Animal Welfare Professionals

Hi all~ 

We're a breed -specific, foster home-based program  with roughly 150-175 dogs coming in annually. 

We've been using PetPoint for about 20 years, I believe, but we're looking at Shelterluv now because it seems more user-friendly and intuitive.  

For those of you who have worked with both platforms, what pros/cons can you share?

If we jump to Shelterluv, can we pull in our historical data?

There's a cost for Shelterluv ($2 per adoption?), but that seems feasible~ especially if adopters also can add on donations when paying their adoption fees through the platform. 

I appreciate any input you can provide. 

Thanks! 

#DataandTechnology

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Deirdre Jack
Lone Star Bulldog Club Rescue
dfwbulldogrescue.org
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Hey Deirdre, 

I'm Kyle the founder and creator of PawPlacer (www.pawplacer.com). We built PawPlacer, a management platform built for shelters and rescues of all sizes. Unlike ShelterLuv, we do not charge per adoption. 

Comparatively, to PetPoint and ShelterLuv, we have:

• Full pet profiles: medical history, photos, documents, litters/relationships, status tracking, printable kennel cards with QR codes

• Adopters, fosters, volunteers, donors, and owner-surrenders, each with their own applications and status tracking

• A real adoption pipeline, with Stripe/Square checkout, configurable fees, contracts, and receipts built in

• Medical records: exams, vaccines, meds, weight logs, preventatives, plus a shared directory of vets and clinics

• Donations and wishlists, so supporters can fund specific items or needs

• Task boards, a shared calendar, and an "upcoming" view so nothing important slips through the cracks

• Public pet search, embeddable forms, a flyer maker, Petfinder, and GetBuddy syncing

• Custom forms you can build yourself for intake or applications, no developer needed

• Reporting and data export when you need to pull numbers or hand things off

• REST API and SDK for developers

It works for a small foster-based rescue just as well as a huge shelter with tons of staff and permission levels. We built this because we kept hearing the same complaints: rescues aren't short on heart, they're short on time, and most of that time gets burned re-entering the same information into five different tools.

We built this around lots and lots of comments and feedback so I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.  You can see a full comparison below as well.  If you're interested in getting a walkthrough of the product, I'd be happy to connect. Feel free to book a meeting here:  https://bit.ly/3RnfrGo 

Feature	PawPlacer	Shelterluv	Petstablished	RescueGroups	PetPoint	Chameleon	Shelter Manager	Pawlytics
Cost to Rescue*	FREE	$2000/year	$576/year*	Quote	Quote	Quote	~$350/year	$1,000/Year
Free Forever	🟢	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🟡	🟡
White-Glove Data Migration & Onboarding	🟢	🟡	🟡	🟡	🟡	🟡	🔴	🟡
National Adoption Network	🟢	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
Integrated Adoption Platform (Listings • Applications • Messaging • Social Sharing)	🟢	🟡	🟡	🟡	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
AI Pet Matching	🟢	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
Post-Adoption AI Veterinarian & Trainer	🟢	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
Team Chat (Slack-style)	🟢	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
Online Fundraising	🟢	🟡	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
Website Wishlists	🟢	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
Flyer & Template Designer	🟢	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
Transport Coordination	🟢	🟡	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
Event Management	🟢	🟡	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
Animal Management	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢
Medical Management	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟢
Adoption Management	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢
Foster Management	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟢
Volunteer Management	🟢	🟡	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟢
Donor CRM & Fundraising	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟡	🟡	🟡	🔴	🟡
Owner Surrenders	🟢	🟡	🟡	🔴	🟢	🟢	🔴	🟡
Forms & Workflow Builder	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟡	🟡	🟢	🔴	🟢
People CRM	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟡
Task & Workflow Management	🟢	🟢	🔴	🔴	🟡	🟡	🔴	🟡
Customizable Dashboard	🟢	🟢	🟡	🔴	🟡	🔴	🔴	🟢
Scheduling & Calendar	🟢	🟡	🔴	🔴	🟡	🟢	🔴	🟡
Reporting & Analytics	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟡
Website & Public Listings	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟡	🔴	🔴	🟡
Marketing & Flyers	🟢	🟡	🟡	🟡	🔴	🔴	🔴	🔴
Payments & Donations	🟢	🟢	🟡	🔴	🟡	🟡	🔴	🟡
API and SDK	🟢	🟡	🟡	🟡	🟡	🟡	🟡	🟡
Mobile / Responsive	🟢	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟢	🟡	🟡	🟢
Administration & Security	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟡	🟢	🟢	🟡	🟡
*Pricing Notes
Based on yearly cost serving 1,000 adoptions
PawPlacer: Free forever. No subscription fees, no per-adoption fees, and no feature tiers.
Shelterluv: Charges $2 per completed adoption with no annual subscription fee.
Petstablished*: Standard subscription is $48/month ($576/year). This fee may be waived for organizations that use Petstablished's integrated payment processing and meet certain program requirements.
RescueGroups, PetPoint, and Chameleon: Pricing is customized and generally available only through a sales quote.
Shelter Manager: Hosted plans typically start around $350/year, depending on deployment and options.
Pawlytics: Tiered pricing beginning at $29/month, increasing with adoption volume.

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Kyle Leighton
Founder
PawPlacer
NY
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