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Ibex Medical Analytics vs Sectra

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Ibex Medical Analytics

Healthcare

Cancer detection AI for breast, prostate and gastric pathology deployed in routine clinical service, not just pilots

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Sectra

Healthcare

Enterprise imaging and PACS from a Swedish vendor that also sells the pathology and cardiology modules on one platform

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The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Ibex Medical Analytics the European IVDR indication is broader than the United States position, where some applications operate under laboratory developed test arrangements rather than FDA authorisation, which determines whether AI output can influence a signed report.; Sectra sectra does not make scanners, so it cannot cross-subsidise software against modality hardware the way an integrated manufacturer can, and it often loses on headline price in a bundled tender.
  • They diverge on capability: Ibex Medical Analytics covers Ibex Breast Suite, Sectra covers Sectra IDS7.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ibex Medical Analytics and Sectra actually diverge.

Attributes where Ibex Medical Analytics and Sectra differ
AttributeIbex Medical AnalyticsSectra
PlatformsWeb, Cloud, On-premiseWindows, Web, Cloud, On-premise

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), 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 Ibex Medical Analytics

  • Ibex Breast Suite
  • Ibex Prostate
  • Ibex Gastric
  • Second read safety net
  • Prescreening triage
  • Heatmap localisation
  • Quality reporting
  • Scanner-agnostic ingestion

Only in Sectra

  • Sectra IDS7
  • Digital pathology module
  • Sectra VNA
  • Sectra UniView
  • Image Exchange Portal
  • Sectra Amplifier
  • Breast imaging workflow
  • Sectra One Cloud

What people use each for

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

Ibex Medical Analytics

  • A histopathology department that cannot recruit and wants an automated safety net on every prostate and breast biopsy before sign outnot Sectra
  • A private laboratory group standardising Gleason grading across pathologists with known interobserver variabilitynot Sectra
  • A service digitising histopathology that needs a clinical governance argument to justify the scanning programme to its boardnot Sectra
  • A gastrointestinal service wanting Helicobacter pylori detection automated so pathologists spend their time on the neoplastic casesnot Sectra

Sectra

  • A hospital group digitising histopathology that does not want a second image archive and a second integration project alongside radiologynot Ibex Medical Analytics
  • A regional health service replacing several departmental PACS with one archive and one clinician viewernot Ibex Medical Analytics
  • An imaging provider moving off a capital refresh cycle to a cloud subscription with predictable annual costnot Ibex Medical Analytics
  • A trust that needs to send and receive studies with neighbouring organisations routinely, where the Image Exchange Portal is already the regional normnot Ibex Medical Analytics

Where each one falls short

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

Ibex Medical Analytics

  • The European IVDR indication is broader than the United States position, where some applications operate under laboratory developed test arrangements rather than FDA authorisation, which determines whether AI output can influence a signed report.
  • It requires a fully digitised histopathology workflow, and slide scanning, storage and validation typically cost several times the algorithm licence.
  • Running it as a second read safety net adds a discrepancy resolution workload that departments consistently underestimate, and someone senior has to adjudicate every flag.
  • Coverage is limited to breast, prostate and gastric, so a general histopathology department still reads the majority of its case mix without any AI support.
  • Pricing is per case and unpublished, so cost scales directly with biopsy volume and does not flatten as the department grows.

Sectra

  • Sectra does not make scanners, so it cannot cross-subsidise software against modality hardware the way an integrated manufacturer can, and it often loses on headline price in a bundled tender.
  • Diagnostic AI is not built in house; Amplifier orchestrates third party algorithms, so the algorithms themselves need separate licences, separate clinical validation and separate information governance sign off.
  • Sectra One Cloud is priced against a committed annual study volume, and organisations whose imaging activity grows faster than forecast meet overage charges partway through the term.
  • The pathology module assumes you have already solved slide scanning and laboratory workflow, which is the larger and more expensive part of digitising histopathology and is not in Sectra scope.
  • Depth of Epic and Oracle Health integration varies by region and by which modules you buy, so a reference site in Sweden is a weak predictor of what integration will cost a United States buyer.

Pricing, plan by plan

Ibex Medical Analytics

On request
  • Ibex clinical applications$undefined/year
    • Priced per case analysed under an annual agreement
    • Breast, prostate and gastric licensed as separate suites
    • Regulatory indication differs between Europe and the United States

Sectra

On request
  • Sectra Enterprise Imaging$undefined/year
    • Perpetual licence plus annual maintenance, or Sectra One Cloud subscription
    • Priced on committed annual study volume and modules selected
    • Pathology, cardiology and ophthalmology licensed as separate modules

Which should you pick?

Choose Ibex Medical Analytics if

  • You need ibex breast suite.
  • You work on Web, Cloud, On-premise.
  • You also want ibex prostate.
Ibex Medical Analytics review

Choose Sectra if

  • You need sectra ids7.
  • You work on Windows, Web, Cloud, On-premise.
  • You also want digital pathology module.
Sectra review

Questions people ask

Is Ibex Medical Analytics or Sectra better?
Neither clearly leads. Ibex Medical Analytics starts at On request and Sectra at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ibex Medical Analytics or Sectra?
Ibex Medical Analytics starts at On request and Sectra at On request.
Does Ibex Medical Analytics or Sectra run on more platforms?
Ibex Medical Analytics runs on Web, Cloud, On-premise. Sectra runs on Windows, Web, Cloud, On-premise.
What is Ibex Medical Analytics best used for?
Ibex Medical Analytics is most often used for a histopathology department that cannot recruit and wants an automated safety net on every prostate and breast biopsy before sign out, a private laboratory group standardising gleason grading across pathologists with known interobserver variability, a service digitising histopathology that needs a clinical governance argument to justify the scanning programme to its board, a gastrointestinal service wanting helicobacter pylori detection automated so pathologists spend their time on the neoplastic cases. Of those, a histopathology department that cannot recruit and wants an automated safety net on every prostate and breast biopsy before sign out and a private laboratory group standardising gleason grading across pathologists with known interobserver variability are not what Sectra is typically brought in for.
What can Ibex Medical Analytics do that Sectra cannot?
Ibex Medical Analytics covers Ibex Breast Suite, Ibex Prostate, Ibex Gastric, Second read safety net. Sectra covers Sectra IDS7, Digital pathology module, Sectra VNA, Sectra UniView.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Ibex Medical Analytics: Is Ibex FDA cleared?

The regulatory position differs by product and market. In Europe the products carry CE marking under IVDR for defined diagnostic indications; in the United States some applications are used under laboratory developed test arrangements. Confirm the exact status for the specific application and market before assuming it can influence a signed report.

Sectra: Does Sectra include diagnostic AI?

No. Sectra Amplifier is a marketplace and orchestration layer for third party algorithms, each licensed and validated separately.

Ibex Medical Analytics: Second read or prescreening?

Both are supported. Second read as a safety net is the more common clinical governance justification; prescreening is the efficiency case.

Sectra: Is pathology really on the same platform as radiology?

Yes, the pathology module uses the same archive and workflow engine, which is the main reason buyers digitising histopathology shortlist Sectra.

Ibex Medical Analytics: Does it need a particular scanner?

It ingests from the major whole slide scanner vendors rather than requiring a single fleet, which is a practical advantage over vendors tied to one scanner.

Sectra: How is Sectra One Cloud priced?

On committed annual study volume plus the modules selected, as a subscription rather than a capital purchase. The vendor does not publish rates.

Ibex Medical Analytics: What tissue types are covered?

Breast, prostate and gastric. Everything else in the case mix is unsupported.

Sectra: Is Sectra CE marked and FDA cleared?

The diagnostic viewing software carries CE marking under the medical device regulation and FDA 510(k) clearance for diagnostic interpretation, but the exact cleared indications differ per module and per market, so confirm for pathology specifically.

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