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Australian Pet business scheduling, payments & automation

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Petboost - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: May 2026

Petboost overview

What is Petboost?

Petboost is Australian pet business software consolidating scheduling, payments, and customer management. Built for groomers, daycares, boarders, trainers, and walkers.

*Pricing: A Plan for Every Stage*

Business Pro: $65/month subscription waived at $7,500+ monthly card payment volume. Pay 1.4% booking fee plus Stripe processing (1.7% + $0.30). Includes 450 appointments/month ($0.40/extra), 500 SMS/month, $0.40/appointment for cash/bank transfers. Designed for growing businesses.

Business Flex: $135/month subscription waived at $13,500+ monthly card payment volume. Pay 1.4% booking fee plus Stripe processing (1.7% + $0.30). Includes 650 appointments/month, 700 SMS/month, and $0 fees on cash, bank transfer and your own EFTPOS terminal. Designed for established businesses that keep their own card terminal.

Business Max: $240/month subscription waived at $20,000+ monthly card payment volume. Pay 1.2% booking fee (lowest rate) plus Stripe processing (1.7% + $0.30). Unlimited appointments, 1,000 SMS/month, no per-appointment fees, no cash/bank transfer fees. Designed for established, high-volume operations.

Pro, Flex, and Max share the same feature set. The difference is limits, fees, and pricing model.

All plans include unlimited team members. No per-seat fees.

Petboost Enterprise: custom pricing for multi-location groups. One Enterprise HQ, cross-location reporting, consolidated organisation-level billing, a dedicated account manager, priority support with a 99.9% uptime SLA, Australian data residency, and white-glove onboarding. Contact us for a tailored quote.

*Core Capabilities*

Appointment Scheduling

Drag-and-drop calendar with day, week, month, and timeline views. Two booking modes: Magic Schedule for availability-checked bookings, Quick Force for direct diary control. Recurring appointments, same-day bookings supported. 24/7 online self-service portal (Business Pro/Max).

Customer & Pet Management

Profiles for customers and pets. Store breed, weight, temperament, medical notes, vaccination records, grooming preferences, and service history. Digital agreements and waivers.

Payment Processing (Business Pro/Max)

Stripe-powered. Card-on-file, pre-auth holds, auto-charge, SMS payment links. WisePOS E terminal for in-person. Cash and bank transfers with auto invoicing.

No-Show Protection (Business Pro/Max)

Card-on-file requirements, pre-auth holds, cancellation policies with automatic fee charging. 60-80% no-show reduction.

Automation (Business Pro/Max)

Booking confirmations, reminders, payment collection, invoices, receipts run automatically. Save 20+ hours weekly.

Packages (Business Pro/Max)

Prepaid bundles with automatic credit tracking. Customers purchase online. 48% of daycare appointments use packages.

Courses (Business Pro/Max)

Native management for puppy schools and training. Course templates, capacity limits, enrolment tracking, attendance.

Capacity Management

Limits per station, kennel, vehicle, or room. Real-time tracking prevents overbooking.

*Technical Notes*

Deployment: Cloud SaaS (web browser)

Mobile: Responsive design (iOS, Android, desktop)

Integrations: Stripe, Stripe Terminal, Xero (via Bank Feeds), CSV export

*Free Trial*

14-day free trial. No credit card required. New businesses (ABN < 3 months): 6 months fee-free.

Australian-owned with same-timezone support.

Starting price

135flat rate /
per month

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Petboost’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Petboost reviews

Overall rating

5.0

/5

2

Positive reviews

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%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend1.00/10
Rating distribution

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Petboost's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Petboost users:

Calendar management
Client management

All Petboost features

Features rating:

Accounting integration
Activity dashboard
Activity tracking
AI copilot
Alerts/Notifications
Animal database
Appointment management
Appointment scheduling
Automated scheduling
Automatic backup
Availability management
Billing & invoicing
Booking management
Calendar management
Charting
Client management
Client portal
Communication management
Confirmations/Reminders
Contact database
Credit card management
Credit card processing
CRM
Customer accounts
Customer database
Customer history
Customer management
Customer portal
Customer service management
Customizable branding
Customizable forms
Customizable templates
Customization
Daily reports
Data import/export
Discount management
Document management
Document storage
Drag & drop
Electronic forms
Electronic payments
Electronic signature
Email alerts
Email management
Email marketing
Email reminders
Employee management
Event calendar
Facility scheduling
Forms management
Generative ai
GPS check-in/check-out
Historical reporting
Invoice management
Mobile access
Mobile grooming
Multi-Location
Multiple user accounts
Notes management
Onboarding
Online booking
Patient intake
Patient portal
Patient records management
Payment processing
Personalization
Pet birthday tracking
Pet grooming
Pet profiles
Photo Management
Photo updates
Point of sale (pos)
Real-Time reporting
Real-Time updates
Receipt management
Records management
Recurring appointments
Recurring/Subscription billing
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & statistics
Sales reports
Scheduling
Search/Filter
Self service portal
Service catalog
SMS messaging
SMS notifications
SMS reminders
Staff management
Status tracking
Task management
User management
Vaccine management
Website integration
Workflow management

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Petboost pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Business Pro

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No pricing info

Features included:

  • $0.40 per additional appointment
  • 500 SMS / month
  • 24/7 Online Booking
  • No-Show Protection
  • Auto-Pay Automation
  • Prepaid Packages
  • Group Courses
  • Unlimited Team Members
  • No Per-Seat Fees
  • Local AU Processing
  • Grazi AI Assistant
  • Abandoned Booking Recovery
  • Smart Google Review Requests
  • Bulk SMS Announcements
  • 450 Appointments/Month

Business Max

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No pricing info

Features included:

  • Unlimited Appointments
  • No Overage Fees
  • 24/7 Online Booking
  • No-Show Protection
  • Auto-Pay Automation
  • 1,000 SMS/Month
  • Prepaid Packages
  • Group Courses
  • Unlimited Team Members
  • No Per-Seat Fees
  • Priority Support
  • Local AU Processing
  • GPS Tracking
  • Grazi AI Assistant
  • Abandoned Booking Recovery
  • Smart Google Review Requests
  • Bulk SMS Announcements

Business Flex

135

Per month

Features included:

  • 650 Appointments/Month
  • $0 Cash/Bank/EFTPOS Fees
  • BYO Payment Terminal
  • 700 SMS/Month

Petboost Enterprise

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No pricing info

Features included:

  • Multi-Location HQ Dashboard
  • Cross-Location Reporting
  • Consolidated Organisation Billing
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Priority Support SLA (99.9% Uptime)
  • Australian Data Residency
  • Custom Onboarding & Migration

User opinions about Petboost price and value

Value for money rating:

Petboost integrations (5)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 2 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Petboost integrations and how users feel about them.

Webflow logo
Webflow

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Stripe logo
Stripe

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Xero logo
Xero

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

It's where we do our payroll.It's easy to upload the timesheets, but I can't seem to find a solution for users who aren't on time sheets to sync their leave so have to do this manually.

Reduces the workload

EB

Ellie B.

Co-Founder

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Petboost support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Phone Support
24/7 (Live rep)
Chat
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base

Training options

Live Online
Videos
Documentation

Petboost FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Petboost?

Petboost has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Small Business

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Q. What level of support does Petboost offer?

Petboost offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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