GroomTower vs Seglo
GroomTower
groomtower.com
Seglo
seglo.aiSide by side
| Figure | GroomTower | Seglo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | A$49/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 9 |
| Spec score · Pet Grooming Scheduling Software | 7.7 (#18) | 8.6 (#6) |
| Online booking | Clients can book through a branded portal, choose services and a preferred staff member, and view available times. | Customers can use a branded booking page, answer pet questions, reuse saved pet details and receive automatic or approval-based confirmation. |
| Payments | Payment features include point-of-sale checkout, card-on-file, invoices, refunds, and tax reporting. | The platform supports service and product checkout, refunds, gift cards, discount codes and cash reconciliation. |
| Pet records | Pet profiles can include grooming history, medical notes, vaccination tracking, and digital consent forms. | Pet records retain coat and handling notes, photos, visit history and suggested next-groom cycles. |
| Scheduling | Its scheduling features include a drag-and-drop calendar, multi-staff views, recurring appointments, and buffer time. | Its booking tools can account for grooming steps, staff skills and equipment such as baths, tables and dryers. |
| Support | GroomTower says real people answer support questions and that it responds quickly. | The Help Center offers live chat and email support; Seglo’s terms say email support is provided during Australian business hours with an intended response within two business days. |
Plans
Seglo
- FreeFree
- StarterA$49 a month
- Seglo PhoneA$79 a month
- Seglo Phone PeopleA$79 a month
- GrowthA$99 a month
- AI ReceptionistA$149 a month
- ScaleA$199 a month
- EnterpriseA$349 a month
- CustomPriced on request
In their own words
GroomTower
GroomTower has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Seglo
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.