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Cloud all-in-one with a published entry price aimed at start-up practices.
Best for: New and single-location practices that want cloud without a five-figure annual commitment.
Every system we track · updated 2026-08-01
Dental software reviews
14 systems, grouped by how they’re deployed — because that decision shapes cost, IT burden and risk more than any feature does.
Cloud
Nothing to install; the vendor runs the servers and the backups.
Oryx Dental Software
Oryx Dental Software
Cloud all-in-one built around guided clinical workflows and automation.
Best for: Clinically-driven practices that want one system doing everything, and new practices exploiting the start-up tier.
CareStack
CareStack
Cloud all-in-one aimed at growing groups, with published tier pricing.
Best for: Multi-location groups that want one vendor for practice management, RCM and engagement.
Curve Dental
CD Newco, LLC (backed by Battery Ventures)
Long-running cloud practice management, now sold as Curve SuperHero.
Best for: Single and small-group practices that want cloud and will negotiate a quote.
Denticon
Planet DDS
Enterprise cloud platform built specifically for DSOs and multi-location groups.
Best for: DSOs and groups above roughly five locations that need centralised control and reporting.
Dentrix Ascend
Henry Schein One
Henry Schein One’s cloud platform, aimed at DSOs and growth-focused groups.
Best for: Groups and DSOs that want cloud and multi-location reporting from an established vendor.
iDentalSoft
iDentalSoft
Cloud practice management for single practices through to groups.
Best for: Small groups wanting cloud without committing to an enterprise platform.
On-premise
You own the server. Usually cheaper per month, but the backup, uptime and HIPAA exposure become yours.
Practice-Web
Practice-Web, Inc.
Budget on-premise practice management, priced openly and built on the Open Dental core.
Best for: Cost-sensitive solo and two-chair practices that want a published price and do not need cloud access.
Open Dental
Open Dental Software, Inc.
Source-available practice management with the most transparent pricing in the category.
Best for: Practices that want maximum control and the lowest predictable running cost, and either have IT support or are willing to buy it.
Dentrix
Henry Schein One
The on-premise incumbent — the software most US practices already run.
Best for: Established practices that value ecosystem breadth and staff familiarity over price transparency.
Eaglesoft
Patterson Dental
Patterson’s long-established on-premise practice management system.
Best for: Practices already committed to Patterson hardware and support.
Either way
Offered both cloud and on-premise, so you can change your mind without changing vendor.
ABELDent
ABELDent Inc.
Long-established practice management offered both cloud and on-premise.
Best for: Practices that want a conventional, dependable system and the option to move between cloud and on-premise.
Adit
Adit
Front-office platform — phones, messaging and marketing — with practice management attached.
Best for: Practices happy with their clinical software but frustrated by phones, messaging and marketing.
DentiMax
DentiMax
Practice management with unusually strong, hardware-agnostic imaging.
Best for: Imaging-led practices, especially those running mixed or non-standard sensor hardware.