PetLinx vs GroomBoard

PetLinx is pet business software covering grooming, boarding, and daycare, available in Single User, Multi-User, and Cloud editions. It is a long-established product with a module-based structure — you choose which service modules you need and how many users, and the price follows from those choices rather than from a single published plan.

PetLinx pricing depends on edition, modules, and user count. Public listings as of July 2026 show the desktop plan from about $39/month when billed annually, Cloud Standard around $59/month, and Cloud Multi-location around $80/month. On monthly billing, tiers run roughly $50/month for 2 users and 1 module, $59/month for 5 users and 2 modules, and $68/month for unlimited users and 3 modules. Extra locations cost extra. Confirm current figures at petlinx.com/pricing.

Yes, for a grooming-only business. GroomBoard is $9/month (Starter), $19/month (Solo), or $39/month (Salon, up to 5 groomers) on flat monthly billing with SMS reminders included. PetLinx's lowest advertised figure requires annual billing on the desktop edition; the cloud editions most groomers actually want start around $59/month.

PetLinx sells Boarding, Daycare, and Grooming as separate modules, and your price reflects how many you enable. That is efficient if you run all three — you get one system for the whole facility. It is less efficient if you only groom, because the pricing structure and the interface are both built around a facility that does more than grooming.

Because the headline number and the number you can actually pay monthly are different. PetLinx's ~$39/month desktop figure is quoted billed annually, meaning roughly $460 up front for the year. Month-to-month tiers sit closer to $50–$68. GroomBoard's $9, $19, and $39 prices are the monthly prices, with no annual commitment required to reach them.

Choose PetLinx if you run boarding or daycare alongside grooming, want modules for each, and are comfortable with a desktop or hybrid setup. Choose GroomBoard if grooming is the business and you want one flat monthly price, a cloud dashboard that runs on your phone, and SMS reminders included rather than added on.

Yes. Export your client and pet records from PetLinx as CSV and we will import them into GroomBoard during your free trial. Most groomers complete the switch in under 30 minutes, and your clients just receive a new booking link.