The best dry cleaning software does two jobs well: tracking tickets and garments at the counter, and running pickup and delivery. Choose by which of those earns you more, then check the vendor serves dry cleaners and not mainly laundromats. The seven tools below are in no particular order, and they won't decide your machine or solvent choices.
Two jobs sit under the words dry cleaning software, and most owners need one more than the other. One is the counter: tickets, garments, payments and getting the right shirt back to the right person. The other is the road: routes, drivers and customers who want to know when you're coming. Knowing which of the two is hurting you narrows this list quickly.
Each description comes from the vendor's own site as of Nov 2026, so treat any claim as the vendor's own until you've seen it working.
Counter and tickets, or vans and routes
If the counter and plant are your pain. SMRT Systems and Xplor Spot both speak to dry cleaners directly, and both go beyond the till into assembly. That's the back part of the business, where one lost garment can undo a good customer relationship. Ask each one to follow a single ticket from drop-off to the rail.
If pickup and delivery are your pain. Starchup makes the road its main story, with routes and driver tracking. Quick Dry Cleaning (QDC) splits the work into separate apps for staff, riders and customers. Delivery software is more specialised than it looks, so if you're running a mixed fleet doing other work too, my field service management list shows how the wider category handles routes.
If you want both from one vendor. Most of the tools here say they cover both. It's worth asking which side came first, because it's usually the side that's had the most attention. Self-service laundries have a different counter altogether, so they'll suit laundromat software better.
One note on general tools. A standard POS can take a payment, but it won't know what a ticket, a rail or an assembly line is. If you're weighing that up, my list of POS systems for small businesses shows what a general till covers.
Seven dry cleaning tools side by side
| Tool | Kind of tool | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Cents | Laundry business management | Orders, payments and machine monitoring together |
| CleanCloud | POS plus pickup and delivery | Stores adding pickup, delivery and a website |
| LaundryOS | Modular laundromat and dry cleaning system | Several locations on one dashboard |
| Quick Dry Cleaning (QDC) | Garment tracking plus delivery | Garment tracking and WhatsApp messages |
| SMRT Systems | Dry cleaning POS | Dry cleaners running routes and assembly |
| Starchup | POS plus delivery apps | Delivery-heavy cleaners who want route planning |
| Xplor Spot | Dry cleaning plant software | Plant work plus pickup and delivery |
Seven tools, A to Z
Cents
Best for: Laundry-led businesses, including dry cleaners, wanting orders, sales, payments and machine activity tracking in one system; its site calls it the industry's most integrated.
CleanCloud
Best for: Laundromats, dry cleaners and laundry services wanting POS, pickup and delivery, a website builder, marketing and workflows on one platform, as its site lists.
LaundryOS
Best for: Owners of several laundromats or dry cleaners: its site describes five modules working together, with a central dashboard for locations, staff and machines.
Quick Dry Cleaning (QDC)
Best for: Cleaners wanting garment tracking, deliveries and WhatsApp automation, with separate staff, rider and customer apps its site says connect in real time.
SMRT Systems
Best for: Dry cleaners wanting cloud POS, routes, payments, assembly and marketing from one vendor; its page pitches less day-to-day firefighting for owners.
Starchup
Best for: Pickup and delivery operators: its page describes route optimisation, real-time driver tracking, two-way customer texts, ordering apps and email automation.
Xplor Spot
Best for: Plant-focused cleaners wanting assembly, pressing and handling options alongside pickup and delivery software and automated messages; it's part of the larger Xplor group.
What this software won't decide for you
Dry cleaning software runs your counter, order tracking, routes, payments and customer messages. It doesn't run the cleaning plant, and it doesn't decide which machines or solvents you can use. Treat those as two separate decisions, and don't let one salesperson blur them.
That separation matters because the rules are moving. EPA's page on perchloroethylene (PCE) says it has set a 10-year phaseout for PCE use in dry cleaning, with compliance dates that vary by machine type. The same page says EPA has opened a review to reconsider the final rule.
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So don't pick software based on a compliance promise, and don't assume your equipment plans are settled. Requirements vary and this isn't legal advice: go to EPA and your state regulator for the current position. Software can help you keep records and run the shop, and that's the job to buy it for.
Advice before you sign anything
Follow one garment. Book a demo and ask to take a real order: a suit and two shirts, one with a stain note, with a customer who wants delivery on Thursday. Watch how the ticket's made, how the garments are tracked through assembly, what the customer's told, and what happens when one item isn't ready. If that all feels natural, you're probably looking at the right kind of system.
Then match the tool to the side of the business that earns you more. If most of your work comes over the counter, don't buy for a delivery round you might start one day. If routes are what you're building, make the driver app and customer messages the centre of the demo, and ask a driver to try it. And check you can take your customer and order history with you if you ever leave.
Laundromat tool or dry cleaning tool?
Laundry and dry cleaning overlap, and several vendors serve both. They aren't the same business, though. A laundromat cares about machines, cycles and self-service. A dry cleaner cares about individual garments, tickets and assembly.
CleanCloud names laundromats first in its own page title, Cents describes itself as laundry business management with machine monitoring, and LaundryOS calls itself laundromat software. None of that rules them out, as each also says it serves dry cleaners. It does mean you should ask to see the dry cleaning workflow specifically, with garments and assembly, and not the laundromat demo with a few words changed.
If you run both kinds of shop, this overlap could be exactly what you want, so ask how each site's reports are kept apart.
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Frequently asked questions
What does dry cleaning software do?
It runs the counter and the customer side of the business: tickets, garment tracking, payments, messages and, in many cases, pickup and delivery routes. It doesn't run the machines or settle which solvents you can use.
Is dry cleaning software the same as laundromat software?
They overlap, and some vendors sell both. Dry cleaners need ticket and garment tracking and assembly, while laundromats care more about machines. Ask which workflow the demo is showing.
Do I need pickup and delivery software?
Only if delivery's part of your business or a firm plan. If so, look at route planning, driver tracking and customer messages. If not, don't let it swing your choice.
Will this software keep me compliant on PCE?
Don't count on it. EPA has set out a PCE phaseout for dry cleaning and says it's reviewing the rule, so treat that as a separate question and check with EPA and your state regulator.
Can I use a booking tool instead?
A client booking tool can take appointments, but it won't track garments through your plant. It might do for a very small pickup service, though a ticketing system's the safer fit.
