--- description: Review of Buzz to the Rescues Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Buzz to the Rescues | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Animal Shelter Software](/directory/4749/animal-shelter-software/software) > [Buzz to the Rescues](/software/345696/buzz-to-the-rescues) # Buzz to the Rescues Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/345696/buzz-to-the-rescues Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/345696/buzz-to-the-rescues?page=2) > Buzz to the Rescues is an animal shelter software that supports shelters with organizing adoptions and fostering as well as organizing volunteering and logistics. The solution allows shelters to spend less time with paperwork and more time concentrating on getting animals adopted and fostered. The software also offers a user-friendly solution for receiving and managing donations, growing and tracking volunteer groups and keeping the public engaged. > > Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 31 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 31 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: The Buzz Group - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$99.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate - **Pricing Details**: Buzz offers both monthly and annual subscriptions, with annual subscribers saving approximately 40%. Unlike other systems, we charge no per-adoption fees, there are no transaction markups, and no hidden costs. Because Buzz is also payment-processor agnostic, you can accept donations and adoption fees any way you like, whether via PayPal, Stripe, Venmo, Zelle, check, cash - whatever works best for you\! We don’t force you into any proprietary gateways or take a cut of your revenue. Our all-in-one system is both a website and powerful animal rescue software, the only one like it on the market. Our system includes donation and event modules, adoption applications, online contracts, volunteer management, and much more. We even pay for the website hosting fees\! All subscriptions include: A mobile-optimized, SEO-friendly website (hosting included) Unlimited access to Buzz’s animal CRM (dogs, cats, others) Medical history, intake tracking, vaccine/preventative logs Adoption, foster, and volunteer applications (customizable) Built-in donation tools and widgets, helping you raise more Full Petfinder + Adopt-a-Pet integration Unlimited users Customizable reports and powerful search features make all the data you enter into Buzz easily accessible and useful. Flexible user permissions give you granular control over how your fosters and volunteers can access and use the system. Free, live training with a Rescue Coach (as well as a deep library of how-to videos and articles) gives your staff and volunteers all the info they need to use Buzz. Request re-training anytime, we're always happy to help\! We know rescue work is unpredictable — so Buzz is flexible. You can pause, switch plans (from monthly to annual), or cancel anytime. No binding contracts. No restrictive commitments. Just tools that work, built for people who care. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica and 18 more ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting Integration - Activity Dashboard - Adoption Management - Animal Database - Budgeting/Forecasting - CRM - Campaign Management - Case Management - Communication Management - Contact Management - Credit Card Processing - Customisable Branding - Customisable Forms - Customisable Reports - Customisable Templates - Customizable Fields - Data Import/Export - Document Storage - Donor Management ## Integrations (6 total) - Mailchimp - Meta for Business - PayPal - Stripe - Twitter/X - Venmo ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Animal Shelter Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4749/animal-shelter-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Animal Shelter Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4749/animal-shelter-software/software) - [Volunteer Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/416/volunteer-management-software/software) - [Charity Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4280/nonprofit/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It is a must have and I don't plan to go back on it. > > **Cons**: So far, I have been using it for less than 6 months and I have nothing to dislike > > As my title says it is a must to have if you work with animals, rescuers, shelters. The information is so easy to access that I haven't had any difficulties working with it. Simple and straight to the point. 5 stars. Worth every penny and such a time saver ----- ### "Customer service couldn't be better\!" — 5.0/5 > **Amanda** | *26 January 2023* | Veterinary | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Access to support. The whole team is responsive, friendly, and empowered to help. They got into this because they saw a genuine need they wanted to fill in order to help rescues save more pets, and this goal is apparent in everything they do. It's clear that they've designed it with the intention to minimize administrative burden for volunteers and to improve the quality of public-facing websites and the records that we keep. I LOVE that it's an all-in-one option. Many other systems would have required splitting our public site from our dog and volunteer databases. Having just one team to deal with everything is huge for us. If that's not enough, they're fun and friendly, and I also trust that they'd be great about letting folks know if their product is \*not\* likely to help--so I'd definitely recommend setting up a time to talk with the team\! > > **Cons**: Integration with Petfinder--BUT this problem is on Petfinder's end, not on Buzz's end. > > 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. ----- ### "Buzz is the Buzz" — 5.0/5 > **Tiffanie** | *30 January 2024* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like to be able to look things up anywhere online, being able to get pets home from home is easier. I like the website with so many options to have things added. > > **Cons**: I like to do things myself when I can, it would be nice to know how to do it all so I can fix things as needed. ----- ### "Grateful for Buzz - Intuitive, responsive and very effective" — 5.0/5 > **Patti** | *24 March 2023* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Having access to information on adopters, fosters and dogs in one place. Several people can be in our data base simultaneously. > > **Cons**: Occasionally, Canadians were unable to select their home province; but the Buzz team has fixed this issue permanently. > > Seamless integration with our existing data. We now have a beautifully designed website that inputs application information into our data base and communicates with adopters every step of the way. This alone saves our volunteers hours of time. ----- ### "Software Review from a small Canadian Rescue" — 5.0/5 > **Charmaine** | *1 October 2020* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: We have found that the layout of this software is fabulous. It is been streamlined for ease of use for the site visitors as well as incredible behind-the-scenes tools for the administrator. We also appreciate the fact that it continues to evolve regularly. Rescues are encouraged for feedback for process improvements and most of them are implemented. The branding on this software is superb. It is something we didn't have or think about with our last software. It focuses on the colors of the Rescue's logo as well as having a multitude of avenues to allow for donations throughout the site\! > > **Cons**: We are awaiting pdf files to help those of us, with memory loss on the steps required, how to make certain changes ourselves on the backend. > > Fantastic and oh so patient with us. Being a small Canadian Rescue, there were a few processes that just didn't fit how things are done in Canada such as not having 501 C3's here. Customization for those type of things was done immediately. We have enjoying providing ideas and listening to Buzz to the Rescues, come up with concepts that are outside of the box. The fact that they continue to have software that is a work in progress just allows for us to suspercede all other Rescues here in what our site and backend is able to offer. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/345696/buzz-to-the-rescues?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/345696/buzz-to-the-rescues) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data