Open-source veterinary software
Open-source veterinary software is a PIMS whose source code is public, so anyone can read it, run it, and improve it, and practices can host it themselves.
Open source means the source code is published under a license that lets you use, study, modify, and run it. For a veterinary PIMS, that changes the relationship with the vendor. You are not renting access to a black box. You can see how it works and run it yourself.
What open source gives a practice
- No proprietary lock-in. The code and schema are public
- The option to self-host for free, on your own infrastructure
- Transparency. You can verify how your data is handled
- A community that can shape the roadmap
A common myth is that open source means no support and big IT bills. That is outdated. OpenVPM is free to self-host, and managed hosting is available for practices that would rather not run servers. You get the openness either way.
See how OpenVPM does it
OpenVPM is the open-source veterinary PIMS. Free to self-host, with an open API and your data always exportable. The demo is live, no signup.