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Onward Vet vs Vetspire

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Onward Vet

Veterinary

Small-vendor cloud practice management sold on flat subscription with unlimited users

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Vetspire

Veterinary

Veterinary practice management with clinical decision support

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Onward Vet the vendor is small, so support depth, release pace and the ability to absorb a serious outage are all limited compared with IDEXX, Covetrus or the larger cloud vendors.; Vetspire quote-only pricing with no published rates
  • They diverge on capability: Onward Vet covers Flat practice subscription, Vetspire covers Structured clinical records.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Onward Vet and Vetspire actually diverge.

Attributes where Onward Vet and Vetspire differ
AttributeOnward VetVetspire
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Cloud, iOS

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Veterinary).

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 Onward Vet

  • Flat practice subscription
  • Cloud hosted
  • Medical records and SOAP
  • Estimates and treatment plans
  • Client communication
  • Laboratory integration

Only in Vetspire

  • Structured clinical records
  • Decision support
  • Integrated invoicing
  • Inventory
  • Scheduling
  • Analytics

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Onward Vet

  • A clinic with a large rota of part-time technicians and receptionists where per-seat pricing is disproportionatenot Vetspire
  • A single-site practice leaving an ageing on-premise system that no longer wants to maintain a servernot Vetspire
  • A new practice that needs a working record system quickly without a long configuration projectnot Vetspire
  • A cost-sensitive clinic that wants cloud practice management without paying for integration breadth it will not usenot Vetspire

Vetspire

  • Multi-site veterinary groups needing consistent clinical protocolsnot Onward Vet
  • Practices wanting queryable clinical data rather than free-text historynot Onward Vet
  • Groups measuring clinician-level performance and outcomesnot Onward Vet

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Onward Vet

  • The vendor is small, so support depth, release pace and the ability to absorb a serious outage are all limited compared with IDEXX, Covetrus or the larger cloud vendors.
  • The integration catalogue is short, so specialist imaging, communication or wellness plan tools that connect to ezyVet or Provet Cloud may need manual handling here.
  • Reporting is basic, so a practice that wants production analysis by veterinary surgeon, detailed inventory valuation or multi-site consolidation will be exporting data to a spreadsheet.
  • There is no on-premise option, so a clinic with an unreliable internet connection has no fallback when the link goes down and the appointment book becomes unreachable.
  • Concentration risk is real with a supplier of this size: acquisition, a change of direction or a funding problem would put your record system into other hands, so test the data export before committing.

Vetspire

  • Quote-only pricing with no published rates
  • A newer entrant, so its track record is shorter than established systems
  • Structured records take more effort to enter than free text, and clinician adoption is the main implementation risk
  • Strongest in the US market, with less coverage elsewhere

Pricing, plan by plan

Onward Vet

On request
  • Onward Vet$undefined/year
    • Quoted as a flat monthly practice subscription
    • Unlimited user accounts
    • Cloud hosting, backup and updates included

Vetspire

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Vetspire review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Onward Vet if

  • You need flat practice subscription.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want cloud hosted.
Onward Vet review

Choose Vetspire if

  • You need structured clinical records.
  • You work on Web, Cloud, iOS.
  • You also want decision support.
Vetspire review

Questions people ask

Is Onward Vet or Vetspire better?
Neither clearly leads. Onward Vet starts at On request and Vetspire at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Onward Vet or Vetspire?
Onward Vet starts at On request and Vetspire at On request.
Does Onward Vet or Vetspire run on more platforms?
Onward Vet runs on Web, iOS, Android. Vetspire runs on Web, Cloud, iOS.
What is Onward Vet best used for?
Onward Vet is most often used 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. Of those, a clinic with a large rota of part-time technicians and receptionists where per-seat pricing is disproportionate and a single-site practice leaving an ageing on-premise system that no longer wants to maintain a server are not what Vetspire is typically brought in for.
What can Onward Vet do that Vetspire cannot?
Onward Vet covers Flat practice subscription, Cloud hosted, Medical records and SOAP, Estimates and treatment plans. Vetspire covers Structured clinical records, Decision support, Integrated invoicing, Inventory.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Onward Vet: How is it priced?

As a flat practice subscription with unlimited users, quoted rather than published, which is why it suits clinics with many part-time staff.

Vetspire: What does Vetspire cost?

Pricing is quoted per practice and is not published.

Onward Vet: Is it suitable for a multi-site group?

Not really. It is built for single-site independent clinics; consolidated reporting and cross-site inventory are not its strength.

Vetspire: Why structured clinical records?

Free-text notes cannot be queried or checked against protocols. Structured fields make history searchable and let the system prompt during consultations.

Onward Vet: What happens if the internet goes down?

You lose access to the appointment book and records. There is no on-premise fallback, so a secondary connection is a sensible precaution.

Vetspire: Vetspire or ezyVet?

ezyVet is the more established system with broader administrative depth. Vetspire competes on the clinical side, particularly structured records and decision support.

Onward Vet: Can I get my data out?

Ask for a full export during evaluation and check what format it comes in. With a small vendor this is a question to answer before you sign, not afterwards.

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