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Alternatives to Planet DDS
20 dental tools sit alongside Planet DDS in this directory. Below is what separates each from Planet DDS on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- Planet DDS starts at
- $199/month
Why people look past Planet DDS
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Planet DDS entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Planet DDS carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 1 of the 20 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.
Cloud Dental Practice Management
- Can be used without paying; Planet DDS cannot.
- Starts $199 a month cheaper, at Free.
Cloud Dental Practice Management Platform
- Starts $200 a month dearer, at $399/month.
Advanced Digital Dental Imaging
- Starts $3800 a one-time dearer, at $3999/one-time.
- Sold on a one-time model rather than subscription.
Practice Analytics & Performance Optimization
- Starts $100 a month dearer, at $299/month.
- 3 tiers to Planet DDS's 2.
Cloud-based dental practice management made simple
Priced and rated the same as Planet DDS on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
AI-powered dental analytics and insights
- Starts $100 a month dearer, at $299/month.
Every Planet DDS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet DDS (this page) | $199/month | Subscription | 2 | |
| Dentally | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| Lighthouse 360 | $399/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| DEXIS Imaging Suite | $3999/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| Dental Intelligence | $299/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Planet DDS |
| iDentalSoft | $199/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| Dovetail Dental | $299/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| Denticon | $400/month | Quote | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| MaxiDent | $50/month | - | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| Apteryx | $299/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| Dolphin Imaging & Management | $4500/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Planet DDS |
| DentalIntel | $99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| Henry Schein One | $299/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| DSO Analytics Hub | $999/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| DentalXChange | $0.35/per-claim | Usage-based | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| Kleer | Free | Subscription | 1 | vs Planet DDS |
| Curve Dental | On request | Quote | - | vs Planet DDS |
| Medisoft Dental | $269/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Planet DDS |
| Dentimax | $275/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Planet DDS |
| CareStack | $829/month per location | Subscription | - | vs Planet DDS |
| Eaglesoft | $279/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Planet DDS |
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 Planet DDS badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Dentally , Free
Cheaper than Planet DDS (5)
Entry price under Planet DDS's $199/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Dentally , Free
- MaxiDent , $50/month
- DentalIntel , $99/month
- DentalXChange , $0.35/per-claim
- Kleer , Free
What you would be giving up
Planet DDS is most often brought in for cloud practice management for dental groups and support organisations, cloud based 2d and 3d dental imaging across multiple device brands, orthodontic practice management and integrated patient payments. 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 Planet DDS is broadly right and the question is cost, the Planet DDS pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Dental category lists everything the directory holds, and best dental tools ranks them.
Planet DDS runs on web, ios, android. 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 Planet DDS alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Planet DDS?
- 20 other dental tools are listed in this directory, led by Dentally, Lighthouse 360, DEXIS Imaging Suite, Dental Intelligence. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Planet DDS?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Dentally.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Planet DDS?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under Planet DDS's $199/month: Dentally at Free, MaxiDent at $50/month, DentalIntel at $99/month, DentalXChange at $0.35/per-claim.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Planet DDS?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Planet DDS?
- Planet DDS is most often brought in for cloud practice management for dental groups and support organisations, cloud based 2d and 3d dental imaging across multiple device brands, orthodontic practice management and integrated patient payments. 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 Planet DDS?
- None of the dental 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 Planet DDS alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Dental, 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 Planet DDS against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Planet DDS 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 dental tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Dental category, 20 tools beside Planet DDS. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.