Healthcare · head to head
Figure 1 vs Philips IntelliSpace PACS

Figure 1
Healthcare
Medical photography and knowledge sharing platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -

Philips IntelliSpace PACS
Healthcare
Enterprise radiology PACS and diagnostic image viewing from Philips
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Figure 1 has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Figure 1 covers Case Sharing, Philips IntelliSpace PACS covers Diagnostic reading client.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Figure 1 and Philips IntelliSpace PACS actually diverge.
| Attribute | Figure 1 | Philips IntelliSpace PACS |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | freemium | quote |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Mobile | Web, Windows |
| Founded | 2011 | Unknown |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Healthcare).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Figure 1
- Case Sharing
- Secure Messaging
- Image Upload
- Knowledge Discovery
- CME Access
- Collaboration
- HIPAA Compliant
- HIPAA
Only in Philips IntelliSpace PACS
- Diagnostic reading client
- Zero footprint web viewer
- Enterprise archive
- Advanced visualisation
- IntelliSpace Radiology on AWS
- Worklist and workflow
- AI results integration
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Figure 1
- Patient Carenot Philips IntelliSpace PACS
- Medical Recordsnot Philips IntelliSpace PACS
- Practice Managementnot Philips IntelliSpace PACS
- Telehealthnot Philips IntelliSpace PACS
Philips IntelliSpace PACS
- A hospital replacing an end of life PACS that already runs a large Philips CT and MR estate and wants modality and reading integration in one support contractnot Figure 1
- A radiology group consolidating several departmental archives into one enterprise archive with a single radiologist worklistnot Figure 1
- A health system that wants to move diagnostic reading off local workstations into a cloud hosted environment via the AWS listingnot Figure 1
- Sites that need server side advanced visualisation so radiologists can do 3D and vessel work without dedicated 3D workstationsnot Figure 1
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Figure 1
Nothing recorded yet. See the Figure 1 review.
Philips IntelliSpace PACS
- Philips has consolidated its imaging marketing under Philips Enterprise Imaging and several IntelliSpace PACS regional pages now redirect to a generic medical imaging page, so a buyer signing a long PACS term should demand a written product lifecycle and version support statement before committing.
- Advanced visualisation is licensed by concurrent user separately from the base PACS, so a department that sizes concurrency from average use finds radiologists blocked at the morning peak and buys more licences after go live.
- The deepest integration is with Philips modalities, so sites running mixed GE and Siemens scanner fleets get less of the workflow benefit than the demonstration environment implies.
- Third party AI findings arrive through a results interface rather than natively in the hanging protocol, so radiologists context switch to see algorithm output and adoption of purchased AI is lower than expected.
- Data migration from a legacy PACS is a separate, large and often underquoted professional services line, and migrations of a decade of priors routinely run longer than the go live plan allows.
Pricing, plan by plan
Figure 1
Free- FreeFree
- Access to cases
- HIPAA-compliant
- Secure sharing
Philips IntelliSpace PACS
On request- IntelliSpace PACS$undefined/year
- Priced by annual study volume and concurrent diagnostic users
- Advanced visualisation licensed separately by concurrent user
- Storage and archive tiering priced by capacity
Which should you pick?
Choose Figure 1 if
- You need case sharing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want secure messaging.
Choose Philips IntelliSpace PACS if
- You need diagnostic reading client.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want zero footprint web viewer.
Questions people ask
- Is Figure 1 or Philips IntelliSpace PACS better?
- Neither clearly leads. Figure 1 starts at Free and Philips IntelliSpace PACS at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Figure 1 or Philips IntelliSpace PACS?
- Figure 1 has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Figure 1 and On request for Philips IntelliSpace PACS.
- Does Figure 1 or Philips IntelliSpace PACS run on more platforms?
- Figure 1 runs on Web, Mobile. Philips IntelliSpace PACS runs on Web, Windows.
- Can I use Figure 1 for free?
- Yes. Figure 1 has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Philips IntelliSpace PACS starts at On request.
- What is Figure 1 best used for?
- Figure 1 is most often used for patient care, medical records, practice management, telehealth. Of those, patient care and medical records are not what Philips IntelliSpace PACS is typically brought in for.
- What can Figure 1 do that Philips IntelliSpace PACS cannot?
- Figure 1 covers Case Sharing, Secure Messaging, Image Upload, Knowledge Discovery. Philips IntelliSpace PACS covers Diagnostic reading client, Zero footprint web viewer, Enterprise archive, Advanced visualisation.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Philips IntelliSpace PACS: Is IntelliSpace PACS being discontinued?
It is still sold and supported, but Philips has moved its marketing to Philips Enterprise Imaging and some regional IntelliSpace product pages now redirect. Ask Philips for the written lifecycle statement before signing a multi year term.
Philips IntelliSpace PACS: Can I run it in the cloud?
Yes. Philips lists IntelliSpace Radiology on AWS Marketplace, and Philips also offers a managed hosted deployment. Both are quoted rather than self service.
Philips IntelliSpace PACS: Does Philips publish pricing?
No. Pricing is by study volume, concurrent diagnostic users and storage, and is usually negotiated alongside modality capital.
Philips IntelliSpace PACS: Will it read images from non Philips scanners?
Yes, it is a standard DICOM archive and viewer. The gap is in advanced visualisation and modality workflow integration, which is deeper on Philips equipment.
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