GoPet AI vs DaySmart Pet: All features, no add-on maze.
DaySmart Pet (formerly 123Pet) looks affordable at $29/mo — until you add boarding (+$25), daycare (+$25), and two-way texting (requires $149/mo tier), plus per-user fees on top. A real multi-service facility can easily hit $199–$350+/mo. GoPet AI charges $20 per module, no per-user fees, no feature-gating.
- ✓No credit card required
- ✓Free core features forever
- ✓Cancel anytime
DaySmart Pet: $29/mo becomes $199–$549/mo fast.
Boarding, daycare, texting, and per-user fees are all add-ons. Here's what real facilities actually pay.
Grooming only, 1 user
DaySmart wins on base price, but no texting
Grooming + boarding, 1 user, with texting
Texting requires $149 Deluxe Growth tier
Grooming + boarding + daycare, 1 user, with texting
Daycare coming Apr 2026 for GoPet AI
Grooming + boarding + daycare, 7 staff, with texting
DaySmart charges $35–50/user/mo
*GoPet AI daycare module coming Apr 2026. Prices based on publicly available DaySmart Pet pricing as of July 2026.
Three ways DaySmart Pet's pricing surprises you.
Based on DaySmart Pet's published pricing and verified user reviews on G2 and Capterra.
No add-on maze — modules are the price
DaySmart's $29 Basic plan looks appealing, but boarding is +$25/mo, daycare is another +$25/mo, and two-way texting requires their $149/mo Deluxe Growth plan. GoPet AI charges $20 per module — boarding, grooming, retail, vet. That's the whole price.
No per-user fees — ever
DaySmart charges $35–50 per user per month on top of the plan price. A 7-person grooming team could pay $245–350/mo in user fees alone, before a single booking feature. GoPet AI has no per-user fee. One price covers your whole team.
Texting shouldn't require the top tier
Two-way texting and SMS marketing — the features most proven to cut no-shows — are locked behind DaySmart's $149/mo Deluxe Growth plan. Someone on the $29 Basic plan has to pay 5× more just to text their clients. On GoPet AI, SMS is coming soon and will be included.
One price. No tiers. No add-ons.
DaySmart Pet
Tiered plans + add-ons + per-user fees
A grooming + boarding + daycare facility with texting and 7 staff can realistically pay $444–549/mo once add-ons and user fees stack up.
GoPet AI
Modular, pay-as-you-need
14-day free trial, no credit card. No per-user fees ever. Cancel anytime — your Stripe account and data always stay with you.
Full comparison table
Based on publicly available information from both products. Last updated July 2026.
When to pick each.
DaySmart Pet has a track record. Here's a straightforward breakdown of where each platform fits.
Choose GoPet AI if…
- You want a free trial before committing — we offer 14 days, no card required
- You run a multi-service facility and don't want to pay add-on fees for boarding and daycare
- Your team has more than 3 staff and per-user fees would stack up fast
- You want payments going directly into your own Stripe account
- You also do vet consultations — we include EMR, SOAP notes, and pharmacy
- You want a built-in loyalty rewards program to drive repeat bookings
- You want AI-powered analytics, not just standard reports
Consider DaySmart Pet if…
- You're a solo groomer with 1 user and only need basic scheduling — the $29 Basic tier is genuinely cheap
- You need SMS texting available right now and are on the $149 Deluxe Growth plan already
- A native iOS/Android mobile app for staff is a hard requirement today
- US-based phone and chat support is a dealbreaker and you value their track record
- You need an established platform with a longer history in the industry
We're new — and that's our advantage.
No legacy 123Pet desktop codebase to work around. No backlog of ignored feature requests. Every piece of user feedback goes directly into our weekly release cycle. When you ask for something, it ships — not into a survey dropdown that doesn't even list your industry correctly.
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