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Onward Vet vs Vet Radar

Onward Vet logo

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
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: 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.; 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: Onward Vet covers Flat practice subscription, Vet Radar covers Electronic treatment sheets.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Onward Vet and Vet Radar differ
AttributeOnward VetVet Radar

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 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.

Onward Vet

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

Vet Radar

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

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

Onward Vet

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

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 Onward Vet if

  • You need flat practice subscription.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want cloud hosted.
Onward Vet 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 Onward Vet or Vet Radar better?
Neither clearly leads. Onward Vet 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, Onward Vet or Vet Radar?
Onward Vet starts at On request and Vet Radar at On request.
Does Onward Vet or Vet Radar run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Vet Radar is typically brought in for.
What can Onward Vet do that Vet Radar cannot?
Onward Vet covers Flat practice subscription, Cloud hosted, Medical records and SOAP, Estimates and treatment plans. Vet Radar covers Electronic treatment sheets, Charge capture, Anaesthetic records, Whiteboard view.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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