PawPlacer vs Pet Friend

PawPlacer is web software for managing animal shelter and rescue operations. Its tools include an adoption portal, intake and outcome tracking, medical records, foster management, and volunteer management. Together, these features cover several operational tasks, from recording animal intake and outcomes to coordinating foster care and volunteers. PawPlacer is listed as free, with a Free plan billed free forever at free. The plan includes all features, full exports, and SDK/API access, with no contracts or usage limits. Organizations can use the web service to keep adoption activity, animal records, foster coordination, and volunteer management in one system. The listed plan does not impose a usage ceiling or restrict exports or API access, and it has no stated contract requirement.

Pet Friend is software for organizations managing animal adoption and care. Its tools cover key parts of that work: an adoption portal, intake and outcome tracking, kennel management, medical records, foster management, and volunteer management. It runs on Android, iOS, and the web. There is no free plan, but a 14-day trial is listed. Rescue costs $25 a month, billed monthly, and includes 10 GB of storage and 50 GB of monthly data usage. Shelter is $50 a month, while Shelter Plus is $100 a month; both include 10 GB of storage and 100 GB of monthly data usage. Monthly plans can be canceled anytime. Annual choices are Rescue (annual) at $300 a year, Shelter (annual) at $600 a year, and Shelter Plus (annual) at $1,200 a year. Annual billing accepts card, check, or PO. Pet Friend was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States.