Software · head to head
Apteryx vs OrthoTrac
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; OrthoTrac orthoTrac support has moved off Carestream Dental's own site to a third-party portal, gosensei.com, and OrthoTrac customer contact is now booked only through a Calendly scheduling link rather than a phone number or online purchase path, per Carestream Dental's own site.
- They diverge on capability: Apteryx covers Digital imaging, OrthoTrac covers Orthodontic treatment planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Apteryx and OrthoTrac actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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
- Treatment planning
- Patient portal
- Messaging tools
- Business analytics
Only in OrthoTrac
- Orthodontic treatment planning
- Contract management
- Appointment scheduling
- Insurance processing
- Imaging integration
- Progress tracking
- Appliance tracking
- Referral management
Both cover
- HIPAA Compliant
- Cloud deployment
- Web 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 OrthoTrac
- Connecting sensors and imaging hardware from different manufacturers to one viewernot OrthoTrac
- Sharing radiographs between dental locations and with specialistsnot OrthoTrac
OrthoTrac
- Orthodontic practice managementnot Apteryx
- Treatment planningnot Apteryx
- Contract managementnot Apteryx
- Progress trackingnot 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
OrthoTrac
- OrthoTrac support has moved off Carestream Dental's own site to a third-party portal, gosensei.com, and OrthoTrac customer contact is now booked only through a Calendly scheduling link rather than a phone number or online purchase path, per Carestream Dental's own site.
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
OrthoTrac
$399/month- OrthoTrac Standard$399/month
- Patient scheduling
- Treatment planning
- Billing management
- OrthoTrac Cloud$549/month
- Everything in Standard
- Cloud-based access
- Imaging integration
Which should you pick?
Choose Apteryx if
- You need digital imaging.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want cloud storage.
Choose OrthoTrac if
- You need orthodontic treatment planning.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want contract management.
Questions people ask
- Is Apteryx or OrthoTrac better?
- Neither clearly leads. Apteryx starts at $299/month and OrthoTrac at $399/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Apteryx or OrthoTrac?
- Apteryx starts at $299/month and OrthoTrac at $399/month.
- Does Apteryx or OrthoTrac run on more platforms?
- Apteryx runs on Web, Ios, Android. OrthoTrac runs on Windows, Web.
- 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 OrthoTrac is typically brought in for.
- What can Apteryx do that OrthoTrac cannot?
- Apteryx covers Digital imaging, Cloud storage, Practice management, Patient charting. OrthoTrac covers Orthodontic treatment planning, Contract management, Appointment scheduling, Insurance processing. Both handle HIPAA Compliant, Cloud deployment, Web support.
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