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OpenVPM
What OpenVPM is
OpenVPM is open-source veterinary practice management software for scheduling, patient records, billing, and inventory. Its connected workflows include SOAP notes, prescriptions, vaccination records, estimates, invoices, patient profiles, a shared whiteboard, and reports. It is available through the web, an API, or self-hosted deployment with Docker or Vercel. The versioned REST API covers selected client, patient, appointment, SOAP-note, and agent workflows, using scoped keys, rate limits, and signed webhooks.
The built-in AI agent can read supported records and make supported changes only after explicit approval; it needs a model key and staff review. OpenVPM Cloud describes tenant-scoped data protection with application controls, database row-level security, TLS, patching, isolation, and scheduled daily backups. Its controlled-substance ledger and selected audit records are operational controls, not compliance certification. The maker describes a controlled pilot for connected, single-location companion-animal general practices, with a fit and readiness review before live use. Self-hosting is free; OpenVPM Cloud costs $79 a month per location and has a 14-day trial.
Who it suits
OpenVPM is aimed at connected, single-location companion-animal general practices in a controlled pilot. Clinics should be prepared to review fit and readiness before live use.
What it does well
- Includes scheduling, records, billing, and inventory workflows.
- Self-hosted plan is free.
- Cloud includes managed database, storage, backups, and updates.
- Data can be exported in open formats.
- Cloud includes a 14-day trial.
What to know first
- Offline operation is unsupported.
- Automatic appointment confirmation is unsupported.
- Specialty, emergency, and multi-location operations are not production-ready.
- Some migration data requires assisted scoping.
Limits
The free Self-host plan requires the practice to operate its infrastructure, database, backups, email, messaging, and model providers. The $79 a month Cloud plan is billed per location; a 14-day trial is listed.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Self-host | AGPLv3 software license; you operate infrastructure, database, backups, email, messaging, and model providers; Docker or Vercel deployment | Free |
| OpenVPM Cloud | per location; founding rate locked for life · Unlimited staff; managed database, storage, backups, and updates; AI allowance included; SMS after carrier and consent review | $79 a month |
As openvpm.com lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the OpenVPM website and review the live demo.
- Choose the free self-host plan or the OpenVPM Cloud plan.
- For self-hosting, deploy with Docker or Vercel and operate the required infrastructure and services.
- For Cloud, start with a trial or subscribe at $79 a month per location.
- Complete the fit and readiness review before live use.
- Use the reviewed self-service CSV import for clients, patients, vaccination history, and visit notes; scope other migration needs with assistance.
Verdict
OpenVPM brings core practice workflows into one system and offers both self-hosted and Cloud deployment. Clinics should account for its pilot scope, unsupported offline operation, and limits on automatic appointment confirmation.
Questions
Is OpenVPM free?
Yes. Its Self-host plan is free and uses the AGPLv3 software license. OpenVPM Cloud is $79 a month per location.
Is there a free trial for OpenVPM Cloud?
A 14-day trial is listed.
Which platforms does OpenVPM support?
The listed platforms are web, API, and self-hosted.
Can a clinic self-host OpenVPM?
Yes. The maker offers self-hosting with Docker or deployment to Vercel. The practice operates infrastructure and related services on the free Self-host plan.
Does OpenVPM offer integrations with an existing PIMS?
The maker describes a targeted REST API and signed webhooks. Ongoing synchronization with an existing PIMS is not generally available.
Who is OpenVPM Cloud intended for?
The maker describes a controlled pilot for connected, single-location companion-animal general practices, with a fit and readiness review before live use.
Facts from OpenVPM's own pages
- AI agent
- The built-in agent can read supported records and perform supported writes only after explicit approval; it requires a model key and staff review. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- API
- The versioned REST API supports selected client, patient, appointment, SOAP-note, and agent workflows, with scoped keys, rate limiting, and signed webhooks. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Clinic fit
- OpenVPM is available as a controlled pilot for connected, single-location companion-animal general practices, with a fit and readiness review before live use. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Compliance limits
- The controlled-substance ledger and selected audit records are operational controls, not compliance certification, and clinics must validate them against applicable requirements. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Core features
- Its connected workflows include scheduling, SOAP notes, prescriptions, vaccination records, estimates, invoices, patient profiles, inventory, a shared whiteboard, and reports. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Data portability
- The maker says practices can export their data in open formats and move from Cloud to self-hosting. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The maker offers a live demo, self-hosting with Docker, and deployment to Vercel. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker describes a targeted REST API and signed webhooks; ongoing synchronization with an existing PIMS is not generally available. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Migration
- The reviewed self-service CSV import covers clients, patients, vaccination history, and visit notes; appointments, invoices, attachments, and vendor-specific history require assisted scoping. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- Offline operation and automatic appointment confirmation are unsupported, and specialty, emergency, and multi-location operations are not production-ready. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- OpenVPM is open-source veterinary practice management software for scheduling, patient records, billing, and inventory. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- OpenVPM Cloud says practice data is tenant scoped and protected by application controls and database row-level security, with TLS, patching, isolation, and scheduled daily backups. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Self-host users have community and documentation support, while Cloud users receive priority email from the team. · openvpm.com, 8 Oct 2026