NorthLuma blog · 2026-05-17 · 6-minute read · Industry: Pet Services
Best pet groomer + dog walker + sitter booking software 2026.
Pet-services websites split cleanly into two product categories that get conflated: brochure marketing site (services + bios + contact) and pet-management platform (profiles + booking + vaccination records + GPS-tracked walks). We tested seven tools in May 2026 with both halves in scope.
TLDR
- · Solo dog walker under 5 pets/day: Scout $39/mo or NorthLuma + Scout.
- · Growing solo + recurring clients: Time To Pet $65/mo or NorthLuma + Time To Pet.
- · Boarding kennel / dog daycare: Gingr $99/mo (kennel-management specialisation).
The 7-tool comparison
| Tool | $/mo | Pet profiles? | Owns code? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time To Pet | $65 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Precise Petcare | $55 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pet Sitter Plus | $49 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Gingr | $99 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scout for Pet Sitters | $39 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Wix Pet Services template | $27 | ✗ | ✗ |
| NorthLuma + Time To Pet | $65 | ✗ | ✓ |
Per-tool verdict
Time To Pet
Industry default for dog walkers + pet sitters. Native pet profiles + GPS-tracked walks + auto-invoicing. Site is decent.
Precise Petcare
Cheaper than Time To Pet with similar feature depth. Smaller customer base + less polish.
Pet Sitter Plus
Cheapest sitting-specific. UK-strong. Good for solo + 2-sitter operations.
Gingr
Boarding + daycare specialised (not solo sitters). Best for kennel + dog-daycare facilities with kennel-mapping + reservation calendars.
Scout for Pet Sitters
Newer, cheaper, mobile-first. Good for under-5-pets-per-day solo sitters.
Wix Pet Services template
Generic Wix with pet template. Pet-profile feature requires Wix Members + custom-fields bolt-ons. Brochure only otherwise.
NorthLuma + Time To Pet
$49 once + Time To Pet $65/mo. NorthLuma is the public marketing site (services, your pet bios if you have a personality angle, before/after grooms, contact); Time To Pet handles pet profiles + booking + invoicing. Cheapest combo with own-the-code.
Frequently asked
Which is best for a solo dog walker?
Scout for Pet Sitters $39/mo if you're under 5 pets/day. Time To Pet $65/mo as you grow. NorthLuma $49 once + Time To Pet is the lean stack where you own the marketing-site code.
What about boarding kennels and doggy daycares?
Gingr $99/mo — the kennel-management specialisation is what you're paying for (kennel-mapping, reservation calendars, vaccination records integration with vet software). NorthLuma is wrong shape for kennels; the public marketing site fits but the operational complexity needs Gingr.
Pet profiles and vaccination records?
Time To Pet, Precise Petcare, Pet Sitter Plus, Gingr all handle these natively. NorthLuma doesn't — pet profiles are sensitive customer data and live in your booking tool's database, not on a static website. The public site lists what types of pets you accept; the individual pet records live in Time To Pet.
GPS-tracked walks?
Time To Pet ships this — clients get a real-time map of where you walked their dog with their dog. Differentiator vs cheaper sitters. NorthLuma doesn't replace this; Time To Pet's app + your phone handle it.
5-year cost?
Time To Pet: $3,900. Precise Petcare: $3,300. Pet Sitter Plus: $2,940. Gingr: $5,940. Scout: $2,340. Wix Pet Services: $1,620. NorthLuma + Time To Pet: $3,949 ($49 once + $65 × 60). NorthLuma + Scout: $2,389. Cheapest serious combo: NorthLuma + Scout for solo under-5-pets-per-day, NorthLuma + Time To Pet for growing.
Bias note: NorthLuma is in the table. Pricing verified May 2026. Email [email protected] for corrections.