Applications get lost
DMs, email, a form nobody checks. The best adopter of the year is sitting unread in a folder.
Built by a working rescue, not a software company
Built by rescue,
for rescue.
Less time in the software, more time with the dogs. Intake to adoption, fosters to donors, in one dashboard — with automation doing the parts a volunteer should never have to remember.
7-day free trial on every plan. No charge until it ends.
100+
dogs placed through the platform
9 tools
it replaced
23
days average intake to home
1
dashboard instead of ten spreadsheets
The problem
Most rescues run on scattered tools
Not because anyone is careless. Because the work outgrew the tools years ago.
Fosters go dark
No one flagged the vet recheck. Two weeks later you find out the dog never went.
Donors cannot see impact
The trust you earned stays invisible, so giving stalls right when you need it most.
Features
Everything a rescue actually does, in one place
Dogs
Dog management
- Every dog from pull to placement in one record
- Status tracking the whole team can read at a glance
- Per-dog vet cost so you know what care really cost
Intake
Applications, scoring and screening
- Structured adopter and foster applications
- Automatic scoring that surfaces strong matches first
- Optional background screening when you need it
Portals
Adopter and foster portals
- Applications come in clean and complete
- Applicants track their own status without emailing you
- Automatic status notifications at every step
Command center
Admin dashboard
- A needs action band that tells you what to do next
- Live KPIs: dogs in care, new applications, dollars raised
- Realtime updates as your team works
Comms
Two-way texting and email
- Message applicants and fosters from the dog record
- Full conversation history kept with the dog
- Scheduled blasts for events and urgent foster asks
Paperwork
Contracts and e-signature
- Send adoption and foster contracts in a click
- Track what is signed and what is still waiting
- Signed copies stored on the dog record forever
Mobile
Mobile app and push
- Installable on any phone, no app store required
- Alerts the moment a new application lands
- A daily vet-care digest so nothing slips
Public
Public site and transparency
- Adoptable dogs published straight to your own site
- A live donations total donors can actually see
- Open books build the trust that funds the next pull
Product tour
See how it works
Screens from a live rescue running on SmarterPaws today.
Command center
Open the app and see exactly what needs you today
A needs action band at the top counts the adoption, foster, volunteer and surrender applications waiting on you, plus unread texts. Underneath, live totals for money raised, dogs in care and surrenders you helped divert.
- Needs action now: every queue with a live count
- Dogs by status, recent applications and recent donations side by side
- Quick actions jump straight into dogs, adopters, fosters, donors and reports
Why us
Built by a rescue, for rescues
Built from real rescue work
Every screen exists because a volunteer needed it on a Tuesday night, not because it demoed well.
Lean by design
No facility, no bloat. The software assumes small teams doing hard work with limited hours.
Transparency baked in
Fewer dogs. Known dogs. Open books.
"It runs a live rescue every day, which is the only reason we trust it enough to hand it to yours."
Pricing
Simple pricing for rescues
Choose the plan that matches your rescue today.
7-day free trial on every plan. No charge until it ends.
Starter
$49
per month, billed monthly. Annual saves about 15%.
The back office for a small rescue.
- Dog and application management
- Adoption, foster, volunteer, and surrender intake forms
- Applicant tracking
- Team access
- Hosted website not included
- Two-way texting not included
Growth
$99
per month, billed monthly. Annual saves about 15%.
The same back office with more seats and higher volume.
- Everything in Starter
- Two-way texting and text blasts
- Foster program and transport coordination
- Donor management
- Slack integration to connect your rescue's Slack
Pro
$249
per month, billed monthly. Annual saves about 15%.
Back office plus a fully hosted public website.
- Everything in Growth
- Hosted adoption website
- AI application scoring
- E-signature adoption contracts
- Advanced analytics
All plans are billed monthly. Annual billing saves about 15%.
Two-way texting starts on the Growth plan. The hosted adoption website, AI application scoring, e-signature contracts, and advanced analytics are on Pro.
Compare
One tool instead of nine
Most rescues stitch this together from separate subscriptions, each with its own login and its own bill.
Buying it piecemeal
- Airtable — Animal and foster records$40
- RescueGroups — Website and adoption listings$15
- Jotform — Application forms$34
- Mailchimp — Email newsletters$13
- SimpleTexting — Two-way SMS$39
- Dropbox Sign — E-signature contracts$20
- Little Green Light — Donor CRM$45
- Calendly — Interview scheduling$12
- Givebutter — Donations$0
Total$218 / mo
Roughly $2,600 a year, across nine separate logins and bills.
SmarterPaws Growth
$99 / mo
Less than half the cost of the tools it replaces, and everything works together in one system.
- One login, one bill, one place your team already knows
- Records, applications, texting, contracts and donations connected
- AI application scoring the piecemeal stack cannot do
- Adopter and foster portals included
Rescue to rescue
The rescue network
A shared list of rescues, what dogs they take, whether they are open for intake and who can help with transport. Free for every rescue, whether or not you use the platform.
Know who has room
Every rescue lists whether it is open for intake, how many foster slots are free and how many dogs it can take in a month.
Refer instead of declining
When a dog is not a fit for you, search by breed, size and case type and find a rescue that says yes to exactly that dog.
Fill transport legs
Listings say whether a rescue can drive, which regions they cover and what their transport limits are, so a run comes together in one thread.
Get started
How it works
Open the live demo
One click drops you into the live admin dashboard, loaded with sample dogs. No login, no setup.
Request access
Tell us your rescue and what is breaking. We set up your workspace with your dogs.
Go live
Point your application form or your whole public site at SmarterPaws and start placing.
Get early access
Request access
We onboard a handful of rescues at a time so setup is hands-on. Send this over and we will get back to you with next steps.