Head to head · updated 2026-08-01

Oryx Dental Software vs Curve Dental

Automation-first vs the long-running cloud. Both are cloud, so the hosting decision is not what separates them.

Oryx Dental Software

Oryx Dental Software

Cloud all-in-one built around guided clinical workflows and automation.

Deployment
Cloud
Entry price
$650/month includes 2 providers
Built for
Solo, 2–4 locations
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Read the full Oryx Dental Software review

Curve Dental

CD Newco, LLC (backed by Battery Ventures)

Long-running cloud practice management, now sold as Curve SuperHero.

Deployment
Cloud
Entry price
Not published
Built for
Solo, 2–4 locations, Group
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The short answer

Oryx Dental Software publishes a price ($650/month); Curve Dental does not, so a like-for-like cost comparison is not possible without a quote.

Choose Oryx Dental Software if…

Clinically-driven practices that want one system doing everything, and new practices exploiting the start-up tier.

It is ahead on insurance eligibility, eprescribing .

Choose Curve Dental if…

Single and small-group practices that want cloud and will negotiate a quote.

It is ahead on open api, multi-location, orthodontics .

Where they actually differ

Of 19 modules we track, these 5 differ. The rest match, so they are not what should decide it.

ModuleOryx Dental SoftwareCurve Dental
Insurance eligibility Built in Paid add-on
ePrescribing Built in Via integration
Open API Not stated Via integration
Multi-location Not stated Built in
Orthodontics Not available Not stated
Show all 19 modules, including where they match
ModuleOryx Dental SoftwareCurve Dental
Scheduling Built in Built in
Clinical charting Built in Built in
Perio charting Built in Built in
Native imaging Built in Built in
Billing Built in Built in
Claims Built in Built in
Insurance eligibility Built in Paid add-on
Payments Built in Built in
Patient messaging Built in Built in
Online booking Built in Built in
Digital forms Built in Built in
Recall / reactivation Built in Built in
Analytics & KPIs Built in Built in
ePrescribing Built in Via integration
Teledentistry Not stated Not stated
AI features Built in Built in
Open API Not stated Via integration
Multi-location Not stated Built in
Orthodontics Not available Not stated

Pricing, side by side

Oryx Dental Software

Publishes pricingchecked 2026-08-01
PlanPriceBasis
Oryx Pro
additional providers +$100/month each		$650/monthincludes 2 providers
Oryx Automate
additional providers +$100/month each		$899/monthincludes 2 providers
Oryx AI
additional providers +$200/month each		$1,399/monthincludes 2 providers
Start-up offer — Pro & Automate
until 200 patients or 12 months, whichever comes first; $1 setup		$0/monthper practice
Start-up offer — AI
same start-up terms		$400/monthper practice

Payments start three months after signup for new customers. The start-up offer is unusually generous — free until 200 patients.

Source: oryxdental.com, read 2026-08-01.

Curve Dental

No published pricingchecked 2026-08-01

Curve Dental does not publish a price. You have to request a quote, which means you cannot budget or compare before speaking to a salesperson. Marketing promises "affordable and transparent pricing" but no figure appears on the site; you must request a quote.

We do not repeat third-party price estimates for quote-only vendors. Several widely republished figures in this category turned out to belong to a different product — see how we compare.

Strengths and trade-offs

Oryx Dental Software

Strengths

  • Publishes full pricing including the per-provider uplift — rare at this end of the market.
  • Genuinely all-inclusive: imaging, forms, payments, messaging and eligibility are in the base tier, not bolted on.
  • The start-up offer removes essentially all software cost until a new practice has 200 patients.
  • Risk assessments and guided charting push clinical consistency rather than just recording it.

Trade-offs

  • The most expensive published entry price here at $650/month for two providers.
  • Only two providers included; a five-dentist group pays $950/month on Pro.
  • Opinionated, protocol-driven workflow that suits some clinicians and frustrates others.
  • No orthodontic module.

Curve Dental

Strengths

  • One of the oldest true-cloud products in dentistry, so the platform is mature.
  • Native imaging included in the platform.
  • Well-regarded onboarding and data conversion.

Trade-offs

  • Claims transparent pricing while publishing none — the gap is worth noting.
  • Costs more than the on-premise options once add-ons are included.
  • Fewer third-party integrations than Dentrix.

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