Best Dog Boarding Software in 2026: Prices and Kennel Features Compared

Updated November 8, 2026 · 9 min read

For most kennels, the best dog boarding software is one that puts each dog in a kennel it fits, stops bookings when you're full, and gets the price right at pickup. BooknBuddy assigns every dog to a kennel that fits, prices the stay per night or per day, and starts at $39.99 CAD (US$29.99) a month with every feature included. Below it is compared with Gingr, KennelBooker, ProPet, DaySmart Pet, Kennel Connection, Revelation Pets, DoggieDashboard and MoeGo, on prices checked on each company's own site on November 8, 2026.

The short answer

If you are	Look at	Why
A home boarder with up to 10 pets	DoggieDashboard	Free for up to 10 pet profiles, $40 a month after that
A boarding-first kennel that wants a price by room count	KennelBooker	Starts at $49.99 a month for up to 10 rooms
A group with several locations	Gingr or MoeGo	Both sell enterprise plans for multiple locations
A kennel with suites sized by weight, or families that share and split	BooknBuddy	Assigns the first kennel that fits, and each dog keeps its own price
Boarding plus daycare, grooming or training, or in Canada	BooknBuddy	Every service on one plan, billed in Canadian dollars with GST/HST per line

What pet boarding software costs in 2026

These are the prices for running one boarding kennel, as listed on each company's site on November 8, 2026. ProPet and Revelation Pets state their currency; KennelBooker shows US dollars by default with a currency selector; the others show "$" without saying which dollar.

Software	Cost for one boarding kennel	What raises it	Free trial
KennelBooker	$49.99 a month, up to 10 rooms	$65.99 up to 30 rooms, $94.99 up to 60, $122.99 up to 100	14 days, no card
DaySmart Pet	$54 a month with their payments, $64 without (Basic, 1 user, plus the $25 boarding calendar)	3 users $94–114, 6 users $224–244, daycare calendar another $25	14 days, no card
ProPet	US$69.99 or $97.99 CAD a month (base plus boarding module)	Daycare and grooming +US$15 each, training +US$20. One-time setup fee per module, US$75 on monthly billing	First month free
Revelation Pets	US$60 a month (Silver) or US$77 (Gold)	Contact them for more than one location	Yes, length not stated
Kennel Connection	$149 a month (KC Cloud)	Two-way texting is $50 a month more	Demo only
Gingr (Stay plan)	$179 a month with their payments, $209 without; $154 or $179 billed annually	Enterprise is priced on request. Texting and staff scheduling are add-ons	Demo only
DoggieDashboard	Free up to 10 pet profiles, then $40 a month or $400 a year	Nothing listed beyond that	Free plan
MoeGo	Not published for boarding	Growth, Ultimate and Enterprise plans, by demo	Not stated
BooknBuddy	$39.99 CAD / US$29.99 a month	Every feature included. Flex Pricing, below	30 days, no card

How BooknBuddy's price works: you start at $39.99 CAD a month with every feature. If most of a month's money goes through your connected Stripe or Square, you pay $39.99 plus a card fee on those payments (1.5% on the first $4,000, less after). If most of it comes in another way, the month is priced on your size, up to $199.99 CAD. Text messaging and the AI receptionist are paid add-ons. How Flex Pricing works.

Before you compare, add any setup fees, extra users and services you plan to add, and work out the cost for a full year. For two of these side by side, see KennelBooker vs Gingr or what to check before leaving Gingr.

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Kennel assignment and capacity

Kennel software needs to know which dogs fit in which kennels, and stop a booking when you're full.

A suite-by-suite kennel calendar. Move a booking, swap a kennel or extend a stay directly on the grid. — Every kennel is a row and every stay is a bar. Drag one to move it.

In BooknBuddy every kennel has a size and a weight range, and a new booking goes in the first kennel that fits the dog, counted from today, so a stay that starts next week never blocks a kennel that is free this week. An overbooking is refused rather than flagged later. Gingr lists a live occupancy grid with smart auto-assignment on its Stay plan, MoeGo lists smart lodging assignments and capacity limits by room or kennel, and KennelBooker prices by room count. The dog boarding software page shows each screen, and the kennel management page covers the rules in detail.

What to ask any kennel software vendor

What to ask	Why it matters	BooknBuddy
Can two dogs from one family share a kennel, or split?	Some families want their dogs together and some don't	Both, and a dog can move part-way through the stay with its own price
Per night or per day?	A 24-hour clock and a night count give different totals	Either, set once for the whole business
What happens to a late pickup?	Late pickups cost you staff time	Pickup windows, with fees shown before the owner confirms
Do expired vaccines stop a booking?	A reminder is easy to miss	Yes, until the new record is uploaded
Is a cancellation policy applied for you?	Otherwise your staff work out the charge by hand	Yes, to the deposit and the invoice

The Today view: drop-offs, currently checked in and pickups side by side. — The day's drop-offs, the dogs checked in and the pickups.

Where the others are stronger

Several locations. Gingr and MoeGo both sell enterprise plans, and MoeGo lists a royalty management tool and a call center for groups.
Cameras. MoeGo lists camera integration on its Ultimate boarding plan.
Very small kennels. DoggieDashboard is free for up to 10 pet profiles.
Moving your data. KennelBooker says it imports an Excel or CSV export at no charge, and ProPet has a free migration template.

Read recent reviews of anything you shortlist, including ours, and look at the two- and three-star ones. That is usually where the day-to-day problems show up.

Free options

One that we could confirm: DoggieDashboard is free for up to 10 pet profiles. Everyone else here offers a trial or a demo. The best way to test any of them is to set up your real kennels and book a holiday week.

Kennel software in Canada

BooknBuddy is made in Calgary and billed in Canadian dollars, applies GST and HST per line, takes e-Transfer as a built-in payment method and syncs to Xero or QuickBooks with Canadian tax codes. ProPet, based in Ottawa, publishes its prices in Canadian dollars too, and KennelBooker's price list has a Canadian-dollar option. More in the best kennel software in Canada.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best dog boarding software?

It depends on your kennel. For a kennel with suites sized by weight, families that share or split, and other services alongside boarding, BooknBuddy assigns each dog and prices each stay from $39.99 CAD a month. For a boarding-first kennel that wants a price set by room count, KennelBooker starts at $49.99 a month. For a home boarder with up to 10 pets, DoggieDashboard has a free plan. For several locations, Gingr and MoeGo sell enterprise plans. Prices checked November 8, 2026.

How much does dog boarding software cost?

About $40 to $209 a month for one kennel on the published plans compared here, before payment processing. KennelBooker starts at $49.99 for up to 10 rooms, DaySmart Pet is $54 to $64 for one user with its boarding calendar, and Gingr's Stay plan is $179 with its payments or $209 without. BooknBuddy starts at $39.99 CAD (US$29.99) a month.

Is there free dog boarding software?

DoggieDashboard has a free plan for up to 10 pet profiles, and its paid plan is $40 a month. It was the only free plan we could confirm among the products compared here. Everyone else offers a trial or a demo.

Which kennel software assigns kennels automatically?

BooknBuddy places each new booking in the first kennel that fits the dog's size and weight, counted from today, and you can drag it somewhere else. Gingr lists smart auto-assignment on its Stay plan and MoeGo lists smart lodging assignments on its boarding plans. Ask any vendor to show you what happens when a stay starts next week and a kennel is free this week.

What should pet boarding software do?

At minimum: online booking against real availability, a calendar for each kennel that refuses an overbooking, vaccination records that block a booking when they expire, deposits, and a checkout that handles the stay and anything else the owner buys at pickup.

Is there kennel software made for Canada?

Yes. BooknBuddy is made in Calgary and billed in Canadian dollars. It applies GST and HST per line, takes e-Transfer, and syncs invoices to Xero or QuickBooks with Canadian tax codes. ProPet, based in Ottawa, also publishes Canadian-dollar prices, and KennelBooker's price list has a Canadian-dollar option.

The bottom line

If you only board and you know your room count, a boarding-first product may be all you need. If you size suites by weight, take families that split, or offer more than boarding, try a real week in the software before you pick one. Your busiest holiday is the best test.

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