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Buzz vs Pawlytics

Posted: August 19, 2025 / Posted in: Uncategorized

Buzz vs Pawlytics

While both platforms help rescue organizations manage their data, Buzz’s integrated approach offers a more comprehensive, all-in-one system without hidden fees or the need for multiple add-ons.

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Buzz has superior functionality and customizability, and the flat monthly rate covers everything, including the cost of a website. All features and modules are included, with Buzz’s robust platform providing better overall value.

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If your budget is very tight and you only need a few basic features, Pawlytics’s lower monthly fee might be tempting. Their focused interface is also user-friendly. However, many features are sold in separate modules, and any additional capabilities will cost extra, lowering overall value.

Buzz vs. Pawlytics at a glance

See how Buzz and Pawlytic's features compare.

FEATURE Buzz to the Rescues
Payment Processing Buzz is payment processor agnostic. Rescues can use whatever system they feel most comfortable with. With Pawlytics, you have no freedom of choice. You must use their payment processor to use their system.
System Costs Buzz clients pay a single, transparent, all-inclusive price, with no extra fees. Pawlytics has a lower base monthly fee, but users must pay “convenience fees” of 2.9% on every transaction. and also pay more for extra modules
Features New features are released frequently based on Buzz user recommendations, and are provided to all clients for free. Slow to innovate, new features emerge slowly, and Pawlytics will only allow you to access new features for an additional fee.
Training Comprehensive, live online training with a real person, supplemented with online resources and videos. Training is limited to 20 minutes.
Website Fully integrated software product also includes a free website. Buzz handles all hosting fees. Clients must pay separately for Pawlytics in addition to their website & hosting fees.
Functionality Buzz has intuitive design and is easy to learn and use. Pawlytics has shallow and limited functionality, which can be frustrating.
SEO Equity Enhances SEO equity and site engagement Compromises SEO value through the use of iframes.
Leadership Team Leadership with decades of professional experience Young leadership team with a limited track record.
Target Audience Originally designed for home-based foster organizations. Originally designed for brick-and-mortar shelters.

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What Clients Think

It's been fantastic!

It has reduced the amount of time we spend processing applications and posting dogs, and we even eliminated a couple of volunteer "positions" so that those folks could be used for different tasks.

~ Amanda A. | Board Member

A great move for our rescue

Our adoptions and intakes have increased since using Buzz. We are able to have custom reports made within weeks rather than months(or years) and we have more access to the information we need. Most of our information can be stored in the software so we have far fewer side documents to manage. We love having easy access to our website right in the software, even for folks who know nothing about building or maintaining a website.

~ Janean L. | Foster Coordinator

It does EVERYTHING

Buzz to the Rescues is a seriously passionate team with a nonstop dedication to rescues and animals. The platform itself is so good (easy, modern, intuitive, customizable) I wish I could use it for other parts of my life!

~ Tania L. | Board Member

Pricing, Value & Hidden Costs

Most Buzz clients pay a $99 flat monthly fee. There are no additional costs, no per-adoption fees, and no transaction fees. We include a website (and hosting costs) for free. Buzz’s goal is to save more animals, and we do that by ensuring that rescues keep every dollar they earn.

Pawlytics charges you a lower monthly fee, but there are many extra charges to contend with. You must pay for your website, and must use their credit card processor (which includes a mandatory 2.9% "convenience fee" on every transaction). It also costs $1 every time you use their "e-contract" feature (which is free with Buzz).

Pawlytics also limits your ability to serve clients that prefer to pay with Venmo, Zelle, CashApp, cash, check or other methods. Get out your calculator and add it up for yourself: Buzz is a much better value.

Keep More of Your Money with Buzz
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Functionality and Flexibility

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Pawlytics has a pleasant, clean-looking design and user interface. Unfortunately, their software's functionality can be clunky or ill-conceived, and makes your job harder over the long term. The more you use Pawlytics, the more you realize its limitations.

For example, when sharing data (like a dog's medical history) with a volunteer, foster or adopter, Buzz can generate tailored, data-driven PDFs with a click. You have control over exactly what you share, and can attach files to emails smoothly, without ever leaving the system.

With Pawlytics, you can only generate a huge PDF of an animal’s details, a file so comprehensive that it includes every piece of data you've ever collected as well as copies of all the internal notes you've saved to an animal's file. Editing them down to share only what you want takes time and manual effort.

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More Functionality Issues

Buzz's functionality is so good because we built it from the ground-up based on suggestions from foster-based rescue directors and volunteers.

For example, opening an animal's profile in the back-end displays key data such as how many people have applied for that animal. Not so with Pawlytics.

In addition, every change made to an Animal or a Person's profile on Buzz is also recorded in that profile's History section. You'll know who made what changes, and when. Pawlytics doesn’t offer this either.

We designed Buzz to reduce the friction of adoption, meaning key information is always available at a glance.

Streamline Your Everyday Tasks With Buzz
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Buzz's All-In-One System is Unique

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Buzz is the only All-In-One software platform on the market. Buzz clients get a fully integrated website and animal rescue software for one all-inclusive price. Pawlytics doesn't include a free website.

With Buzz, there are no information silos or data-entry duplication of efforts. We handle all technical elements (such as hosting, site speed and data security) so you can focus your attention on what’s most important.

An All-In-One Product for Seamless Operations

Digital Influence & Reach

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A website that has been optimized for search develops a stronger ‘digital footprint.’ Rescues with better SEO get more attention, adopt more pets and raise more money. With Buzz, not only do we include the cost of running your website, you retain all the traffic and SEO equity your rescue has generated over time.

Pawlytics actually reduces your digital footprint by having users navigate away from your site when they explore available dogs or cats using embedded iFrames. This boosts Pawlytics' digital footprint at the expense of your own. Some websites also have difficulty loading Pawlytics in a timely manner, further degrading user experience and damaging SEO metrics like “time on page.”

Buzz helps you maximize the digital reach of your organization, making it easier to spread the word, build community, raise money, and engage with people online.

Maximize Your SEO Equity with Buzz

Strong Foundations

Buzz was designed over many years based on the needs of animal rescues, shelters and sanctuaries. We are constantly innovating, making the product better and more useful every year. Buzz is nimble, able to easily adapt to changes in the marketplace over time.

By contrast, Pawlytics is built using a 3rd-party cloud-based platform, meaning they have less control and flexibility when building new features or implementing updates. Pawlytics' dependency on outside systems means they are not totally in control of their own destiny. This represents a potential risk to rescues using their system.

Stay Safe and In Control With Buzz

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POPULAR INTEGRATIONS

In addition to our all-in-one website + animal rescue software platform,
you can connect your essential business tools to Buzz to the Rescues and make it your rescue control center.

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How to Switch to Buzz from Pawlytics

Whether you’re joining Buzz from another animal rescue system or upgrading from emails and spreadsheets, all it takes is a few simple clicks to get started onboarding. Our typical onboarding workflow is included below. We say “typical” because Buzz will always adjust onboarding to fit a new client’s needs.

Website

Use one of our many templates or use your own design.

Your Rescue Coach will create the shell of your site, add your logo, colors and fonts. We will teach you how to edit the site (HINT: Its super easy). You will have access to the site throughout the onboarding process.

We have an entire library of 30 pages chock full of content that is available to you. Use what you like and delete what you don't.

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Applications

The Buzz Team will completely customize your Adoption, Foster and Volunteer Applications.

This step is simple and should not take long. All we need to complete this task is for you to share your current Adoption, Foster and Volunteer applications.  

 When onboarding, we’ll provide a spreadsheet like the one below. You’ll share the fields you want applicants to fill out, and voila - you’re done! Simply follow the instructions you find at the top of each sheet and check the box on the last sheet to let us know when you’re done.  

 Need any help? Refer to one of our helpful onboarding videos for further instruction, or email us for direct assistance.

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Data

We will import your Animals, Adopters, Fosters, & Volunteers.

Transferring your existing data into Buzz is a breeze. Just like with your Applications, once we receive your Data in our spreadsheets, our team will import it and upload it to your new site so you can hit the ground running.
 

To help you do so, we have created step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow. As long as we know which software you are migrating from, we can provide the documents and assistance you need to get started. 

 The Buzz Team will also review all spreadsheets prior to launch to ensure the data has been entered correctly. 

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 Click here to see sample spreadsheets,
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Training

Now that we're getting close launch, let's make sure your team is trained!

We offer two types of training sessions:

  • Train the Trainer:
    This is used by organizations that have more than 20 people.
    We recommend that directors or team leaders in each area of your organization learn their roles and responsibilities in Buzz so they can effectively train other team members.
  • All Team Training:
    This is used by organizations that have fewer than 20 people.
    We suggest that all members of your organization attend and learn their workflows in the software.

Each training session will be recorded and provided to the Director for members who cannot attend the training session. Each session runs for approximately 45 minutes.

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Launch

We cannot make your site live without you!

In order to activate your new website, we need to point your domain to the new site files on the Buzz server. This is a simple process that the Buzz Team will do for you. 

Needed Access

Buzz requires the following to complete the process: 

 Name and link to your domain hosting company
(IE: GoDaddy, Network Solutions, HostGator) 

 Technical Access to that account 

 Access to the person in your organization on the day of launch in case there are security codes that we need. 

 Please Note: Our Team is only authorized to point domains from the domain hosting companies listed above. If you use a different company to host your domain, we can still handle it fairly easily, but you may need to get the hosting company’s helpdesk involved as well. 

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WHat Is Happening Behind The Scenes

Step One: Pointing the NameServers

You or the Buzz team will update the NameServers in your Domain Hosting account (GoDaddy, Blue Host, Network Solutions, etc.).

Time: Typically 2-24 hours (NOTE: This period is called Domain or DNS Propagation and refers to the amount of time needed for DNS changes to update across the web. Updating the nameservers of a domain usually takes 0 to 24 hours to take effect, but they are known to take as long as 48 hours to go into full effect.)

Step 2: Securing the site

Once the NameServers have propagated, the Buzz Team will add the SSL certificate to your domains. From the time of propagation until the SSL certificates are installed the site may show a red warning sign to site visitors showing the site is not safe. This will change as soon as the SSL certificate has been installed.

Time: This typically takes approximately 30 minutes.

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