Veterinary EHR & Practice Management
Veterinary practices of every size deserve modern software without the cost or lock-in of proprietary systems. OpenVetra is a free, self-hosted EHR that covers the full patient encounter lifecycle — from appointment scheduling and clinical documentation to billing, payments, and a pet owner portal.
Most veterinary practice management systems are expensive, inflexible, and lock practices into vendor-controlled platforms with limited ability to adapt or self-host.
Proprietary platforms charge per-user licensing fees, mandatory support contracts, and expensive upgrade cycles — creating ongoing costs that grow with the practice.
Many clinics juggle separate tools for scheduling, clinical records, and billing — each with its own login, its own data silo, and its own maintenance burden.
Pet owners have no direct access to their animals' health records, upcoming appointments, or vaccination status — leading to more phone calls and front-desk overhead.
OpenVetra covers the complete practice management lifecycle in a single, unified platform.
Complete animal profiles with species, breed, microchip number, sex, date of birth, and full medical history. Linked to owner (client) profiles with contact details and portal access.
Calendar-based scheduling with day, week, and month views. Filter by provider and location. Full status tracking from scheduled through checked-out, cancelled, or no-show.
SOAP note encounters with vitals, diagnoses, vaccinations, prescriptions, and lab orders — all recorded within a single visit. Provider sign-off locks the encounter for integrity.
Post service items, vaccinations, prescriptions, and lab orders to the charge ledger. Generate on-demand PDF statements by client, patient, or individual visit.
An authenticated self-service portal where clients can view their pets' health summaries, upcoming appointments, vaccination records, prescriptions, and billing balance.
Practice-wide analytics covering appointments, clinical activity, vaccinations due, revenue, outstanding balances, and an immutable audit log for every data change.
Every step of a patient encounter flows naturally from one screen to the next — no switching between apps.
STEP 1
Every animal gets a complete profile — species, breed, microchip number, primary and additional owners, and a full clinical timeline. The patient detail view surfaces all linked records: visits, vaccinations, prescriptions, diagnoses, lab results, and documents in one place.
STEP 2
Calendar and list views filterable by location, provider, and appointment type. Manage the full status workflow from scheduled through checked-out — and link directly to a new visit record when the patient arrives.
STEP 3
Record vitals and full SOAP notes within the visit. Add vaccinations, prescriptions, diagnoses, lab orders, and service charges directly from the encounter form. The rendering provider signs off to lock the record.
Post charges from services, vaccinations, lab orders, and prescriptions to a unified ledger. Record payments, allocate funds to specific charges, and generate PDF statements on demand.
Post service items, vaccinations, prescriptions, and lab orders to the charge ledger with unit price, quantity, and optional tax rate. Use the code catalog to pre-populate common charges.
Record payments by cash, check, or card. Allocate payment funds to specific posted charges. Outstanding balances are always derived live from the ledger — no stale totals.
Generate a client, patient, or visit-scoped statement at any time. PDFs stream directly from the server — no files stored, no manual export step.
Maintain a practice-managed catalog of services, vaccines, lab tests, and medications with default prices and tax rates. Supports ICD-10, VeNom, CPT, AVMA, and internal codes.
Practice staff invite clients to an authenticated portal where they can view their pets' records and billing — reducing phone calls and front-desk load.
PORTAL
Pet owners log in to view each pet's health summary, appointment history, vaccination records with due dates, visit summaries, active prescriptions, and lab order results — all read-only, always up to date.
Role-based access control and a full suite of clinical, financial, and audit reports keep your practice running transparently.
Five roles — Admin, Veterinarian, Vet Technician, Office Staff, and Pet Owner — each with precisely scoped permissions. Role changes take effect immediately without re-authentication.
Vaccinations due and overdue, prescriptions approaching expiry, top diagnoses, services rendered, and patient activity — all filterable by date range.
Revenue summary, outstanding charges, unposted charges, and payment breakdown by method — giving administrators a complete picture of practice finances.
Every create, update, and delete action is recorded automatically — who changed what, when, and what values changed — giving administrators a complete and immutable operational history.
Single-instance architecture means your practice data never leaves your environment. One command starts the full stack.
The complete stack — React frontend, Express API, and MongoDB —
starts with a single make up. Caddy automatically
provisions HTTPS via Let's Encrypt in production.
Designed for a single veterinary practice, with optional multi-location support. Each deployment is fully isolated — your data stays on your infrastructure.
Built on React 19, Node.js ≥24, Express 5, and MongoDB 8. API-first architecture makes third-party integrations and community extensions straightforward.
The core platform is free and open-source under AGPL-3.0. We offer services to help veterinary practices deploy, operate, and extend it.
A fully operated deployment for practices that prefer not to manage infrastructure. We handle setup, maintenance, updates, and uptime so your team can focus on patient care.
Ongoing assistance for practices that need a reliable point of contact for questions, operational guidance, and help as their use of the platform grows.
Tailored feature development for practices with requirements beyond the core platform — custom branding, integrations, workflow extensions, and more.
Explore the source code or reach out to discuss managed hosting and custom deployment for your veterinary practice.