A MoeGo alternative for groomers tired of counting texts
MoeGo is a good product — it rates 4.6/5 on the App Store and 4.7/5 on Capterra, and its support is specifically praised by reviewers. If you're happy with MoeGo, this page won't talk you out of it. It exists for groomers hitting a specific wall: MoeGo's Basic and Growth plans meter SMS, and watching that meter is its own small job.
What actually pushes groomers to look elsewhere
It's rarely the software itself. It's the evening ritual of remembering to send tomorrow's reminders, or the moment a Basic-plan account blows through 200 texts — at that point, texts either stop sending or the account needs an upgrade. MoeGo's own reviewers ask for unlimited texting “so I don't have to keep track on messages” — and to be fair to MoeGo, its Ultimate plan answers that directly: unlimited automated messages, for $159/mo per van.
Suds answers the same request at $49/mo — the same headline price as MoeGo's Basic plan, but with the sending automated and the texts unlimited from day one, not gated behind a $159 tier.
Where Suds is a fit, and where it isn't
- Fit: you want appointment reminders that fire on their own, and you don't want to think about SMS counts.
- Not a fit yet: Suds doesn't do in-app payment collection or full scheduling. Teddy's Budget plan ($49/mo) includes payment collection alongside unlimited texting — a real advantage if you need that today.
- US only. Canada isn't supported.
How the numbers compare
| Plan | Price/mo | SMS included | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suds | |||
| One plan | $49 | Unlimited | Unlimited automated reminders on the only plan there is. No payment collection or full scheduling. US only. |
| MoeGo | |||
| Basic | $49 | 200 | — |
| Growth | $99 | 900 | — |
| Ultimate | $159 | Unlimited | Unlimited automated messages per van. |
| To be fair: Ultimate ($159) removes the meter entirely — unlimited automated messages, which is the same promise Suds makes. | |||
| To be fair: MoeGo also covers full scheduling and payment collection, neither of which Suds MVP does. | |||
| Source: https://www.moego.pet/pricing — verified 2026-09-21. | |||
| Pawfinity | |||
| Pay-per-text | $55 | 0 | $0.035–$0.05 per message plus a US carrier surcharge, no included allotment. |
| Source: https://www.pawfinity.com/pricing — verified 2026-09-21. | |||
| DaySmart Pet | |||
| Basic | $29 | 500 | Two-way texting is a paid add-on, not included at this tier. |
| Deluxe Growth | $149 | 1000 | Two-way texting included. |
| To be fair: Basic ($29) is cheaper than Suds outright, if 500 one-way texts a month is enough for you. | |||
| Source: https://www.daysmart.com/pet/pricing — verified 2026-09-21. | |||
| Teddy | |||
| Budget | $49 | Unlimited | Unlimited two-way texting and payment collection, 1 groomer. No automated reminders, no online booking. |
| Core | $99 | Unlimited | Adds automated reminders, online booking, route optimization. |
| Plus | $199 | Unlimited | — |
| To be fair: Budget ($49) includes payment collection, which Suds MVP does not. | |||
| Source: https://www.teddy.pet/pricing — verified 2026-09-21. | |||
Figures shown are per published pricing as of 2026-09-21. Vendors change pricing; verify current figures on each vendor's own page before deciding.