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Apteryx vs Kleer

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Apteryx

Dental

Digital Dentistry for the Modern Practice

From
$299/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Kleer logo

Kleer

Dental

Patient Financial Experience Platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Apteryx apteryx is now sold as the cloud imaging product inside the Planet DDS portfolio rather than as a standalone vendor; Kleer patient-facing membership fees on the Kleer platform averaged $30/month or $360/year, per a case-study figure on the vendor's own homepage (Internet Archive capture, 16 December 2021); Kleer's own software fee to the dental practice is not stated
  • They diverge on capability: Apteryx covers Digital imaging, Kleer covers Patient financing.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Apteryx and Kleer actually diverge.

Attributes where Apteryx and Kleer differ
AttributeApteryxKleer
Starting price$299/monthOn request
Founded20082018

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Dental).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Apteryx

  • Digital imaging
  • Cloud storage
  • Practice management
  • Patient charting
  • Messaging tools
  • Business analytics
  • DEXIS
  • Carestream

Only in Kleer

  • Patient financing
  • Payment processing
  • Automated payments
  • Insurance coordination
  • Payment plans
  • Analytics
  • Dentrix
  • Eaglesoft

Both cover

  • Treatment planning
  • Patient portal
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • English language support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Apteryx

  • Cloud based storage and viewing of 2D and 3D dental imagesnot Kleer
  • Connecting sensors and imaging hardware from different manufacturers to one viewernot Kleer
  • Sharing radiographs between dental locations and with specialistsnot Kleer

Kleer

  • Patient financingnot Apteryx
  • Payment processingnot Apteryx
  • Treatment acceptancenot Apteryx

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Apteryx

  • Apteryx is now sold as the cloud imaging product inside the Planet DDS portfolio rather than as a standalone vendor
  • No price is published for Apteryx cloud imaging; Planet DDS routes all pricing enquiries to sales or a demo request
  • Practice management is a separate purchase, Denticon or Cloud 9, so imaging alone does not cover charting and billing

Kleer

  • Patient-facing membership fees on the Kleer platform averaged $30/month or $360/year, per a case-study figure on the vendor's own homepage (Internet Archive capture, 16 December 2021); Kleer's own software fee to the dental practice is not stated

Pricing, plan by plan

Apteryx

$299/month
  • Imaging$299/month
    • Digital imaging
    • Image storage
    • Basic charting
  • Complete$449/month
    • Advanced imaging
    • Full practice management
    • Treatment planning

Kleer

On request
  • PlatformFree
    • Patient financing
    • Payment processing
    • Automated payments

Which should you pick?

Choose Apteryx if

  • You need digital imaging.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want cloud storage.
Apteryx review

Choose Kleer if

  • You need patient financing.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payment processing.
Kleer review

Questions people ask

Is Apteryx or Kleer better?
Neither clearly leads. Apteryx starts at $299/month and Kleer at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Apteryx or Kleer?
Apteryx starts at $299/month and Kleer at On request.
Does Apteryx or Kleer run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Apteryx best used for?
Apteryx is most often used for cloud based storage and viewing of 2d and 3d dental images, connecting sensors and imaging hardware from different manufacturers to one viewer, sharing radiographs between dental locations and with specialists. Of those, cloud based storage and viewing of 2d and 3d dental images and connecting sensors and imaging hardware from different manufacturers to one viewer are not what Kleer is typically brought in for.
What can Apteryx do that Kleer cannot?
Apteryx covers Digital imaging, Cloud storage, Practice management, Patient charting. Kleer covers Patient financing, Payment processing, Automated payments, Insurance coordination. Both handle Treatment planning, Patient portal, HIPAA Compliant, Cloud deployment.
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