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Onward Vet vs Visage Imaging

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Onward Vet

Veterinary

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

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Visage Imaging

Healthcare

Server-side streaming PACS built for radiologists reading very large studies over thin connections

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On request
Rated
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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.; Visage Imaging pricing is per exam against a minimum annual volume, so an organisation whose imaging activity is flat pays a floor while a growing one sees the software line rise every year rather than amortise.
  • They diverge on capability: Onward Vet covers Flat practice subscription, Visage Imaging covers Server-side rendering.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Onward Vet and Visage Imaging actually diverge.

Attributes where Onward Vet and Visage Imaging differ
AttributeOnward VetVisage Imaging
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWindows, macOS, Web, iOS, Cloud
CategoryVeterinaryHealthcare

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

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 Visage Imaging

  • Server-side rendering
  • One Viewer
  • Native multi-dimensional tools
  • Digital breast tomosynthesis reading
  • Open archive
  • Cloud PACS operations
  • AI accelerator
  • On the fly patient jacket

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 Visage Imaging
  • A single-site practice leaving an ageing on-premise system that no longer wants to maintain a servernot Visage Imaging
  • A new practice that needs a working record system quickly without a long configuration projectnot Visage Imaging
  • A cost-sensitive clinic that wants cloud practice management without paying for integration breadth it will not usenot Visage Imaging

Visage Imaging

  • An academic health system whose radiologists read from home and cannot tolerate a thousand slice CT taking minutes to opennot Onward Vet
  • A breast imaging service moving to tomosynthesis where study sizes have made the existing PACS unusable at volumenot Onward Vet
  • A teleradiology group covering many client sites that needs one viewer rather than a client-specific workstation per contractnot Onward Vet
  • A health system mid migration that needs priors from three legacy archives assembled into one patient jacket before the data move finishesnot 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.

Visage Imaging

  • Pricing is per exam against a minimum annual volume, so an organisation whose imaging activity is flat pays a floor while a growing one sees the software line rise every year rather than amortise.
  • Module breadth outside radiology is narrower than at Sectra or the large modality vendors, so a group planning to digitise pathology on the same platform will not find it here.
  • Server-side rendering shifts the cost to central infrastructure, so the saving on radiologist workstations is partly offset by what you spend on servers or cloud compute.
  • Pro Medicus concentrates on very large contracts, and smaller imaging groups report long sales cycles and little appetite from the vendor for deals below a certain volume.
  • Diagnostic AI is third party, surfaced through the accelerator framework rather than developed in house, so algorithm licensing, validation and monitoring remain the buyer problem.

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

Visage Imaging

On request
  • Visage 7 enterprise contract$undefined/year
    • Transaction pricing per exam with a minimum annual volume commitment
    • Seven to ten year terms typical for health system contracts
    • Contract totals for major deals are disclosed by Pro Medicus to the ASX

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 Visage Imaging if

  • You need server-side rendering.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Cloud.
  • You also want one viewer.
Visage Imaging review

Questions people ask

Is Onward Vet or Visage Imaging better?
Neither clearly leads. Onward Vet starts at On request and Visage Imaging at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Onward Vet or Visage Imaging?
Onward Vet starts at On request and Visage Imaging at On request.
Does Onward Vet or Visage Imaging run on more platforms?
Onward Vet runs on Web, iOS, Android. Visage Imaging runs on Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Cloud.
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 Visage Imaging is typically brought in for.
What can Onward Vet do that Visage Imaging cannot?
Onward Vet covers Flat practice subscription, Cloud hosted, Medical records and SOAP, Estimates and treatment plans. Visage Imaging covers Server-side rendering, One Viewer, Native multi-dimensional tools, Digital breast tomosynthesis reading.

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.

Visage Imaging: Who owns Visage Imaging?

Pro Medicus Limited, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. That listing means major contract values and terms are publicly announced.

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.

Visage Imaging: How is Visage priced?

Per exam, against a minimum annual volume, on multi-year terms. Because Pro Medicus discloses large contract totals and durations to the market, buyers can estimate a per exam rate before entering negotiation.

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.

Visage Imaging: Is Visage 7 FDA cleared for diagnostic interpretation?

Yes, Visage 7 holds 510(k) clearance for diagnostic viewing including mammography and tomosynthesis on validated displays. Confirm the exact cleared modality list for your intended use.

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.

Visage Imaging: Does it work as a full cloud PACS?

Yes, Visage 7 runs complete PACS operations in the cloud rather than cloud viewing over an on-premise archive.

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