Pet Care Software
Gingr vs DaySmart Pet
What Gingr and DaySmart Pet each publish — plans, fees, contract terms, and a shared feature checklist — side by side, every row linked to its source and dated.
Gingr and DaySmart Pet on the same checklist, priced from their own pages, on the dates shown. unknown means unverified, not missing — and the call is yours.
Side by side
| Fact | Gingr | DaySmart Pet |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | From $100/mo, billed annually | From $29/month with payments |
| Pricing visibility | Published on the vendor site | Partly published |
| Free trial | Unknown | 14 days |
| Contract | Subscription Term length is set per customer Order (no standard term published); it auto-renews for the same length as the expiring term unless either party gives written notice at least 60 days before renewal. Gingr may raise fees at any time with at least 30 days' written notice. | unknown |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
| Founded | 2013 | 2005 |
Gingr pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spa — Monthly | $109/month [src] | For groomers and trainers offering appointment-based services: appointment-based booking, automated reminders, groomer-to-breed assignment. Includes Integrated Payments per the page's "Included with Every Plan" list. | |
| Spa — billed annually | $100/month [src] Badged "Subscribe Annually: Save 9% ($108/yr)." | Same feature set as Spa — Monthly, billed annually. | |
| Play — Monthly | $169/month [src] | For doggy daycares and day training facilities: everything in Spa plus day reservations with drop-off/pick-up tracking, capacity management, training session scheduling. | |
| Play — billed annually | $142/month [src] Badged "Subscribe Annually: Save 19% ($324/yr)." | Same feature set as Play — Monthly, billed annually. | |
| Stay — Monthly, with Integrated Payments | $179/month [src] Marked "Most Popular." Page shows this as "$179*/month," the asterisk pointing to the footnote: "Pricing shown with active Integrated Payments." Without Integrated Payments the monthly price is $209 (see the "without" plan below). | For boarding facilities: everything in Play and Spa plus overnight reservations, kennel room management, extended-stay feeding/medication tracking. | |
| Stay — billed annually, with Integrated Payments | $154/month [src] Badged "Subscribe Annually: Save 16% ($300/yr)." Priced with active Integrated Payments; without it the annual price is $179 (see the "without" plan below). | Same feature set as Stay — Monthly, billed annually. | |
| Stay — Monthly, without Integrated Payments | $209/month [src] From the page footnote on the Stay card: "$209/mo ($179/mo annual) without" [active Integrated Payments]. | Same feature set as Stay — Monthly, with Integrated Payments. | |
| Stay — billed annually, without Integrated Payments | $179/month [src] From the page footnote on the Stay card: "$209/mo ($179/mo annual) without" [active Integrated Payments]. | Same feature set as Stay — Annual, with Integrated Payments. |
| Fee | Amount | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Payment terminal rental | Terminals available to rent (or purchase): Ingenico iPP 350 "as low as $15 per month"; Clover Flex "as low as $20 per month"; Clover Mini 2, Ingenico iSMP4, and Ingenico iSC Touch 250 each "as low as $25 per month." WisePOS E is offered with no listed monthly price. [src] | |
| Card-processing surcharge (Gingr Payments) | Configurable customer-facing surcharge of 0–3%, capped at 3% ("aligned with Visa and Mastercard guidelines"), set by the business to recover card costs; the page states "credit card fees of 3-3.5% add up fast." Gingr's own per-transaction processing rate is not published. [src] |
DaySmart Pet pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic — with DaySmart Payments | $29/month [src] $10/month cheaper than the "without payments" price for every tier; DaySmart states it will match or lower a business's current processing fees when it switches. | 1 user. Scheduling & automated reminders, credit card processing, mobile app, online booking, reporting & dashboard. 500 text messages and 1,000 email messages per month. | |
| Basic — without DaySmart Payments | $39/month [src] | Same as "Basic — with DaySmart Payments" but without using DaySmart's own payment processing. | |
| Deluxe — with DaySmart Payments | $69/month [src] | Everything in Basic, plus: 3 users ($9/month per additional user), digital forms, payroll, client loyalty system, employee reminders, email marketing. 1,000 text and 5,000 email messages per month. | |
| Deluxe — without DaySmart Payments | $89/month [src] | Same as "Deluxe — with DaySmart Payments" but without using DaySmart's own payment processing. | |
| Deluxe Growth — with DaySmart Payments | $149/month [src] | Everything in Deluxe, plus: text marketing, two-way texting, reputation management. Still 3 users ($9/month per additional user). 1,000 text and 10,000 email messages per month. | |
| Deluxe Growth — without DaySmart Payments | $169/month [src] | Same as "Deluxe Growth — with DaySmart Payments" but without using DaySmart's own payment processing. | |
| Premium — with DaySmart Payments | $199/month [src] | Everything in Deluxe Growth, plus: 6 users ($9/month per additional user), QuickBooks Online, additional text/email messages. 2,500 text and 10,000 email messages per month. | |
| Premium — without DaySmart Payments | $219/month [src] | Same as "Premium — with DaySmart Payments" but without using DaySmart's own payment processing. | |
| Premium Growth | contact for pricing [src] | Everything in Premium, plus: unlimited users, expense tracking, sliding scale commission, commission exceptions, overtime rules. 5,000 text and 20,000 email messages per month. Both payment-processing conditions collapse into one quoted price at this tier. |
| Fee | Amount | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Additional user | $9/month per user beyond the plan's included count (Deluxe, Deluxe Growth, and Premium; Basic includes 1 user with no stated add-on rate, Premium Growth is unlimited) [src] | |
| Website Builder add-on | $15/month [src] | |
| Reputation Management add-on | $49/month; add-on on Basic and Deluxe, included on Deluxe Growth and above [src] | |
| Additional daycare or boarding calendar | $25/month per calendar, sold separately from the grooming calendar [src] |
Feature comparison
| Feature | Gingr | DaySmart Pet |
|---|---|---|
| Online booking | Yes [src] | Yes [src] |
| Capacity management | Yes [src] | Yes [src] |
| Vaccination tracking | Yes [src] | Yes [src] |
| Pet profile | Yes [src] | Yes [src] |
| Pet report cards | Yes [src] | Unknown |
| Recurring / automatic billing | Yes [src] | Yes [src] |
| Integrated payment processing | Yes [src] | Yes [src] |
| Customer portal | Yes [src] | Unknown |
| Two-way customer messaging | Add-on [src] | Yes [src] |
| Staff scheduling and time tracking | Yes [src] | Yes [src] |
| QuickBooks sync | Unknown | Yes [src] |
| Reporting and dashboards | Yes [src] | Yes [src] |
Sources
Gingr
- Gingr Pricing — Pricing page, checked · screenshot on file
- Gingr homepage — Company page, checked
- Gingr - About Us — Company page, checked
- Gingr - Our History (founded 2013; Boulder, CO office as of 2015) — Company page, checked
- Gingr - Contact — Company page, checked
- Gingr Standard Terms of Service (entity: Gingr, LLC; legal notices to legal@togetherwork.com) — Other, checked
- Gingr Website Terms of Use — Other, checked
- Gingr - Payment Processing — Product page, checked
- Gingr - Payment Processing Hardware Options — Product page, checked
- Gingr - Pet Scheduling Software — Product page, checked
- Gingr - Pet Parent Mobile App — Product page, checked
- Gingr - PreCheck — Product page, checked
- Gingr - Business Analytics — Product page, checked
- Gingr - Kennel Software — Product page, checked
- Gingr - Dog Daycare Software — Product page, checked
- Gingr - Pet Grooming Software — Product page, checked
- Gingr - Dog Training Software — Product page, checked
- Gingr - Dog Park & Dog Bar Software — Product page, checked
- Gingr - Partners & Integrations — Product page, checked
- Gingr FAQs — Documentation, checked
DaySmart Pet
- DaySmart | Pricing — Pricing page, checked · screenshot on file
- Pet Business Software for Groomers, Kennels, and More | DaySmart Pet — Product page, checked
- The Leading Pet Care Software | DaySmart Pet — Product page, checked
- Mobile Pet Grooming Software | DaySmart — Product page, checked
- Dog Boarding Software | DaySmart Pet — Product page, checked
- Dog Daycare Management Software | DaySmart Pet — Product page, checked
- Pet Business Payment Software & POS Solution | DaySmart Pet — Product page, checked
- Pet Business Operations Software & App | DaySmart Pet — Product page, checked
- Marketing Tools for Groomers and Pet Businesses | DaySmart Pet — Product page, checked
- Pet Grooming Appointment Scheduling Software | DaySmart Pet — Product page, checked
- About Us – DaySmart Software — Company page, checked