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Alternatives to Vetstoria
21 veterinary tools sit alongside Vetstoria in this directory. Below is what separates each from Vetstoria on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 0
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- Vetstoria starts at
- £199/month
Why people look past Vetstoria
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Vetstoria entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Vetstoria publishes 4 tiers, from £199/month up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Vetstoria pricing page breaks each one down.
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-based veterinary practice management software
- Starts $61.5 a month dearer, at $260.5/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by clinician band.
- 1 tier to Vetstoria's 4.
Cloud practice management for veterinary clinics
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month by clinician band.
On-premise veterinary practice management software tied to the IDEXX diagnostics ecosystem
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month by clinician band.
- 1 tier to Vetstoria's 4.
On-premise practice management for veterinary groups in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month by clinician band.
- 1 tier to Vetstoria's 4.
On-premise Windows practice management with deep inventory and financial reporting, now inside Covetrus
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month by clinician band.
- 1 tier to Vetstoria's 4.
Cloud practice management from IDEXX, designed around IDEXX analysers and reference laboratories
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month by clinician band.
- 1 tier to Vetstoria's 4.
Every Vetstoria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vetstoria (this page) | £199/month | Per month by clinician band | 4 | |
| ezyVetChoose it if you need a full practice management system rather than a booking layer on top of one | $260.5/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| Provet CloudA cloud PIMS with its own client booking, worth comparing if you are replacing the whole stack | On request | Quote | - | vs Vetstoria |
| IDEXX CornerstoneRelevant if you are already committed to the IDEXX stack and want booking from that ecosystem | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| VisionVPM | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| ImproMed | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| IDEXX Neo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| VIA Veterinary | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| RxWorks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| Hippo Manager | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| Vet Radar | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| PetDesk | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| Onward Vet | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| Talkatoo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| Instinct Science | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| AVImark | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| Animana | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Vetstoria |
| VetBadger | $99/month | Per month by user band | 4 | vs Vetstoria |
| Covetrus Pulse | On request | Quote | - | vs Vetstoria |
| Shepherd | On request | Quote | - | vs Vetstoria |
| Digitail | On request | Quote | - | vs Vetstoria |
| Vetspire | On request | Quote | - | vs Vetstoria |
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 Vetstoria badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Cheaper than Vetstoria (1)
Entry price under Vetstoria's £199/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- VetBadger , $99/month
What you would be giving up
Vetstoria is most often brought in for an independent small animal practice losing bookings to out of hours calls that go to voicemail, a three site group that needs different appointment types and clinician rules per branch but one client facing booking page, a practice with a high no show rate that wants a deposit taken at the point of booking, a practice on ezyvet or provet cloud that wants booking to write into the real diary rather than create a manual rekeying job for reception. 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 Vetstoria is broadly right and the question is cost, the Vetstoria 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.
Vetstoria runs on web. 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 Vetstoria alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Vetstoria?
- 21 other veterinary tools are listed in this directory, led by ezyVet, Provet Cloud, IDEXX Cornerstone, VisionVPM. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Vetstoria?
- None of the veterinary tools listed alongside Vetstoria publish a free tier on the record we hold.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Vetstoria?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Vetstoria's £199/month: VetBadger at $99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Vetstoria?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Vetstoria?
- Vetstoria is most often brought in for an independent small animal practice losing bookings to out of hours calls that go to voicemail, a three site group that needs different appointment types and clinician rules per branch but one client facing booking page, a practice with a high no show rate that wants a deposit taken at the point of booking, a practice on ezyvet or provet cloud that wants booking to write into the real diary rather than create a manual rekeying job for reception. 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 Vetstoria?
- 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 Vetstoria 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 Vetstoria against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Vetstoria 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, 21 tools beside Vetstoria. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.