Veterinary PIMS Transparency Index 2026
- 24 of 57 ranked systems publish list prices you can read before speaking to sales.
- 72% of ranked systems publish nothing about their contracts.
- Getting your data out is the area vendors explain least clearly (average 0.9 out of 5).
- 84% of ranked systems are described as cloud or both cloud and on-site.
- Full practice management systems average 64% on how clearly they explain things. Older systems average 39%.
This page looks at the whole market, not one vendor. 24 of 57 ranked systems publish list prices you can read before speaking to sales. That figure is not on any single vendor page. It comes from reading every scored system in the same way.
We have looked at 60 products. 57 of those are scored. On average they score 60% for how clearly they explain the things a practice manager needs before buying. The middle score is 60%.
72% of scored systems publish nothing about their contracts. Getting your data out is the area vendors explain least clearly, with an average of 0.9 out of 5. 84% are described as cloud or both cloud and on-site. Full practice management systems average 64%. Older systems average 39%.
Use the tables below to see where the market is quiet as well as where it is clear. If almost nobody publishes an answer, most vendors are asking you to buy without that information. A high score means the vendor has published more. It does not mean the software is better. A score of zero means we could not find the answer on their public site — not that the product cannot do that thing. We do not recommend a winner. Open a vendor page for sources, the method page for the scoring rules, or the dataset page if you want the underlying table. If a vendor later publishes a clearer answer, the score can move. Send a public link if we have missed something.
The number is how clearly vendors explain the things a practice manager needs before buying. It is not software quality, value, clinical safety, or a recommendation. Scoring rules are on the method page. Research date: 2026-08-17.
- Researched
- 60
- Scored
- 57
- On this site
- 57
- Average score
- 60
- Middle score
- 60
- Checked
- 2026-08-17
57 scored systems
| System | Transparency | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vetrics | 98 | Vetrics is a full practice management system that puts clinical work, appointments, billing, stock, client communication, reporting and… | Source |
| PawthosX | 93 | PawthosX One is a cloud clinic system for scheduling, records, treatment plans, billing, inventory and client communication. List prices… | Source |
| Sova | 93 | Sova is a cloud practice system for independent clinics. Scheduling, records, billing and reminders sit in one workflow, with AI-assisted… | Source |
| Lupa | 87 | Lupa is a cloud-based veterinary practice management system for independent clinics and multi-site groups. It combines clinical records… | Source |
| OpenVPM | 84 | OpenVPM is an open-source practice management system under AGPLv3. Practices can self-host it for no licence fee, or use OpenVPM Cloud.… | Source |
| StableTrack | 80 | StableTrack is equine practice software for ambulatory, clinic and mixed models. Records, scheduling and multi-owner billing are built… | Source |
| Cassadol Equine | 78 | Cassadol Equine is cloud practice software for solo and mobile equine vets. Records, billing and scheduling work online or offline, with… | Source |
| Digitail | 78 | Digitail is a cloud PIMS for the whole clinic: reception, exam room, treatment, lab and pharmacy, kennel, admin and a pet-parent app.… | Source |
| VetSyCare | 78 | VetSyCare is a cloud practice system with scheduling, SOAP notes, a client portal, billing, inventory and an AI diagnostic assistant in… | Source |
| Onward Vet | 76 | Onward Vet is a cloud practice system that brings scheduling, medical records, billing, inventory and built-in AI notes onto one dashboard… | Source |
| WooVet | 76 | WooVet is a cloud PIMS with Coggo Voice for SOAP notes, Coggo Assess for diagnostic support, and Vet Track as a shared whiteboard. The… | Source |
| Provet | 75 | Provet is a cloud-based veterinary practice management system used by independent clinics, multi-site groups, referral hospitals and… | Source |
| Bittsi | 73 | Bittsi is a clinic platform with a browser PIMS, an AI scribe, a pet-owner app and built-in payments. Charting, inventory, invoicing and… | Source |
| ThoroVet | 73 | ThoroVet is cloud software built only for equine practitioners. The iPad app works on farm calls without Wi-Fi, then syncs medical records… | Source |
| Vetigen | 71 | Vetigen is clinic software for records, appointments, exam notes, inventory, labs, finance and pet-owner communication. Veti turns exam… | Source |
| DaySmart Vet | 71 | DaySmart Vet is a cloud PIMS that keeps scheduling, records, payments, inventory and client communication in one system. Daisy Voice turns… | Source |
| WiseOption | 71 | Wise Option is cloud software for equine hospitals, ambulatory vets, general equine practice and universities. Records, inpatient boards,… | Source |
| NaVetor | 69 | NaVetor is Patterson Veterinary’s cloud PIMS. The monthly subscription includes Atlas, the built-in AI assistant, mobile apps for staff… | Source |
| Instinct EMR | 67 | Instinct EMR is a cloud PIMS built for busy hospitals. Treatment sheets, status boards, billing, labs, team communication and ScribbleVet… | Source |
| Covetrus Pulse | 67 | Covetrus Pulse is a cloud practice system at the centre of the Covetrus platform. Records, pharmacy, payments, messaging, care plans and… | Source |
| Vetup | 67 | Vetup is browser-based clinic software for billing, records, reminders, appointments and hospitalisation. It is used in 16 countries and… | Source |
| NectarVet | 67 | Nectar is a cloud PIMS for independent practices. AI SOAP notes, two-way SMS, online booking, a client portal, a whiteboard and Nectar Pay… | Source |
| ClinicDesq | 64 | ClinicDesq is cloud practice software for clinics and multi-site hospitals. Appointments, case sheets, prescriptions, billing, inventory… | Source |
| VETport | 62 | VETport is a cloud PIMS that has been sold since 2002. Scheduling, records, communication, inventory, a formulary and analytics sit in one… | Source |
| Shepherd | 62 | Shepherd is a cloud PIMS built by veterinarians for small-animal practice. Treatments write to the invoice, estimates become plans, and AI… | Source |
| VetBadger | 62 | VetBadger is a cloud practice system for independent clinics. Calls, texts, photos and videos attach to the medical record, with AI… | Source |
| HVMS | 62 | HVMS is equine practice software for hospitals with three or more veterinarians. Records, inventory, ambulatory work and reporting sit in… | Source |
| Instinct EMR for Primary Care | 62 | Instinct EMR for Primary Care is the same Instinct cloud platform, aimed at general practice rather than emergency hospitals. Treatments… | Source |
| PawConsult | 60 | PawConsult is a cloud clinic system for appointments, records, billing, a client portal, video consults and AI SOAP notes. A free plan is… | Source |
| ezyVet | 60 | ezyVet is IDEXX’s cloud PIMS for practices that want one system across general practice, emergency, specialty, equine, production animal,… | Source |
| viggoVet | 58 | viggoVet is a cloud practice system for appointments, medical records, billing and client communication, with a business-intelligence… | Source |
| Neo | 58 | Neo is IDEXX’s simpler cloud PIMS for independent practices. The dashboard, patient workflow, scheduler, payments and reporting are… | Source |
| ManuCare | 58 | ManuCare is a browser-based veterinary workspace with an open-core model. Patient telemetry, diagnostics, scheduling, billing and clinical… | Source |
| SimpleDVM | 56 | SimpleDVM is phone-first software for mobile veterinarians. Bookings, digital consents, SOAP notes, payments and call-or-text with clients… | Source |
| VettoCRM | 56 | VettoCRM is a cloud system for independent and small clinics, including practices with a few locations. Scheduling, communication,… | Source |
| Retrevr | 53 | Retrevr is an AI-native practice platform for veterinary and other specialty work. Scheduling, records, billing, inventory and phone… | Source |
| Koi | 51 | Koi is cloud hospital software for medical records, flowsheets, messaging, analytics and billing. An AI scribe turns a consult into SOAP… | Source |
| Vetspire | 51 | Vetspire is cloud practice software for general, corporate and multi-location hospitals. Medical records, a scheduler, two-way messaging… | Source |
| AcuroVet | 49 | AcuroVet is cloud practice software used by traditional, holistic and mobile veterinarians. Scheduling, medical notes, inventory and… | Source |
| VetBlue | 49 | VetBlue is cloud veterinary software for mobile, clinic, equine and holistic practices. Scheduling, records, invoicing, reminders and… | Source |
| Via | 49 | VIA is practice management software for companion, emergency, referral, equine, ambulatory and multi-site hospitals. SOAP notes, labs,… | Source |
| StringSoft | 47 | StringSoft is a veterinary practice management system that combines medical records, scheduling, imaging, labs, billing and client… | Source |
| 2i Nova | 47 | 2i Nova is practice management and client-communication software sold as Prime in the cloud or VTP on a clinic server. Lab connections, a… | Source |
| ClienTrax | 47 | ClienTrax is practice management software sold since 1987, in the cloud or on a server. Electronic records, lab and imaging connections,… | Source |
| Merlin | 47 | Merlin is MWI Animal Health’s cloud practice system for UK clinics and groups. Scheduling, records, billing, inventory and two-way… | Source |
| Avimark | 44 | Avimark is Covetrus’s on-site practice management system for established general hospitals. Appointments, clinical records, billing and… | Source |
| Vetfm | 44 | Vetfm is FileMaker-based practice software for Mac and iOS. Scheduling, records, inventory, invoices and reminders sit on local data, with… | Source |
| vetPMS | 44 | vetPMS is a cloud practice system used in a browser on desktop, tablet or phone. Appointments, records, lab, imaging, finance, pharmacy,… | Source |
| VetOfficeSuite | 42 | VetOfficeSuite is a cloud practice system for clinic, mobile, equine and large-animal work. Records and invoices can be created from a… | Source |
| Impromed | 38 | Impromed is Covetrus practice software for established general clinics, with a strong inventory workflow. Billing, booking, reporting and… | Source |
| Impromed Equine | 38 | Impromed Equine is Covetrus software for ambulatory large-animal work. A mobile edition works offline on a laptop and syncs when the… | Source |
| Cornerstone | 38 | Cornerstone is IDEXX’s on-site practice management system for general and larger hospitals. It is a mature full PIMS with a strong IDEXX… | Source |
| Assisi | 38 | Assisi is UK veterinary practice management software for small-animal, farm and equine work, including individual and group practices. It… | Source |
| IntraVet | 36 | IntraVet is Patterson Veterinary’s on-site practice management system. It covers appointments, SOAP visit templates, boarding, inventory,… | Source |
| VaroVet | 36 | VaroVet is a cloud practice system for small and mid-sized clinics. Scheduling, digital records, invoicing, inventory and a client app are… | Source |
| Complete Clinic | 36 | Complete Clinic is practice management software for small to large clinics and hospitals. Client and patient records, SOAP notes,… | Source |
| AlisVet | 27 | AlisVet is InformaVet’s medical-record-centric practice system, sold since 1987. Records, schedules, tasks, appointments, billing,… | Source |
How to cite
Cite as: Veterinary PIMS Transparency Index 2026, VetPMS (2026-08-17). 60 researched, 57 ranked, 57 indexable. https://www.vetpracticemanagementsoftware.com/research/veterinary-pims-transparency-index-2026
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Sources live on each vendor page. The table is on the dataset page. Scoring rules are on the method page.