Chameleon CMS has been around since the 1980s and shelter staff describe the UI as 'antiquated' and 'a spreadsheet from the mid-2000s.' Here's a modern, mobile-friendly alternative built for the people actually using it.
Yes. PawMates Pro covers the full module set Chameleon does — intake, adoption, medical, foster, volunteer, inventory, payments, reporting — plus modern features Chameleon lacks (compatibility-based adopter matching, mobile-friendly on-floor access, integrated fundraising, Animal Control dispatch).
Two-way: deductions reverse when you remove a medication from a chart, reorder thresholds trigger alerts, low-stock and expiring items show on a single dashboard, and every movement is in the audit trail.
Yes. Our migration team handles on-premise extracts as well as web-based exports — animal records, medical, inventory, applications, adopter records, and historical reports.
PawMates Pro is 100% cloud-hosted — no installs, no on-site servers, no IT department required. Automatic failover and redundancy on our side.
PawMates Pro Rescue Free is $0/month for foster-first rescues (up to 25 active pets). Kennel shelter plans start at $149/month (Starter) and scale to Growing ($299), Pro ($599), and Large ($899) by intake volume. Rescue Plus is $79/month. Every plan includes unlimited users, free data migration, daily backups, and a free adopter app — no per-seat or per-adoption platform fees. Chameleon pricing varies by organization size and deployment; PawMates Pro is a flat subscription with unlimited users on every tier.