com.
Yes, especially if you want to pay by the services you run or keep your own payment processor. AllPaws is $35 a month per service type at one location, with every core feature included, and integrated payments are optional. Its AI 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. RunLoyal’s FAQ says its integrated payments are required, and its Scout AI Vax Verify, which also reads vaccine records, is a paid add-on.6, 9, 22
AllPaws is $35 a month for each service type at one location, so boarding, daycare and grooming together cost $105 a month. RunLoyal prices each location by its monthly appointments: $119 a month for up to 500, $229 for 1,000, $289 for 2,500 and $339 for 5,000, or 10% less prepaid annually, plus a one-time $499 setup fee. Texting is an add-on with both: RunLoyal’s two-way texting is $29 a month for 2,000 messages, then 2¢ each, and AllPaws texting is $20 a month per texting number plus 1.5¢ per text segment, or 2¢ with a photo. AllPaws setup and data migration are free.4
With AllPaws, yes. Integrated card payments are optional, and you can record payments you take elsewhere. RunLoyal’s FAQ says its integrated payments are required, and its help center describes payments running through a Fiserv merchant account. At checkout, RunLoyal also lets staff record cash, check and other payments.6, 20, 36
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. Your team approves every suggestion. RunLoyal’s Scout AI helps staff write messages, report card notes and marketing campaigns, edits pet photos and highlights trends in your calendar. Its Vax Verify, a paid add-on, also reads vaccine records and can mark records that pet owners upload as active when they’re valid.8, 9, 22
Yes. RunLoyal’s Paw Metrics reports, including its pet owner and pet data reports, download as CSV, Excel or PDF files. Send us the files, and our team helps you bring your customer and pet records into AllPaws. AllPaws setup and data migration are free.37, 38
Yes. AllPaws is free for 30 days with no credit card, and there’s no long-term contract. RunLoyal’s website offers free demos, and its pricing page lists a one-time $499 setup fee and says your subscription begins after your first onboarding session. A RunLoyal blog post also mentions a “risk-free demo period”.1, 4, 18
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RunLoyal 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.
RunLoyal is a trademark of its owner. AllPaws is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by RunLoyal.
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