Free forever for small herds. Solo for the hobbyist's full herd. Farm for growing operations. Pro for commercial breeders. In private beta now: ask for early access and we'll send you an invite code, or leave your email and we'll tell you the day we open to everyone.
For your first herd.
For the hobbyist herd.
For growing farms.
Private beta: all features free today · 30-day free trial once paid plans open
For commercial operations.
During the private beta every farm uses everything free. Once paid plans open, every farm can try everything free for 30 days. No credit card, no strings attached.
One person creates the farm on a laptop and invites the others. Everyone else uses AlpacaKeep in the phone browser, or adds it to their phone. Free includes 2 users. Paid plans have unlimited users.
How AlpacaKeep stacks up against the alternatives an alpaca breeder actually has today. No feature hidden behind hover text.
| Feature | AlpacaKeepRecommendedBuilt for alpaca breeders | Generic appHorizontal livestock | Legacy desktopInstalled software |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | |||
| Platform | ✓Web app that works on any device and any OS | ~Mobile-only, fragmented across stores | ~Windows-only desktop install |
| Backups | ✓EU-hosted cloud records | ~Cloud backup, region varies | -Manual local backups, high risk of data loss |
| On your phone | ✓Yes, a fully responsive web app on any device | ✓Yes, via separate companion apps | -No, tied to a single computer |
| Calendar sync | ✓Tasks and expected births feed into Google, Apple and Outlook calendars, on every plan | ~Rarely | -No |
| Camelid depth | |||
| Fibre records | ✓Every line of the lab report, every shearing | ~Free-text notes | ~Usually just the micron number |
| Pedigree tree | ✓Full pedigree on one page, inbreeding across up to 12 generations | ~Parent names as text fields | ~Clunky text-based views or static reports |
| Camelid species | ✓Alpaca and llama, first-class | ~Treated as generic livestock in a broad catalog | ~Alpaca-only or generic |
| Huacaya vs Suri | ✓Tracked as distinct fibre types | ~Free-text notes | ~Inconsistently tracked across tools |
| Genetic safety warnings | ✓Lethal-colour pairings flagged on the breeding form | -Not modelled | -Not modelled |
| Commercial | |||
| Public sales pages | ✓One public page per animal, one click, plus a widget for your own site (Farm plan) | ~Generic "for sale" flag | -No, offline only with no public sharing |
| Widget for your own site | ✓One line of code puts your live listings on your own website (Farm plan) | -No | -No |
| Selling an animal | ✓The whole record moves to the buyer's farm: history, pedigree, photos | -Buyer starts from a blank record | -Export files and retype by hand |
| Multi-user | ✓Owner, co-owner, farmhand, viewer (2 users on Free) | ~Limited or premium-gated | ~Varies by product |
| Migration & import | ~Spreadsheet import (CSV / Excel) on every plan: animals, weights, shearing and fibre results today; events and treatments not yet | ~Limited, depends on tool | ~Own export formats, varies by product |
| GDPR & privacy | ✓EU servers, right-to-erasure built in | ~Region varies | -Local storage only (user is solely responsible) |
| Bottom line | Built for alpaca breeders | Compromises everywhere | Stuck in 2008 |
Honest answers to the questions farmers actually ask. If yours isn't here, just write, you'll hear back from a real human.
Send us whatever you have. A spreadsheet, an Epsilon backup, even a photo of a printed list. We will set it all up for you, and the first move is free.
Ten animals free forever. Upgrade only when your herd outgrows it. Your records stay yours either way.
No credit card needed to start.
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