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BusinessDesktop and mobile · PWAAI proposal

Kennelbook

Records, bookings and billing for small vet clinics, with exportable data

Score: 40; confidence 38
Evidence: 3; items on the page
Rivals: 1; named in sources
First version: 60 d; estimate
Type: Desktop and mobile; PWA: on computers and phones alike
Market since: 1983; Mature market · AI estimate

ScreensConcept

Desktop and mobile: Vet clinics need it on front-desk computers for scheduling and invoicing, and on tablets or phones for charting and prescriptions during patient consultations and exam room work. Sample screens on a computer and a phone, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.

Today's schedule at a glance

Today

2 vets in

14 visits

About this appAI proposal

Kennelbook is a practice management app for small and mid-sized veterinary clinics. It keeps patient records, appointments, prescriptions and invoices in one place, and runs in the browser on a front-desk PC, a consult-room tablet or a phone.

It is built for owners, practice managers and vets who want to own their clinic data. Every record can be exported in open formats at any time, and a clinic can choose hosted use or run it on its own server.

The difference is flexibility without lock-in: fields, forms and visit templates can be adjusted to how your clinic works, instead of forcing it into the layout of a proprietary system.

Tagline: Your clinic's records, in your hands.
Voice: WarmPlainDependable
Why this name: Kennel suggests animal care and book suggests records. Two plain words joined into one easy name.

In the first version

Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.

Patient and owner records
One chart per animal with history, weight, vaccines, notes and attachments, linked to the owner and the other pets in the household.
No member yet
Appointment calendar
Day and week views by vet and room, with walk-ins, email reminders and a waiting list that fills cancellations.
No member yet
Prescriptions and dispensing
Write prescriptions from a clinic drug list, track dispensed amounts and print labels with dose instructions.
No member yet
Invoices and payments
Build an invoice from visit items, take card payments through Stripe, and see at a glance what is still unpaid.
No member yet

Brand identityAI proposal

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Palette

#1F5C4DSpruce · primary
#F6F1E7Oat · surface
#23282BCharcoal · text
#E88B4CApricot · accent
#A9C4B2Sage · secondary surface
#B3402FBrick · alerts

Typography

Kennelbook

PricingAI proposal

The material gives no competitor prices. These tiers are a starting point to test, following the freemium model in the opportunity: free self-hosting, paid hosting, support and services.

Self-host
Free
- Core records, calendar and billing
- Run on your own server
- Full data export
- Community help
Hosted
$99 a month
- We run and back it up
- Up to 5 staff users
- Email reminders
- Email support
Hosted Plus
$199 a month
- Unlimited staff users
- Priority support
- Setup and data import help
- Training session

What it could be worthEstimate

What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.

If it makes

Ora month

Worth about

$190,000

Sale range $132,000 to $263,000

$120,000 a year in revenue

From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.

Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.

An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.

How it would growAI proposal

How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.

Built-in loop: Shared outputs. Clinics send owners appointment reminders, invoices and vaccine certificates as branded links. Pet owners see Kennelbook on each one.
Do they become customers?: Pet owners are rarely clinic buyers, but some work at or know other clinics. Test whether a small 'sent from Kennelbook' link produces any clinic enquiries.

First customers: Independent one-to-three vet clinics, led by the owner or practice manager, who are unhappy with the cost or rigidity of their current system.
Where to reach them: Open-source community: Post in the GitHub project's community and developer forums, and invite clinic-side contributors to try the hosted version.
Vet practice groups online: Join practice manager and vet owner forums and groups, and offer free migration help to a few clinics.
Local outreach: Visit or call independent clinics in one region and offer a pilot with import support.
First milestone: Five independent clinics in one region run daily operations on it for 60 days, and three pay for hosting.

Why people already pay for this

VerifiedGitHub repository gained 2022 stars in 646 days
Public claimVeterinary clinics use practice management systems and patient information management systems to run their operations
AI inferenceThe project attracts developer interest with 2,022 stars and 84 forks on GitHub, indicating community validation of the concept

Tech stack

Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.

AppNext.js and TypeScript
PWAManifest and service worker
UITailwind CSS
Data and authSupabase Postgres
PaymentsStripe
EmailResend
HostingVercel
This app · File storageS3-compatible object storageStores X-rays, photos and consent scans, and keeps them portable for export and self-hosting.
This app · Self-host packagingDocker Compose bundleLets a clinic run the same app and database on its own server.

RisksAI inference

RegulatoryClinic records may fall under local privacy and drug-dispensing record rules that vary by region. These need checking before any clinic relies on it.
CommercialClinics may be reluctant to switch from their current system. Moving years of records is hard and may block adoption.
TechnicalSupporting self-hosted installs on varied servers raises support load and can swamp a small team.
DataImporting records from proprietary systems depends on what export formats those systems offer, which the material does not describe.
CommercialOpen-source interest on GitHub (2,022 stars) shows developer attention, not that clinics will pay.

Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.

Kennelbook

ScreensConcept

About this appAI proposal

In the first version

Brand identityAI proposal

Palette

Typography

PricingAI proposal

What it could be worthEstimate

How it would growAI proposal

Why people already pay for this

Tech stack

RisksAI inference

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