For boarding & daycare facilities
Dog boarding software your clients won't hate
Kennelnest runs the daily work of a small boarding or daycare business — reservations, pet records, payments — with a client portal that needs no app, no account, and no password. One flat price. Your data is always yours.
Free 30-day trial at launch. No credit card. No spam.
Three things we refuse to get wrong
No app for your clients
Owners get a link by text or email. It opens in the browser: book a stay, upload vaccine records, see today's photos, pay. Nothing to install, nothing to forget.
One flat price, locked
$39/month. Unlimited pets, unlimited staff, messaging included. No per-seat charges, no feature walls — and the price you join at never goes up.
Your data is yours
One-click export of everything — clients, pets, vaccine files, photos, invoices — free, forever. We also migrate you in for free. Leaving should never be held hostage.
Why we're building this
We spent weeks reading what boarding and daycare owners actually say about their software. The same complaints repeat across review sites and forums, year after year:
“Why does all kennel software look like it was built in the 90's”— r/DogDayCare
“Our customers find the portal and phone app very difficult and confusing — they HATE it. We have lost business as a result.”— Capterra review of a leading kennel platform
“These subscription kennel software's are getting fat and abusive off our hard-working pet industry backs.”— Capterra review, 2026
Rising prices after your data is locked in. Client apps rated 2 stars by the very pet parents forced to use them. Support that answers in days. Kennelnest is being built as the direct opposite of each of these — by a small team, for small facilities.
How a day runs on Kennelnest
| Morning drop-off | Tap a dog on the day board to check in. Feeding, meds, and behavior flags pop up from the pet's record — one tap, under 20 seconds per dog. |
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| During the day | A task board shows who gets meds at noon and which dogs still need their photo. Report cards go out to owners with one tap. |
| Pick-up | Check out, and the invoice builds itself — nights, add-ons, late fees. Receipt sent automatically. |
| Bookings | Repeat clients with valid vaccines get auto-confirmed against your capacity. New clients always wait for your approval. Expired vaccines are blocked at booking, not at your front door. |
Switching from Gingr, PetExec, or Kennel Connection?
We migrate you for free — clients, pets, vaccine records, upcoming reservations — and your trial doesn't start until the data is in. Read the honest comparison: Kennelnest as a Gingr alternative.
A note from the builder
Kennelnest is not a venture-funded platform. It's a small product being built for the owner-operators the big platforms stopped listening to. That's why the promises are specific and boring: a flat price that never rises on you, a client portal that needs no app, and an export button that always works. The first 15 founding facilities get it for $29/month, locked permanently, in exchange for honest feedback while we build. 15 of 15 spots are open.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kennelnest available yet?
Not yet — we're building it now, in the open, with a small founding group of boarding and daycare owners. Join the list and you'll get early access when it opens, plus the option to join the founding group at a permanently locked price.
Do my clients need to download an app?
No. Your clients get a link by email or text. It opens their pet's page in the browser: book, upload vaccine records, see report cards with photos, pay. No app store, no account creation, no password.
What does it cost?
One flat price: $39/month covers unlimited pets, unlimited staff, and messaging. No per-seat charges, no feature tiers, and the price you join at never goes up. Founding members lock in $29/month permanently.
Can I get my data out if I leave?
Yes, always: one click exports everything — clients, pets, vaccine files, photos, and invoices — with no fees and no waiting. Your data is yours from day one.
How does switching from another system work?
Send us your export (Gingr, PetExec, Kennel Connection, or any CSV) and we do the migration for you, free. Your 30-day trial doesn't start until your data is in and usable.
Get early access
Free 30-day trial at launch. No credit card. No spam.