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# Shelter Boss

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> Comprehensive, web-based and mobile-friendly software for animal shelters, animal rescues, animal control, and dog licensing.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 2 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Shelter Boss?

Animal shelters
Animal control agencies
Pet licensing organizations
Animal rescues
Foster-based rescues

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 2 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Shelter Boss

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: USD 29.00
- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Complete shelter \& rescue management starting at $29/month.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Adoption Management
- Animal Database
- Case Management
- Fundraising Management
- Intake Management
- License Management
- Medical Records
- Scheduling
- Volunteer Management

## Category

- [Calendaring Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/32297/calendar/software)

## Related Categories

- [Calendaring Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/32297/calendar/software)
- [Animal Shelter Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/31539/animal-shelter/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Shelterluv](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/179205/shelterluv) — 4.6/5 (52 reviews)
2. [Pawlytics](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/194354/pawlytics) — 4.6/5 (42 reviews)
3. [Trackabeast](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/1028682/trackabeast) — 4.9/5 (27 reviews)
4. [Shelter Pro](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/179172/shelter-pro) — 4.6/5 (11 reviews)
5. [The Pet Friend](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/179179/pet-friend) — 3.8/5 (12 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Shelter Boss at HSPC" — 5.0/5

> **Brett** | *8 August 2023* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Shelterboss handles the posting of lost and found animals to a common database.  Entries can be added by the public and staff.  When an animal goes though intake we are prompted to review all similar animals that had been reported as lost.    Shelter Boss supported the collection of images and files.  Foe people we scan and attach copies of their driver's license.  Every animal in our system gets their picture taken and attached to their record.  Documents related to people or animals like rabies certificates, intake paperwork, outcome documentation, and surgery reports.    For legal processes shelterboss allows us to store digital evidence.The ability to create our own documents that are printed with database values filled in (merged documents) and our own reports has allowed us to grow in size and complexity.
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> **Cons**: As we learned Shelterboss there were things we either thought were odd or didn't work as we might expect. Once we learned how to interact with the system these minor things were not a problem.  An example is there are many places were a "find" command button is used.  Our first reaction was to press enter and expected the system to process the find.  We learned that we needed to click the find button.  We also learned that there were frequently additional selection buttons that make having a default action for the enter key a problem.

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### "City Police Department" — 4.0/5

> **Karl** | *18 February 2022* | Law Enforcement | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Easy of contacting a live person for help
> 
> **Cons**: Have not used it enough to know about this.
> 
> Good, mainly from a test drive perspective and ease of getting hold of a live person, no phone tree

## Links

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