Kennel Management Software Market Report 2026

The kennel management software market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $4.09 billion in 2025 to $4.44 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing demand for organized pet care services, growing number of commercial pet boarding facilities, adoption of digital recordkeeping practices, rising focus on customer experience management, expansion of professional kennel operations.

The kennel management software market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $5.86 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing adoption of subscription-based management software, rising focus on data-driven pet care services, expansion of cloud-first small business software, growing demand for integrated pet service platforms, increasing investments in digital pet care solutions. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of cloud-based kennel management platforms, rising use of automated scheduling and billing tools, growing integration of client and pet data systems, expansion of mobile-accessible management software, enhanced focus on operational efficiency and compliance.

The growing pet ownership is expected to propel the growth of the kennel management software market going forward. Pet ownership refers to individuals keeping and caring for domesticated animals, primarily for companionship and emotional support. Pet ownership is increasing due to rising demand for companionship, social media influence, and expanding pet-friendly policies. The kennel management software market supports this trend by streamlining operations such as bookings, stay management, vaccination tracking, and health-record monitoring, ensuring efficient service delivery for a growing pet population. For instance, in April 2024, according to the American Pet Products Association, a U.S.-based non-profit, 86.9 million U.S. households owned a pet in 2023 - representing 66% of all households, up from 62% the previous year - with nearly 1 in 10 U.S. families owning an exotic pet. Therefore, the growing pet ownership is driving the growth of the kennel management software market.

Major companies operating in the kennel management software market are focusing on next-generation digital solutions, such as unified cloud-based kennel and daycare management platforms, to enhance operational efficiency, streamline scheduling, and improve pet-care oversight. Unified cloud-based platforms integrate reservations, kennel assignments, vaccination tracking, customer communications, and payment processing into a single interface, reducing manual workload and minimizing errors. For instance, in February 2023, Gingr, a US-based pet-care software company, launched its Gingr 2 Platform, an upgraded cloud-based solution featuring a refreshed user interface for faster booking and check-in, enhanced pet-profile management with vaccination and behavior tracking, and Smart Scheduling tools that automate kennel and daycare capacity planning to prevent overbooking and improve operational efficiency.

In March 2023, Kennel Connection, a US-based provider of point-of-sale software solutions for boarding, daycare, and more, merged with PawLoyalty. This merger aims to enhance the software capabilities of both companies and provide a complete suite of management tools tailored for pet care businesses. The strategic merger brings together two software companies in the pet care industry, specializing in boarding, grooming, daycare, training, and retail services. PawLoyalty, a US-based software company, offers all-in-one kennel management software for pet businesses.

Major companies operating in the kennel management software market are Gingr Inc., PetExec Inc., DaySmart Software Inc., Revelation Pets Ltd., KennelBooker Ltd., Pawfinity LLC, K9Sky Inc., KennelPlus, Kennel Link LLC, KennelSoft LLC, Kennel Geek, Pet Manager Software Pty Ltd., ProPet Software Inc., MoeGo Inc., BusyPaws Inc., Pet Admin Ltd., Time To Pet LLC, Paw Partner LLC, PETLINX Pty Ltd., 123Pet Software Inc., DoggieDashboard, Gespet Software Solutions.

North America was the largest region in the kennel management software market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the kennel management software market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the kennel management software market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Tariffs have a limited but indirect impact on the kennel management software market by increasing costs of imported IT hardware, tablets, and point-of-sale devices used by pet care facilities. Small and medium enterprises in North America and Europe are most affected due to higher technology procurement costs, while Asia-Pacific faces pricing pressure in software-enabled service expansion. These tariffs can marginally raise implementation expenses. However, they also encourage cloud-based deployment, reduced on-premise infrastructure dependency, and wider adoption of software-as-a-service kennel management solutions.

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Kennel management software is a specialized type of software designed to streamline and automate the administrative tasks associated with operating a kennel or pet boarding facility. This software centralizes information about pets and their owners, leading to more streamlined client and pet management.

The primary types of kennel management software are cloud-based and on-premise solutions. Cloud-based software is hosted on cloud servers and allows kennel and pet care businesses to efficiently manage various aspects of their operations. It serves organizations of all sizes, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises, and is used by various end-users such as pet boarding facilities, grooming salons, daycare centers, and training institutes.

The kennel management software market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services such as reservation management, billing and invoicing, kennel monitoring, and staff management. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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