Collar vs GroomTower
Collar
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| Figure | Collar | GroomTower |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £49/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 0 |
| Spec score · Pet Grooming Scheduling Software | 8.4 (#9) | 7.7 (#18) |
| Online booking | Groomers can accept booking requests 24/7, with availability governed by rules for breed, size, coat type, staff availability and capacity. | Clients can book through a branded portal, choose services and a preferred staff member, and view available times. |
| Payments | Businesses can request deposits, automatically charge cards on file after appointments, and adjust the final total before payment. | Payment features include point-of-sale checkout, card-on-file, invoices, refunds, and tax reporting. |
| Pet records | Pet and owner profiles can include vaccination information, grooming notes from past appointments and contact details. | Pet profiles can include grooming history, medical notes, vaccination tracking, and digital consent forms. |
| Scheduling | The system supports groomer-specific schedules or shared schedules across services, with availability and capacity management. | Its scheduling features include a drag-and-drop calendar, multi-staff views, recurring appointments, and buffer time. |
| Security | Collar says data is encrypted, user personal data or activity is not tracked or shared with third parties, requests use SSL encryption over a proxy tunnel, and Stripe handles payment processing. | The security page states that data in transit uses TLS 1.3 and data at rest uses AES-256 encryption. |
| Support | The pricing page includes email support and monthly service setup and advisory sessions, with one session on Essential, two on Premium and four on Business. | GroomTower says real people answer support questions and that it responds quickly. |
Plans
In their own words
Collar
Collar is pet-business software for grooming appointments, scheduling, payments, and related operations. Groomers can accept booking requests around the clock, with availability controlled by breed, size, coat type, staff availability, and capacity rules. Schedules may be groomer-specific or shared across services. Automated reminders can use in-app chat, email, or SMS, based on customer preferences and past interactions. Businesses can request deposits, charge cards on file after appointments, and adjust totals before payment. Collar Chat supports text, photo, video, and report sharing, plus ready-to-collect notifications. Pet and owner profiles can store vaccination details, grooming notes, and contact information. Other listed tools include marketing campaigns, e-commerce, multi-site management, reporting, tagging automations, and staff task management. Collar runs on Android, iOS, and the web, with Stripe handling payment processing. Plans cost 49.00 GBP, 99.00 GBP, or £199 a month, with a 14-day trial.
GroomTower
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