Find veterinary practice management software by the type of practice you run and whether you want cloud or on-site software.
We score how clearly each vendor explains the things a practice manager needs before buying — prices, contracts, AI, connections to other software, switching over, and getting your data out.
A high score means they have published more. It does not mean the software is better.
Full PIMS
98
Transparency
Full PIMS
93
Transparency
Full PIMS
93
Transparency
4 Lupa Full PIMS | 87 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
5 OpenVPM Emerging | 84 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
6 StableTrack Niche · Equine | 80 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
7 Cassadol Equine Niche · Equine | 78 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
8 Digitail Full PIMS | 78 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
9 VetSyCare Full PIMS | 78 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
10 Onward Vet Full PIMS | 76 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
11 WooVet Full PIMS | 76 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
12 Provet Full PIMS | 75 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
13 Bittsi Full PIMS | 73 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
14 ThoroVet Niche · Equine | 73 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
15 DaySmart Vet Full PIMS | 71 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
16 Vetigen Full PIMS | 71 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
17 WiseOption Niche · Equine | 71 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
18 NaVetor Full PIMS | 69 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
19 Covetrus Pulse Full PIMS | 67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
20 Instinct EMR Full PIMS | 67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
21 NectarVet Full PIMS | 67 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
22 Vetup Full PIMS | 67 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
23 ClinicDesq Full PIMS | 64 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
24 HVMS Niche · Equine | 62 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
25 Instinct EMR for Primary Care Full PIMS | 62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
26 Shepherd Full PIMS | 62 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
27 VetBadger Full PIMS | 62 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
28 VETport Full PIMS | 62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
29 ezyVet Full PIMS | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
30 PawConsult Full PIMS | 60 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
31 ManuCare Emerging | 58 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
32 Neo Full PIMS | 58 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
33 viggoVet Full PIMS | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
34 SimpleDVM Niche · Mobile | 56 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
35 VettoCRM Hybrid / CRM | 56 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
36 Retrevr Full PIMS | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
37 Koi Full PIMS | 51 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
38 Vetspire Full PIMS | 51 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
39 AcuroVet Full PIMS | 49 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
40 VetBlue Full PIMS | 49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
41 Via Full PIMS | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
42 2i Nova Full PIMS | 47 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
43 ClienTrax Legacy | 47 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
44 Merlin Full PIMS | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
45 StringSoft Full PIMS | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
46 Avimark Legacy | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
47 Vetfm Legacy | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
48 vetPMS Full PIMS | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
49 VetOfficeSuite Full PIMS | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
50 Assisi Legacy | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
51 Cornerstone Legacy | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
52 Impromed Legacy | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
53 Impromed Equine Niche · Equine | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
54 Complete Clinic Legacy | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
55 IntraVet Legacy | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
56 VaroVet Full PIMS | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
57 AlisVet Legacy | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
01
Choose your practice type and whether you want cloud or on-site software.
02
Read what they actually say — and what they leave out. A high score means they have published more, not that the software is better.
03
Compare two or three systems, add the ones you want to a shortlist, then email it or download a PDF. This is a filter, not a recommendation.
This is the software a clinic uses for clinical records, the diary, billing, stock and messages to clients. People often call it a PIMS.
This site does not say which product is best. It scores how clearly each vendor explains the things you need before buying — prices, contracts, whether it is cloud or on-site, AI, connections to other software, switching over, and getting your data out. You can then filter the list and keep a shortlist.
Read the method, the 2026 index, research, or the dataset.
FAQ
What this software is, what the score means, and how to send a correction. Start with what a PIMS is. The full write-up is on the Method page.
A veterinary practice management system is the software a clinic uses for clinical records, the diary, billing, stock and messages to clients. This site does not rank which product is best. It scores how much of the buying decision you can check from public pages.
The score measures how clearly they explain things, not software quality. These scores are not product ratings. A vendor that explains a lot may still be the wrong fit. A vendor that explains little may still be an excellent product. The score only shows how much of your first research you can do without a sales call. We think a vendor that is clear before you buy is more likely to be clear after you buy.
The overall score is simply the nine equally weighted scores combined: Transparency Score = total of the nine scores ÷ 45 × 100. There is no hidden weighting.
Each of the nine things is scored from 0 to 5 on how clear the public information is, not on how good the product is.
| Score | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 5 | The vendor’s own site has a clear answer. You can understand it without calling sales. |
| 4 | The vendor’s own site is mostly clear, but a useful detail is missing. |
| 3 | The vendor mentions it, but the information is too thin to use on its own. |
| 2 | We found a credible answer elsewhere, but not enough on the vendor’s own site. |
| 1 | What we found is mainly sales talk, a quote form, or hard to check. |
| 0 | We could not find a usable answer on their public site. |
A score of 0 does not mean a product lacks the feature. It means we could not find enough on their public site to answer the question. We distinguish “they have not said” from “it cannot do it”.
They are the questions a practice manager needs answered at the start of a buying decision, before a sales call.
| What we look at | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Cloud or on-site | You need to know where the software runs and where clinic data sits. Cloud, on-site, or both changes hardware, internet and where records are stored. |
| Pricing | You cannot budget or compare options if the price is hidden. Listed prices, plans or a calculator let you do a first pass without a sales call. |
| Contracts | Minimum terms, notice periods and payment or wholesaler lock-in decide how hard it is to leave. That belongs at the start, not after you have already switched. |
| AI | Practices are being sold AI as a default. You need to know what it does, whether it is included or extra, and whether you can leave it unused. |
| Other software it connects to | If it cannot talk to your labs, imaging, accounts or payments, you pay a second switching cost. A public list of connections, or an API, tells you whether it will sit with what you already have. |
| Who it is for | Species, mobile versus hospital, single-site versus group. The wrong shape of product wastes the rest of the evaluation. |
| Switching over | Moving records is often the real cost of changing systems. You need to know who does the work, what comes across, and how go-live is handled. |
| What it does | Records, diary, billing, stock and messages to clients are the jobs the software has to do. If those are unclear, later questions are premature. |
| Getting your data out | Who owns the records, what you can export, and whether you can leave. Without a public exit path, you are buying a lock-in you cannot inspect. |
We start with the vendor’s own website and official documents. If we cannot check something there, we may use other credible material. Information that only appears on a third-party site scores lower than the same information on the vendor’s own site. The sources for each product are listed on that product’s page.
Send a link to something public — a pricing page, contract terms, API docs or an export policy. Private sales material does not count as a public answer.