Healthcare · head to head
Figure 1 vs Techcyte
Figure 1
Healthcare
Medical photography and knowledge sharing platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Techcyte
Healthcare
AI digital pathology across clinical, veterinary and environmental laboratory disciplines
- 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, Techcyte covers Fusion Parasitology Suite.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Figure 1 and Techcyte actually diverge.
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 Techcyte
- Fusion Parasitology Suite
- Cervical cytology
- Haematology
- Urinalysis
- Bacteriology and mycology
- Vetcyte
- Scanner agnostic ingestion
- Remote review
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Figure 1
- Patient Carenot Techcyte
- Medical Recordsnot Techcyte
- Practice Managementnot Techcyte
- Telehealthnot Techcyte
Techcyte
- A clinical laboratory that cannot recruit technologists for high volume manual parasitology screening and needs AI pre screening with human releasenot Figure 1
- A veterinary reference laboratory processing large volumes of faecal and blood smears that wants Vetcyte to triage the normal casesnot Figure 1
- A European laboratory that can deploy the CE marked products clinically, which is where Techcyte regulatory position is strongestnot Figure 1
- An environmental testing laboratory needing consistent microscopy classification across analysts and sitesnot 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.
Techcyte
- Regulatory status runs the opposite way to what most buyers assume: the products are CE marked and clinically deployed in Europe while several United States offerings including Fusion Parasitology are labelled research use only and not for diagnostic use, so an American laboratory must verify each module individually.
- Slide scanning for parasitology, haematology and cytology needs multi plane imaging that a histology scanner may not produce, so a laboratory that already owns a scanner often has to buy new hardware, which becomes the biggest line in the project.
- Each discipline is licensed separately, so a laboratory wanting parasitology, urinalysis and haematology assembles three modules and three validation studies rather than buying one platform.
- AI pre screening does not remove the need for a qualified reviewer to release results, so the staffing saving is in review time per slide, not in headcount, and business cases that assume otherwise do not hold.
- Techcyte covers a very wide set of disciplines, which means depth varies between them, and the maturity of a newer module is not the maturity of the parasitology or cytology products that made the company its name.
Pricing, plan by plan
Figure 1
Free- FreeFree
- Access to cases
- HIPAA-compliant
- Secure sharing
Techcyte
On request- Techcyte$undefined/year
- Priced per slide or per annual specimen volume by discipline
- Each discipline module licensed separately
- Slide scanning hardware bought separately, not included
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 Techcyte if
- You need fusion parasitology suite.
- You also want cervical cytology.
Questions people ask
- Is Figure 1 or Techcyte better?
- Neither clearly leads. Figure 1 starts at Free and Techcyte at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Figure 1 or Techcyte?
- Figure 1 has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Figure 1 and On request for Techcyte.
- Does Figure 1 or Techcyte run on more platforms?
- Figure 1 runs on Web, Mobile. Techcyte runs on Web.
- Can I use Figure 1 for free?
- Yes. Figure 1 has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Techcyte 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 Techcyte is typically brought in for.
- What can Figure 1 do that Techcyte cannot?
- Figure 1 covers Case Sharing, Secure Messaging, Image Upload, Knowledge Discovery. Techcyte covers Fusion Parasitology Suite, Cervical cytology, Haematology, Urinalysis.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Techcyte: Is Techcyte FDA cleared?
Not uniformly. Several United States offerings, including the Fusion Parasitology Suite, are labelled research use only and not for diagnostic use in the United States. Check the regulatory status of each specific module for your country before purchase.
Techcyte: Can we use it clinically in Europe?
Techcyte solutions are CE marked and clinically deployed across Europe, which is where its regulatory position is strongest. Confirm the current certificate for the specific module.
Techcyte: Does it eliminate the need for a technologist?
No. AI pre screens and prioritises, but a qualified reviewer still releases results. The saving is in review time per slide.
Techcyte: Do we need a specific scanner?
Techcyte works with several scanner vendors, but disciplines such as parasitology and haematology need multi plane imaging that many histology scanners cannot produce, so confirm hardware compatibility early.
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