Why BarkSuite
The Australian-built pick for solo and small grooming salons.
One-sentence verdict: BarkSuite is the only fully Australian-owned grooming platform with flat AUD pricing, no per-stylist fees, and grooming-specific tools built in — from breed timing to calendar invites.
At a glance
- Starting price
- $9 AUD / month (flat, GST-friendly)
- Best for
- Solo groomers and small Australian salons (1–4 groomers)
- Australian-owned?
- Yes — built and supported in Australia
- Free trial
- Yes — 14 days on Pro, no card needed
- SMS included
- Pro includes SMS reminders (usage-based)
- Payment processing
- Stripe — cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay
- ABN on invoices
- Yes — out of the box
- Per-stylist fees
- None. Add your team without price creep.
- Xero
- Sales exports today; native Xero on the roadmap
What we do differently
Everything a grooming reviewer typically flags as "must have" — plus a few things they'll wish other platforms had.
Grooming-specific pricing (XS → XL)
Set breed and size-based pricing and timing. A Cavoodle blocks a different slot to a Great Dane — because it should.
Deposits that actually stop no-shows
Take a deposit at booking, waive it for favourites, and refund with a click. Fewer empty slots without awkward chasing.
24/7 self-service booking
Clients book, reschedule and cancel themselves — most of it after hours. You stop answering DMs at 11 PM.
Calendar invites in every confirmation
Every booking email includes an Add to Google / Apple / Outlook calendar link. Clients turn up.
Australian support in your timezone
Real people, real hours. No US-timezone tickets that answer while you're asleep.
No per-stylist fees, ever
Flat AUD price. Hire a third groomer without your software bill going up.
Where we're still growing
- –We're newer than MoeGo or Gingr — the marketing automation suite is still growing.
- –No mobile-groomer route optimiser yet. If you're doing 12 stops a day across town, we'll be honest — MoeGo's route planner still wins.
We'd rather tell you now than have you find out on day 30 of a trial.
"The deposit system paid for the software itself in the first week."
Try it with your real week of bookings.
14 days on Pro, no card needed. Move your data over, run a real week, keep it if it works.
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