Veterinary · head to head
Talkatoo vs Vetstoria
Talkatoo
Veterinary
Veterinary dictation that types into any practice management system without needing an integration
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Vetstoria
Veterinary
Real-time online appointment booking that writes directly into the veterinary PIMS diary
- From
- £199/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Talkatoo because it types into whatever field has focus, a stray click sends a paragraph of clinical notes into the wrong patient record or the wrong field entirely.; 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: Talkatoo covers Veterinary vocabulary, 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 Talkatoo and Vetstoria actually diverge.
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 Talkatoo
- Veterinary vocabulary
- Types anywhere
- Mobile dictation
- Custom shortcuts
- Ambient note drafting
- Multi-user accounts
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
- Analytics
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Talkatoo
- A clinician finishing records after hours because typing during consultations is too slownot Vetstoria
- A mixed or equine practice writing notes in a vehicle between farm visitsnot Vetstoria
- A practice on an older on-premise system that no modern tool will integrate withnot Vetstoria
- A group wanting faster record completion without replacing the practice management systemnot Vetstoria
Vetstoria
- An independent small animal practice losing bookings to out of hours calls that go to voicemailnot Talkatoo
- A three site group that needs different appointment types and clinician rules per branch but one client facing booking pagenot Talkatoo
- A practice with a high no show rate that wants a deposit taken at the point of bookingnot Talkatoo
- 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 Talkatoo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Talkatoo
- Because it types into whatever field has focus, a stray click sends a paragraph of clinical notes into the wrong patient record or the wrong field entirely.
- Recognition accuracy varies with accent, background noise and ward acoustics, and a busy consulting room is the worst case rather than the exception.
- It is priced per user, so a practice with locums and part-time clinicians pays for seats that dictate a handful of times a month.
- Everything it produces is free text, so nothing is captured in a discrete field and the notes do not feed reporting, recall lists or any future structured data project.
- Ambient drafting produces a record that reads as complete but may contain errors of omission, and the clinician remains responsible for a document they did not write and may not read carefully.
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
Talkatoo
On request- Talkatoo$undefined/year
- Per-user subscription
- Ambient note drafting priced separately
- Volume pricing for multi-site groups
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 Talkatoo if
- You need veterinary vocabulary.
- You work on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android.
- You also want types anywhere.
Choose Vetstoria if
- You need real-time pims write-back.
- You also want appointment triage rules.
Questions people ask
- Is Talkatoo or Vetstoria better?
- Neither clearly leads. Talkatoo 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, Talkatoo or Vetstoria?
- Talkatoo starts at On request and Vetstoria at £199/month.
- Does Talkatoo or Vetstoria run on more platforms?
- Talkatoo runs on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android. Vetstoria runs on Web.
- What is Talkatoo best used for?
- Talkatoo is most often used for a clinician finishing records after hours because typing during consultations is too slow, a mixed or equine practice writing notes in a vehicle between farm visits, a practice on an older on-premise system that no modern tool will integrate with, a group wanting faster record completion without replacing the practice management system. Of those, a clinician finishing records after hours because typing during consultations is too slow and a mixed or equine practice writing notes in a vehicle between farm visits are not what Vetstoria is typically brought in for.
- What can Talkatoo do that Vetstoria cannot?
- Talkatoo covers Veterinary vocabulary, Types anywhere, Mobile dictation, Custom shortcuts. Vetstoria covers Real-time PIMS write-back, Appointment triage rules, Deposits and payments, Regional currency pricing.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Talkatoo: Does Talkatoo integrate with my practice management system?
It does not need to. It sends text to whatever field your cursor is in, which is why it works with systems that have no integration programme at all.
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.
Talkatoo: Is the dictated audio stored?
Recognition is processed in the cloud. Ask specifically how long audio and transcripts are retained and where, because consultation recordings can contain client personal information.
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.
Talkatoo: Will it fill in structured fields in my records?
No. It produces free text. If you need discrete, searchable clinical data, dictation is the wrong tool for that part of the record.
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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