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Alternatives to Dentrix
19 healthcare & medical tools sit alongside Dentrix in this directory. Below is what separates each from Dentrix on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- 14
- Dentrix starts at
- $299/month
Why people look past Dentrix
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Dentrix entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Dentrix starts at $299/month. Across the 10 healthcare & medical tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $87/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Dentrix carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 3 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Social network and collaboration platform for physicians
- Can be used without paying; Dentrix cannot.
Sleep, meditation and relaxation
- Can be used without paying; Dentrix cannot.
- Starts $286.01 a month cheaper, at $12.99/month.
- 4 tiers to Dentrix's 3.
Simple and free telemedicine for healthcare providers
- Can be used without paying; Dentrix cannot.
- Starts $264 a provider per month cheaper, at $35/provider per month.
All-in-one medical practice management and EHR platform
- 4 tiers to Dentrix's 3.
Advanced clinical charting and documentation system within Cerner EHR
- Starts $299 a custom cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
Cloud-based medical practice management
- Starts $159 a month cheaper, at $140/month.
Every Dentrix alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentrix (this page) | $299/month | Subscription | 3 | |
| Doximity | Free | - | - | vs Dentrix |
| Calm | Free, then $12.99/month | - | 4 | vs Dentrix |
| Doxy.me | Free, then $35/provider per month | - | 3 | vs Dentrix |
| DrChrono | On request | - | 4 | vs Dentrix |
| Cerner PowerChart | Free | Quote | - | vs Dentrix |
| Athenahealth | $140/month | - | - | vs Dentrix |
| ChiroTouch | $75/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Dentrix |
| Carestream Dental | $350/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Dentrix |
| eClinicalWorks | On request | - | - | vs Dentrix |
| Allscripts Professional EHR | Free | Quote | - | vs Dentrix |
| Cerner PowerWorks | Free | Quote | - | vs Dentrix |
| athenaOne | $250/month | Subscription | - | vs Dentrix |
| Doctor on Demand | On request | Usage-based | - | vs Dentrix |
| Cliniko | $59/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Dentrix |
| Amwell | $99/visit | Subscription | 1 | vs Dentrix |
| Cerner | Free | Quote | - | vs Dentrix |
| Allscripts | Free | Quote | - | vs Dentrix |
| Allscripts TouchWorks | $200/month | Subscription | - | vs Dentrix |
| BetterHelp | $50/week | - | - | vs Dentrix |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Dentrix badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Cheaper than Dentrix (14)
Entry price under Dentrix's $299/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Calm , Free, then $12.99/month
- Doxy.me , Free, then $35/provider per month
- Cerner PowerChart , Free
- Athenahealth , $140/month
- ChiroTouch , $75/month
- Allscripts Professional EHR , Free
- Cerner PowerWorks , Free
- athenaOne , $250/month
What you would be giving up
Dentrix is most often brought in for practice management, charting and scheduling for dental offices, dental insurance claims, treatment planning and patient billing, managing imaging alongside clinical records in one system. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Dentrix is broadly right and the question is cost, the Dentrix pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Healthcare & Medical category lists everything the directory holds, and best healthcare & medical tools ranks them.
Dentrix runs on windows, web, api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Dentrix alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Dentrix?
- 19 other healthcare & medical tools are listed in this directory, led by Doximity, Calm, Doxy.me, DrChrono. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Dentrix?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Doximity, Calm, Doxy.me.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Dentrix?
- Yes. 14 of the alternatives below start under Dentrix's $299/month: Calm at Free, then $12.99/month, Doxy.me at Free, then $35/provider per month, Cerner PowerChart at Free, Athenahealth at $140/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Dentrix?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Dentrix?
- Dentrix is most often brought in for practice management, charting and scheduling for dental offices, dental insurance claims, treatment planning and patient billing, managing imaging alongside clinical records in one system. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Dentrix?
- None of the healthcare & medical tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Dentrix alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Healthcare & Medical, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Dentrix against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Dentrix covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every healthcare & medical tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Healthcare & Medical category, 19 tools beside Dentrix. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.