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Vetspire vs Vetstoria

Vetspire logo

Vetspire

Veterinary

Veterinary practice management with clinical decision support

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Vetstoria logo

Vetstoria

Veterinary

Real-time online appointment booking that writes directly into the veterinary PIMS diary

From
£199/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Vetspire quote-only pricing with no published rates; Vetstoria it is a booking layer and nothing else, so a practice also wanting reminders, two way client messaging, loyalty or marketing buys a second product, most likely a sibling Petvisor brand, and pays two subscriptions.
  • They diverge on capability: Vetspire covers Structured clinical records, Vetstoria covers Real-time PIMS write-back.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Vetspire and Vetstoria actually diverge.

Attributes where Vetspire and Vetstoria differ
AttributeVetspireVetstoria
Starting priceOn request£199/month
Pricing modelquotePer month by clinician band
PlatformsWeb, Cloud, iOSWeb

Identical on both: 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 Vetspire

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

Only in Vetstoria

  • Real-time PIMS write-back
  • Appointment triage rules
  • Deposits and payments
  • Regional currency pricing
  • Multi-site rules
  • Client-facing booking page
  • Practice websites add-on

Both cover

  • Analytics

What people use each for

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

Vetspire

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

Vetstoria

  • An independent small animal practice losing bookings to out of hours calls that go to voicemailnot Vetspire
  • A three site group that needs different appointment types and clinician rules per branch but one client facing booking pagenot Vetspire
  • A practice with a high no show rate that wants a deposit taken at the point of bookingnot Vetspire
  • A practice on ezyVet or Provet Cloud that wants booking to write into the real diary rather than create a manual rekeying job for receptionnot Vetspire

Where each one falls short

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

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

Vetstoria

  • It is a booking layer and nothing else, so a practice also wanting reminders, two way client messaging, loyalty or marketing buys a second product, most likely a sibling Petvisor brand, and pays two subscriptions.
  • Pricing bands are set by number of practising clinicians and step up sharply, so a practice adding a fourth or eighth vet crosses a band boundary and takes a large percentage price rise for one hire.
  • In the United States the product is sold as PetDesk rather than Vetstoria, so American buyers comparing the two are often comparing the same underlying company against itself without realising it.
  • Value depends entirely on the depth of your PIMS integration, and the quality varies considerably between systems; on a weaker integration you lose the real time write back that is the entire reason to buy it.
  • Website plans carry one off setup fees running into the thousands of euros on top of a monthly fee, which turns an apparently modest booking subscription into a significant first year cost if you take the bundle.

Pricing, plan by plan

Vetspire

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Vetspire review.

Vetstoria

£199/month
  • Small Team$199/month
    • Up to two practising clinicians
    • Real-time booking
    • Payments
  • Medium Team$299/month
    • Up to four practising clinicians
    • All Small Team features
  • Large Team$399/month
    • Up to seven practising clinicians
    • All Medium Team features
  • Custom$undefined/month
    • Groups and non-standard configurations
    • Advanced analytics
    • Quarterly business reviews

Which should you pick?

Choose Vetspire if

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

Choose Vetstoria if

  • You need real-time pims write-back.
  • You also want appointment triage rules.
Vetstoria review

Questions people ask

Is Vetspire or Vetstoria better?
Neither clearly leads. Vetspire starts at On request and Vetstoria at £199/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Vetspire or Vetstoria?
Vetspire starts at On request and Vetstoria at £199/month.
Does Vetspire or Vetstoria run on more platforms?
Vetspire runs on Web, Cloud, iOS. Vetstoria runs on Web.
What is Vetspire best used for?
Vetspire is most often used for multi-site veterinary groups needing consistent clinical protocols, practices wanting queryable clinical data rather than free-text history, groups measuring clinician-level performance and outcomes. Of those, multi-site veterinary groups needing consistent clinical protocols and practices wanting queryable clinical data rather than free-text history are not what Vetstoria is typically brought in for.
What can Vetspire do that Vetstoria cannot?
Vetspire covers Structured clinical records, Decision support, Integrated invoicing, Inventory. Vetstoria covers Real-time PIMS write-back, Appointment triage rules, Deposits and payments, Regional currency pricing. Both handle Analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Vetspire: What does Vetspire cost?

Pricing is quoted per practice and is not published.

Vetstoria: Does Vetstoria book directly into my PIMS?

Yes, that is the core function. Bookings write into the practice diary in real time rather than queuing as requests, where the PIMS integration supports it.

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.

Vetstoria: Who owns Vetstoria?

Petvisor, which also owns PetDesk, WhiskerCloud and Kontak, and which raised over 100 million dollars from Apax Digital in 2023. It is not owned by IDEXX; IDEXX is an integration partner.

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.

Vetstoria: Is it available in the United States?

The same company serves the United States, but under the PetDesk brand rather than the Vetstoria name.

Vetstoria: Is there a setup fee?

Not for online booking. The optional website plans do carry substantial one-off setup fees.

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