GrooMore vs Seglo

GrooMore is software for pet-grooming salons, mobile groomers, and house-call businesses. Clients can book around the clock through a customizable, mobile-friendly page, answer intake questions, and submit signatures or documents. Businesses manage client and pet records, staff schedules, recurring appointments, reminders, and confirmations or cancellations. Mobile-grooming tools include smart scheduling, route optimization, and locating nearby clients. Retail tools cover products, inventory, and suppliers, while dashboards and reports show appointments, sales, clients, and pets. GrooMore supports Square and Stripe payments, including saved card information for repeat transactions. It syncs clients, services, products, invoices, and payment records with QuickBooks, and provides two-way Google Calendar synchronization. The service runs on Android, iOS, and the web. A free trial is available, but there is no free plan. Standard plans cost $49 a month, billed monthly, for salon or mobile use; Premium plans cost $79 a month.

Seglo provides grooming businesses with booking, pet-record, team-management, and payment tools on Android, iOS, and web. Its scheduling can account for grooming steps, staff skills, and equipment such as baths, tables, and dryers. Grooming Care tracks pet care cycles, suggests the next groom, and can automatically book from a pet’s cycle. Customer communications include email reminders, paid SMS reminders, photo messaging, and automatic Google review requests. Paid Business plans include online payments and Tap to Pay on iPhone; payment processing fees are separate. An optional AI Receptionist can handle routine booking calls using the business’s services and availability, while passing questions requiring human judgment back to the business. The free plan has no monthly fee and includes one person, one location, online booking, pet records, rostering, pay calculation, and commission. Paid plans include Starter at A$49 a month. Seglo lists live chat and email support; email support is during Australian business hours, with an intended response within two business days. It says it complies with Australia’s Privacy Act and Australian Privacy Principles and lists encryption and access controls among its safeguards.