Best Animal Shelter Software in 2026
Updated
In short: RescueRM is ranked #1 of 8 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of PawPlacer and Pet Friend. The best-ranked option with a free plan is PawPlacer. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Pet Friend at $25/mo.
If you manage a shelter, compare software by the work it helps you coordinate and the records it lets you keep. The criteria here cover intake and outcomes, kennels, medical records, foster management, adoption portals and volunteer management, as well as whether there’s a free plan and where paid pricing starts. Those details can help you weigh day-to-day animal care against placement and volunteer workflows. RescueRM and PawPlacer lead the ranked entries, with Pet Friend and RescueGroups.org Data Management Service also among the options. Further down are RescueBase, ShelterBuddy, Pact and Cara. Consider which of these listed capabilities best matches the way your shelter handles its work.
8 animal shelter software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
- Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Intake & outcome tracking
- Yes
- Medical records
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Adoption portal
- Yes
- Intake & outcome tracking
- Yes
- Medical records
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 25 /mo
- Adoption portal
- Yes
- Intake & outcome tracking
- Yes
- Kennel management
- Yes
- Medical records
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$25/mofirst paid tier About Pet FriendVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Adoption portal
- Yes
- Intake & outcome tracking
- Yes
- Medical records
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Adoption portal
- No
- Medical records
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidiOSWeb
- Adoption portal
- Yes
- Intake & outcome tracking
- Yes
- Kennel management
- Yes
- Medical records
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which animal shelter software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
RescueRM is ranked #1 of 8 with a score of 6.6. PawPlacer is second and Pet Friend third.
How many of these have a free plan?
2 of the 8 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Pet Friend has the lowest first paid tier we found: $25/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.