Short answer: Estimate your five-year PACS spend by entering a current or quoted monthly cloud bill, study volume, locations and term. The calculator compares rented cloud PACS against self-hosted MiniPACS pricing, $3,600-$7,680 per location per year with no per-study fees. It is an estimate, not a quote, and every assumption is editable.
5-year PACS cost estimate
Edit each input. The cloud bill is treated as monthly cost per location. MiniPACS is yearly cost per location with no per-study fees.
Use your current invoice or a quoted monthly number for one location.
Used for effective cost per study. It does not add fees to MiniPACS.
MiniPACS public pricing is per location. The cloud estimate scales the same way.
Default is 5 years because PACS contracts and archive costs compound over time.
Public MiniPACS pricing is $3,600-$7,680 per location per year. Editing this field lets you model a specific tier without changing the published assumption.
Cloud PACS total
$42,000
$700 x 1 location x 12 months x 5 years.
MiniPACS total
$38,400
MiniPACS + Vendo: $7,680 x 1 location x 5 years.
Estimated savings
$3,600
Difference between cloud PACS rent and self-hosted MiniPACS over the selected term.
Break-even cloud bill: $640 per location per month.
Studies modeled: 36,000 over 5 years.
Effective cost per study: $1.17 cloud vs $1.07 MiniPACS.
Assumptions
- Cloud PACS cost is entered as a monthly bill per location, then multiplied by locations, 12 months and the selected year count.
- MiniPACS cost is entered as a yearly license per location. The public range is $3,600-$7,680 per location per year.
- MiniPACS has no per-study fees in the listed pricing. Study volume only calculates an effective cost per study.
- This estimate excludes setup, hardware, taxes, migration complexity, storage egress, cloud contract minimums and any custom agreement terms.
How to read the result
If the savings number is positive, the self-hosted MiniPACS estimate is lower over the selected term. If the cloud number is lower, that does not automatically make cloud PACS wrong or right. It means the financial case depends on data ownership, viewer speed, exit terms, uptime during internet outages and who should operate the archive.
For the broader hosting decision, read cloud PACS vs onsite. For the basic hosted archive definition, read cloud-based PACS. For product pricing and the live demos, see the landing.
Check both live products
MiniPACS is the self-hosted archive and browser PACS. Vendo is the equal second product for referral intake, booking and status. Both demos use synthetic data.
FAQ
Is this cloud PACS cost calculator a quote?
No. It is an estimate for planning. It uses the numbers you enter, the public MiniPACS pricing range and simple multiplication over the selected term. Taxes, hardware, setup, migration, storage egress and contract minimums are not included.
What MiniPACS price does the calculator use?
The default is MiniPACS plus Vendo at $7,680 per location per year. You can switch to MiniPACS at $3,600 per location per year or type a custom yearly tier if your proposal uses a different public package.
Does study volume change the MiniPACS cost?
No. MiniPACS public pricing is per location, billed yearly, with no per-study fees. Study volume is used here to show the effective cost per study over the term, not to add a metered charge.
Should I include Vendo in the MiniPACS estimate?
Include MiniPACS plus Vendo when the project replaces both the imaging archive and referral workflow. MiniPACS is the PACS product. Vendo is the equal second product for referrals, booking and status.
When can cloud PACS still be cheaper?
Cloud PACS can be cheaper when the monthly bill is below the MiniPACS break-even number, study volume is low, or the clinic does not want to operate any server. In that case the decision may be about ownership and workflow control, not savings.