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ImproMed vs Vet Radar

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ImproMed

Veterinary

On-premise Windows practice management with deep inventory and financial reporting, now inside Covetrus

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Vet Radar logo

Vet Radar

Veterinary

Cloud treatment sheets and inpatient whiteboards that push missed charges back into the practice system

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ImproMed it is a server-based Windows product, so the practice owns the hardware, the SQL database, the patching and the backup regime, and those costs never appear in the software quotation.; Vet Radar it is not a practice management system and cannot be bought instead of one, so the subscription is additional to whatever you already pay for your core software.
  • They diverge on capability: ImproMed covers Multi-location inventory, Vet Radar covers Electronic treatment sheets.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ImproMed and Vet Radar actually diverge.

Attributes where ImproMed and Vet Radar differ
AttributeImproMedVet Radar
PlatformsWindowsWeb, iOS, Android

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 ImproMed

  • Multi-location inventory
  • Production reporting
  • Wellness plans
  • Laboratory and imaging integration
  • On-premise deployment
  • Covetrus prescription management

Only in Vet Radar

  • Electronic treatment sheets
  • Charge capture
  • Anaesthetic records
  • Whiteboard view
  • Drug calculations
  • Audit trail

What people use each for

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

ImproMed

  • A multi-doctor hospital carrying significant inventory value that needs reorder points and vendor price comparisonnot Vet Radar
  • A practice manager who has to analyse production by veterinary surgeon and reconcile it against the general ledgernot Vet Radar
  • A hospital in an area with unreliable internet that will not put the appointment book and records on a cloud connectionnot Vet Radar
  • A small group running wellness plans that need recurring billing and compliance tracking against patientsnot Vet Radar

Vet Radar

  • A hospital losing inpatient charges because the paper treatment sheet never reaches the invoicenot ImproMed
  • An emergency and critical care centre needing a legible timed record of overnight nursingnot ImproMed
  • A surgical practice wanting anaesthetic monitoring recorded digitally rather than on a clipboardnot ImproMed
  • A multi-site group standardising nursing protocols and wanting to compare compliance between hospitalsnot ImproMed

Where each one falls short

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

ImproMed

  • It is a server-based Windows product, so the practice owns the hardware, the SQL database, the patching and the backup regime, and those costs never appear in the software quotation.
  • Covetrus markets Pulse as its strategic cloud platform while holding three legacy practice management systems, so ask directly what development ImproMed still receives and get the support commitment and end-of-life notice period in writing.
  • Remote and mobile access is weak compared with cloud systems, which matters for on-call work, home record review and multi-site groups sharing patients.
  • The interface is dense and dated, and training a new receptionist or technician on it takes materially longer than on a modern cloud system.
  • If Covetrus does steer customers to Pulse, the migration is a full data conversion with retraining, so the cost of the eventual move should be priced into the decision now rather than later.

Vet Radar

  • It is not a practice management system and cannot be bought instead of one, so the subscription is additional to whatever you already pay for your core software.
  • Charge capture is only as complete as the integration, so with a system other than ezyVet some items still need manual transfer and the business case weakens.
  • It assumes a tablet at the point of care, so the real cost includes hardware, charging, cases and replacing devices that get dropped in a ward.
  • Adoption is a nursing workflow change rather than a software install, and a team that keeps a paper sheet running in parallel gets the cost with none of the benefit.
  • Buying it deepens a single-supplier relationship that may already cover the practice system and the diagnostics, which reduces leverage in every future negotiation.

Pricing, plan by plan

ImproMed

On request
  • ImproMed Infinity$undefined/year
    • Quoted per practice with a licence and an annual support agreement
    • Server hardware and database licensing are the responsibility of the practice
    • Data conversion and training charged separately

Vet Radar

On request
  • Vet Radar$undefined/year
    • Subscription quoted per site
    • Tablet hardware bought separately
    • Practice management system integration required

Which should you pick?

Choose ImproMed if

  • You need multi-location inventory.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want production reporting.
ImproMed review

Choose Vet Radar if

  • You need electronic treatment sheets.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want charge capture.
Vet Radar review

Questions people ask

Is ImproMed or Vet Radar better?
Neither clearly leads. ImproMed starts at On request and Vet Radar at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ImproMed or Vet Radar?
ImproMed starts at On request and Vet Radar at On request.
Does ImproMed or Vet Radar run on more platforms?
ImproMed runs on Windows. Vet Radar runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is ImproMed best used for?
ImproMed is most often used for a multi-doctor hospital carrying significant inventory value that needs reorder points and vendor price comparison, a practice manager who has to analyse production by veterinary surgeon and reconcile it against the general ledger, a hospital in an area with unreliable internet that will not put the appointment book and records on a cloud connection, a small group running wellness plans that need recurring billing and compliance tracking against patients. Of those, a multi-doctor hospital carrying significant inventory value that needs reorder points and vendor price comparison and a practice manager who has to analyse production by veterinary surgeon and reconcile it against the general ledger are not what Vet Radar is typically brought in for.
What can ImproMed do that Vet Radar cannot?
ImproMed covers Multi-location inventory, Production reporting, Wellness plans, Laboratory and imaging integration. Vet Radar covers Electronic treatment sheets, Charge capture, Anaesthetic records, Whiteboard view.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

ImproMed: Is ImproMed still being developed?

Ask Covetrus for a release history and a written support commitment. Pulse is the stated strategic cloud product, and ImproMed, AVImark and RxWorks are all legacy systems in the same portfolio.

Vet Radar: Do I need ezyVet to use Vet Radar?

No, it integrates with other practice management systems, but the charge capture and patient sync are most complete with ezyVet and that is where the revenue argument is strongest.

ImproMed: Can it run in the cloud?

It is designed for an on-premise server. Hosting it on a remote desktop service is possible but it is not a native cloud application and does not behave like one.

Vet Radar: How is this different from a paper treatment sheet?

A paper sheet records care. Vet Radar records care and turns each completed item into a billable line, which is the part paper cannot do.

ImproMed: What is it better at than cloud alternatives?

Inventory control and financial and production reporting. Practices with high stock value and several veterinary surgeons are the ones that notice the difference.

Vet Radar: Does it work offline?

It is a cloud application. Ward tablets need reliable wireless coverage, including in areas like isolation and theatre where practice wifi is often weakest.

ImproMed: What happens to my data if we move to Pulse?

A conversion project. Establish before signing what Covetrus will convert, what it will not, and who pays for it.

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