United States · updated 2026-08-01
We checked 14 systems used by US practices. Only 5 publish a price you can actually read. Here is what each one costs, where the money goes after the sticker price, and which is right for the size of practice you run.
Why this site exists
Of the 14 products we track, 5 publish a real figure and 9 make you talk to sales first. That would be a minor annoyance if the review sites filled the gap accurately. They don’t.
When we checked, four separate sites listed Open Dental at “$179 then $129 a month”. Open Dental’s own published fee schedule says $199 then $149. The $179/$129 figures belong to Practice-Web, a different product. Another widely repeated claim put CareStack at “$698 per user per month”; CareStack’s own pricing page says $829 per month, and not per user.
So we made a rule: we only publish a price we can see on the vendor’s own page, and every one carries a source link and the date we read it. Where a vendor publishes nothing, we say so instead of guessing.
How we comparepublish a price you can read without a sales call
Every system we track, cheapest published price first. Products that publish nothing sit at the bottom — not because they are worse, but because you cannot compare what you cannot see.
| Software | Deployment | Published entry price | Built for | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tab32 tab32 | Cloud | $125/month per practice, up to 3 providers | Solo · 2–4 | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Practice-Web Practice-Web, Inc. | On-premise | $179/month per office | Solo · 2–4 | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Open Dental Open Dental Software, Inc. | On-premise | $199/month per location, up to 3 providers | Solo · 2–4 · Group · DSO | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Oryx Dental Software Oryx Dental Software | Cloud | $650/month includes 2 providers | Solo · 2–4 | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| CareStack CareStack | Cloud | $829/month starting at | 2–4 · Group · DSO | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| ABELDent ABELDent Inc. | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Adit Adit | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Curve Dental CD Newco, LLC (backed by Battery Ventures) | Cloud | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Denticon Planet DDS | Cloud | Quote only | Group · DSO | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| DentiMax DentiMax | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Dentrix Henry Schein One | On-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Dentrix Ascend Henry Schein One | Cloud | Quote only | 2–4 · Group · DSO | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Eaglesoft Patterson Dental | On-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| iDentalSoft iDentalSoft | Cloud | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
Prices are the vendor’s own published figures, each read on its source page and dated on that product’s review. “Quote only” means the vendor publishes no price at all — we do not substitute third-party estimates. How we compare.
There is no single best dental software — there is the right one for your size, your appetite for running a server, and your budget. These four cover most situations.
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.
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.
tab32
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.
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.
Side-by-side on price, deployment and every module — the two questions people actually search for before switching.