Comparing Wagnur and DaySmart Pet for grooming or boarding? Feature table, honest pricing breakdown, and where each platform genuinely wins in 2026.
| Feature | Wagnur | DaySmart Pet |
|---|---|---|
| Grooming appointment scheduling | Yes — service catalog, groomer assignment, duration-based scheduling, coat and behavioral history per pet | Yes — core strength; digital appointment book, 24/7 online booking, automated reminders |
| Boarding & daycare management | Yes — full boarding module included; reservation calendar, capacity tracking, check-in/out workflows | Available as paid add-ons — $25/month each for boarding calendar and daycare calendar on top of base plan |
| Health & medication tracking | Yes — medication logs with staff confirmation, dietary plans, vaccination records, vet visits, behavioral notes | Client and pet profiles with custom fields; deep medication or dietary tracking not listed as a built-in feature |
| Customer portal with online booking | Yes — self-service booking, vaccination uploads, report cards, messaging, payment management, and pet profiles | Yes — 24/7 online booking included in all plans |
| Staff scheduling & payroll | Yes — shifts, time-off requests, swaps, timesheets | Yes — employee scheduling and payroll available from Deluxe plan and above ($69/month) |
| Retail / POS | Yes — in-platform product sales, inventory tracking, sales history, integrated checkout at boarding/grooming checkout | Partial — product sales supported through appointment checkout; dedicated POS not prominently described |
| Two-way texting and messaging | Yes — included in communication module | Two-way texting available on Deluxe Growth plan ($149/month) or as a paid add-on on lower tiers |
| Text and email marketing | Communication module includes notifications; marketing campaign features not included | Yes — text and email marketing campaigns included from Deluxe Growth plan; reputation management available |
| Native mobile app | iOS available; Android in active development | Yes — mobile app available for iOS and Android |
| QuickBooks integration | Yes — included | Yes — available on Premium plan ($199/month) and above only |
| Modular pricing | Yes — activate only the modules your facility runs | No — tiered plans with feature gates; boarding and daycare calendars are per-calendar add-ons |
| Free trial | Yes — 14 days on every module | Free trial available — duration varies; demo option also available |
| Training module | Not currently offered | Not currently offered |
| Multi-location support | Yes — multiple locations under one platform; shared pet profiles and client records across locations | Not listed as a supported configuration in current plan documentation |
Modular pricing — base platform plus individual module fees. 14-day free trial on every module. See wagnur.com/pricing for current rates.
See full pricing →Basic at $29/month (1 user, payments required) or $39/month (without). Deluxe at $69/month. Deluxe Growth at $149/month. Premium at $199/month (includes QuickBooks). Premium Growth at custom pricing. Boarding and daycare calendars are $25/month each as add-ons. Reputation management is an additional $49/month.
Here’s the thing about DaySmart Pet’s tier structure: two-way texting with clients doesn’t unlock until $149/month. QuickBooks integration is gated behind the $199/month plan. Boarding and daycare calendars cost an extra $25/month each on top of whatever tier you’re already on.
None of that is hidden — it’s published on their pricing page. But if you came in expecting basic tools to be available at a reasonable plan level, it’s worth knowing where the feature gates actually sit before you start a trial.
DaySmart Pet is part of the larger DaySmart Software company — a PE-backed platform serving grooming, salon, fitness, and recreation. On the pet side, they claim over 5,000 groomers and hold strong ratings built over years of real-facility use. Here’s an honest look at where each platform makes sense.
DaySmart Pet uses a tiered plan ladder: Basic, Deluxe, Deluxe Growth, Premium, Premium Growth. Features unlock as you move up. Two-way texting: Deluxe Growth ($149/month). QuickBooks: Premium ($199/month). Boarding calendar: $25/month add-on at any tier. Daycare calendar: another $25/month.
Wagnur uses a modular structure. You activate and pay for the service types your facility actually runs — grooming, boarding, health tracking, staff scheduling as separate modules. A grooming-primary facility with occasional boarding doesn’t pay for a plan tier designed around a feature mix that doesn’t match their operation.
Neither structure is universally better. The question is which features you actually use and what it costs to reach them.
The marketing and client communication tools are a real strength. Built-in text and email marketing campaigns, automated review solicitation, and reputation management make DaySmart Pet a stronger platform for facilities that actively market to their client base. If growing your rebooking rate and generating reviews is a priority alongside operations, DaySmart offers more marketing tooling out of the box than Wagnur does today.
The grooming scheduling workflow reflects years of feedback from a large user base. Users consistently cite the appointment book, automated reminders, and online booking as mature and reliable — the kind of dependability that comes from 5,000 facilities working out the same edge cases day after day.
DaySmart’s customer support is consistently praised across review platforms. Phone, chat, and email support are accessible, and users specifically call out the support staff as knowledgeable and helpful — a real advantage if you’re not comfortable troubleshooting software on your own.
iOS and Android mobile apps are both currently live. Wagnur’s iOS app is available; Android is in active development.
Boarding built in — not bolted on. On DaySmart Pet, a grooming business that adds boarding is adding a $25/month calendar add-on to an appointment platform. On Wagnur, boarding and grooming are both native modules in the same system. When a grooming regular also boards, their grooming history, vaccination records, behavioral notes, and dietary preferences all follow them into the boarding record. No switching between separate calendar tools; one profile across every service type.
Health records that outlast a single visit. DaySmart Pet centers on appointment management. Wagnur adds a health tracking module with practical operational depth — think of a brachycephalic dog on a diuretic that needs to be monitored for overexertion, given a half-cup of food with each medication dose, and whose vet flagged a follow-up appointment. Wagnur logs each medication administration with staff confirmation and a timestamp, attaches the dietary plan, and stores the vet record. For a boarding facility where the person giving medication at 5pm isn’t the same person who checked the dog in at 8am, that documentation is the handoff.
QuickBooks on every plan. DaySmart Pet gates QuickBooks behind the $199/month Premium tier. Wagnur includes accounting sync regardless of which modules you’ve activated.
Two-way messaging included. DaySmart Pet’s two-way texting unlocks at $149/month or as an add-on below that tier. Wagnur’s communication module includes two-way messaging without requiring a plan upgrade.
DaySmart Pet is a solid choice for grooming-primary facilities that want marketing tools built in, value phone support, and are comfortable navigating a tiered plan structure.
For facilities running boarding alongside grooming, or those who need QuickBooks without a premium plan or two-way messaging without an upgrade, Wagnur is worth evaluating on its own terms.
Start a 14-day free trial at wagnur.com/pricing or see Wagnur’s grooming software module for a walkthrough of the grooming workflows.
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