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Dental Software Comparison
Dentrix vs Open Dental vs Eaglesoft vs Curve vs Dentally — the facts each vendor publishes, side by side.
Pick up to three systems. Every cell is a fact the vendor publishes about its own product, with the page it was read from and the date. We name systems; we don’t rate them.
Dentists Software · generated July 23, 2026
Dental software, side by side
Dentrix · Open Dental
| Fact | DentrixHenry Schein One | Open DentalOpen Dental Software, Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting modelWhere the software runs and data lives, as the vendor describes it. | On-premise — 'installed locally on office computers.' (Henry Schein One's separate cloud product, Dentrix Ascend, is browser-based.)Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 | Self-hosted / on-premise by default; a vendor-managed hosted option, Open Dental Cloud, is also offered.Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 |
| AccessHow staff reach it day to day (browser vs installed client). | Installed Windows client with a local database server. Vendor states thin-client setups such as Terminal Services and Citrix are currently not supported.Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 | Installed client (client–server): a server runs the MySQL database; workstations install the app. Open Dental Cloud is accessed remotely and 'looks and feels just like our local version.'Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 |
| Operating systemsOS support the vendor documents. | Servers: Windows Server 2016 and higher. Workstations: Windows 10 and higher, 64-bit. (Dentrix 24.1 system requirements, Jan 2024.)Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 | Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025/2022/2019/2016. Vendor notes the server can alternatively run Linux or macOS.Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 |
| Imaging integrationWhether the vendor states built-in or integrated imaging. | Built-in Dentrix Imaging; vendor markets capturing X-rays with AI-assisted tooling.Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 | Built-in. Vendor states practices 'should not need any separate imaging software'; radiographs can be taken directly in Open Dental.Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 |
| E-claims / clearinghouseInsurance claim submission the vendor documents. | Yes — eClaims documented; vendor cites 100M+ insurance claims processed annually through Dentrix-connected systems.Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 | Yes. 'A number of Clearinghouses [are] integrated with Open Dental to send Claims electronically.'Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 |
| Public API / developer programWhether the vendor publishes an API or partner/developer program. | Yes — Dentrix Developer Program / API Exchange, a community of vendors integrating with Dentrix; vendor cites OAuth 2.0 and SOC 2 Type II.Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 | Yes — formal developer program with a Developer Portal and dual-key auth (Developer API Key + Customer API Key).Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 |
| Data export pathWhat the vendor states about getting YOUR data out — the interoperability question that matters most on a switch. | Not stated on vendor siteVendor asserts 'full data ownership and access' via the API Exchange, but no direct database access or self-serve full-data export path is documented on the public site. Ask the vendor directly. | Strongest of the group: customers hold their own MySQL/MariaDB database and get direct SQL read access; the vendor documents running your own SELECT queries (writes are cautioned against, reads are supported).Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 |
| Pricing (as published)What the vendor PUBLICLY lists on its own site, if anything. Unlisted pricing is covered by the community layer. | Not publicly listedNo price or price structure is published on dentrix.com; pricing is quote-based. | Publicly listed (unusual for the industry): e.g. software + support around $199/month/location for the first 12-month term, then ~$149/month/location, with additional per-provider fees and a published eServices rate card. Open Dental Cloud starts around $430/month/location.Vendor-published · read 2026-07-22 |
On pricing
Most of these vendors quote privately rather than list a price, so the pricing row above says “not publicly listed” wherever that’s true. What real practices actually pay is collected separately, from practices who choose to share it — shown only as an aggregate (how many entries, the median, and the date range), never a single practice’s number. If you’ve bought or switched, you can add yours below.
Every cell is a fact restated from the named vendor's own public website or documentation, shown with the exact page it was read from and the date of reading. Nothing here is a rating, ranking, or score — naming a system is not judging it. Where a vendor does not publicly list pricing, the cell says so; publicly-unlisted pricing is covered only by the separate, opt-in, moderated community layer, which is always labeled community-reported with its sample size and date range. Facts are restated from each vendor's public materials as of the read-date shown and can change without notice. Naming a system is not endorsing or rating it. Dentally is a UK-headquartered product (prices in GBP); US workflows such as clearinghouses may differ. 'Dentrix' here is the on-premise classic product at dentrix.com; Dentrix Ascend is a separate cloud product. Confirm anything that will inform a purchase directly with the vendor. Seed compiled 2026-07-22.
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Compare dental practice management systems on the facts that decide a switch — hosting, access, imaging, e-claims, API, and how your data gets OUT — every cell restated from the vendor's own site with a source link and read-date. Vendors are named, never rated. Where price isn't publicly listed, an opt-in community layer shows what other practices report, with sample size and dates. Free, no signup to read.
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