Pet sitting software vs full facility management — how to pick the right tool.
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Feature-by-feature comparison. Competitor details are hedged where pricing is not publicly listed — verify current plans on each vendor's site.
| Feature | Animal Friends OS | Time To Pet |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $45/mo flat — all modules included | Tiered by staff count — check website |
| Payment processing | Your own Stripe/Square — 0% platform cut | Integrated — rates vary |
| Two-way SMS | Yes — two-way SMS included | Yes (may be metered) |
| Staff / user limits | Unlimited staff — no per-seat fees | Per-staff pricing tiers |
| REST API access | Yes — full REST API | Available |
| Contract requirements | Month-to-month — no contracts | Month-to-month available |
| Payroll built-in | Yes — built-in payroll | Not built-in |
| Training module | Yes — full module | Not a focus |
| Online booking | Yes — online + in-desk | Yes (visit-based) |
| Grooming module | Yes — full module | Not a focus |
| Boarding module | Yes — full module | Not a focus |
| Daycare module | Yes — full module | Not a focus |
| Transport / pet-taxi dispatch | Yes — built-in dispatch | Visit GPS only |
| Recurring memberships (white-label) | Yes — white-label membership engine | Package-based |
| Watermarked photo sharing | Yes — watermarked photo sharing | Yes |
| QuickBooks integration | Yes — QuickBooks sync | Integration available |
| Employment applications / hiring | Yes — employment applications | Not built-in |
| Review rewards workflow | Yes — review rewards | Not a focus |
| Google Business Profile auto-posts | Yes — GBP auto-posts | Not built-in |
| Client mobile app | Yes — mobile app | Yes (strong) |
| Admin dashboard | Yes — Admin Desk | Yes |
Time To Pet is a well-liked platform purpose-built for pet sitters and dog walkers. If your business model is in-home visits and neighborhood walks, it is one of the best tools in that lane.
Animal Friends OS was built inside a real operating pet care facility with 13+ years of daily use. Every module exists because we needed it ourselves first.
We publish our price. Most enterprise platforms do not. Always verify the current plan on each vendor's own pricing page before you switch.
Designed and built by someone who has operated a successful pet care business for 13+ years.
If your business fits our shape — a physical facility with grooming, boarding, daycare, or transport — here is where AFPC OS usually wins.
If you have a building, kennels, grooming tables, and play yards, Time To Pet was not designed for that. AFPC OS was.
Per-groomer calendars, kennel/run assignment, capacity dashboards, and daily play-group updates — all first-class, not bolted on.
Built-in dispatch for pickups and returns with SMS updates to clients. We run this on our own fleet; it is not a GPS-only visit tracker.
White-label recurring memberships, W-2 payroll, and an employment application flow — all in the same dashboard.
AFPC OS handles pet-taxi style visits as well, so a hybrid facility-plus-transport business can run on a single platform.
“I was paying $125/mo for Gingr and still couldn’t use my own credit card processor. Switched to Animal Friends OS and saved over $2,000 in my first year.”
“The kennel grid and iDogCam integration sold me. My clients can watch their dogs from their phone. No other software does this.”
“We run daycare, grooming, and boarding under one roof. Now it’s all in one dashboard and our staff actually likes using it.”
Time To Pet does not offer any of these. Neither does any other pet care software on the market. These are the features that make Animal Friends OS a category of one.
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