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Alternatives to Onward Vet
19 veterinary tools sit alongside Onward Vet in this directory. Below is what separates each from Onward Vet on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 0
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Onward Vet starts at
- On request
Why people look past Onward Vet
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Onward Vet entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
Onward Vet publishes a single plan, Onward Vet at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Cloud veterinary practice management built by a practising vet
Priced and rated the same as Onward Vet on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
All-in-one cloud PIMS for veterinary practices with a pet owner app
Priced and rated the same as Onward Vet on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Cloud veterinary practice management software with flat per-user pricing
Priced and rated the same as Onward Vet on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
On-premise practice management for veterinary groups in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland
Priced and rated the same as Onward Vet on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
On-premise Windows practice management with deep inventory and financial reporting, now inside Covetrus
Priced and rated the same as Onward Vet on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Cloud practice management from IDEXX, designed around IDEXX analysers and reference laboratories
Priced and rated the same as Onward Vet on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every Onward Vet alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onward Vet (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| ShepherdA cloud system for small practices with a larger team behind it and a stronger record workflow | On request | Quote | - | vs Onward Vet |
| DigitailCloud practice management with a stronger client-facing application and communication features | On request | Quote | - | vs Onward Vet |
| Hippo ManagerFlat per-user cloud pricing and a longer operating history at similar practice size | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| VisionVPM | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| ImproMed | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| IDEXX Neo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| VIA Veterinary | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| RxWorks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| Vet Radar | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| PetDesk | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| Talkatoo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| Vetstoria | £199/month | Per month by clinician band | 4 | vs Onward Vet |
| Instinct Science | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| AVImark | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| Animana | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
| VetBadger | $99/month | Per month by user band | 4 | vs Onward Vet |
| Covetrus Pulse | On request | Quote | - | vs Onward Vet |
| Vetspire | On request | Quote | - | vs Onward Vet |
| IDEXX Cornerstone | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Onward Vet |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Onward Vet badges page.
What you would be giving up
Onward Vet is most often brought in for a clinic with a large rota of part-time technicians and receptionists where per-seat pricing is disproportionate, a single-site practice leaving an ageing on-premise system that no longer wants to maintain a server, a new practice that needs a working record system quickly without a long configuration project, a cost-sensitive clinic that wants cloud practice management without paying for integration breadth it will not use. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Onward Vet is broadly right and the question is cost, the Onward Vet pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Veterinary category lists everything the directory holds, and best veterinary tools ranks them.
Onward Vet runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Onward Vet alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Onward Vet?
- 19 other veterinary tools are listed in this directory, led by Shepherd, Digitail, Hippo Manager, VisionVPM. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Onward Vet?
- None of the veterinary tools listed alongside Onward Vet publish a free tier on the record we hold.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Onward Vet?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Onward Vet?
- Onward Vet is most often brought in for a clinic with a large rota of part-time technicians and receptionists where per-seat pricing is disproportionate, a single-site practice leaving an ageing on-premise system that no longer wants to maintain a server, a new practice that needs a working record system quickly without a long configuration project, a cost-sensitive clinic that wants cloud practice management without paying for integration breadth it will not use. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Onward Vet?
- None of the veterinary tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Onward Vet alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Veterinary, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Onward Vet against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Onward Vet covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every veterinary tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Veterinary category, 19 tools beside Onward Vet. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.