Sectra
Sectra AB is a Swedish public medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company serving large healthcare systems and government entities across 19 countries, offering a unified enterprise imaging cloud platform with AI integration across radiology, pathology, and other specialties.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1978
- HeadquartersLinköping, Sweden
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Sectra does
Sectra AB is a Swedish public company founded in 1978 and headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, operating through two business areas: Sectra Medical (enterprise imaging IT, orthopaedics, medical education) and Sectra Communications (secure government communications, critical infrastructure). The company's medical imaging platform, built around a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) core and delivered primarily via the Sectra One Cloud managed service, unifies radiology, pathology, breast imaging, cardiology, ophthalmology, and orthopaedics workflows for large healthcare systems. Sectra serves approximately 2,500+ customer sites across 19 countries, managing roughly 170 million imaging exams annually, with notable customers including Emory Healthcare, Unity Health Toronto, MVZ MedDiagnost, and multiple NHS Trust consortiums.
Sectra's product architecture centers on Sectra PACS/IDS7 (ranked #1 in KLAS for 13 consecutive years in the US), Sectra VNA for unified image storage, and Sectra Amplifier Services—a vendor-neutral AI marketplace offering 100+ validated AI applications. The April 2026 acquisition of Oxipit added ChestLink, the world's first CE Class IIB certified autonomous AI for chest X-ray analysis, and established a dedicated AI development center in Vilnius, Lithuania. Other modules include Sectra Reporting, UniView for advanced visualization, digital pathology, ophthalmology imaging, and orthopaedic 3D pre-operative planning (3D Trauma, 3D Spine, 3D Joint Replacement) with Smith+Nephew template integration. The platform is supported by comprehensive certifications including ISO 13485, ISO 27001/27017/27018, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, GDPR, and NATO/EU approvals for secure communications.
The business model has shifted decisively from perpetual software licensing to cloud-based subscription services, with cloud recurring revenue of SEK 915.8 million (up 54.9%) now representing nearly 70% of total FY2025/2026 net sales of SEK 3,541.7 million (up 9.3%). Total recurring revenue reached SEK 2,451.3 million (up 18.6%), with operating profit of SEK 710.6 million (up 15.9%). Distribution relies on direct enterprise field sales across 19 countries, supplemented by channel partners like Matsunami Glass in Japan, and the company employs event-driven demand generation via HIMSS, RSNA, and regional healthcare IT conferences. Multi-year contracts (5-10 years) with large healthcare systems anchor revenue, exemplified by the Stockholm region (~SEK 1.6B/10yr), Southeastern US system (USD 45.6M/5yr), and Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS (GBP 27.5M).
Sectra firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Sectra
- Legal name
- Sectra AB
- Website
- https://sectra.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1978
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Sectra AB is a Swedish public medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company serving large healthcare systems and government entities across 19 countries, offering a unified enterprise imaging cloud platform with AI integration across radiology, pathology, and other specialties.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Sectra industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Enterprise Medical Imaging IT
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (513210)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) & Enterprise Imaging Repositories (HLACALAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Universal Viewers & Enterprise Imaging Access (Zero-footprint/Diagnostic) (HLACALAD), Imaging Interoperability & Standards Enablement (DICOM/HL7/FHIR/IHE) (HLACALAJ), Radiology Reporting, Dictation & Structured Reporting (HLACALAF), Image Exchange, Sharing & Patient/Provider Portals (DICOM/Web) (HLACALAI), Teleradiology Platforms & Reading Workflow (HLACALAK)
Keywords
Where Sectra is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Linköping
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices7 records
Markets served
Sectra business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Cloud Recurring Revenue: Growing cloud subscription revenue from Sectra One Cloud managed services. Cloud recurring revenue surged 54.9% to SEK 915.8 million, accounting for nearly 70% of total net sales as company transitions from software sales to service-based recurring revenue models.
- Enterprise Software Licenses: Traditional software license sales for enterprise imaging solutions (Sectra PACS, Sectra IDS7, Sectra VNA). Company is transitioning away from one-time license model toward subscription services.
- Long-term Infrastructure Contracts: Multi-year contracts such as Stockholm region agreement valued at approximately SEK 1.6 billion over ten years, providing stable recurring revenue from large healthcare regions.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Large multisite healthcare systems - enterprise cloud subscription |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Sectra product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Sectra develops and sells enterprise imaging IT solutions for healthcare providers (radiology, breast imaging, cardiology, digital pathology, ophthalmology, and orthopaedics) and secure communications solutions for government and critical infrastructure clients. Its flagship offering, Sectra One Cloud, is a fully managed cloud platform consolidating diagnostic imaging workflows onto a Vendor Neutral Archive core, supplemented by managed AI deployment, orthopaedic surgical planning, and medical education tools.
Product overview
Sectra offers a modular enterprise imaging platform architecture centered on Sectra One Cloud—a fully managed cloud service that unifies radiology, breast imaging, cardiology, digital pathology, ophthalmology, and orthopaedics onto a single platform built on a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) core. The portfolio includes core products such as Sectra PACS/IDS7 for radiology (ranked #1 in KLAS for 13 years), Sectra VNA for unified image storage, and Sectra Amplifier Services—a managed AI marketplace offering over 100 validated AI applications. Add-on modules include Sectra Reporting (US launch November 2025), Sectra UniView for advanced visualization, Sectra Image Exchange Portal for cross-organization image sharing, Sectra Education Portal for training, Sectra DoseTrack for radiation dose management, and comprehensive orthopaedic pre-operative planning tools (3D Trauma, 3D Spine, 3D Joint Replacement, IMA, CTMA) integrated with Smith+Nephew 3D templates. The April 2026 acquisition of Oxipit added ChestLink—the world's first CE Class IIB certified autonomous chest X-ray AI. Sectra Communications offers the Sectra Tiger/E Managed Service for secure government communications approved by NATO and EU authorities.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Sectra One Cloud: Fully managed cloud service for enterprise imaging solutions
- Sectra IDS7
- Sectra PACS
- Sectra Amplifier Services
- Sectra VNA
- Sectra Education Portal
- Sectra Tiger/E
- ChestLink
- Sectra Reporting
- Sectra Image Exchange Portal
Products and services
- Sectra One Cloud
Quantifiable outcome
- Cloud recurring revenue grew 54.9% to SEK 915.8 million, now representing nearly 70% of total net sales
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Sectra
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Sectra technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability10 records
Feature4 records
Sectra partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- OxipitcoreSectra completed acquisition of Oxipit, a Lithuanian AI radiology pioneer that developed ChestLink—the first CE Class IIB certified autonomous chest X-ray analysis solution. Oxipit's team now operates as a dedicated AI development center within Sectra's Imaging IT Solutions division, strengthening Sectra's autonomous diagnostic AI capabilities.
- Matsunami GlassminorDistribution partner for Sectra's digital pathology solutions in Japan, supporting the implementation phase of Sectra's first digital pathology project in Japan to advance diagnostic capabilities.
- Paige.AIcoreDistribution agreement making Paige's AI applications the first pathology AI available via Sectra's fully managed Amplifier Service platform. Region Skåne in Sweden simultaneously initiated a proof-of-concept project for the Paige Prostate Suite to explore AI-assisted cancer diagnostics.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Sectra competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- GE HealthCare: One of the largest global medical imaging vendors, offering PACS, imaging hardware (CT, MRI, X-ray), and AI-enabled imaging software. Directly competes with Sectra in enterprise imaging but operates at vastly larger scale and bundles software with modality sales.
- Siemens Healthineers: Global imaging and diagnostics giant with the syngo.via and teamplay PACS/VNA offerings alongside imaging hardware. Comparable in serving large hospital networks and multi-specialty imaging workflows; competes for large enterprise imaging tenders.
- Philips Healthcare: Provides enterprise imaging informatics (IntelliSpace PACS) and integrated diagnostic workflows, alongside imaging equipment. Directly comparable on large multi-site PACS deployments in radiology and cardiology.
- Fujifilm Healthcare: Offers SYNAPSE PACS, VNA, and enterprise imaging solutions globally, competing in the same large healthcare system segment as Sectra, particularly in the US, Europe, and Asia.
Direct peers
- Agfa-Gevaert (Enterprise Imaging): Direct competitor in enterprise PACS, VNA, and imaging IT solutions. Targets similar large hospital networks with comparable offerings in radiology and cardiology workflows.
- Carestream Health: Provides Vue PACS and clinical workflow solutions to hospitals and imaging centers. Direct competitor particularly in radiology PACS and digital imaging workflows for mid-to-large healthcare systems.
- Intelerad Medical Systems: Vendor of cloud-native PACS and enterprise imaging solutions (IntelePACS, Ambra). Closely comparable in targeting enterprise radiology workflows with cloud-first architecture.
- Visage Imaging (Pro Medicus subsidiary): Provides enterprise imaging platform (Visage 7) for radiology, with strong positioning in large academic medical centers. Direct competitor in high-end diagnostic viewer and PACS deployments.
Emerging players
- Paige.AI: AI vendor specializing in digital pathology; partnered with Sectra but also competing for AI-in-pathology mindshare. Comparable as a pathology AI company whose distribution increasingly runs through Sectra's Amplifier marketplace.
- Arterys: Cloud-native medical imaging AI platform offering AI applications for radiology workflows. Comparable as a vendor in the AI marketplace space where Sectra Amplifier Services aggregates and integrates third-party AI apps.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Sectra social profiles
Digital presenceSectra compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance9 records
Sectra financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Sectra leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
Sectra subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries6 records
Sectra funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Sectra M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A8 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Sectra
What does Sectra do?
Sectra develops and sells enterprise imaging IT solutions for healthcare providers (radiology, breast imaging, cardiology, digital pathology, ophthalmology, and orthopaedics) and secure communications solutions for government and critical infrastructure clients. Its flagship offering, Sectra One Cloud, is a fully managed cloud platform consolidating diagnostic imaging workflows onto a Vendor Neutral Archive core, supplemented by managed AI deployment, orthopaedic surgical planning, and medical education tools.
Is Sectra a public or private company?
Sectra is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Sectra founded?
Sectra was founded in 1978. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Sectra based?
Sectra is headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Sectra make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Cloud Recurring Revenue is the primary driver. The others are enterprise Software Licenses and long-term Infrastructure Contracts.
Who are Sectra's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are GE HealthCare, Siemens Healthineers, Philips Healthcare and Fujifilm Healthcare. Direct peers are Agfa-Gevaert (Enterprise Imaging), Carestream Health, Intelerad Medical Systems and Visage Imaging (Pro Medicus subsidiary). Emerging players are Paige.AI and Arterys.
Does Sectra have an API?
No public API is recorded for Sectra.
What industry is Sectra in?
Sectra's product category is Enterprise Medical Imaging IT. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLACALAC, Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) & Enterprise Imaging Repositories, with a secondary code of HLACALAD, Universal Viewers & Enterprise Imaging Access (Zero-footprint/Diagnostic). Its NAICS code is 5132 and its SIC code is 7372.