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PetDesk vs Happy Websites

PetDesk keeps the website when you go. With us, the site and the domain are yours.

PetDesk, which makes client communication and booking software for vet clinics, also builds and hosts clinic websites as PetDesk Marketing, at prices it doesn’t publish. Its terms set the term in your order form, charge the full term with no refund if you leave early, and keep the website with PetDesk.

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PetDesk
Happy Websites
Price
Not published
Price
$99 or $199/mo
Contract
Set in your order form
Contract
None
Leaving early
Full term’s fees, no refunds
Leaving early
No fees, cancel anytime
If you leave
Logo and copy are yours, the site isn’t
If you leave
You keep the site
Booking and reminders
Synced with your practice software
Booking and reminders
Book button to your scheduler

No contracts ✦ No setup fees ✦ Unlimited edits ✦ Your site, your domain ✦ Cancel anytime

PetDesk, quickly

How much does a PetDesk website cost?

It doesn’t publish prices.

Fees are whatever your order form says, and PetDesk can change rates with written notice. It sells three website plans: Launch, Grow and Content.

What comes with a PetDesk website?

Design, hosting and upkeep, with marketing on higher plans.

The Launch plan includes a free logo and branding, as many pages as you ask for, built-in SEO, review management and an analytics dashboard. Grow and Content add blog and social media help.

Does PetDesk have a contract?

Yes, the term in your order form.

If you end it early for any reason other than a PetDesk breach, there’s no refund and the fees for the whole term are due.

Do you own your PetDesk website?

Not the site itself.

Once you’ve paid in full, the logo, media files and copy made for you are yours. PetDesk keeps the website, its platform and the rest of what it delivers.

What does PetDesk do that we don’t?

Client communication software.

PetDesk syncs with your practice software for reminders, texting, its pet owner app and 24/7 online booking, and says more than 12,000 practices use it.

What PetDesk customers say

We found no independent review ratings for PetDesk when we checked.

PetDesk’s websites make sense if you already use PetDesk for reminders and booking and want your website and marketing from the same company.

What people like

  • Website updates handled with a quick email
  • A site that matches the clinic’s branding
  • Social posts and ads taken off their hands

What people complain about

  • We found no public complaints when we checked.

Switching from PetDesk? We do the heavy lifting.

01

Say hello

A 15-minute call about your business and what you want the site to do.

02

We rebuild your site

Designed and written for you, included in your plan. Live in about two weeks.

03

We move your domain

And take hosting off your plate. The site and the domain are yours.

Before you cancel PetDesk

  • Check your order form for the end of your term.
  • Once you’re paid up, ask for your logo, media files and copy.
  • Keep PetDesk for booking if you like it. We link to it.
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What your practice’s site could look like

See client sites →

Example homepage designs for a neighborhood clinic, an emergency animal hospital and a house-call vet. Tap one to see the whole page.

Neighborhood vet clinic

Neighborhood vet clinic homepage
Full neighborhood vet clinic homepage design

Emergency animal hospital

Emergency animal hospital homepage
Full emergency animal hospital homepage design

House-call vet

House-call vet homepage
Full house-call vet homepage design

PetDesk FAQ

Is PetDesk legit?

Yes. PetDesk is a San Diego veterinary software company that says more than 12,000 practices use it. It has been backed by Apax since 2023, owns Vetstoria and Groomer.io, and got its website business by buying WhiskerCloud. We found no independent review ratings for its websites.

How much does a PetDesk website cost?

PetDesk doesn’t publish prices for PetDesk Marketing. Fees are set in your order form and, unless it says otherwise, are due within 30 days of each invoice. PetDesk can change its rates with written notice.

Can I cancel a PetDesk website anytime?

Not during your order’s term. PetDesk’s terms say that if you end an order early for any reason other than its own breach, there are no refunds and the fees for the whole term are due.

Do I own my PetDesk website?

Not the website. Once all fees are paid, PetDesk assigns you the logo, media files and copy made specifically for you. It keeps the website, its platform and the other work it delivers.

Is Happy Websites a good PetDesk alternative?

For the website, yes, if you want a site you keep and the freedom to leave anytime, for $99 or $199 a month. PetDesk’s reminders, texting, app and booking sync with your practice software, which we don’t replace: keep PetDesk for those, and we link your Book button to it.