Most barn software demos look the same. The differences show up a month later, when the farrier came and nobody billed it, or a boarder asks why her invoice is wrong. Here is what to check before you choose, what StallWise does, and the other options worth a look.
StallWise Barn Management is built for boarding barns, training barns, lesson programs, show barns and the managers, trainers and owners who run them. If that is you, the checklist below is the one to take into every demo, including ours.
Listed in their own words, in no particular order. We have not scored them; try the ones that match your checklist with your own horses.
Organize and streamline your stable.
Barn management software.
Equine and barn management software.
Stable, barn, horse and equine management software.
Horse business management software.
Complete horse management software.
The management system for leading stables.
Barn management software for horse farms.
Barn management software for equestrians.
Stable and barn management software.
Horse stable management.
Online stable management.
The one that bills what your staff actually did. Look for software where logged care turns into charges automatically, boarders can see and pay their own invoices, and staff can log from the aisle on any phone. StallWise is built around that loop; several of the other options above focus on scheduling or records first. Trial two or three with your real horses for a week.
Published prices in this category range from free single-user tiers to several hundred dollars a month for multi-barn businesses. StallWise is $59, $149 or $299 a month depending on plan, with a 14-day free trial and no card to start.
Ask every vendor whether you can export your data as a plain file. StallWise lets you download your data as CSV or JSON at any time, and the StallWise team will help you set up your facility, stalls, horses and clients in that order.